>>149902770 (OP)the difference now I'd say is that the gap between top teams and midtable teams has gotten smaller.
the real difference is between the teams that can consistently stay in the premier league and the yoyo clubs. Also, keep in mind that for the past two years, the newly promoted clubs went straight back down, so for 3 seasons straight we will have the same 17 teams in the prem getting that fat prem money
so the real equivalent to the leicester run in 2025/26 is if one of leeds/burnley/sunderland win the league