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The CL drop-outs coming in helps to compensate for the fact that there's more places in the CL than there used to be so the quality of the second tier competition is watered down, but it's a completely backward way of going about it really.

The FA Cup and old European Cup proves that the point about crap teams getting to the final is a completely moot one. And even so who cares if they do, that's the point of knock-out football. Very, very little benefit to seeding. If any.

Absolutely. I'm not sure how UEFA have managed to fuck up such an easy thing so massively tbh.

Seeding is good. Otherwise it'll be like the FA cup and teams equivalent to Cardiff will get to the final. How come that doesn't happen every year in the FA Cup and didn't happen in the old European Cup? Would imagine there would have been a lot more random teams making it to the QFs/SFs, but eventually top teams will always make it to the final. Surely seeding is more of an issue with regards to favouring "elite" clubs than the current qualification system? Not that I want seeding abolished. Of course it is, yeah, and it should be abolished. At the very least it should be gotten rid of once in the tournament proper.

Seeding is good. Otherwise it'll be like the FA cup and teams equivalent to Cardiff will get to the final. How come that doesn't happen every year in the FA Cup and didn't happen in the old European Cup?

Must admit I'll be gutted if he stays now. We'll improve so much if he's upgraded.

soooo slow

Spoken out in public, that's him as good as gone.

Exactly.

It's outdated in the sense it used to be the Champions League by being made up of champions, so having the champions in was the basic principle. That went a long time ago.

Stops being funny when Chelsea use their bought CL position and their dodgy cash to come and take Modric from Spurs, tbh.

Not sure like, Liverpool 2005 were fucking rotten. At least they had some entertaining games though even if they were lucky. Chelsea were lucky and dull.

It's just common sense to have the winners qualify over everybody else. And having 5 Premier League teams, 1/4 of the league in is certainly favorable to the elite. Giving the teams that qualify the previous year (more than likely the sides who get in every year) a path to entry which is impossible for the fourth placed team to influence (if they haven't qualified previously) is unfairly balanced towards the top clubs. I really don't see why winning a tournament you qualified for last year should have any bearing on qualifying for it this year. Completely outdated idea having the holders defend their trophy - their defence should start by making sure they qualify through the league, just like the World Cup winners' starts with making sure they get there.

Bit surprised gggg favours a rule which plays into the hands of the elite, considering his usual views on here.

Works in the favour of the cunts that get in every year anyway though. Rotten season yet they've qualified through a competition 4th place had no way of influencing.

Agreed. It's bollocks.

Boswingwa with TWO CL winners medals. It's like he's desperate for Djimi Traore's crown.

probably kills off Harrys transfers this summer full stop They'll have loads of money after they've sold Modric, Bale & Van der Vaart. Aye but Vertonghen wants the CL.

Absolute pack of bellends.

Glory Glory running about as smooth as a badgers arse tonight.

Financially this is massive for Spurs but neither here nor there for Chelsea, ditto the pull of CL football because Chelsea haven't really got any players to lose. Aye I guess that's a good point like. Just hate seeing them same teams every season, and the ones that do break it need to spend a billion.

No.

Absolutele loltastic for Redknapp but don't take much pleasure in Spurs getting dumped out. Would rather have them in than Chelsea.

Greece, Birmingham. Happens from time to time. Still can't believe those two. GREECE. Fucking MCLEISH.