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Pebbz is a slapper. Id rather have sex with an elephant.
Name me the last time Uraquey did something at a World Cup? I think they’re wins were in 1930 and 1938? or something when the competition was in it’s infancy and the number of teams taking part were limited, and even then those wasnt always the best teams who took part.
Nottingham Forest did well for a period. Much like Aberdeen and D.Utd did up here in the eighties, but because of Forest, Aberdeen and D. Utd’s size they didnt sustain it.
Ok i’ll take you’re word for it that the football was the national sport of the USSR.
Why they didnt do anything?Maybe that had something to do with the Communist system and outlook? I dont know.The point I was making about Celtic and Rangers was it’s unfeasbale to expect any more than 2 clubs of there size in a small country like Scotland. Indeed to have 2 clubs as big is an achievement. Take the two of them out of the equation and the SPL would b a healthy competitive league in a small country. There would b nothing wrong with that.
Look at the Irish League. A country not much smaller than Scotland, but they’re league is only semi pro. I think we do allright for our size.@geoff wrote:
Ok just checked populations and 5 million is correct, however I go back to what I said, competition is relative to the pop.
Dont b ridicolous. Look at past World Cup winners and you’ll find countries with large populations. You wont find Scotland, Sweden or Iceland on the past winners list, because they are small countries.
Look at the mpst successful English league teams and you’ll find they are the teams with large attendances or clubs who are in large cities.
The USSR and indeed USA or China havent ruled football simply because of participation levels in soccer. In 10-15 years team with their higher paticipation levels the USA will win the World Cup
I’ll ignore the Netherlands and Belguim part since you admitted after u wrote it that you mixed up Scotland’s population. Even then if you loook at Holland it’s a 3 team league instead of Scotland’s 2 simply because they are slightly larger. The Scottish league isnt as competitive simply because Celtic and Rangers are so huge. Not because of any failure on other teams parts.
Ok, and here was me waiting with baited breath for your knowledgable witty comeback and now it’s lost!
Oh well I’ll have to live with not knowing what it was. Sigh.I meant that weve got a better competition this year.
I can name 4 clubs who’ve won the Scottish League in the past 30 years. There’s been 9 clubs who’ve won the English League in the same period.Thats to b totally expected though considering England’s population of 50 million compared to Scotland’s 5 million. Likewise with facilities etc.
You cant compare a country of England’s size with a country of Scotland’s size. That would b ridicolous.
Name me another league in the world with a poplulation comparable to Scotland’s though and I bet our league’s better than their’s.Still it’s a lot more competitive up here than down there. With “your team” that you’ve supported since u were a nipper Chelsea running away with it.
Lets hope Ars.enal stuff them at the weekend, and Man U and Liverpool can get back into it.
Thank u Soulie. :wink:
That u ok for you G?
Ok regards the Chelsea comment I just meant that I thought u might b a bit of a glory hunter thats all. Im awfully sorry for any hurt my comment caused u. Im sure you were a big Chelsea fan when the team were sh.it. :^o :wink:
The hearsay press conference transcript will b winging it’s way to a message board near u in the near future.
My point about Man U was that he’d have kept his place in the team no problem. I just added the Captain’s part as well if thats ok with u?More of a sport than Darts or Snooker id say.
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@Bad Manners wrote:
The transcript dosent seem to have been posted yet, but as soon as it is rest assured I’ll cut and paste it.
Thats convenient… I’d rather you just gave me a link however.
Ok, I will do.
Oh well I’ll have to live with not knowing what it was. Sigh.