I think that they should exclude the Top 4 or Top 8 teams from the previous season from the Premier League. There’s absolutely no money in it for the big teams and it used to serve as a springboard for the bench. However Man City and now others have joined in saying it’s a trophy and they want to win it at all costs, so they put their best players on and the reserves or lower division players cannot compete.

It’s a tournament for reserves and 2nd/3rd tier clubs. It really would be cool if it stayed that way.

So no more cheesy bread?

I freaking love this card and its perks. My whole Black Friday was paid for by the cash back for using the card for the past two years. Will really suck if they change anything at the end of the contract.

Agree.

This will probably be controversial but forwards have a lot more protection now than before. That’s why Pele and Maradona are the greatest of all time. They had to put up with a lot of stuff. If a striker showed prowess in the first half of the season, he would get clobbered in the second half. There were few exceptions. Shearer comes to mind and maybe Malcolm Macdonald. The latter has a ridiculous outside shot that would rattle crossbars.

But the curse of the striker was always on display before the refs wised up and started protecting marquee players. Say what you will but I don’t see Messi or Ronaldo II surviving the 70’s or 80’s. They have been protected.

R/SipsTea