Fresh Prince of Chesh-air wrote:You're contradicting yourself surely? Nobody wants Liverpool to qualify for it, simple as that,
Well, Liverpool fans want Liverpool to qualify.
I'd say that most "neutrals" will want Liverpool to fail because it'll be funny to see Liverpool fail, just like lots of neutrals will want Chelsea to screw up the title challenge, or Chelsea to lose to Pompey in the final, or a "big" side to get relegated (like Newcastle and Leeds did) but it's not something that the PL particularly needs.
Quote:and if City qualify their cheque book will be out in force once again and they'll be able to offer players CL football instead of Uefa or none at all. Thus making it even harder for anyone else to bridge that gap. Surely it can only be good for the PL to 'close up'.
It's better if the gap closing between the top and the rest is because the rest are improving, not because the clubs at the top are in decline.
Quote:Thats why out of the four in the chase it'll be better for the PL should Villa or Spurs get it, as they'll be much easier to displace than City or Liverpool would be should they get it.
No one knows what is
better for the PL. Citeh could get 4th spend another £250m on players and then end up mid-table next season. Same with Villa or Spurs, they could get 4th, try and spend to keep their position and be really poor next year.
Even if Liverpool scrape into 4th spot, they will have done so at the skin of their teeth and it'll barely be deserved. Rather than there being an actual "top 4" it would be a top 3, with 2 of the 3 genuine contenders and the other just hoping they can catch them. Then there's about 4 or 5 clubs chasing the 4th spot.
