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Originally posted by jobr
Whats the point of having rules in place at the start of a competition if at the end of it you just disregard them? |
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The rules state that the 4 leading English teams in the premiership qulaify and they have - the rules have not changed.
What is being requested here is that special dispensation be made for the European Champions who have not otherwise qualified to defebnd their title. The fact that they are English would not be relevant to this request.
The rules at the start of the season would NOT state that "the winners of the Champions League will not automatically qualify for the Champions League in the next year, if they haven't already qualified" (or similar).
Basically, no request is being made for rules to be changed, more for an additional place to be made available.
Furtrher to this, rules can and will always be changed in special or certain circumstances. No governing body would put rules in place that cannot be changed should they see fit.
Tim