6th place?

[Cal]

What would it mean?

Do we have to hope that a 'top 4' side wins a cup to bring the UEFA cup places down to 6th?

Hasnt the Intertoto been scraped too?

 

[chicoazul]

What would it mean?

Do we have to hope that a 'top 4' side wins a cup to bring the UEFA cup places down to 6th?

Hasnt the Intertoto been scraped too?

We'll finish sixth.

We need United to win the Milk Cup so we get into Europe.

 

[sotnas]

Europe hasn't done us any good this season. So maybe a year off from european football would do us some good.

 

[Goat]

We get 3 UEFA places for sure.

1 goes to the FA Cup Winners
1 goes to the Carling Cup Winners
1 goes to 5th place

That is what we know for sure.

We think that with no Intertoto, the highest placed team that doesnt win a European place would enter 1st Qualifying round of Europa League/UEFA.

We are not sure how it works with regards the Cups, whether or not Runners up get a place. The Carling Cup defo not, not sure on the FA CUP.

So in an ideal world, Everton win the FA Cup or Utd play Chelsea in the Final And Utd win the Carling Cup. Then 5th, 6th and 7th would get a Euro place. Providing that Chelsea and Utd had made the CL.

 

[Cal]

Europe hasn't done us any good this season. So maybe a year off from european football would do us some good.

I don't see the point in this season then if we don't get Europe.

 

[TsarDiniyar]

Round format and qualification entries are different.

League Cup winners go into 3rd qualifying round (Spurs/United)

FA Cup winners and 5th place in the PL go into the playoff round (formerly known as the 1st round).



Its weird, because say United win the League cup and Carling cup. I dont know how they will determine who will take their place.

7th goes into 3rd qual round
6th into Playoff round?

 

[chicoazul]

Doesnt the runner up go into Europe in the FA Cup?

 

[TsarDiniyar]

Europe hasn't done us any good this season. So maybe a year off from european football would do us some good.

we're having one now, i wouldnt call 2 games a season in Europe

 

[Cal]

Will someone just find out ffs?

Chico, do it you lazy knobhead.

 

[Goat]

Doesnt the runner up go into Europe in the FA Cup?

There was talk of a rule change the year that Millwall made the Final, not sure what happened. I would say yes, but i could be very wrong.

 

[chicoazul]

YOUVE GOT GOOGLE CAL YOU TIT.

 

[Goat]

UEFA Europa League 2009–10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UEFA Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UEFA coefficient - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Go on then Cal pick the bones out of that lot.

 

[TsarDiniyar]

1st to 9th ranked nations : National Cup Winner and 3 other teams sent to the qualification rounds.

So FA Cup winner, League cup winner and 5th/6th?

 

[Cal]

YOUVE GOT GOOGLE CAL YOU TIT.

Use Yahoo, mate.

 

[sotnas]

I don't see the point in this season then if we don't get Europe.

We've had a turbulent start of season. European football adds pressure in the signing department and makes us start the season earlier. Besides it means more matches.

I think that this season would always be a first step for something. Even if we don't get european football, next season we'll have the opportunity to be more focused on internal competitions (I think it's time to bring some silverware to the club).

It will give us time to raise the team to the level of what Villa has been doing this season.

If it was CL I'd say the money was at stake. But UEFA Cup is not so much satisfactory in the finance department.