by agoodmentality » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:11 am
s@int wrote:agoodmentality wrote:Lee J wrote:I've always thought the 2 big mistakes that the authorities made were...
1. renaming it from the 'European Cup'
2. allowing 3rd and 4th place teams to enter it.
I know that means we'd of missed some seasons CL footie but it's too easy to get into now and the name is sh1t
I really do think the 4th place team in the Prem is better than the Champions of Latvia or Macedonia.
Including 3rd and 4th place teams from bigger leagues really does strengthen the competition.
It would be a much weaker competition if only Champions were involved.
The same arguement could also be applied to the World Cup. No doubt the second strongest team from Spain, Brazil, France, Holland ......maybe even England would be much stronger than some team from Estonia or NewZealand ...... wouldn't be a World Cup though would it ?
FIFA already do this with their inter-continental play-off matches.
The bottom line is we, the viewing public want to see the best players in the biggest tournaments.
compare the 1/4 finalists, and the teams that were beaten in the 2 campaigns below.
1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki....-finals
2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_European_Cup
I've watched my Heroes throught the slats at Melwood,,
I've STOOD on the KOP,,
I've cried for the 96 ,,
Don't EVER question my loyalty or support.
YNWA