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[Cunningstunt]

Wouldn’t a big Eredivisie club (Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV) pay more than a Championship club?

Potentially but he would need to be the right type of player for them. Despite being big, they are still looking to develop guys and sell them onto the big leagues. I don't think this really fits where McGree is now.

At this stage of his career, he just takes the cash available. This might well be petrodollarydoos after the WC.

 

[WhatAmIWatching]

Ideally Nestory Irankunda needs to find a Championship side which will give him consistent game time and where he has a chance at contending for promotion as opposed to struggling to stay up.

Was there a reason he wasn't getting consistent game time?

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

The game time wasn't the problem. Watford is a totally toxic club right now - even the fans are saying NI should get out and find somewhere stable to properly learn and develop.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Unlikely other than a handful of players. There is far more money in the Championship which, other than the clubs you mentioned, is a better and more competitive league than the Eridivisie.

The Eredivisie is better than the Championship.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Was there a reason he wasn't getting consistent game time?

The only reasons why Nestory Irankunda wouldn't have gotten consistent game time this season would be due to injury or suspension but at his age ideally players need as much game time as possible to benefit their development.

 

[JS96]

The Eredivisie is better than the Championship.

It wouldn't be if Spurs had gone down yesterday.

The Eredivisie has a massive drop off with many clubs that are horrible to watch.

The top teams are very good but the Championship has a stronger bulk of clubs and a few at the bottom drop off.

 

[Frankly Speaking]

Circatis parma beats volpatos sassuolo with the latter playing 8 minutes

Hopefully circati with some passive aggressive comments about where each player will be a week from now

Man, Circati really screwed the pooch rejecting the Roos.

 

[socceroosmad]

Someone on the Watford forum says Nestory's now been linked with Fiorentina (as well as Everton, Palace and a return to Bayern).

I wish him a brilliant career

 

[scout_aussie]

The Eredivisie is better than the Championship.

I would strongly disagree. The Eredivisie is much weaker today than it was in its halcyon days. The Belgian league is considerably stronger than the Eredivisie today, for example.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

I would strongly disagree. The Eredivisie is much weaker today than it was in its halcyon days. The Belgian league is considerably stronger than the Eredivisie today, for example.

Interesting re the Belgian league.

I'd agree that the Eredivisie is no longer what it was, which is an interesting question for the likes of Balard and Hrustic - both in teams at the bottom of the table. Balard was one of the better players (occasionally captain) at NAC but to what extent does a player get dragged down by the crapness of his team mates.

Should definitely be in our WC squad in my view, but I don't rate Hrustic - too lazy.

 

[DandyCasey]

I would strongly disagree. The Eredivisie is much weaker today than it was in its halcyon days. The Belgian league is considerably stronger than the Eredivisie today, for example.

Something to do with work permits I assume?

 

[vanlassen]

It wouldn't be if Spurs had gone down yesterday.

The Eredivisie has a massive drop off with many clubs that are horrible to watch.

The top teams are very good but the Championship has a stronger bulk of clubs and a few at the bottom drop off.

The Championship also has a significantly higher revenue stream compared to the Eredivisie.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

I would strongly disagree. The Eredivisie is much weaker today than it was in its halcyon days. The Belgian league is considerably stronger than the Eredivisie today, for example.

PSV would beat Brugge though.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

It wouldn't be if Spurs had gone down yesterday.

The Eredivisie has a massive drop off with many clubs that are horrible to watch.

The top teams are very good but the Championship has a stronger bulk of clubs and a few at the bottom drop off.

This is probably a fair assessment. Heracles are Championship level, PSV are lower Prem level.

 

[JS96]

This is probably a fair assessment. Heracles are Championship level, PSV are lower Prem level.

Heracles would get relegated from the Championship easily. These power Dutch clubs are woeful. Remember Volendaam with Kuol?

That's the issue with a lot of these leagues. They're gatekept but a large few and the rest are just always making up the numbers. The occasional club sneaks a title but it's rare.

I feel the football suffers in that the clubs that have no chance of winning are essentially training style tactics in matches just going through the motions and existing. Fulham are like that in the EPL to be fair.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Heracles would get relegated from the Championship easily. These power Dutch clubs are woeful. Remember Volendaam with Kuol?

That's the issue with a lot of these leagues. They're gatekept but a large few and the rest are just always making up the numbers. The occasional club sneaks a title but it's rare.

I feel the football suffers in that the clubs that have no chance of winning are essentially training style tactics in matches just going through the motions and existing. Fulham are like that in the EPL to be fair.

Where would you rate each team? I’d say PSV, Feyenoord, etc in the Prem. Better squads than Celtic and Rangers or MLS clubs in my opinion, just saying.

The Championship also has a significantly higher revenue stream compared to the Eredivisie.

Not if they play in Europe.

 

[DandyCasey]

Where would you rate each team? I’d say PSV, Feyenoord, etc in the Prem. Better squads than Celtic and Rangers or MLS clubs in my opinion, just saying.


Not if they play in Europe.

Scottish teams mid Championship, Dutch Upper Championship.

 

[JRD]

The Eredivisie is better than the Championship.

It's not. It's actually not close.

The Championship is the best league in Europe after the EPL, La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1.

The other 'big' European leagues have differing degrees of the same problem. 1 to 3 very good teams and then a lot of dross.

There is simply much more money in the Championship and the quality is higher as a result. The gap grows every year.
It's like the EPL vs La Liga but at a different level.

For example, Irankunda's Watford finished 16th in the Championship. Volendam who finished in the same position would almost certainly be relegated from the Championship and would likely be mid table in League 1.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

It's not. It's actually not close.

The Championship is the best league in Europe after the EPL, La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1.

The other 'big' European leagues have differing degrees of the same problem. 1 to 3 very good teams and then a lot of dross.

There is simply much more money in the Championship and the quality is higher as a result. The gap grows every year.
It's like the EPL vs La Liga but at a different level.

For example, Irankunda's Watford finished 16th in the Championship. Volendam who finished in the same position would almost certainly be relegated from the Championship and would likely be mid table in League 1.

So then how do Dutch teams generally make the knockout stages of European competitions (other than this season)? Unless you’re implying that PSV, Feyenoord and I guess Nijmegen and Ajax are “very good” and the rest are “dross”.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Scottish teams mid Championship, Dutch Upper Championship.

You don’t think Celtic could survive either? Personally I think they’d really struggle but I think they’d just stay up or maybe yo-yo sometimes.