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<P>Tony, if its about attitude and perception I suggest you start with the EL players as nearly every single one of them would jump ship and play in England if they were given the chance. But's its not about perception its about economic reality. The players will desert the EL to get more money, and it is the absence of a sufficient and sustainable revenue base that will keep the EL in the bottom tier of European soccer. At what point in the slow and gradual process of evolution will St Pat's be able to build a stadium big enough to hold a decent crowd and good enough to attract people who are not the existing die-hards. At what point will they be able to pay their players enough money to stop them emigrating to The Championship or League 1, never mind the Premiership? If serious investors saw any prospect of a return in the EL they would not be putting their money in the likes of Sunderland.</P>
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<P>Of course the people who follow current EL clubs (and the clubs themselves) are against change, but you are the minority. It's the people who dont buy the product, and want something better that football in Ireland needs to appeal to. </P>
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