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Originally Posted by troutman
So? They will never be more than fodder, and a waste of time. Put them in a "B" Pool. The IIHF does not invite Luxembourg or Mongolia to the World Hockey Championships.
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Interesting that this came up, this is in the Daily Mail today:
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Europe's leading clubs have called for the chaotic international fixture list to be slashed.
The European Club Association are demanding that the current fixture list is cut in half from 12 to six games.
The group's members include Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Fulham, Newcastle and Tottenham, as well as a string of European heavyweights.
They are putting pressure on FIFA and UEFA to dramatically reduce the number of matches each year in the latest twist in the club v country conflict.
'When I played in the European Championships in the 1980s there were eight teams, now it is 16 and in 2016 it will be 24.
'The World Cup is similar, from 16 teams to 32 now. Everything in the international calendar is balanced in favour of national teams.
'[Qualifying groups for international tournaments] used to have groups of four, now it is six or seven. It has to be stopped that we release players for nonsense dates.'
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1XBooflVk
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