Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
And yet the English game is the most watched and most highly valued of all the domestic leagues in the world.

That doesn't make your assessment wrong, of course, but it is another reason why it hasn't become more refined. It's in nobody's financial interest that it should.
I was making a similar point yesterday about why authorities don't do anything about refs getting harassed - it is of course terrible and wrong but people actually like to watch it. Let's face it the England Colombia game without all the dissent, pushing, and general bad behaviour was probably very dull but people thought it was a good game because of all that "drama"