It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

Good game wasn't it as expected, Germany and many other European Countries light years ahead of us in terms of the way they do things.

Well England have produced 8 of the ECL finalists (including 3 of the winners) over the last 10 years. Spain have produced 3 finalists and 3 winners, Germany have produced 4 finalists and 1 winner, and Italy 3 finalists with 2 winners.

I would argue that it's us who are light years ahead of them.

CLF good game to watch, agree Stan. Looking forward to today's game, I'd like to see Palace take it. Prediction 3-2
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No particular liking for either club George, but purely on a personal travel convenience basis I would rather go to Watford then have to go onto and across London if I go and watch Burnley play away. So glad that Palace won, hope you didn't have a bet on -):

Hils , difference is the Spanish teams were full of Spaniards , the German teams were full of Germans and the English teams were full of foreigners.

Both light years ahead of England.

I'm not saying that your statement is incorrect, Dilbert, but the main reason that the English Premier League is full of overseas players is that it's the best football league in the world and all the top players want to be a part of it. Their involvement only serves to make that league better still which is evidenced by the success of English teams in the ECL.

It's winning that counts and, personally, I'd rather see my side win with foreign players than lose with English players. People who say otherwise are normally just jealous.

Sure, I accept that it doesn't help the national team, as our own young players aren't getting the opportunities they might otherwise get. Unfortunately, international football can be tedious at the best of times, and I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep if I never saw another England match. Club football is much more important and interesting imo.

Stan, only a small bet which went down the pan (nothing new there). Wasn't a classic, and not the goals of previous encounters between them, but watchable all the same. I have no affiliation with either club but like 'ollie, also Watford have so many 'on loan' players from the club owner's other foreign footballing interests, that to me does not feel right, is it Watford or Udinese playing for the premiership.
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Hils , in Spain 80% of players have to be Spanish and it's something similar in Germany I think.

Here you would be lucky to find 11 English players in the starting line-up of the top 4 teams in the Premier League combined.

There are way too many average foreign players in the Premiership and this is the reason England have and will continue to struggle at international level , we got a few at Cardiff.

The stupid money Sky pay is ruining the game imo.

Spot on Dil :O) But as long as the rubbish English players continue to go further in the World Cup matches than the Welsh, Irish and the Scots, that will do for me.

Short term view, silly lad chris.

The English play with fear,the Germans play with power and belief, the Spanish play and send you to sleep, the Scottish play with an haggis.

We love it when you qualify Chris gives us 23 other teams to support :-)

... the penalty shoot outs have been some of my favourite moments in football.

Gf - Get a sense of humour pass FFS.

Dil - :O)

Gf - Get a sense of humour pass FFS.

Dil - :O)

Shock Wales win result alert! http://www.vetwales.org/page125.html

Chris, and golf is a toffs sport.............. FOUR

GF - Try and get something right mate...........FORE

Chris my mind was on cricket just having watched the highlights on channel four.

Ohhhhh you are a grand lad really.

Bet you a right bonny boy.

Some of those veterans look as though they were around when Cardiff won the Cup in 1927 !

Cardiff new Premier League kit unveiled today , biggest shock will be if it's blue but we live in hope.

Just seen the new kit and it's still red and looks feckin awful.