The CL is an invite too - mostly to teams who aren't champions of their own league. That competition gave up on legitimate (champion) competitors decades ago.
It has an appalling standard until the KO stages. Then it gets to about a level below...
That is fascinating. So apparently Mosh lead them on, all documents were signed, and Textor was just sitting waiting for wiring instructions that they kept not sending until they sealed the deal with TFG. The interview makes more sense now.
Just a few wee months ago we were practically dead n buried, TFG came in, got our mental debt sorted... That wasn't cheap, Hired Moyes who steadied the ship, we've kept Branthwaite, Gueye and ehem... Keane. We now have a new striker in. I'm going...