Comments on: Big Nation/Small Nation http://www.joysandsorrows.co.uk/2009/03/big-nationsmall-nation/ Following Blues From Near and Far Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Czech-Mate http://www.joysandsorrows.co.uk/2009/03/big-nationsmall-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Czech-Mate Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:11:46 +0000 http://www.joysandsorrows.co.uk/?p=303#comment-558 I do understand your point, and I sadly understand your point that Arsenal are a better side than Slavia but the reward for winning a domestic top flight should be GUARANTEED a place in the Champions League. I don't see what right Arsenal (used purely as an example) and the like should make it when true Champions don't. Also, with only the Champions making it to the competition domestic leagues become more competitive because they are all vying for the 1 place. I do understand your point, and I sadly understand your point that Arsenal are a better side than Slavia but the reward for winning a domestic top flight should be GUARANTEED a place in the Champions League. I don’t see what right Arsenal (used purely as an example) and the like should make it when true Champions don’t. Also, with only the Champions making it to the competition domestic leagues become more competitive because they are all vying for the 1 place.

]]> By: akvbcfc http://www.joysandsorrows.co.uk/2009/03/big-nationsmall-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-555 akvbcfc Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:44:21 +0000 http://www.joysandsorrows.co.uk/?p=303#comment-555 Nice one mate, the one thing i'd argue is that if you let the champions from each country in, then you are bound to get certain 'champions' who just aren't as good as the sides who finished 2nd/3rd in their league, and so the general standard of football would drop. are you really going to penalise arsenal because manchester united are that good? do you penalise barcelona, who have been absolutely senastional this season, just because madrid won the title at the death last year? Come on, let's face it, Arsenal (for example) are a better team than Slavia, and Arsenal will (nearly) always go further than Slavia in the Champions League. Sure, Slavia are the champions, but the question is, Do you want a competition which gives you the best football in Europe, or a competition which gives you the champions of Europe? you may say that the clue is in the name, Champions League, but in this modern day-armchair-fan-watching-society, people want to see the best teams, and that's what they get. Nice one mate,
the one thing i’d argue is that if you let the champions from each country in, then you are bound to get certain ‘champions’ who just aren’t as good as the sides who finished 2nd/3rd in their league, and so the general standard of football would drop. are you really going to penalise arsenal because manchester united are that good? do you penalise barcelona, who have been absolutely senastional this season, just because madrid won the title at the death last year?

Come on, let’s face it, Arsenal (for example) are a better team than Slavia, and Arsenal will (nearly) always go further than Slavia in the Champions League. Sure, Slavia are the champions, but the question is,
Do you want a competition which gives you the best football in Europe, or a competition which gives you the champions of Europe?

you may say that the clue is in the name, Champions League, but in this modern day-armchair-fan-watching-society, people want to see the best teams, and that’s what they get.

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