Got to agree Ff. We didn't even qualify in '74, '78 and '94.

Since '66. '70 Quarters. '82, Second group stage. '86 Quarters. '90 fourth. '98 round of 16. '02 and '06 Quarters. '10 round of 16. '14 group stages. '18 fourth. '22 Quarters. '26 third.

You also have to ask had this phenominon not ocured would we have seen some of the players we have seen, Cantona, Ronaldo, Solsjar, de Bruyne, Kompany, Aguero, Silva, Kante, many of the Chelsea players, Vialli, Le Bouf, Deschamps, Henry, Overmars, Bergkamp, Pires, Ravenelli, Emerson, Juinho. The list goes on. And I hate the PL.

I also remember an Oldham team with 6 nationalities on the pitch at the kick off.