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hahahaha... steady.
[b]Unlikely source may aid Reds' defence
Liverpool's bid to gain entry to the Champions League took a
bizarre twist today.
Mike Harris, owner of Welsh Premier League champions TNS, has
offered to face the new holders.
He is a proposing a one-leg tie, possibly at the Millennium
Stadium, with the winner going on to the first qualifying round
place which is his club's by right.
'We would be supportive of this idea if it could be achieved with
the approval of UEFA, the English FA and the FA of Wales, without
in any way devaluing our league's future place in Europe,' Harris
told TNS website.
'It would help to raise the profile of the Welsh domestic league
and have the additional benefit of offering Liverpool a way of
defending the title.'[/b]
Wales FA says that TNS must play UCL, or let another Welsh side
take its place.
It is not fair that the European champion cannot defend its title.
It just shows how inflexible the rules can be.
