Teams Ruining the EPL

ManU, Spurs, and Liverpool are a collective anvil that is sinking the prestige of the Premier League. Their play and performances will make it harder to convince top players to cross the English Channel in the near future.

Look at United: brings a handful of internationals, into the their team this season, quality players (Di Maria, Herrera, Blind, et. al) only to resort to the dross of hoof-ball to the anthropomorphised Belgian mop and relying on De Gea to bail them out of games they would otherwise lose. Then if it isn't bad enough that the players have to live in/near Manchester, their own fans are robbing their homes . All this without a guarantee of Champions League play, and another trophy-less season. What top player would want to endure this hardship?

Then Spurs, doomed to look enviously across London to see what top European competitions look like. Their top players, like Bale and Modric, jumped ship before their reputation spiraled down with the club. Do you think Bale and Modric would rather play with the trio of Isco, Kroos, and Carvajal, or Mason, Bentaleb, and Walker How much longer until talented players such as Eriksen, Kane, and Chadli join their frustrated keeper Lloris in search for a club deserving of their ability. Any player thinking of joining Spurs should just look at Paulinho, Dembele, Soldado--players whose careers have taken a downward spiral by joining Tottenham.

Finally, Liverpool, the club who waits for a title as if it were Godot. Who would want to play for a team with fans as delusional as them? Or for a manager who is quick to point out his "genius" during victory but scapegoats players in defeat? And any player who is watching Sterling being held hostage (#FreeRaheem) surely can't be comfortable with joining such a team. All of this without even mentioning their dismal European return (finishing third in a group with Basel and Ludogorets ), and the prospects of playing with Joe Allen and Jordan Henderson. What besides a decent wage would attract a top player in Europe or South America to them? Luis knew; Mascherano knew; Torres knew; now Sterling also knows the answer.

And these three clubs are high profile members of this league, taking their shower of $h!te to Europe and across the globe, staining the good name of the Premier League with their putrid performances. The FA must act to stop them from ruining the image of the league. Free transfers for any player who wishes to leave those teams, would be a good start. Limiting the number of their games that are televised might help. But they need to act fast.