A week before the Premier League starts, the 72 clubs in the three divisions of the English Football League kick off this weekend with the refreshing sight of spectators in the stadiums.
While it took a great effort to complete last season amidst the Covid-19 threat, it was frankly not the same without the cheers and jeers of fans, otherwise known as “atmosphere”.
The hopes among supporters this season have not changed and there will be those who even dare to dream of promotion while others will simply settle for survival.
This is probably the only weekend in the entire season that the prospect of relegation is not mentioned by fans. But all it takes is an opening day home defeat and that ugly “R” word will soon be surfacing.
Most fans support a Premier League club even if they were not born in that particular town or city.
But their gut feeling of support will…
