bonny78 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 international football for me is for more entertaining. This CL is just too corporate for my liking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At U Peter Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I don't think I've watched a full game in it all season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLT NY Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Absolutely.. barely even follow the results in the CL anymore. It's the same teams playing each other every year, by and large, and I dislike each one of the big clubs about equally. When you look at Barcelona or Real Madrid's striking options, it's just insane. Those players should be the leading player on one team each, and there should be a far bigger pool of European teams with aspirations of making it to the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerinetartan Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Aye pure pish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 give me Bradford City v Everton in the early rounds of the league cup any day of the week please! or N Ireland v Holland type of game. don't watch CL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotsgary1 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 A big YES from me.. Money spinner sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 If a Scottish team is involved or Scottish players I would love it.When your emotions aren't involved it can be boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 No its been good this year, Juve providing something different and a reinvigorated Barca team who are quality. Going to be a cracking final. Although I am more buzzing for Ireland next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstroma Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Most Football on TV is boring now. I would much rather watch my laddie playing U14 on a wet Saturday morning than a CL or EPL game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I haven't watched a full CL match since Liverpool won it in 2005. I have money on the game tonight but I doubt even that will be enough to hold my attention to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 yea it's tom kyte. bring on next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) Dont know why they bother with the group stages, the last 16 is nearly the same every year Edited June 6, 2015 by scottincarlisle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Dont know why they bother with the group stages, the last 16 is nearly the same every year $$$£££ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 it's a higher standard of football than has ever been seen before. I don't agree with the way the money is distributed, but in purely football terms, it's not boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Dont know why they bother with the group stages, the last 16 is nearly the same every year As someone has said. It's money. I'd be happy to do what it used to be and just the champions of each league. Then the Europa could be 2nd and 3rd from each league. There is no way that rewarding a ream for finishing 4-7th is good at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest allyc Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Bring back the old style European cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud1982 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Personally I think it's great. If it's boring because it's the same teams challenging every year, tell me what league doesn't just have 2/3 teams competing for the title. The fact that barca hasn't won it for 4 years & no team has won 2 in a row shows not that predictable. Also 7 different winners in last 10 years ain't bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 As someone has said. It's money. I'd be happy to do what it used to be and just the champions of each league. Then the Europa could be 2nd and 3rd from each league. There is no way that rewarding a ream for finishing 4-7th is good at all. Should bring back the Cup Winners Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishTyke Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I only really pay attention to both forms of European competition when Scottish teams are involved, lose interest after that. Really enjoyed seeing Rangers and Celtic in the CL Last 16 and also that year Aberdeen played Bayern Munich. Otherwise I haven't really got much to go on as I'm only 22, don't remember the ultimate glory days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Money talks.There is no way a team who finishes 3rd or 4th should be in Champ Lge & smaller nations have to go through rounds of qualifying after winning their league. Agreed, bring back old European Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh1877 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I enjoyed the final. Barca play like a 5 aside team, pass and move, ball hardly ever above head height, always options available to the guy with the ball, good close control. I wouldn't say I find it boring although it doesn't really get interesting until about the quarters. I don't find watching great players playing great football as boring. I'd rather watch a game where skill is on display as opposed to watching a game where guys that are paid to play football can't pass or cross or can only kick the ball with one foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Personally I think it's great. If it's boring because it's the same teams challenging every year, tell me what league doesn't just have 2/3 teams competing for the title. The fact that barca hasn't won it for 4 years & no team has won 2 in a row shows not that predictable. Also 7 different winners in last 10 years ain't bad All 7 from the top 4 richest football nations and it would be very surprising if anyone out with those 7 teams wins it again, if it happens it will be for one of two reasons, a club finds itself a billionaire or a complete fluke. The fact that barca have won four of the last 10 means it is predictable. There was a time when European premier competition could be won by a much much larger pool of teams, it had prestige and it was a novelty, now that pool of teams is down to about 8 at most. The group stages are a massive borefest because the outcome of each group is more or less set because of seedlings. Sure you might get the odd victory for the likes of Celtic winning against barca but ultimately Celtic go out and barca will progress to the latter stages. Even the last 16 is quite boring, the last 8 is where it gets quite intense because the super rich clubs finally have a challenge from another super rich club. These super clubs have the best talent in the world which means the "pretty" football they play will continue to attract the arm chair fan even though most of the games screened are pish. With these clubs getting stronger and stronger every year they will only ever have the odd year of transition till they return to the top of the European tree. Unless there is an overhaul of the European cup we will see the same super clubs dominate this competition whilst domestic tournaments are devalued. As for your comment on domestic leagues being predictable, well it's for the same reasons as above, the super rich clubs dominate because of their vast wealth compared with the rest of their leagues, where do they get that vast wealth.......the champions league and its TV money. Just because leagues are now all as predictable as each other does not make it right. At least Scotland was first at something, we were the first to allow such a gap to be created between a couple of big clubs and the rest.........although it's just one club now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud1982 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Agree with what your saying.all I was saying was if the champ league is boring because it's predictable then I think every league /comp is boring as don't know what league get many surprise winners . even the wild cup. They may have the odd surprise package get through the groups. But it's the usual suspects in the final . Tbh I like cl because off the sheer quality off player and skill on show.i also find the championship one off the best leagues to watch because it's so hard to predict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stactuso85 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Yes. Uefa, or more specifically the boards of the 'big' European clubs, took over club football and basically rigged it to make themselves rich. Football stopped being competitive after that. Same thing happened 'domestically'. Quite why there was never any fans revolt over this is strange. Football fans meekly accepted this biased new order. The glory hunters loved it of course. I'd rather watch paint dry than watch the 'Champions' League and I'm a football fan. There are many people who hold the same view. Yet the media tell us all of Europe gets excited over this glass-ceiling tournament. Do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I love it. Watching the worlds best players going at it, usually produces some cracking games along the way. In fact I would say the Dortmund v Real games from a couple of seasons ago where Lewandowski got four might be the best I've ever seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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