Boredom Killed Another

Almost 2 months since I last posted here? Jesus. A combination of simply having too much on, as well as a growing irritation with the dross that is consistently dressed up as football journalism in the national press, led me to never find the time to post.
Why return now? Simply because I'm off work this week and I've got some time so I thought I'd dip a solitary toe into the stagnant pool of football writing and see how slimy it felt...
Have I missed much? Generally avoided the papers the last couple of months, occasional glimpses of the same old stories with the same old biases, has anything changed, are we still missing Ronaldo? Are referees still right on our side? Every team we play unlucky to lose? Thought so...
A gentle start to the week anyway, not even a Man Utd story, just a few words on this story about the possibility of using play-offs for the final Champions League place:

Currently the club which finishes fourth goes through but the new proposal would mean a play-off between the clubs finishing fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. The intention is to inject more competition into a league in which qualification has for years remained in the hands of the same four clubs.

Which idea seems the opposite of the stated intention - more competition? extending the possibility of Champions League football downward is not making more competition, but admitting defeat, saying, "there is no chance of any competition so lets give them a chance by artificially making the playing field uneven..." And when all the talk is of trying to dissuade clubs from getting into huge debts with hopes of the riches of the higher echelons isn't this idea actively encouraging them to do just that - "you've no chance of fourth no matter how much you spend, but 7th? Go on, try it, spend, spend, spend - it's only seventh..."
If you want a play-off why not get the top 4 to play off for the title?
If you want competition do something else - it really is a little lame still if the most interesting end of season competition you can muster is for the final Champions League place...