The top four virtually dictating football really doesn't help the English game

or English football

Brandon jokes that fans in the lower leagues will be chanting "football is dead" in a few years time. As much as that is ott, I don't think it's that far out a prediction

Posted By: pants on November 21st 2007 at 22:46:41

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English football both internationally and domestically (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 22:44:34
- England U16, U18 & U21 are good to watch... (Other Football) - sixthgo, Nov 21, 22:49:16
  - Those players do well at a medium sized club (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 22:53:41
- The top four virtually dictating football really doesn't help the English game (Other Football) - pants, Nov 21, 22:46:41
  - sorry but every league in the world... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 22:48:37
    - over the last few years spain has had different teams in the champs league (Other Football) - pants, Nov 21, 22:57:25
      - newcastle,blackburn,ipswich,everton,leed s,spurs are getting close... (n/m) (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:08:48
        
        That's the bit I don't like, spurs should have got in, and then when they didn't (Other Football) - pants, Nov 21, 23:12:00
        
        As i then said in my reply doy.... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:18:25
        
        hhhmmmm (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 23:10:13
      - Or the Ipswich of 2002 (ish) (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 22:58:27
        
        Yeah fair do's on that, didnt' they just get a uefa spot though? (Other Football) - pants, Nov 21, 23:04:57
        
        Meant it's changed massively even in past 5/6 years (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 23:07:22
    - Not true - look at Germany and Spain (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 22:51:19
      - i am talking financially... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:06:45
        
        There are about 8 teams competing for Champs League places (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 23:08:18
        
        regardless of what you say... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:10:15
        
        It's often a different 2 from 6 (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 23:11:47
        
        There is potential in england for teams to challenge the big four... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:15:33
        
        But any player good enough gets bought for £20m by the big four (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 23:18:49
        
        Hmmm i see your point on the monopolising of players.... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:24:18
  - Surely Brian fucking Barwick should get the bullet to (n/m) (Other Football) - Darren Eadie, Nov 21, 22:48:06
  - Bury Town, £5 to get in and Speckled Hen while you watch (n/m) (Other Football) - BSE Canary, Nov 21, 22:47:45
- Athletes, not footballers (Other Football) - Partial Angler, Nov 21, 22:46:10
  - Its terrible that its gone that way... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 22:52:09

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