Stay Positive: Rebooted Premier League Season

The pandemic has been horrible in myriad ways. That's for sure. 

However, I am enjoying the rebooted Premier League season because football is on TV almost every day instead of mainly just Saturdays and Sundays. 

As weird as this may sound, I find watching football/soccer comforting. For fans, it's usually a roller coaster of emotions, which I get because I have certain teams I root heartily for. 

This afternoon I took in the Brighton-Manchester United match that did not have a good outcome from my point of view since MU is similar to the Yankees in the Premier League and I root for teams below them in the table. 

I want the Spurs to qualify for the Champions League, but they have a difficult schedule and a few teams ahead of them. But they have Kane, Son, Sissoko back, so they have a fighting chance. Also, Bergwijn has been an inspiration in recent games.

The other team I like a lot, the Wolves, is doing well and might have a stronger shot for qualifying if one looks at it objectively by points at this juncture. 

We'll see. 

I'm also rooting for Leeds United to come back into the Premier League because I like that area of Britain, and I got seduced by the Amazon series Take Us Home: Leeds United. 

Random Notes from a Crank

With so many people out of work, it clearly makes sense that the US should have universal health care for all citizens. Since health insurance is typically tied to employers, if you have no employer, you're out of health insurance. Having health insurance is crucial during a pandemic. 

This week I watched season 2 of Sunderland 'Til I Die, which is a great documentary series on Netflix. I feel for the fans of Sunderland. I can relate because I'm a Cubs fan. 

Based on the frozen standings of EFL League One right now, Sunderland is in seventh, which is not good. I'm hoping they make it back up to the Championship League in the near future. 

In Premier League news, there's a rumor out there about Wolves striker Raul Jimenez possibly wanting to transfer to one of the big six clubs. I'd hate to see Kane go somewhere else, but Jimenez would be a good replacement. 

And as this report from football.london relates, Mourinho is supposed to have plenty of money to spend on new players this summer.