Yet again, the Premiership season ended as expected with a familiar final four. Although the campaign threw up its fair share of upsets, position wise, it seems that nothing much changes, with fourth-placed Arsenal finishing eight points clear of nearest challengers Spurs - and champions Manchester United no fewer than 29 points ahead of Martin Jol's men.

So what can be done? Is English football doomed to be a big-league fight between the top four - and more often than not, sub-dividing that top four into a top two challenging for the league? Although not so close last year, it did happen and, surprise, surprise, it happened again.

Chelsea and Manchester United are a world apart from any other team in the league. Although both were beaten in the season just finished, it is impossible to try to argue that both teams are at the top of the league on anything other than merit. Both teams' leading players (Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba) have been playing scintillating football, streets ahead of anything else in world football, let alone British or European.

Arsenal and Liverpool, although some way behind the leading pair, are still busy building their own teams into viable title challengers. With the way that their youngsters have been performing, especially in the League Cup, as well with the improvements that Rafael Benitez has been making at Liverpool, either one of these teams challenging for the league will not surprise many over the next few years.

So where does this leave the rest of English football? I recently read a rather derogatory comment regarding teams finishing in fifth or below that read along the lines of: “Why bother? You’ll never compete”. I’ll tell you why.

With all the money flowing into the league, English football is now at the forefront of world football. Mid-table teams are now able to challenge major European clubs for transfer budgets and wages. This, in turn, may mean that other TV rights deals will soon be in the offing, possibly meaning even higher levels of funding in our domestic game. Competition between teams will be instantly heavier; many teams that have decided to put ticket prices down rather than increase spending power may well find this out to their detriment.

This means that, in my opinion, the league may be busted wide open over the next few seasons. Although it is true that the top four already have a solid grounding, I predict that they will be split into a much tougher top six or eight, much the same as it was in Italian football before their own “troubles”.

Teams such as Tottenham, Everton, Manchester City and West Ham would be left with substantial funds to continue in their youth development, as well as building on current squads. With this continued development, and funds to match, the top four may well become a thing of the past.

Over the years, a lot of what are considered the big clubs of England have, at one time or another, won the league and/or silverware – something that the current crop of Manchester United and Chelsea fans seem to miss. Football is essentially a turbulent sport, and English football, more than any other league in the world, has seen a history rich with different clubs ruling at one time or another – Preston North End, Wolves, Tottenham, Man U, Liverpool are but a few. Will we see more?

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