With Newcastle standing on the precipice of relegation and seemingly unconcerned about the situation, I'm beginning auditions for my favorite team next season. I want to pull for a title contending team, but the MSU fan in me always draws me to lesser teams (hence Newcastle).

Stoke City has grown on the MSU fan in me recently, but I'm trying to convince myself to pull for a more traditional power. Tottenham might be the biggest team I can pull for with good conscience, as I like the way they run their team and they still aren't in the absolute top tier. My brother has been trying to convince me to pull for Liverpool for a few years now, and I put them in the same tier as Tottenham. But their fanbase rubs me the same way as Newcastle's: quick to become toxic due to higher expectations than they are capable of producing every year. Am I off base in my feeling? Any other team suggestions?