Comments for Haifa's domestic dominance useless in Europe at http://www.wsc.co.uk , comment 0 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.wsc.co.uk Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:13:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4269/38/#pc_1339 Always interesting to see another take on the Israeli league. Although I think this is a little harsh on Haifa. They actually performed pretty well in the Champions League. A bit of luck and they would have had a couple of points for sure. But I am not sure about Haifa´s total local monopoly. Sure, they have been cleaning up for the past year but teams have emerged with cash to challenge for the top spotin recent years(Betar, Netanya etc). The credit crunch, not to mention the attentions of Interpol, has left these clubs in turmoil. But they will rise again, especially Beitar. And the first few seasons may see some big scores against minnow teams, but I do think it will, long term, raise the standard of Israeli football across the board. - Inshallah Iron Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:08:59 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4269/38/#pc_1330 Some similarity between this and the Celtic/Rangers situation.At least prior to this season anyway....... I cant help feeling that for these types of club striving for the Champions League is not the solution but part of the problem in itself. In countries such as Israel and Scotland and others like Belgium etc,surely a fairer distribution of the available wealth would be a more beneficial solution in the long run, rather than reaching for the dizzy heights of the so-called Champions league,and not being able to keep up. And the answer is NOT by trying to de-camp into someone elses league............ - Dalef65 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:16:20 +0100