- Jan 12, 2005
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I would be on board with this thinking if all European leagues were on a par which each over, or more or less on a par with each other.
We’ll have to see what teams we play on route to the final but I imagine only facing 1 maybe 2 teams that I would consider on a par with us. We might face none that are. We may have finished 7th in the best league in the world but does that mean playing teams that are not far away from being semi professional is at our level just because they’ve qualified for the same competition as us.
I guess we can even the playing field a bit by playing the kids.
The problem I always have is that I start off thinking like this, e.g. this season's Europa cup, but by the time we get to the knockout stages I'm desperate for us to win it.
If we get to the final we'll all end up sinking a few beers watching it at home or down our local (or the stadium knowing Levy) and end up jumping around at the final whistle if we win.
I celebrate stuffing lower league opposition in the domestic cups so I know I won't be any different in this one.