"as I have little interest in one wealthy world eleven playing against another." (me)..."And yet you continue to obsess over it. Wavy - wind in your fecking neck & check out The Northern League and start enjoying life for what it is instead of mithering on about how you want it to be." (IB - no need for IBy!)...If you disagree with say New Labour on something, e.g., you do do something!, here on Mudcat, e.g.; and so, too, many other posts are in disagreement with some matter.

"Along came a little Argentine wizard around the early 1970s, a footballer supreme, Ossie Ardiles, he made a complete mockery of all of those forecasts, he is still revered to this day by the Spurs fans and of course he was followed by others from sunny Spain and Italy, and great players from Holland, they all certainly brightened up the English game and are still doing so.
I enjoy`skillful football, long may the foreign footballers continue to to brighten up a long cold winter." (Ard)...I too remember that, despite Tim's remarks, and his fellow countryman, Ricky Villa - two of only a few foreign players at that time. And I agree that the quality now is high - but before we had quality AND the meaning that comes with mostly locals playing mostly locals (and, in those days Tim, I was a keen follower, whilst playing juniors in Aus., of English football.)