Mockney
Not the only poster to be named Poster of the Year
Aside from everything else, I actually don’t think this would be true. The great thing about football tournaments is they become these huge self contained carnivals, where entire narratives and loyalties can be forged in a couple of weeks... and when you’re there, the players almost don’t really matter...If all the super league players were kicked out, I’m entirely confident there’s be a huge swell of camaraderie for their replacements (just look how reaction differs to England teams who aren’t expected to do much vs ones who are - not to mention that a fair proportion of travelling fans are supporters of these “lesser clubs” who consider England their version of glory hunting) ... sure you’d lose some interest globally, but the actual vibe would be fantasticI mean, if you banned all those clubs players' from the world cup or euros, most squads would be so much weaker, and the tournament would be shite i suspect