Well, you certainly know the conditions in the Dutch football better. Still, I am willing to bet that the Dutch fans are not very happy with their clubs falling behind the European elite.
Every supporter would like his club to win the Champions League. But Dutch people aren't as bothered by it as you would think, at all. The popularity of Dutch football hasn't declined at all in my country. Everybody has mostly accepted that it has become a talent development league. The Dutch take pride in that, and see the Dutch national team as an outcome of that. Considering how small of a country we are we have nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to football. Succes, when it comes to results, isn't the most important thing in Dutch football, it's secondary. And I love watching the Dutch league just as much as I did when Ajax won it's last Champions League, so I'm not too bothered by it either.
As you have admitted yourself, they don't need you
I didn't actually mean it that conclusive. Because basically we don't need them either. It's just that we would benefit more from it than they would, but they'd still benefit from it. De Bundesliga is doing very well, but there's still plenty of room for improvement. And it would improve with the addition of Dutch clubs.
I see you edited your post, and deleted what I responded to above. I'm going to leave it in because it deserves a response.
Sorry to say, but I feel that you have a narrow view on the issue. The idea is to create a league competition with the financial power of at least the French League One. I am aware of the meaning of the words Benelux, Scandinavia and United Kingdom.
Not a narrow view, a Dutch view. You asked for it.
I actually think you have a narrow view, you only see a hypothetical financial side of things.
As for the weather issues, I have already suggested the Brazilian competition format. The regional league would take place in the spring (in this case, March-April-May), so the national leagues will have the other 9 months on their disposal.
So we'd completely change a playing shedule which fits in perfectly with the international and European football calendar. Not going to happen. And the weather in those countries is still bad in March.
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