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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Can someone, please explain why clubs disrepect major honours, by playing second string teams.

It was quite honestly pure degrading watching Spurs, play such poor football, gave the ball away too many times, l watched it via PC, and felt ashamed, knowing full well that Harry, wanted us to lose.

All clubs claim, that they play too many games per season, total rubbish, Players get a lot of money, so how many days rest do they need, before a cup tie. The great teams of years ago, didn't play second string sides, and they won trophies, put more heart into it, fans pay a lot of money to see there clubs, win games to win cups, so maybe, fans should ask for the money back, if they go to see, say ie Chelsea play Man Utd, and they put out there second teams.

Basically it boils down to one thing. Money. Football clubs no longer really care about honours it is all about money as they are all really a basis now.

If you win the UEFA Cup you will get about £5m IIRC, i'm sure someone can find a more accurate figure, whereas if you finish one place above the relegation zone you will get £20m. Managers have no choice but to concentrate on the league due to the differences in money, if Harry did anything else he would end up getting the sack, it's the same with the FA Cup too which I think is between 3-5m for the winners