We need a bit of this, but with blue flags.This is how the French revolution started.
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We need a bit of this, but with blue flags.This is how the French revolution started.
The bigger issue is the "Champions" league, which has created this issue in domestic leagues.Just after some research. Since Everton finished 4th in 04/05 some 20 years ago. Only 2 teams outside the 'super' 6 have found themselves finishing in the top 4. Those are Newcastle last season who got 4th but now finding themselves financially restricted. And the second is Leicester who won the league in 2016 and now find themselves in the championship.
20 years of football where only 6 teams have sustained any kind of success. We truly are only there to make the numbers as are the other 14 clubs. Why do we honestly bother? Why isn't bigger noise being made by the 14 to do something about this absolute nonsense.
Football has been like this for decades.
The teams from the biggest cities, with the biggest budgets will always take the top positions.
Btw, we were one of the clubs who originally threatened to breakaway from the football league, which brought about the creation of the premier league.
There’s only one thing stopping Everton being competitive and that’s Everton.
There's not only one thing though, is there.Football has been like this for decades.
The teams from the biggest cities, with the biggest budgets will always take the top positions.
Btw, we were one of the clubs who originally threatened to breakaway from the football league, which brought about the creation of the premier league.
There’s only one thing stopping Everton being competitive and that’s Everton.
There's not only one thing though, is there.
Pretty much like that since 1990, you can add like 3-4 more teams. For essentially 3 tournaments, spanning almost 35 years, the winners are about 10. Again, majority are United, City, RS, Chelsea, Arsenal.Since 2010 only 4 teams outside the Big 5 (Spurs have won nothing so discount them) have won the PL, FA cup or League Cup
(Leicester, Birmingham City, Swansea & Wigan)
There may have been chances, but they still would have had to overcome the odds, right? I'm not saying Everton haven't blown it more than once, but quite clearly there are other forces aiming to prevent clubs like ours competing at the top.Yes.
We’ve had multiple chances to become one of the elite clubs in this country and blew it every single time.
Even then, they changed the rules for the other lot to stay in the European cup - we got a crap draw - & a ref brought out A referee of retirement who was awarded a car to make sure only 4 from England would progress - why the other clubs made it plain the TV money was not going to be split 5 ways ..... that's my view of it all - now we are singled out on FFP - another smell of injustice IMO ....Just after some research. Since Everton finished 4th in 04/05 some 20 years ago. Only 2 teams outside the 'super' 6 have found themselves finishing in the top 4. Those are Newcastle last season who got 4th but now finding themselves financially restricted. And the second is Leicester who won the league in 2016 and now find themselves in the championship.
20 years of football where only 6 teams have sustained any kind of success. We truly are only there to make the numbers as are the other 14 clubs. Why do we honestly bother? Why isn't bigger noise being made by the 14 to do something about this absolute nonsense.
Very insightful. This fella had it summed up just about right.This article, written 20 years ago, is spot on. It talks about everything in the op.
Football fans are idiots
Football is pricier, more uncompetitive and less atmospheric than ever. So why do supporters still lap it up, asks a bemused Sean Ingle.www.theguardian.com
The problem then becomes that we can't buy without selling. Or we'd have to sell for less money which again becomes a problem.there is so much tribalism and individualism among the teams and fanbases. Look at how much joy other fans got seeing everyone point deduction. All teams even lower divisions need to unite against the top 6.
Stop selling to them and quit buying from them needs to be task number 1. We need to stop being feeder clubs.
Just after some research. Since Everton finished 4th in 04/05 some 20 years ago. Only 2 teams outside the 'super' 6 have found themselves finishing in the top 4. Those are Newcastle last season who got 4th but now finding themselves financially restricted. And the second is Leicester who won the league in 2016 and now find themselves in the championship.
20 years of football where only 6 teams have sustained any kind of success. We truly are only there to make the numbers as are the other 14 clubs. Why do we honestly bother? Why isn't bigger noise being made by the 14 to do something about this absolute nonsense.
Doubt it ,changing it to groups from straight knockouts is a big reason footy is what it is now ,The bigger issue is the "Champions" league, which has created this issue in domestic leagues.
Ever since they chucked the teams from the smaller nations into the qualifying rounds to accommodate up to four teams from the bigger nations, it has created a wholly predictable set of results. Of course, big clubs have always been challenging for, and winning, the big trophies - but if my memory serves me right, only 2 teams from outside the "big 5" leagues have reached the champions league semi finals this century.
Will we ever see the likes of Malmo, Brugge or Celtic in the Champions league final again?