<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>… hmm …</em></span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">“Robbie Robbie settle please. Long row to hoe, if you know the phrase silly bird!”</span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>… Belgium …</em></span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">“Yeah, a team reaching top performance as Belgium did a few years back and then holding it is tough no matter how big a player base one has or how good the leadership at the national federation is. At least Europe doesn’t distract itself with something as lucrative as American football. Australia has too many international sports to sustain with their talent pool. Sorry Robbie, top athletes have to decide between football and Aussie football and Rugby and Cricket and lord knows what else. It’s even worse in the US.”</span></span>