Poorer in terms of cash for sure... But in terms of sports Euro 2008 will not be poorer without a team that fails to be even 2nd in a group such as this one.

And if we look on atmosphere in the stadiums and fans partying, I'd very much prefer to see Scotland go through than England.

And who knows it might just be the best thing that could happen to English football. Just like when France, with Papin, Cantona, Ginola, Deschamps etc... missed out the 94 WC despite needing just one point out of their last two qualifiers against Israel and Bulgaria. It was a big shock but 4 years later, with a completely different team, we were World Champions and European Champions in 2000. That's all I can wish for England.


Ponrauil