Quote Originally Posted by TheBirchgrovePub View Post
28k for the Wales game last week, a competitive international that saves meaningless friendlies. Promotion/Relegation and the potential of a playoff to qualify for major tournaments which has twice given Wales and many other countries a lifeline.

Additional money for both competing and success, plus added revenue from bigger crowds compared to friendlies.

Competetive games for all teams against similar ranked opposition. Look at the scenes on the pitch when San Marino won last week.

Did you watch Georgia at the euros? Promoted twice from the bottom division and now top of group B looking to get promoted again, momentum that led into them reaching the euros and then qualifying out of the group.

You might not personally like it but stupid to claim it hasn’t been a success, it’s one of the only things they’ve got right in recent years to give international football a much needed boost and make 90% of games competitive.
Fair enough, I'll bow to your far greater knowledge on all of the above, and good luck to anyone who actually enjoys it, but it's definitely not for me.

My view is there is way too much football at all professional levels: way too many club competitions, way too many international matches, way too many teams able to qualify for international finals tournaments and European club competitions, etc etc. It's all become farcical as far as I'm concerned and totally devalues the game.

Meanwhile, the FA and League Cups have become a joke because players are rested on account of the fact that they play too much football.

No, I didn't watch Georgia at the Euros. I've got no interest in them whatsoever. Or San Marino. Or TNS.