First Petit, then Wenger, now Paddy power, the narrative that Spurs and United don’t deserve to qualify for CL if they win the Europa
Show me the part in the rules of the UEFA Europe League where it says “winners of the competition will qualify for the Champions League, that is unless the club finish below a certain position in their respective domestic league, that position to be determined by a bitter Frenchman linked to Arsenal FC"
No - there isn’t - so dry your eyes
I’m fairly sure the winner of the Europa- an actual CHAMPION- deserves CL more than say Arsenal, who if they finish 2nd/3rd/4th, won’t be champions of faaack all!!??
Spurs or United in CL
posted on 5/5/25
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by reddave (U8660)
posted 4 hours, 23 minutes ago
How is his point valid, the league is NOT a CUP competition.
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So why do they give them a cup then?
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You know fully well why, you stupid tw@t.
posted on 5/5/25
You get a trophy at the end of the plays offs, for winning, you could have finished as low as seventh in the league, I don’t really see why, but it happens.
I guess some people just like to play devils advocate, and some arguments aren’t winnable.
I stand by my original statement, if you win the Europa League, it should give you automatic entry into that competition, not the Champion League, absolute comical rule, but a rule it is, and there is no more to be said.
posted on 5/5/25
comment by reddave (U8660)
posted 10 minutes ago
You get a trophy at the end of the plays offs, for winning, you could have finished as low as seventh in the league, I don’t really see why, but it happens.
I guess some people just like to play devils advocate, and some arguments aren’t winnable.
I stand by my original statement, if you win the Europa League, it should give you automatic entry into that competition, not the Champion League, absolute comical rule, but a rule it is, and there is no more to be said.
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Makes the most sense.👍
posted on 5/5/25
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by reddave (U8660)
posted 4 hours, 23 minutes ago
How is his point valid, the league is NOT a CUP competition.
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So why do they give them a cup then?
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You know fully well why, you stupid tw@t.
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So Sandy, you are a tw@t ,
posted on 6/5/25
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 8 hours, 58 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by reddave (U8660)
posted 4 hours, 23 minutes ago
How is his point valid, the league is NOT a CUP competition.
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So why do they give them a cup then?
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You know fully well why, you stupid tw@t.
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Yes you tw@t U know why they get a trophy. The question was should they be able to defend it? You TW@T.
posted on 6/5/25
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 1 second ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 8 hours, 58 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by reddave (U8660)
posted 4 hours, 23 minutes ago
How is his point valid, the league is NOT a CUP competition.
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So why do they give them a cup then?
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You know fully well why, you stupid tw@t.
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Yes you tw@t U know why they get a trophy. The question was should they be able to defend it? You TW@T.
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And you are a stupid TW@T.
posted on 6/5/25
West Ham flirted with relegation for the entire season when they won the Goat Herders yet I don't remember any outcry about them qualifying for the following years Europa.
Incentives massively improve competition, we qualified for the Europa year after year in the days when it didn't have a CL place for the winner and believe me it feels far more important now than it did then.
I'm finding it hilarious that so many pundits suddenly have a problem with something that everybody was fine with until the prospect of a Spurs v Utd final came along.
posted on 6/5/25
I"'m finding it hilarious that so many pundits suddenly have a problem with something that everybody was fine with until the prospect of a Spurs v Utd final came along."
That's it in a nutshell......and throw in both teams lower half positions in the league table. It's just sour grapes.
The competition has played second fiddle to the Champions League for ages with far lower financial rewards for competing but UEFA's decision to award the winners a Champions League place has given it a turbo charged boost. The revamp of the European competitions this season has been great and has generally had a positive response from fans.
posted on 6/5/25
It wasnt that long ago, 22/23, that Sevilla were eliminated from the UCL, dropped into the Europa, ended up winning the Europa and coming 12th in their league.
Wenger clearly had no issue with a team that dropped out from another comp. winning a trophy that qualified them for the UCL while doing shiiit in their own league back in 2023.
Now he opens his big mouth, because he hates United and Spurs? I hope UEFA don't take his bitter ramblings seriously.
posted on 6/5/25
Well given that he wants a 2 yearly world cup also, maybe he should just drift off into the sunset.
The professor of football has become the nutty professor