Now that it's been confirmed we will finish the season above them lot, Sam Marlow looks at what it means and the possibility of a power shift in North London.
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1. I think this talk of power shift is stupid. I doubt that any such thing actually happens and is nothing more than a concept journalists made up to explain a vastly more complex occurrence happening.
2. A shift in power is the fluctuation of influence between players in a zero sum game. First, football is not a zero sum game (though there are zero sum subgames to it as a market). Second, the "power" is not shifted because it is not shifting from Woolwich but rather shifting to us regardless or across the board from all players. Woolwich's demise is coincidental to our surge, it does not directly feed our increased standing.
So talk of a shift is unfitting, it may be better to talk of prominence instead.
2. A shift in power is the fluctuation of influence between players in a zero sum game. First, football is not a zero sum game (though there are zero sum subgames to it as a market). Second, the "power" is not shifted because it is not shifting from Woolwich but rather shifting to us regardless or across the board from all players. Woolwich's demise is coincidental to our surge, it does not directly feed our increased standing.
So talk of a shift is unfitting, it may be better to talk of prominence instead.
Whilst still celebrating finishing above them, playing at Wembley next season and holding onto our best players is a concern. Not sure how much extra revenue will be generated next season by playing in a bigger stadium but that needs to be invested in the players. We need to keep above them and if we were still at WHL and every first teamer stayed I would have more confidence.