Paul Watson

Because, no, he was absolutely sensational.

And I think, to be honest, Palace, maybe they were aiming for that 1-0 nervy win so that everyone could enjoy it more because they could have won this 2-0 or 3-0, really.

And Wharton especially, like, they kind of just had no answer to him, really.

I love that every time you try and put a good-natured, slightly jovial suggestion on how we could restructure football, you just get wall-to-wall abuse, right?

I even started it with, I am delighted for Palace, right?

Yeah, I mean, it's a weird situation, isn't it?

Yes, there is clearly a problem.

Like, it shouldn't be this way.

And we're talking about the disparity of wage bill.

This one was an especially stark one because of Rayo Vallecano's unique situation, right?

This was more pronounced partly because even within La Liga, Real Vallecano are a complete outlier.

They shouldn't exist.

I think they've got the lowest budget in the whole of La Liga and the smallest ground.

So they shouldn't really be able to get to this tournament at all by rights.

So it kind of slightly made this a more extreme version of a trend that is clearly there already.

I like the idea that you've got there of having the Europa Conference League as almost like a starter league for European teams.

I get where you're coming from.

And I totally agree this thing when Chelsea are in it, it does feel weird, doesn't it?

It does feel somewhat against the spirit of it.

But in the end, you've set the boundaries where they are, don't you, with your competitions.