NOT SO TIN POT?
Unveiled not so much to great fanfare as widespread indifference back in 2019, Tin Pot has gone on to become that rarest of Uefa wheezes – an actual really good idea. Billed as Europe’s third-tier competition, it gives the fans of teams who wouldn’t normally get to qualify for Big Vase an opportunity to enjoy a taste of European competition, while any teams that qualify are guaranteed to earn £2.5m before they’ve even kicked a ball. While such an amount is small beer to the likes of Aston Villa, Fenerbahce or Lille, it constitutes quite the lottery win for minnows such as Iceland’s Breiðablik, crack Faroese outfit Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag and other teams Football Daily had never heard of before they qualified for this season’s group stage.
