I compare last 5 years epl finish
-Among club that never finish top 6, Everton finish on top half 3 times
-Sheffield went from #9 in 2019 to relegated. Watford #11 in 2018, 2nd best of club that got relegated
-Rafa’s Newcastle United still finish higher despite was relegated and having 2 UCL finalist taken (Tottenham ucl final)
- Crystal Palace, Southampton, Aston Villa never finish top half but each ever finished #11
Apparently in your bigot view there is only big or small, no medium. Big Six rarely out of top 6, Palace Souton and Villa are what epl small club really is. The rest are mid table
Your team is the one playing on Sunday, not by fossils who were active when your granpa was fighting a war to expand UK colonialism half century ago