This, absolutely.

No point in following something that is so skewed in favour of a few elite clubs. Without real competition and a sense that it's not just a foregone conclusion, it all becomes meaningless. I actually find the football sterile as well.

I'm happy to follow Chester in the National League North. Affordable ticket prices, Saturday 3pm, Tuesday 7:45pm KOs, so you can plan a few away days as well without worrying about a change to a Monday night or whenever, enjoying a pie and a pint without getting ripped off and knowing that when you talk about the game later, or read people's comments about it, everyone will have actually been to the game, not been told what happened by biased, clueless media "experts" who peddle the accepted narrative. It reminds me of the essence of top flight football when I first used to go in the late 70s, albeit on a more modest scale.

I think my affection for Everton is based on something that died a long time ago. I still shouted out when Tarks got that late equaliser, mind.