It’s rubbish.
The old back to back matches created a lot of argue too which was always good.
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It gave real edge on match day 5 and 6 in January.
Munster, Clermont and Wasps played out an iconic Pool* around 2007/08.
Finished up something like…
Munster 20 points
Wasps 19 points
Clermont 19 points
Some nobodies 0 points
*Pool was a tremendous term.
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Connacht lost 3/4 matches last season in the pool and still got last 16. An absolute cod.
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Anyone able to ladybird this for me?
4 group games. It’s group within groups.
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You play two teams twice. That’s your pool of 3 that you’re accredited with points for. But then three other groups of 3 combine to make a 12 team league table. The top 8 of whom advance to the round of 16 on that side. Same applies on the other side of the competition. It’s extremely convoluted and unnecessary. The pool stages are nearly unwatchable.
The two legged round 16 is strange too. Ulster won in Toulouse the first day out last year and ended up being knocked out anyway.
Montpellier had 82 points put on them by leinster and got a walk over to qualify. A cod
Where do they get these ideas from?
The administrators in sport in general 20 years ago were so far ahead of their time and got no credit for it.
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Wait till the football championship starts next year
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Sid miller was one of main drivers of original European competition and he was in his 60s at the time. A real visionary
The English and French clubs wrestled control of the administration of the European completion and have made a complete and utter fucking bollocks of it
English clubs are potless and their salary cap means most are not able to compete in Europe
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The NFL.
The NFL is the greatest run competition on the planet, chump.
Theres a lot to be said for a straight knock out open draw tournament. 1st round could be a potential final pairing and underdog runs. Not enough games for tv.
Is La Rochelle -6 is a gift the way Ulster have been playing?
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James Cronin carrying a lot of condition compared to his Munster days?
It’s -4 with Ladbrokes.
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Just be the meds…
Ben Kayser’s grasp of the English language will never fail to impress me.
Squeaky bum time for Leicestershire.