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Preseason Premier League interesting rankings

By Michael Harshbarger

HOUSTON, TX - JULY 20: Paul Pogba of Manchester United during the International Champions Cup 2017 match between Manchester United and Manchester City at NRG Stadium on July 20, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - JULY 20: Paul Pogba of Manchester United during the International Champions Cup 2017 match between Manchester United and Manchester City at NRG Stadium on July 20, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images) /
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BURNLEY, ENGLAND – AUGUST 01: Phil Bardsley of Burnley in action during the pre-season friendly match between Burnley and Celta Vigo at Turf Moor on August 1, 2017 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
BURNLEY, ENGLAND – AUGUST 01: Phil Bardsley of Burnley in action during the pre-season friendly match between Burnley and Celta Vigo at Turf Moor on August 1, 2017 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) /

19. Burnley

Burnley are a ping pong ball bouncing between the Championship and the Premier League. After gaining promotion to the English top flight for the 2009-10 season, they were promptly relegated. The Clarets would spend the next four seasons trying to make their way back. They did so for the 2014-15 season, but were promptly relegated once again. This time Burnley only needed one Championship campaign to gain promotion to the Premier League. They finished two spots above the drop zone last season, and here we are.

In addition to that mundane history lesson, Burnley also possess the most boring club crest in the world. Look at this thing! It’s as if some intern was sat in front of MS Paint — which, it turns out, has a more exciting story than Burnley — and instructed to come up with something by the end of the day. It’s like the logo for a terrible knockoff Lego movie.

The crest is actually, somehow, two crests in one. Some kind of bird sits atop the inner crest, and said inner crest contains a lion, which is the most cliche of all English crest adornments. Also, there is a hand and some bees for some reason. To top it off, it’s ugly as all get out, at least in my opinion. Some people think it’s really great. Hard pass.

As far as their team, it can be best described as undiverse, which isn’t actually a word. Burnley’s captain is their goalkeeper — boring! — and their best player the last season is a center-back — boring! — who they just sold to Everton for the respectable sum of £30 million.

Needless to say, not many Americans are waking up early on Saturdays to watch Burnley.