If I purchase a washing machine and it breaks down, then I know I have a warranty and I can return the defective product if necessary and get my money back.
In fact I put some clothes in the machine this very morning and it didn't say in an R2D2 way, 'sorry but I'm not feeling very well, can I wash and spin your Budgie smugglers tomorrow'.
Now I am sure there are some top psychologists in Singapore and if I had the time, I would love to come around and lie on their studded leather sofas and ask them if football is the only product on the planet where we are paying for an emotion that is not guaranteed.
Why do we do that? Seriously, I am fascinated by the thought process and I am sure some professor with a beard and corduroy jacket with elbow patches could explain to me.
No you can't compare it with, say, a rollercoaster ride because on the Big Dipper I know I will be thrilled. Or a meal at a new restaurant - well it may turn out to be poor but at least I have been fed.
What about a movie? Look I know that James Bond will not get killed, and that he will get his weapon out for Olga Volga!
I can't even talk about another sport.
Of course Australia are going to beat England in Rugby League if they do meet - that's a given - and I am sure if I could keep myself awake long enough, I would witness Ronnie O'Sullivan destroying every one of his opponents on a snooker table - left handed.
But in football, I thought at the time that then-top-of-the table-Liverpool were going to beat then-bottom-of-the-table Spurs.
I also thought Manchester United would stuff a team like Hull.
But do I know for sure all the time? The fact is, with football, you just don't know.
So, let me ask you this question: Why don't English Premier League clubs dish out refunds to their fans when the team has an off-day and loses?
I am serious. Season ticket holders turned up to see Newcastle United win every game this season (as did the rest of us eternally optimistic Geordies).
So we want a refund of considerable proportions.
As do Spurs fans till recently.
Train fare
Even travelling fans should be refunded their train fare for a start, if their team performs miserably and fails to 'deliver' what they paid for.
But if you support Hull City, you have had more than your fair share of success this season. So, for you, there will be a small surcharge!
In fact, you read this column every week expecting to be entertained and if I have failed you, you are entitled to your money back as well!
The writer is a presenter for the Football Channel.
