Classick Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Nowadays League cups in Great Britain are considered to be the least important competition. Unlike in England, the winners of the Scottish League Cup are not even rewarded with a place in the Europa League. In England despite league cup winners get a berth in European competition, some clubs consider it just as a congestion of fixtures or a distraction from more important targets. A way to revamp League cups of Great Britain could be creating a "New cup", merging them all in a Great British league cup, introducing a cross-border competition involving all professional clubs from England and Scotland and all teams from Welsh Premier League. Cup winners would be rewarded with a place in the Europa League. Instead of two domestic cups, there would be one domestic cup and a cup for the whole island. A club football competition featuring teams from all football associations of Great Britain could potentially attract many sponsors and TV rights, bringing more money. I expect the teams likely to make an impact on this kind of competition are almost certainly the top English clubs, although it will be very hard for Scottish teams to win the cup, matches between English giants and Scottish teams would be a financial success. I'd give it a try, and you? Would you like a Great British cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Aye, cos Liverpool will take Ross County more seriously than Middlesbrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 No. No. No. I let HJ explain (for about the millionth time) why this won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 We can't even win the Scottish Cup never mind this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I'd like this idea, imagine if Stirling drew Arsenal or Liverpool at Forthbank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I'd like this idea, imagine if Stirling drew Arsenal or Liverpool at Forthbank They'd send up the U15s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaffenThinMint Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Nowadays League cups in Great Britain are considered to be the least important competition. Unlike in England, the winners of the Scottish League Cup are not even rewarded with a place in the Europa League. In England despite league cup winners get a berth in European competition, some clubs consider it just as a congestion of fixtures or a distraction from more important targets. A way to revamp League cups of Great Britain could be creating a "New cup", merging them all in a Great British league cup, introducing a cross-border competition involving all professional clubs from England and Scotland and all teams from Welsh Premier League. Cup winners would be rewarded with a place in the Europa League. Instead of two domestic cups, there would be one domestic cup and a cup for the whole island. A club football competition featuring teams from all football associations of Great Britain could potentially attract many sponsors and TV rights, bringing more money. I expect the teams likely to make an impact on this kind of competition are almost certainly the top English clubs, although it will be very hard for Scottish teams to win the cup, matches between English giants and Scottish teams would be a financial success. I'd give it a try, and you? Would you like a Great British cup? In the event of the Riders of HJ not answering the Hjorn in time, three little words suffice - Anglo-Scottish Cup - and that was back in the days when the gulf between the Scottish and English leagues weren't so vast, never mind the Welsh & Northern Irish set ups where all but three of the clubs are part-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Nowadays League cups in Great Britain are considered to be the least important competition. Unlike in England, the winners of the Scottish League Cup are not even rewarded with a place in the Europa League. In England despite league cup winners get a berth in European competition, some clubs consider it just as a congestion of fixtures or a distraction from more important targets. A way to revamp League cups of Great Britain could be creating a "New cup", merging them all in a Great British league cup, introducing a cross-border competition involving all professional clubs from England and Scotland and all teams from Welsh Premier League. Cup winners would be rewarded with a place in the Europa League. Instead of two domestic cups, there would be one domestic cup and a cup for the whole island. A club football competition featuring teams from all football associations of Great Britain could potentially attract many sponsors and TV rights, bringing more money. I expect the teams likely to make an impact on this kind of competition are almost certainly the top English clubs, although it will be very hard for Scottish teams to win the cup, matches between English giants and Scottish teams would be a financial success. I'd give it a try, and you? Would you like a Great British cup? There's one, now fu¢k off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker-T Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Nowadays League cups in Great Britain are considered to be the least important competition. Unlike in England, the winners of the Scottish League Cup are not even rewarded with a place in the Europa League. In England despite league cup winners get a berth in European competition, some clubs consider it just as a congestion of fixtures or a distraction from more important targets. A way to revamp League cups of Great Britain could be creating a "New cup", merging them all in a Great British league cup, introducing a cross-border competition involving all professional clubs from England and Scotland and all teams from Welsh Premier League. Cup winners would be rewarded with a place in the Europa League. Instead of two domestic cups, there would be one domestic cup and a cup for the whole island. A club football competition featuring teams from all football associations of Great Britain could potentially attract many sponsors and TV rights, bringing more money. I expect the teams likely to make an impact on this kind of competition are almost certainly the top English clubs, although it will be very hard for Scottish teams to win the cup, matches between English giants and Scottish teams would be a financial success. I'd give it a try, and you? Would you like a Great British cup? I voted naw, too much to lose, no one explained how it would make economic sense and I won't be bullied into accepting this GB Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 No. A Great British Cup will set a precedent and lead to the abolition of our national teams and league structures. No GB Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 No. Good heavens no. Certainly not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Nowadays League cups in Great Britain are considered to be the least important competition. Unlike in England, the winners of the Scottish League Cup are not even rewarded with a place in the Europa League. In England despite league cup winners get a berth in European competition, some clubs consider it just as a congestion of fixtures or a distraction from more important targets. A way to revamp League cups of Great Britain could be creating a "New cup", merging them all in a Great British league cup, introducing a cross-border competition involving all professional clubs from England and Scotland and all teams from Welsh Premier League. Cup winners would be rewarded with a place in the Europa League. Instead of two domestic cups, there would be one domestic cup and a cup for the whole island. A club football competition featuring teams from all football associations of Great Britain could potentially attract many sponsors and TV rights, bringing more money. I expect the teams likely to make an impact on this kind of competition are almost certainly the top English clubs, although it will be very hard for Scottish teams to win the cup, matches between English giants and Scottish teams would be a financial success. I'd give it a try, and you? Would you like a Great British cup? Is your fucking bunnet too tight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 The OP does have a 100% record in the shite posts stakes it has to be said. 3 out of 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 No, would be an utterly horrendous, poorly attended, waste of time and money. I'd far rather spend a Tuesday night travelling to Forfar than play Barnsley or some other English irrelevancy. The League Cups only considered an "irrelevancy" by English Premiership sides who'd far rather pick up an extra £12m by finishing a few places higher than actually achieve something by winning a trophy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngsy Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 f**k that, we might get drawn against Chesterfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 They'd send up the U15s. And absolutely destroy us, reckon we'd take the 1st teams all the way though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classick Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 There's one, now fu¢k off! Drink my pee with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classick Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Is your fucking bunnet too tight? Your mother likes it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawfieldAggro Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Deary me. The puppet thinks he's a real boy.There's no gonny be a Britain shortly anyhow. When Eton's finest fucks the place up after reneging on his promises, and gets his baws chewed by his followers for offering them in the first place we'll have a big three thousand-a-side in George Square instead. Thats about as close as you'll get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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