That is no arguement westie ,because every tournament or competition thats played in
any sport only 5 or 6 teams or individuals have a reasonable chance of winning,so should
there be only that many teams be allowed compete?There would be no need for heats
at the big athletic meets then either just stick the top 7 or 8 in the final and be done
with it. Also for the future how can players or teams improve if they arent allowed
compete at the top level.And as for making the quarter finals of the world cup it was a
massive achievement for a tiny country to get into the last 8 of a tournament that
at the outset involved almost every country in the world. In perspective it is possibly
a bigger achievement for Ireland to make the quarter finals than a big footballing nation
like Brazil or Germany to win the world Cup. Sur westie arent u always telling us that
anything is possible with commitment and self belief