Inner-city
Player Valuation: £2.5m
Platini is considering scrapping the Europa League and having the 7 top Prem team in the CL. The lower teams are in the qualifiers. This is the best idea.
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EFC Si
Player Valuation: £25m
That's a horrific idea IMO.
johnnydawg68
Chairperson, People's Front of Saint Domingo
Or you could shorten it to just the 4th team getting into the playoff final and hosting it (reward for finishing 4th) and have 5th and 6th play for the right to join them.
There's enough incentive to finish 4th there while still expanding the opportunity. If you finish 4th you only have to win one game at home. But if you finish 6th you still have a shot, although you'd have to win 2 away from home. But to me, if this was in place this year and we won at Spurs and at Arsenal (or the other way around) we'd deserve it.
Loser in the final gets the Europa spot and in a year where it goes down to 6th, the loser in the first round get the other spot.
The only reason I wouldn't favor the FA Cup winner getting a CL spot is Wigan this year. You can't have a relegated team playing the CL.
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Carlito
Player Valuation: £40m
I doubt Wigan would have won the competition if there was a CL spot at stake. You'd have clubs like Everton, Tottenham and Liverpool making it their first priority, and even the top four regulars would go after it as an insurance policy should they drop a few league places.
There'd also be the added fun of seeing dopes like Newcastle go down after resting players for FA Cup ties.
dbignall85
Player Valuation: £2.5m
Could probably say the same about the team that finishes 3rd in the Championship, Watford finished with a higher points tally but it could be Palace who finished 5th who gets promoted.
Playoff scenarios are fair when you realize that all teams are aware of the rules before the season starts. 4th place guarantees you nothing but a spot in the playoff. If you don't like it, STFU and finnish 3rd or higher, or STFU and win the playoff. It only becomes unfair when they make up the rules after the fact, which will never happen.
If this playoff were to be introduced, I hope everyone will understand that it was created to accomodate the RS.
If this playoff were to be introduced, I hope everyone will understand that it was created to accomodate the RS.
johnnydawg68
Chairperson, People's Front of Saint Domingo
It would help us too. Most years under Moyes we'd be in that playoff. Law of averages says we would have made at least once or twice.
country cross over games would be cool. Who wouldn't want to end the season with a continental matchup with CL/Europa on the line. This year, we play on the road vs 5th place in Spain, 6th place in Spain plays at Spurs, winners play at Arsenal and 4th place Spain. Something like that.
njligernj
Player Valuation: £15m
The FA Cup was after the CL final for a while wasn't it? It's only twice I believe since the CL format started that a team has won and not qualified via their league. It doesn't feel like a deal-breaker to me. Yes it would require a little work to get everything lined up but it doesn't seem impossible. You'd have to organize and then cancel ... but the revenue they'd make from the games when they do happen (which would be most years) would vastly eclipse the cost of cancelling an event once a decade if required.
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Bring back the Cup Winners Cup, except winners of both cups go in it.
Champs in European cup.
Others in uefa/ Europa.
Champs in European cup.
Others in uefa/ Europa.
One major problem I can forsee.
Suppose a team.....let's dream a little and say it is out own dear Everton.....makes it to the CL final.
And finishes 6th in the league, just like we have done.
The play off semi final is announced and it is Spurs v Liverpool and Everton v Arsenal.
And Everton go on to win the CL final the week after the regular season ends and a few days before the Arsenal play off semi, thereby gaining entry to next season's CL as defending champions.
I still love this idea, though.......but that scenario is very possible.
(well maybe not the EFC in the final bit but you know what I mean)
In actual fact, that is the exact position Chelsea would have been in last season when the finished 5th or 6th but won the CL.
Suppose a team.....let's dream a little and say it is out own dear Everton.....makes it to the CL final.
And finishes 6th in the league, just like we have done.
The play off semi final is announced and it is Spurs v Liverpool and Everton v Arsenal.
And Everton go on to win the CL final the week after the regular season ends and a few days before the Arsenal play off semi, thereby gaining entry to next season's CL as defending champions.
I still love this idea, though.......but that scenario is very possible.
(well maybe not the EFC in the final bit but you know what I mean)
In actual fact, that is the exact position Chelsea would have been in last season when the finished 5th or 6th but won the CL.
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