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How so? I know he left Palace for Spurs, but was it solely about the cash (or has he done/said something since to show it was)? I assumed he wanted the move back then as Spurs are the bigger club, which for the vast majority of youngsters would be enough, the money's just a bonus (a really big one).

I'm not trying to be an arse but do you have a example of a player like this? I'd still contend that any young player who isn't being advised brilliantly, or has local ties, is always likely to pick the bigger team simply through the hope that they might make it there, money and youth setups be...

If I were a teenager and I was being told that I was the next big thing by everyone around me, with a PL club interested, would it not be a display of poor attitude/lack of ambition to not make the move? The money would obviously be better but I think it's very easy to project an adult...

And what would happen if those clubs drew each other in the cup? How would that work? Also, what of the other teams in L1/L2 that don't have a partnership, they'd effectively be unable to get decent loans from any PL side, whilst also receiving a lot less support than those affiliated with...

On that we agree completely. By making it a runners up prize to the 'best loser' (or whatever wording they choose) how can it be expected to be treated as anything else? I'm not sure whether easing loan restrictions would be the best solution but it's probably the closest so far to one that'd...

I can't disagree that the UEFA Cup has, for years, been treated with the same care as the Intertoto Cup was. Baffling when you consider that it still has some mighty teams entering it each year. I'm not sure it's fair to say that a 'great number' of clubs would rather be out of it altogether...

Usually only after they've been knocked out. At that point they can say things like 'allows to concentrate on the league' and pretend that achieving 4th would count for more than winning a trophy. Before that gets shot down, I'm more than aware that the 4th spot would be more financially...