tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309435802750114511.post3938867751363664240..comments2009-03-10T16:14:10.054+00:00Comments on Death of Football: Day of the Big Money (or Champions) League!The Sloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435035848961531590noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309435802750114511.post-20532538939803296072008-09-30T13:15:00.000+01:002008-09-30T13:15:00.000+01:00Celtic's matches are the only ones worth watching ...Celtic's matches are the only ones worth watching in the Champions League. The disgusting amount of cash available down south has ruined it for everyone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309435802750114511.post-14297175488496038522008-09-30T13:13:00.000+01:002008-09-30T13:13:00.000+01:00Interesting thoughts. Agree that it will never hap...Interesting thoughts. Agree that it will never happen again - how many players actually have real ties, dating from when they were kids, with the clubs they play for? A pathetically tiny amount, sadly.The Sloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435035848961531590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309435802750114511.post-18643026844880779482008-09-30T13:11:00.000+01:002008-09-30T13:11:00.000+01:00I consider the Champions League a halfway place be...I consider the Champions League a halfway place between domestic and international football. It has the attraction of seeing clubs from different countries pitting their wits against each other but, unlike in international games, they actually are used to playing with their team-mates.<BR><BR>Of course, with the explosion of the number of foreign players it's not as though it is really "country v country" these days, anyway. And we'll never get a repeat of 1967 when Celtic's winning XI were all born within a stone's throw of Celtic Park!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com