Competitions that have lost / gained prestige

[omagh_gael]

i think it was the intertoto cup that ruined eoropean soccer . they let just about any one in to that as many decent sides have refused the invite .
it waters down the brand

Ah the intertoto cup. That will always a special place in my heart after Omagh Town's (RIP) 0-1 victory away to Shaktoyr Soligorsk in 2003.

*cough* unfortunately we were hammered 1-7 in the 2nd leg in St Julians road.*

[ranch]

i think it was the intertoto cup that ruined eoropean soccer . they let just about any one in to that as many decent sides have refused the invite .
it waters down the brand

Ah the intertoto cup. That will always a special place in my heart after Omagh Town's (RIP) 0-1 victory away to Shaktoyr Soligorsk in 2003.

*cough* unfortunately we were hammered 1-7 in the 2nd leg in St Julians road.*

Likewise my team local side Newry Town (then City. Now defunct and re-forming as NCAFC) had a great result v Bundesliga side Duisberg in the late 90s when we beat them 1-0 at home in the 2nd leg, unfortunately we lost the 1st leg 2-0. This was a 2nd round tie though, we came through against a Croatian side I think in the previous tie.

[T Fearon]

Eurovision.Long fall from grace since the days of ABBA and Johnny Logan.Football pools,now overshadowed by the Lottery,and Spot the Ball has totally disappeared.