it's 2025, you're a fan of a club in the Prem
>50 quid for a ticket, 8 for a beer at the stadium
>need to buy a subscription channel to watch on the TV
>club last promoted an academy graduate in 2009
>record revenues every year, club still runs 8-figure deficits
>get excited over rumor that ali muhammad mbwmembwe-jabbar posted a tiktok wearing shoes in your club colours last week, transfer could be on
>ends up going to the saudi league
>you think you're supporting everton or man utd or liverpool or palace
> actually supporting Arena Sports Holdings Inc. (hq in the caymans) in an economic war against Gulf Entertainment Investment Group
>whoever has more blood money to launder into the uk wins
>on some level you know this
>but if only abdur-raheem boomshakalakalaka-bum-tss would decide to sign for us instead of spuds next season...
>visions of glory fill your head
>you know on some level it's all a sham and a scam and it's not what it was anymore but
>if we could just bring in boomshakalakalaka-bum-tss and assindeair fordadi could just bring the form he has for congo to his club...
it's 2025, and you're still a fan of a club in the Prem