The Moonlit Knight
Banned
I think that's fair comment. We can say it was the most interesting season for ages. The fact that the top four is no longer sewn up by Manure, Arse, Chelski and Liv is good for everyone. No doubt about that at all. That top four monopoly year in year out was just boring. But I'd argue that the openness this year is because of a lowering in quality of the leading teams, rather than anyone else getting any better. Hence the thrashings.
I personally think it's two fold. The top teams aren't as good as they were. The chasing pack are better than they were. That actually makes it a harder season all round, because it also means the teams fighting for those 4th to 6th places have it harder as the top teams don't take as many points off of their immediage 4th to 6th challengers as years gone by.