First of all dude, 2 balls. 1 for each of the last two posts.
It would be like Shaq saying to Kobe "I'm not that much taller than you, or stronger than you/it doesn't matter... I am more skilled" (or some other such line of discussion). Denying your advantages doesn't help the conversation at all.
Look, this is far from something I dwell on. For me, it's no point at all. But for some it's all they've had to hang their arguments on - and that is indeed misguided.
I agree that at the top of the tree, there's an advantage - if you compare those teams to the mid-level teams of bigger nations. But for the majority of those that have come, played, stayed a lil' or left because of getting thrown into a div 1/2 where you're cannon fodder... not so much.
Same is true of the top of other nations... now, I do not deny that it's *easier* to get to the top of a micro... with a bit of luck. If you start your BB life in a strong div 2 or in a div 1, then you have seasons of getting the proverbial kicked out of you first. There's no early satisfactory of the win, there's no steady climb. IF you can stick that out - sure: there's cash to be had.
Now, some bright spark'll probably point to that last commentary and state that MERGER WILL FIX THIS! And that's true... but at what cost? If it comes at being part of a Walmart version of what BB's been? NathnxImdone...
BB's about (or has been) diversity, and celebrating that diversity. If the fact that some teams at the very top of small nations are at times able to be competitive against the very top of big nations is something that upsets you... well, I'm sorry. Tough.
The aforementioned issue (lack of success early/having to face established teams right away) has other ways to be fixed that don't involve making the world a Utopian vanilla bath.
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