Football Daily | Thirteen-point gaps at the top of uncompetitive leagues

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In the buildup to Arsenal’s trip to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night, with his side trailing Liverpool by 11 points, Mikel Arteta was repeatedly prodded with metaphorical sticks by interrogators hoping he would publicly concede that what passed for the title race was over. It was no great surprise that he refused to do so, even if what passed for the title race was clearly over. “Mathematically, it’s possible,” he said of Arsenal’s Hollywood-actor-on-Ozempic slim chances of reeling in Liverpool … and that was before his team fell two further points behind Arne Slot’s side in the title race after failing to beat Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

I too would like to jump on the Tottenham Hotspur nomenclature bandwagon (Football Daily letters passim) and insist that all future mentions of Grafarvogur’s finest include their full name – Ungmennafelagio Fjolnir – as they list towards a mid-table or potential playoff spot in the Icelandic second tier. The first league game, against Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík, is not until 2 May. So, plenty of time for your scribes to prepare” – David Scott.

Alongside Dan Davis’ excellent list of happenings in response to your ‘Beyond wars, what story from the 20th century was bigger than the sinking of the Titanic?’ (yesterday’s Football Daily letters), I’d like to add Micah Richards” – Roger Warner.

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