Qualifying for the Europa or Conference league: is it worth it?

[arch stanton]

get Europe, = fewer Monday night games. I'm in!!

 

[PeterGet]

As long as we don't "bet the farm" on success like Leeds did in the 00s... I'm well up for it...

 

[Davideeyore]

We've blown it.

We won't get better than Brentford or Chelsea in the last 2 games. Well not based on our current form.

 

[Bkk Andy]

Europa yes, Conference no. Winning the Europa League gets you into the UCL. That should be the main goal of the club. Conference League would probably be more of a annoyance until later rounds.

I hear ya but for me, I'd rather be in the conference league. We could actually win that one and I'd love to see another trophy before I die.

We won't qualify for either this season.

 

[kiss the crest]

Palace and Villa seem to think so.

its called a trophy, something that was a given in the 80s

 

[Drico]

People used to mock the thought of Thursday night football.

Well, there's a season of Monday night football ahead, with Spitty patting the Moyesiah on the head for making Tranmere Everton great again.

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

Decent chance of silverware. No brainer.

 

[GoldenToffee]

8th is the best we can go for, and even that requires minimun 4 points and hoping Brentford and Chelsea drop points.

It's highly likely Brentford beat Palace this weekend. Chelsea against Spurs could go either way.

Their other fixtures are Liverpool away for Brentford and Sunderland away for Chelsea — both unlikely wins.

I doubt Fulham beat Wolves away, so beat Sunderland and we'll finish minimum 10th with 8-10 positions decided on final day.

Sadly, I think Spurs beat us comfortably, and we're too far off getting near the goal difference of Brentford and Chelsea. 11 conceded in the past 5 games has done us in there.

9th would likely get that Conference League spot. Maybe that would increase the chances of the board spending more this summer?

8th would likely get Europa League assuming Villa in the Europa League against a poor Freiburg. We'd need to beat Spurs for that.

Massive, massive difference between the two competitions.

We'd certainly be in a relegation battle this time next year if this is the squad sent into next season.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

After this latest performance, or lack thereof, I have no reason to think we're going to manage anything so I'm not even thinking about it.

 

[GoldenToffee]

After this latest performance, or lack thereof, I have no reason to think we're going to manage anything so I'm not even thinking about it.

Yep. We're certainly not deserving of it and the players, having been in an absolute golden position just weeks ago, under the management of Moyes have really let down the fans big time.

We need to forget about "where we were two seasons ago" and instead "remember where we were two months ago" — it's a disgrace how standards have slipped at the wrong time... under the league's most experienced manager as well.

 

[kiss the crest]

we will never know

 

[kiss the crest]

All I will say is Palace fans are off to a final and a chance of silverware something the majority of fans have never experienced.

luckily I have

 

[Lmc2016]

Its a winnable trophy and one that would be far more memorable than an FA Cup or League Cup win.

FA Cups probably rated higher, but its alot more fun & memorable following your team all over Europe.

The squad wouldn't be too stretched with some additions playing in it and we could still push on in the league

 

[the golden visionary]

We should fully embrace any European competition regardless of its supposed stature.

Its quantifiable progress. Id actually prefer the conference league at this point, we would be one of the strongest sides in it. Its winnable, winning would be a step into the europa which would ultimately give us 2 shots at europe the season after

 

[degsy]

I'm fascinated, as always, by the varied opinions of posters around what counts as a successful season - some argue Europe as a must, others think 10th is a good upward curve from previous years.

Equally there's some corners of this fine forum who argue the Europa and Conference leagues are Mickey Moyes competitions and worthless. There's an argument, not one I subscribe to, that Europe can affect league placings or domestic cups.

So, friends, what say you? Better to be competing in Europe, or focus on a cup and cracking to 4? Or other, non-binary, choice?

Of course it's a good thing, we're not ready yet though
2027-28 bring it on