Now and again I have talked here about the curious idea that people ‘deserve’ agreeable (to them) outcomes.

Here is a classic:

Redknapp’s first meeting with Tony Fernandes, the owner, after the match, a positive one. “It keeps us in there,” Redknapp said. “If we hadn’t won today it would have been absolutely desperate.

“We’re not kidding ourselves – we’ve had one win. But we’re on a good run, we’ve had four games [since Redknapp took over] and taken six points. If we can take six points out of every four games, you’ll stay up. The people here deserve it because they are nice people.”

Imagine that! Whether you avoid relegation from the Premier League of English football teams is no longer all about scoring goals.

It’s about having nicer people than other poor teams.

Good to have that clear.