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Another round of inductees went into the Premier League Hall of Fame on Monday, but it barely touched the edges of the narrative around the league.

John Terry, Ashley Cole and Andrew Cole were the newest additions to the group of 19 players who have been inducted so far.

Clearly, one wasn’t good enough for the relevant people at Premier League HQ, so now we have two and grumps like me want to know: is it really necessary?



Cech being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2023 (Tom Dulat/Getty Images)

Slater: Before this week, when I was lucky enough to be invited to the 2024 ceremony, I felt absolutely nothing about the Premier League Hall of Fame.

Otherwise, it’s just been a series of press releases, some bland interviews on Sky and not much else.

Anka: One reason why other sporting Hall of Fames have worked so well through the years is because they largely follow a simple adage: “Give people their flowers while they can still smell them.” The order in which players are being admitted to the Premier League Hall of Fame needs a lot of work, but they have more or less grasped the idea that it’s nice to remind people how much they are loved and how many lives they have touched.

Rooney being inducted into the Hall of Fame (Tom Dulat/Getty Images for eSC)

Eccleshare: The selections are fine and stand up to scrutiny.

Imagine how much better things would have been if an event was held in Newcastle where members of the public could buy tickets.

The 2022 Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Taylor: To go back to my earlier point, English football already had a Hall of Fame, with the opportunity to nominate players and then celebratory dinners when the relevant people were inducted.

If the Premier League decide to create a random museum without much of a plan about what that physical space should represent, however, I am not sure what impact that will have in the long run.

Can the Premier League learn anything from other sports?

Eccleshare: In the other main sport I follow, tennis, the Hall of Fame has similarly struggled to have much cut-through (in the UK at least).

There’s a stereotype that Premier League players aren’t the most articulate, but get these men talking about their glory days and who they met in the game’s biggest moments.

The 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony (Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

Slater: Yes.
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