Is Adkins job untenable?

[Olallana]

Oh that's right football only started in 1992 didn't it.

 

No, but as he said, in the premier.

 

Or are you the god almighty interpreter of what people are saying here so you can twist it to your own advantage?

[Turkish]

No, but as he said, in the premier.

 

Or are you the god almighty interpreter of what people are saying here so you can twist it to your own advantage?

 

And football existed before the premier even though it might seem to a lot that it didn't or dont our league positions before 1993 matter any more?

[Deano6]

It does provide a nice jumping off point for the "modern era" tho. It's not like it's only 5 years, it's a full 20 now, which feels about the right sort of length for comparing to history while remaining relevant (as well as still in a lot of people's memories). After all, I'm sure most would agree that the game has moved on so far from the 1920s that it barely merits comparison, so you do need some balance of history vs relevance in making direct comparisons.

 

I'm all for using "Premiership years" in discussions, particularly when comparing general stats, but more because it happens to work out the right amount of time and not due to loyalty to Sky. Of course if some specific relevant thing happened in the 80s (or even before) that merits discussion then that's obviously fair game too.