Chelsea are wilting in a title defence, Liverpool and Arsenal can't defend, Wayne Rooney is scoring important goals and Mark Hughes is standing on a touchline with arms folded and face surly, as if kept on hold by his bank for more than half an hour: it's like the Premier League has never gone away.
The Greatest Most Competitive Most Entertaining League in the World has been in our lives for a quarter of a century, and to mark that milestone, we here at Balls have gone to war with each other.
At the end of four exhaustive and at times bloody arguments, we've come up with rankings for the best characters, kits, Irish players, and Irish moments from the Premier League.
The 25 Best Irish Players
Balls were disappointed to learn that Eamon Dunphy tossed his pen at the screens of his laptop and phone (a split-screen experience, baby) upon learning of the omission of Wes Hoolahan from this list. There are just five active Irish internationals in the list, and we don't think it's a massive spoiler to say that R. Keane tops the list. (Okay, it's Roy). But who ranks higher in the full-back stakes: Kelly, Harte, Carr, Irwin, Stan or Finnan? And who is the highest-ranked current player? And does Mark Kennedy make it?
All those questions, and more, answered here. (Mark Kennedy doesn't make it).
Read: The 25 Best Irish Players Of The Premier League's 25 Years
The 25 Best Kits
Sharp and Manchester United - name a more iconic duo. Oh, Liverpool and Carlsberg? Or what about Aston Villa and Muller? Or West Ham and Fila? Forget the curious overuse of 'SAS': the best Premier League partnerships have been sartorial. Here are the 25 best.
Read: The 25 Best Jerseys Of The Premier League's 25 Years
The 25 Most Memorable Irish Moments
By now, we assume you've been ensnared by the 25 Best Irish players, but what of moments? Denis Irwin was a better and more consistent player than Stephen Carr, but did he create as many moments?
This was a delight to pull together, featuring some obvious moments along with some long-forgotten ones, including Glenn Whelan and a pig's head.
Read: The 25 Memorable Irish Moments Of The Premier League's 25 Years
The Top 25 Characters
Balls had to physically restrain Brendan Rodgers from taking the keyboard here, as his list would have swelled to about 4,692 people. We have discerned a list of 25, which ranks Delia Smith ahead of Alex Ferguson, and Louis Van Gaal ahead of them all.
Come along and disagree, we won't hold it against you.
Read: The 25 Top Characters Of The Premier League's 25 Years
