retired_omiandrea

I cant help it /o\

I told my self to stay away which is why I havnt posted or even clicked on this thread for the last two pages until tonight

retired_sedimohasel

LOL

It's been a long argument yep, pretty dead now though... until someone else opens a thread like this in a few <STRIKE>months</STRIKE> [i]weeks[/]...

retired_sedimohasel

weeks

*double checks*

OK :thup:

kwchannell89

didnt the champions of the competition qualify automatically in the old format?

retired_sedimohasel

Milan wouldn't be Champion since they wouldn't even have participated in the old format

retired_anneduck

Noones realistically going to accept going back to Champions only, but a limit of three teams per country, so we don't end up with English/Italian teams in the semis again would be the right thing to do.

Anyway, here's the details of the proposal which is due to be accepted:

- Champions 1-12 qualfy automatically
- Runners Up 1-6 qualify automatically
- Third place 1-3 qualify automatically
- Holders qualify automatically
- Fourth place 1-3, Third place 1-6 and Runners Up 1-15 play qualifiers for 5 places.
- Champions 13-52 play qualifiers for 5 places

So it looks like we're going to have a guaranteed 17 champions in two years time.

retired_anneduck

with three English/Italian teams*

retired_rinkjustice

So I assume your goal isn't a maximization of competitive quality but of diversity?

retired_anneduck

So I assume your goal isn't a maximization of competitive quality but of diversity? </BLOCKQUOTE>

I don't think the two are mutually exclusive, there's a balance that can have competetive quality while still representing more of the UEFA association. Many of the mid-ranking nations have given great accounts of themselves in the past and I don't see why they won't do the same given the chance and a couple of years to catch up.

retired_shelwill

Absolutely </BLOCKQUOTE>

To which bit? You can't deny the second part of his statement is true