I know you guys are looking at first place finishes right now, but it just isn't realistic. As much as you talk about the American teams, and how easy it seems to be to build a powerhouses over here, just look how much trouble the rest of the teams are having in just nudging the top two out of the way.
The real fight is for third and fourth. And yes, I know the Brits are still a ways down the line, but you have to do the best with what you've got at the time. I think that if teams like Nexus keep plugging away and hanging in there, the pieces are bound to fall. Picking up a bunch of young players to fill out starting positions is a long-dollar plan, and hopefully, as Nexus (for example) keeps pushing forward, the sponsorship will continue, and hopefully grow, both growing each other, and obviously making the team stronger.
I would assume that as the English market grew, so would the interest of sponsors. I know it isn't going to happen tomorrow, or even next season, but I can see Nexus, the Tigers, etcetera, one of them at least, finally building a Sunday regular.
What I can't see is a short-term fix to create a Euro super team to fly over and beat the crap out of everyone.
I, of course, have been known to be wrong.
EDIT ADD: And you guys wrote a bunch of stuff before I posted this