The team that finished 3rd in our CL group has just walked to another european title
Seems like it would have been better for us to finish 3rd in our CL group and drop into the europa knockouts. Lets face it, the crap part of the europa is the group stages with it being filled with nothing teams. The knockout phase is quite fun and youve got a good chance of a trophy at the end of it and CL qualification
So which is better? Finishing 2nd in a CL group and likely getting knocked out in the last 16 by one of the big boys, or dropping to the europa for the fun knockouts and a decent shout at the trophy?
If only we had dropped into Europa
posted on 17/5/18
comment by The Chavy One (U12176)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
comment by The Chavy One (U12176)
posted 7 minutes ago
I can see your logic but had I the choice between scaping 2nd in the CL groups or drop into the Europa and be one of the favourites it would be CL all day long.
The Europa League was a great day out and stuff but I really dont care about it until its the semis.
I really really hope we use the EL next season to test the likes Sterling, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham.
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you're expecting us to use these players....at all...?
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Not at all.
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Reads like you think we will....
posted on 17/5/18
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by The Chavy One (U12176)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
comment by The Chavy One (U12176)
posted 7 minutes ago
I can see your logic but had I the choice between scaping 2nd in the CL groups or drop into the Europa and be one of the favourites it would be CL all day long.
The Europa League was a great day out and stuff but I really dont care about it until its the semis.
I really really hope we use the EL next season to test the likes Sterling, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham.
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you're expecting us to use these players....at all...?
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Not at all.
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Reads like you think we will....
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By saying "I really really hope"?
posted on 17/5/18
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 3 hours, 45 minutes ago
I'll never get excited by the euromick....was very pleased we won it (once in)...but no thanks
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Why is it exciting to compete for 4th place but not to compete in the Europa? Europa gets you CL qualification anyway and more
posted on 17/5/18
Yeah I’m looking forward to the EL next season. I’d prefer CL football of course but in that competition we would just be in it to make up the numbers. We’d one one of the favourites in the EL next season.
In the early stages we can give some of the younger lads a chance and as we get to the knockouts we can start using some of our better players.
posted on 17/5/18
comment by The Chavy One (U12176)
posted 7 hours, 21 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by The Chavy One (U12176)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
comment by The Chavy One (U12176)
posted 7 minutes ago
I can see your logic but had I the choice between scaping 2nd in the CL groups or drop into the Europa and be one of the favourites it would be CL all day long.
The Europa League was a great day out and stuff but I really dont care about it until its the semis.
I really really hope we use the EL next season to test the likes Sterling, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham.
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you're expecting us to use these players....at all...?
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Not at all.
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Reads like you think we will....
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By saying "I really really hope"?
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well...yeah
posted on 17/5/18
comment by Obers (U3904)
posted 7 hours, 13 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 3 hours, 45 minutes ago
I'll never get excited by the euromick....was very pleased we won it (once in)...but no thanks
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Why is it exciting to compete for 4th place but not to compete in the Europa? Europa gets you CL qualification anyway and more
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Yeah..but it's one hell of a fackin slog from day one...not like dropping out of the CL after failing to get through...that's like sneaking in half way through an exam with 50% of the questions already answered
posted on 17/5/18
You’d play the same amount of games.
posted on 17/5/18
comment by Alexis The King Sanchez (U10026)
posted 46 minutes ago
You’d play the same amount of games.
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At the butt end of Europe mostly
posted on 17/5/18
Not really. Like the CL there are teams from all over Europe that you can be drawn against. The issue is how it can effect you in the league due to playing on Thursdays, not the actual games in the Europa themselves.
posted on 17/5/18
comment by Alexis The King Sanchez (U10026)
posted 9 minutes ago
Not really. Like the CL there are teams from all over Europe that you can be drawn against. The issue is how it can effect you in the league due to playing on Thursdays, not the actual games in the Europa themselves.
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There is that too