THE CONSOLATION PRIZE?
Let’s hear it for Tin Pot, the third-tier Uefa wheeze that hasn’t turned out to be anywhere near as bad as some thought it would be but still hasn’t quite ended up how those behind it imagined it might. Originally conceived with a view to giving clubs from lesser-ranked leagues around the continent a chance to play in Europe, Tin Pot has done exactly that, even if the somewhat anomalous presence of numerous comparative heavyweights from Europe’s Big Five top flights somewhat kiboshed the chances of anyone from one of those lesser leagues winning the trophy.
