Haha - fantastic. +1 - Wrath of the Barclay

Haha - fantastic. +1

The difference is simple though. In English football, the model, however grotesque, is thriving. In international cricket, what's happened will reduce the whole field to a small group of three - and however awful the Greed Is Good League is, I can't think of any other sport anywhere which is deliberately contracting at international level, and is in the process of destroying the game in traditional countries.

About the only thing FIFA have ever got right has been the colossal expansion of the sport across the world. The ICC does the opposite.

Posted By: thebigfeller on February 20th 2015 at 23:04:59

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PM: Tricky Hawes (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:03:34
- Highlights on ITV now, worth watching for McCullum's batting. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 20, 23:06:41
  - Ah, bloke in the crowd! NOoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 20, 23:18:45
- england 2/7 to qualify (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 20, 22:09:44
  - The format is dictated by the BCCI. Who the ECB suck up to and support (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:12:50
    - No, the Ecb don't suck up to them, the bcci's financial power holds sway and (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 20, 22:24:34
      - Yes they did. England and Australia were the only two boards with the power (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:27:11
        
        On that specific issue you're right yes, and yes we pimped ourselves out, but they've been (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 20, 22:32:30
        
        They have - but never like this. Thanks to ourselves and Aus, they'll now be calling the (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:37:54
        
        Of course India are protected... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 20, 22:57:05
        
        Haha - fantastic. +1 (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 23:04:59
        
        Yeah, like the champions league format really, makes it easier for the big clubs (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 20, 22:45:44
        
        Well - the format worked beautifully in 1992, and this'll be the closest thing to that (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 23:09:09
  - What's the odds on them going out in the group stage? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 20, 22:11:58
    - hardly any liquidity (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 20, 22:19:10
      - lump on Scotland then (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 20, 22:23:30
      - 9/1 is ludicrously long (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:22:43
        
        Nah, as shit as we've been, over 50 overs our "class" should tell. where is the game? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 20, 22:27:11
        
        Christchurch. Showers forecast too. (n/m) (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:28:48
        
        Hmm, slow and low will suit them, 9-1 might be eorth a tenner. On the other hand if it's (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 20, 22:35:14

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