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An extra cup competition in the middle of the season, that you get told which players you have to play and which can't, there is no prize at the end of it nor does any team make any money from any match?

 

Hey, I can see this being popular with clubs :lol:

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Would people be interested in the introduction of some sort of British Club Cup? The idea would be that this would be enforced rigorously, any team refusing to participate or play strong teams would get point deductions in their domestic leagues.

 

This could be played midweek in the second half of the season on non-CL weeks. Or if this is infeasible bi-annually in the summer.

 

Tournament features 10 teams, and the winner/finalist plays 5 or 6 games:

 

Preliminary Round

 

Highest Welsh Team in English League vs 2nd Welsh League

2nd Welsh Team in English League vs 1st Welsh League

 

1st N.Ireland League vs 2nd Irish League

2nd N.Ireland League vs 1st Irish League

 

Round 1

 

1 legged match, Irish/Welsh sides play at national team stadiums

 

Away sides are 2 best Scottish teams and 2 best English sides (if you haven't been knocked out of Europe by this stage the next lower team can play)

 

Round 2

 

Two legged match.

 

Final

 

1 match played at neutral country national team stadium.

 

 

What makes this tournament different is that only British and Irish players can play in it. Additionally, the organising body can direct that certain players have to play if fit. For example if we were the English qualifier, we'd be told that Nolan, Barton and Simpson had to play. Point of this is that it allows young British players to play in a more competitive environment and hone their skills or stake a place for the first team.

 

Clubs don't receive TV money/gate receipts/prize money. Instead a share based on how well the club did gets put in a trust fund that can only be invested on British youth. Any money not taken for this purpose goes to national academies.

 

Aye go on then, you can arrange it if you want.

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Since when have the Irish been British?

 

Never but it does add to the competitiveness.

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_247AQFCCbrU/SUSD_0Z9FaI/AAAAAAAAAL8/cvRvBCzUklI/s400/NoHomers2.jpg

 

It says "British Club Cup-ERS", it means we're allowed to have just one

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just make the league cup a british league up. thats my opinion anyway.

Why? the Scottish and the Welsh pretty much want their own country so let them have their own shitty arsed football.

 

i donno, mix it up a bit. know where your comin from though.

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