This debate is one that is not new and will continue to divide opinion. I'm having a little discussion about this with mates and just wondered where everyone else stands on this.
One of my mates who is a Chelsea fan has claimed that he would rather England won the world cup than Chelsea win the treble next season, and has even gone as far to say that he would happily see his club team not lift a single trophy for an entire decade in exchange for the Jules Rimet Trophy to resting in England at the end of the summer.
I have the opposing view, nothing would mean more to me than Tottenham lifting a league title, would take it over the world cup every day of the week.
So what's your view on this? Maybe it depends on the success that your team is used to?
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Discuss...
Club or Country
posted on 11/6/14
RDBD:
The competition was traditionally open to the runners-up of domestic leagues, but the competition was merged with UEFA's previous second-tier European competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, in 1999. Since then, the winners of domestic cup competitions have also entered the UEFA Cup.
posted on 11/6/14
Spurs won the UEFA Cup in 1984.
They were not 2nd in the league in 1982-83.
posted on 11/6/14
RDBD:
Unfortunately I don't have an answer for that. All I know is that the UEFA cup when it started (before they started allowing various cup winners in) was only open to domestic league runners up. Although I don't know how many runners up were allowed but I think there were 64 teams in the first UEFA cup which Spurs won in 1971-72 season.
posted on 11/6/14
I think the club loyalty thing is much stronger for England fans theny anyone else. But that's just basing that on sites like this.
I find it really strange, I've said this many times on here but even as a Liverpool fan Roy Keane is still one of my favourite players ever. I wasn't a fan of him in red but once he pulled on the green jersey he was our captain, best player and leader and got us to the WC in 2002 even though he did leave the squad befor eit started.
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Exactly, if people can't put aside club rivalries for their national team then that's just petty. Besides, it's not like supporting Gerrard and Sterling in the World Cup helps Liverpool whatsoever. I still despise them but I can somewhat put that aside to support my country for a month
posted on 11/6/14
"Unfortunately I don't have an answer for that."
Of course you do : the rules changed.
Suffice it to say that of the teams often in the current CL, three of them would have been playing near always in the 1980s UEFA Cup format.
posted on 11/6/14
comment by Glenghis (U19365)
posted 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
RDBD:
The competition was traditionally open to the runners-up of domestic leagues, but the competition was merged with UEFA's previous second-tier European competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, in 1999. Since then, the winners of domestic cup competitions have also entered the UEFA Cup.
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Mistake is you took "runners-up" to mean 2nd placed teams. But when used in plural it can sometimes refer not only to whoever's second, but also 3rd, 4th etc. That was the usage in the above context.
Europe's top leagues had multiple entrants since the very first edition.
Club or country? Country, no question.
posted on 11/6/14
Remembering 1966 and the excitement the win caused and as it's only once every four years I think it's difficult to compare club v country because club is every year, the world cup is far more exclusive as it's much rarer. But for this season I would prefer England to win the World Cup rather than Spurs lifting a trophy last season.
posted on 11/6/14
bet if we were good you'd like them more #gloryhunters
posted on 12/6/14
comment by Ilori (U18764)
posted 34 minutes ago
bet if we were good you'd like them more #gloryhunters
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nope. as i said, would rather spurs win a penalty than england win world cup
am totally indifferent to international football and i would prefer if no spurs players took part in it for any nation.
posted on 12/6/14
How about you support both you melts