EPL Title Race: Do the Big Four Make the Premier League Boring?

For years now, the top four positions in the EPL have been assumed to belong to Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal, even before the season has begun.

So is the EPL, at the top end of the table at least, now a predictable, boring four horse race?

Some may argue that it's just a three horse race, with Liverpool consistently failing to mount a serious title challenge.

Many managers with teams outside the top four have discussed their feelings about this problem—namely Harry Redknapp, who has said it will take a lot more money than his team have to challenge for the top four.

And that seems to be the problem—money.

The gap between the Premier League and the Championship is growing every year because of money.

However, I don't think the gap between the top four and the rest is.

Sure, the money has helped the likes of Man Utd and Chelsea able to beat anyone, but if you look at the EPL tables recently, fifth place is never too far away from fourth—Everton even managed to fluke a fourth place finish in 2005.

There is, without doubt, a gap between the "big four" and the rest of the league, but that gap may be closing.

Besides, people complain about the big four having too much money—but why do they have that money?

It's because they were all successful back in the days where football was a game not a business. With the exception of Chelsea, but they only got the investment due to Roman Abramovich making a wrong turn in his helicopter—he was originally planning to buy Tottenham before he saw Stamford Bridge.

Also, the EPL is quite unpredictable compared to other leagues—look at the SPL.

Now I don't know too much about Scottish football, but I haven't heard many murmurs of discontent about it being a two horse race between Celtic and Rangers for so many years.

You may have a different opinion if you support a team outside of the top four, but, as the game becomes more of a business, lots of clubs are getting investments from businessmen.

You just have to look at QPR. They have two of the richest men on the planet involved!

So, far from becoming boring and predictable, I think the EPL will get better and better.

In fact, this season was one of the, if not the best season ever!