Dennis

Naturally its an emotional topic, and I don't pretend to be objective in all this for one moment. I have some problem accepting that "small countries" present a problem for UEFA. Call me an idealist, but UEFA aren't supposed to be a "big boys" club only. Their role is to administer football in the continent of Europe. The continent of Europe includes San Marino, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Faroe Islands, Malta, Cyprus. It also includes Gibraltar. UEFA is as responsible for the development of football in these countries/territories as it is for the development of football in Germany, E

If I may, I'd like to take this thread back "on-topic" as it were. I'm a Gibraltarian myself, and so the Dusseldorf decision naturally hurt me. I recognise I am biased, but then again so are others in this forum. My main aim here, regardless of whether you agree or disagree with Gibraltar's exclusion from UEFA, is to correct some of the misinformation that seems to be flying around. (1)The notion that Gibraltar is part of the UK is new to me. Gibraltar is not an independent state, it is a UK Overseas Territory which constitutionally does NOT form part of the United Kingdom. It is therefore