Europe Thread 25/26

[Rita_Poon]

well if we do we have to get more

We couldn't even get a free transfer over the line who's manager was leaving 9 months later.

 

[matty1878]

We couldn't even get a free transfer over the line who's manager was leaving 9 months later.

and that means… wha we won’t get players?

 

[Osamabindiesel]

If we keep playing this way it is almost inevitable. We will need a deeper squad so Moyes will have to work on his rotatations a bit and find which players he can get a tune out of in Europe. Hopefully Dibbles comes on a bit next season as that would save us a lot of headache in the wing department. We have 4 solid CB's and a solid central midfield. We desperately need fullback depth a winger and a striker. Would not be opposed to getting an inside forward that can play up top similar to an Ndiaye type player. European footy is a different league than Grokball in England.

 

[John from Bootle]

They'll be right with that viewpoint

Yeah, Chelsea have spent about a billion quid just on playing staff. You'd be absolutely perplexed about why you're sat in 6th place, 22 points behind the league leaders, yet only 19 points above the drop zone.

 

[Rita_Poon]

and that means… what we won’t get players?

It means we'll struggle. Again. The hangover of so much paid out walking for nothing needs facing. The alternative is a few big sales and hoping we can cover the losses. We'll get away with Myko and a few others facing 3rd division level players and doing ok, but going up against top 6 types from Germany, Italy, Spain, and France (or a few outliers like Bodo) and we'll come unstuck and how.

 

[matty1878]

It means we'll struggle. Again. The hangover of so much paid out walking for nothing needs facing. The alternative is a few big sales and hoping we can cover the losses. We'll get away with Myko and a few others facing 3rd division level players and doing ok, but going up against top 6 types from Germany, Italy, Spain, and France (or a few outliers like Bodo) and we'll come unstuck and how.

either way we will have to buy and strengthen

 

[stretford blue]

They are an absolute soulless club all that money and there spine of the team is so average

 

[n01efc]

Is it top eight with the FA Cup going to a team already in Europe? Just need to understand if the passport needs renewal! COYB

 

[knowing your history]

I've been very sceptical about this all season but have to say it is looking massively on now.

Basically every result went for the club over the weekend.

Away form is excellent and have more winnable games on the road in the run in at venues where the club usually did well when annually battling relegation (Palace, Brentford). And obviously won't have a better chance to win at Spurs.

My main reservation was how bad the home form was but two wins and two clean sheets can surely mean a good end to the season at BMD.

I'm not sure RS or Chelsea are even going to make 60 points now so huge chance of CL with four more wins, three and Europa league is very distinct possibility.

Bar Man. City at home no reason why Moyes will suddenly revert to being ultra defensive in any of the games either.

 

[knowing your history]

If we keep playing this way it is almost inevitable. We will need a deeper squad so Moyes will have to work on his rotatations a bit and find which players he can get a tune out of in Europe. Hopefully Dibbles comes on a bit next season as that would save us a lot of headache in the wing department. We have 4 solid CB's and a solid central midfield. We desperately need fullback depth a winger and a striker. Would not be opposed to getting an inside forward that can play up top similar to an Ndiaye type player. European footy is a different league than Grokball in England.

A positive is Rohl can kick on if Europa is secured as he has plenty of experience with Freiburg. If Alcaraz is also still around he should be fine in that competition so big hitters could still be saved for prem.

 

[PeregrineT]

A positive is Rohl can kick on if Europa is secured as he has plenty of experience with Freiburg. If Alcaraz is also still around he should be fine in that competition so big hitters could still be saved for prem.

If we sign some actual fullbacks, we already have most of a Europa squad on the current roster. Could easily start Tim, Rohl, Alcaraz, Armstrong, George(if we perm'd), Tarkowski, Keane, Barry. We dont really need to add that many players in the summer to give us the depth we would need.

 

[MaghullBlue1878]

If we sign some actual fullbacks, we already have most of a Europa squad on the current roster. Could easily start Tim, Rohl, Alcaraz, Armstrong, George(if we perm'd), Tarkowski, Keane, Barry. We dont really need to add that many players in the summer to give us the depth we would need.

even if we made the conference league we might be able to introduce 1-2 of our promising youth players like Graham to some competitive minutes in games with all due respect would be a very poor standard of opposition you can come across in the conference group stages. if we do make Europe the important thing is we Target Quality to improve the first 11 rather than adding depth to the squad.

 

[BluePaul86]

Yeah you're right with that. I just want to see a trophy won

We wouldn't win Europa either cos likelihood is one of Chelsea or Liverpool and a while host of top European sides would be in it.

If its purely for having a stab at a trophy then we need the Conference League.

 

[BluePaul86]

either way we will have to buy and strengthen

Last time we made the Champions League, Moyes wasted every penny we spent and set us back years. We were laughed out of two European comps and struggled in the league.

 

[jazzy]

Last time we made the Champions League, Moyes wasted every penny we spent and set us back years. We were laughed out of two European comps and struggled in the league.

Thanks to a corrupt Collina