I'd rather we won a proper trophy in a proper competition, as you say Rags and Dippers aren't it it cos they weren't picked by the organisers.we have the chance to be World Champions for 4 years! opportunity to be the 1st ever winners of this, Rags and Dippers haven't got that opportunity, seriously can't believe some people want us to opt out, a brand new trophy and it is a World Cup format, for me this is huge
they never qualified as there can only be 2 representatives from each country and City & Chelsea qualify as UCL winners 2023 & 21I'd rather we won a proper trophy in a proper competition, as you say Rags and Dippers aren't it it cos they weren't picked by the organisers.
Yep the only ones picked where the hosts. Really_here has read a poorly researched articl by the BBC and hasn't been following this at all for the past 2 years, where qualification was based on winning the CL of coefficient from CL only (not the minor UEFA trophies).they never qualified as there can only be 2 representatives from each country and City & Chelsea qualify as UCL winners 2023 & 21
They’re also paying a fortune in prize moneywe have the chance to be World Champions for 4 years! opportunity to be the 1st ever winners of this, Rags and Dippers haven't got that opportunity, seriously can't believe some people want us to opt out, a brand new trophy and it is a World Cup format, for me this is huge
I can't see big European teams refusing to take part on the grounds that some fans don't like it.Just read a piece on the BBC website about this competition. It's the most contrived "competition" I've ever seen, teams 'selected' to take part rather than winning anything in particular to qualify, engineered to generate money every four years and nothing else. I get it that the clubs stand to make money but I'd love it if City and maybe a couple of other "big" teams declined to take part. It's been heading this way for a while but football is becoming an 'entertainment show' rather than a sport. I'd much rather watch a plucky lower league team play CIty in the FA Cup after winning their way through the rounds than Inter Miami play City because it's "box office' and Inter Miami have Messi.
People viewed the European cup in the same way when that first started. This’ll be a big competition in the years to comeI'd rather we won a proper trophy in a proper competition, as you say Rags and Dippers aren't it it cos they weren't picked by the organisers.
That's right. England didn't compete in the World Cup until 1950 because they thought it was beneath them.People viewed the European cup in the same way when that first started. This’ll be a big competition in the years to come
Great article that, had no idea re DAZN. Created by the poor, stolen by the rich.This sounds a lot more likely than loss making DAZN spending huge sums on broadcasting this tournament. Effectively Saudi Arabia will be bankrolling it and getting FIFA off the hook as Infantino had said previously that it couldn't be financed out of reserves.
Edit: it's a down payment of the huge sums Saudi will be paying to get the 2034 World Cup