In our first piece marking the 30-year anniversary of the Premier League's first season, Sportsmail looks back at the formation of the division and build up to the debut campaign as remembered by some of those who were involved at the time.
It was billed as a whole new ball game, not that many of those involved in the Premier League's first ever season 30 years ago fully grasped the scale of change coming to English football.
'I think most of us thought when it started, if we're being brutally honest, that it was just the first division with some fancy wrapping and a bit of rebranding.