20-03-2015, 08:08
I bet if the players pay was performance - related it probably would be a different story...Don't forget English (or was it all British clubs?) clubs were banned from Europe for five years following Heysel Stadium riots. I think suddenly the thinking behind cricket teams has suddenly crept into football, i.e. the European teams find a different way to play against or British teams somehow have become too predictable and easy to play against. It certainly is the first time I can remember in a long time not seeing a British team in the quarter finals of any European club competition.
I would not be surprised if at the FA AGM whenever it takes places this topic is discussed. I would be concerned too about how much I had paid for TV rights if I was a BT Sport director too. They must be just as worried about their rights for not only the CL but also the PL seeing how it quickly developed into a procession by Chelski.
At the moment I would say European clubs have a slight upper hand against British clubs, how I don't know, but certainly in some cases tactically some clubs set up tactically for a European game and their opponents have quickly got round it.
I would not be surprised if at the FA AGM whenever it takes places this topic is discussed. I would be concerned too about how much I had paid for TV rights if I was a BT Sport director too. They must be just as worried about their rights for not only the CL but also the PL seeing how it quickly developed into a procession by Chelski.
At the moment I would say European clubs have a slight upper hand against British clubs, how I don't know, but certainly in some cases tactically some clubs set up tactically for a European game and their opponents have quickly got round it.