(18-10-2016, 20:42)Paigntonhibby Wrote: Hope the Germans win
The only reason I'd tend to concur with this sentiment is because of the 'money factor' - the huge amount of money that is pulled in by only one Scottish footie club and it's all ultimately down to ploughing in millions of quid to invest in decent players and a solid manager who can 'get the best' out of these players - effectively a 'monopoly situation' which is never healthy (just ask the M&MC why that is!) in any footie league and we certainly have that prob here! Sadly, there is no easy solution apart from the bigger clubs in Scotland trying to maximise their fan base and utilising their additional revenue intake to at least challenge more positively. However, even that level of commitment will produce limited success anyway! The problem will never disappear in Scotland any time soon as we can all see that 'money makes money' and the higher the amount, the more likely that 'conveyor belt success' is guaranteed but to the detriment of all other footie clubs and fans in Scotland - one of the main reasons why current and new generations of kids in Scotland have no great respect for the game up here and they look for a similar but more inspiring interest at a higher level elsewhere!