http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/report-g14-and-uefa-kiss-and-make-up.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/report-g14-and-uefa-kiss-and-make-up.html#comment-74551 Ian Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:43:28 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/report-g14-and-uefa-kiss-and-make-up.html#comment-74551 Having the leagues decide which finishing places deserve which European spots makes sense to me. Then, if the FA is worried about the decline of the FA Cup, for example, they can make the final worth the first-ranked UEFA Cup spot or even a CL spot. I don't generally agree with Cup winners going to CL, just because I think it tends to put weaker teams there than going just by league finishes. Part of me likes that the big teams sometimes are less dedicated to domestic cups - that means smaller teams have a chance to shine there, teams that have no chance of winning their leagues. Having the leagues decide which finishing places deserve which European spots makes sense to me. Then, if the FA is worried about the decline of the FA Cup, for example, they can make the final worth the first-ranked UEFA Cup spot or even a CL spot. I don’t generally agree with Cup winners going to CL, just because I think it tends to put weaker teams there than going just by league finishes. Part of me likes that the big teams sometimes are less dedicated to domestic cups – that means smaller teams have a chance to shine there, teams that have no chance of winning their leagues.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/report-g14-and-uefa-kiss-and-make-up.html#comment-74512 Jan Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:42:57 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/report-g14-and-uefa-kiss-and-make-up.html#comment-74512 I like the compromise. The domestic cup competitions will most likely remain untouched, unless a particular league really wants to award the CL spot to it. But the small qualifying competition among the best leagues remains, so clubs from the smaller leagues get more CL play. I like the compromise. The domestic cup competitions will most likely remain untouched, unless a particular league really wants to award the CL spot to it. But the small qualifying competition among the best leagues remains, so clubs from the smaller leagues get more CL play.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/report-g14-and-uefa-kiss-and-make-up.html#comment-74457 Matt Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:40:23 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/report-g14-and-uefa-kiss-and-make-up.html#comment-74457 Who needs Chelsea? Who needs Chelsea?

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