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A derogatory term used by rival fans to describe a traditionally big club who is currently a laughing stock. This could be a club that has gone years without winning anything (Everton since 1995), a chaotic ownership that churns through managers and players with no clear plan (Chelsea), or a previous giant that can't find that winning formula they once dominated with (Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson). See also, Spursy...
Seven managers, over a £billion spent on players, two owners who can't stand each other. Chelsea have gone from European Champions and title-chasers to a banter club struggling in mid-table.
The ‘Big Six’ is an informal term that is used to describe the biggest clubs in the English Premier League. In the 2000s there was a big 4 of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool. In the 2010s they were joined by Manchester City and Tottenham. They are traditionally the most successful clubs, have large fanbases, and generate most of the revenue for the entire league between the 6 clubs. Some people might say that Tottenham shouldn’t be a ‘Big Six’ club due to their Spursy nature.
Should Aston Villa and Newcastle be in with a shout to replace Spurs in the ‘Big Six’ conversation now they’re regularly in the Champions League?
A nostalgic term for a player whose style only really works in the Premier League. The term comes from "Barclays" (the old league sponsor) and is usually used to describe players who were cult heroes for mid-table teams from the Premier League era between 2004-2016. They relied on physicality, work rate, and chaos, either workhorses or those with technical ability for the showreels, finding themselves at mid-table sides. Barclaysmen are often defined by their "Streets won't forget" status amongst fans.
It's true that fans can just sit together listing names of old football players, especially a Barclaysman. Here's the proof: Stelios, Amir Zaki, Jay-Jay Okocha, Lomana Lua Lua, Michu, Zoltan Gera, Roque Santa Cruz, we could literally go on forever.
Profit and Sustainability Rules. The Premier League's previous financial regulations that limited how much clubs can lose over a rolling three-year period - £105 million. Clubs that broke the rules faced points deductions, as Everton and Nottingham Forest found out in 2023-24. The rules were meant to stop clubs spending recklessly on transfers and wages, but critics pointed out they punished promoted clubs and favoured established big six sides who generate more commercial revenue and therefore found it easier to meet targets. A new system of regulations, Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) came into force for the 2026-2027 season.
Everton were hit with a 10-point deduction in November 2023 for breaching PSR, dropping them into the relegation zone and sparking debates about whether the punishment fit the crime.