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There’s a problem that English clubs and the FA are facing at the moment, and that is how to retain a balance between heritage and quality. After all, a football club’s sole concern is to remain competitive, to grow and to develop. This will keep the fans happy, the sponsors happy and in turn attract a higher quality of player and allow the club to become bigger and better. It is a big happy cycle. The problem that exists now, however, is that clubs do not equate the winning of competitions (or certainly some competitions, anyway) with success. After all, football is no longer just sport, it is a professional business and as such, priorities shift. It could be argued that the soul of football was traded in in the late 19th century, when the Aristocracy that hitherto had controlled and shaped the destiny of football had to relent its control and legalise professional football, which – *beyond allowing the pesky proletariat in on their fun on a full-time basis – diversified the essence of football. Instead of primarily being about demonstrating vim and*fervor, winning now became of paramount importance. And now, it could also be argued, the definition of [...]
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