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Brian Barwick, In the 15 years of the Premiership we have had just 4 different champions - Man utd, Arsenal, Chelsea and Blackburn. Is this good for the game? Wouldn't a salary cap like they have in Aussie rules inject a bit of life and interest into the game?
Asked by acethanoi on Aug 17 2007 4:59:08 PM and supported by 32 members
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The problem with a salary cap is that you cannot just apply it to one league, so it would have to be approached as a Europe-wide initiative. At the end of the day football is a business, and it is up to those at the top to maintain their dominance. Certainly, Blackburn haven’t been a permanent fixture in the top 4, and until recently neither had Chelsea. The top league has always been dominated by the same few clubs, though at least now with the Champions League set-up there are very great rewards for finishing 4th, or lower down for the UEFA Cup. We didn’t have those incentives twenty or thirty years ago, so as things stand, there are actually more opportunities for clubs to play and achieve more. MORE!

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