It is nearly done now. The 31st race for the Premier League title wasn't particularly close in the final reckoning - if Manchester City's margin over Arsenal concludes at eight points this afternoon, it will tie as the 16th most competitive of the era. If it stretches to 11, only five will have been won at more of a canter.
So it wasn't a vintage year at the top, even if it was fun while it lasted. We can point to Arsenal's charge of youth and the causes of their difficulties when the pressure was on, but eventually the trophy did what it usually does: it followed the money to Manchester City.