Theguardian iconTheguardianSep 21, 2026 ~1 min source read

Come back soon Premier League, the endlessly moreish mega-product | Barney Ronay

Brighton have impressed in a goal-laden start to the season, in a league that remains a brutally strong attraction Get ready for the dopamine crash. The past 17 days up to and including Sunday's cut-off gave us 30 Premier League games and 79 goals.

Come back soon Premier League, the endlessly moreish mega-product | Barney Ronay

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Brighton have impressed in a goal-laden start to the season, in a league that remains a brutally strong attraction Get ready for the dopamine crash.

The past 17 days up to and including Sunday's cut-off gave us 30 Premier League games and 79 goals.

Which, if you take Spurs out of it – and this is fair because Spurs are now post‑goal, an entertainment concept unrelated to goals or even football itself – is really quite a lot.

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Brighton have impressed in a goal-laden start to the season, in a league that remains a brutally strong attraction Get ready for the dopamine crash. The past 17 days up to and including Sunday's cut-off gave us 30 Premier League games and 79 goals. Which, if you take Spurs out of it – and this is fair because Spurs are now post‑goal, an entertainment concept unrelated to goals or even football itself – is really quite a lot.

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  • Well get ready for cold turkey, for 19 blank days of shivers and shakes until the Premier League show resumes in October.

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Maybe it really is time to buy one of those powders off the internet.

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