Bob Dylan warned us long ago that the times – they were a changin. Well there’s a whole lot of changes in the new EPL season and the players have to learn how to swim if they don’t want to sink like stones etc..

And for those who haven’t heard …there’s going to be mercy rule . for teams who are getting clobbered so bad that they needn’t prolong the agony of waiting for that final whistle to be blown.