Except this is not a fact. The Common Travel Area has only ever applied to people, not to goods. There was a Customs border on the island of...
The point was that it has reached the stage where all competition is being nullified due to the power of some clubs over others.
Okay yes, but it has reached ridiculous levels since Bosman, the Expansion of Television money and the Champions League. In 1995 Blackburn Rovers...
I never said it couldn't happen. I was trying to explain why it would be such a massive shock.
Agree with this (perhaps Inter at a stretch; but I don't really fancy them at all). But Ah but it is so much easier to do that when you are...
Germany have never failed to qualify for a world cup. In fact I don't they have ever finished outside the top eight side at a WC (in which they...
Re: Oranje v Norway - WC Qualifier Umm.. Italy were playing a friendly. Just being a pedantic wanderer.
Ehh.. Success? You won't get that in the Middle East.
Because iirc an exemption was made for NT football in the Bosman Ruling as NT football does not operate via legally binding contracts, but is a...
Oh come on now, the Economic situation is liable to change at least over 'our' lifetimes. European Football will not (and can not) stay frozen in...
Not sure if this is worthy of a thread but any way there was a thread a while back on this very topic and I thought it would be an interesting one...
Probably correct. But for the next 15 years? Come on now. Also footballers don't just want money - though that's most of it, they also want to...
Oh Please. People said the same thing in 2003 as well.
Oh btw I have no problem with England. Actually that comment would shock anyone who knew me personally. I dislike the EPL mostly as I'm exposed to...
The Quality of the best teams is just as good as before... but there are less of those type of teams. I'm sorry if I didn't make it clearer, that...
While I don't deny that Barca, Man Utd and (when they want to) Chelsea play very good football but imo the amount of actually competitive teams...
Yes. But that was only until they collapsed at the end. I'll also add that Benitez's Valencia were certainly considered a top-club at the time;...
Yet you were comprehensively beaten every time you played a club of a similiar stature... Liverpool, Juventus, Barcelona...
I know I shouldn't debate this with an RM fan but I would hold for at least 3/4rds of the 2003-2004 season Real Madrid were better than they were...
I would reckon the most important develop in Football over the past 100 years which has changed the game the most is the widing access of...
I was just replying to Napoli's post. If you want the relevant detail go to the earlier post. I was basically saying tha the superclubs aren't any...
But things don't look exactly bright for the Italian clubs right now, two of the 'big three' are quite old and look like losing their bad players....
You're being very selective with who you choose... Do you really think Real Madrid 2009 was better than Real Madrid 2004 (for at least the first...
In places like Manaus they better be holding them at night local time... Hell that should apply to the whole tournament.
Plausible. Mostly Because I don't think Italian clubs have much of a chance in the CL either next year; I mean Inter would probably have gone out...