I heard that. He was babbling fucking nonsense - firstly the idea that there should be some sort of pre-qualification for the minnows. It would just constant group qualifying matches for them. What he / they want is just the favourites in each tournament to play each other over and over again ( and in domestic and European club comps too ). He was citing sports like golf and tennis where the same to players just rock up and play each other week after week. His raison d'etre for this was that that is what the punters all want ffs.
That logic flies in the face of things like the success of Denmark and Greece in the Euro's - if he had his way this would never happen. And of course that logic neatly sidesteps the truth that Steve Davis, Eric Bristow, Jimmy Connors, Ian Woosnam and many many others whilst fitting his stereotype about what the punters want to watch do inevitably wane BUT get replaced by other new talent. To follow the Parry Method would mean that however dire England or say Italy get they would be safe in all tournaments never likely to drop out and be replaced by Ivory Coast or the USA - mental. However it is the sort of mentality of someone who despite his age probably now doesn't accept there was football before the PL and nothing worthwhile happens outside the PL....... I wonder how he rationalises promotion and relegation to and from the PL in his little world ?
