I woke up in a reflective mood. Why on earth did Exeter, Northampton and Pompey try to so hard.
Towards the end of our game, when the Grecian keeper was bringing the ball out of the box and waving the full backs forward I was yelling “why are you trying so hard? Just let us win”. But, to progress we needed other teams to do the same. And they did.
I think it basically means we’ve got a really healthy competitive culture in the league such that no one wants to roll over. The whole promotion/relegation aspect of the league is a massive bonus to the excitement of football in Britain.
Being in a country where none of the major sports have it, it really reduces the depth of the experience of being a supporter.