SteveAWOL
Andy Thompson
Some of our fans seem to think that is a price worth paying if it means that we finish in the top 4... a sad reflection on modern football.
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Europa League 2012-13 - QF: Basel (SUI)
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Some of our fans seem to think that is a price worth paying if it means that we finish in the top 4... a sad reflection on modern football.
If given a straight choice I'd take CL qualification over winning a cup, but seeing Chelsea (or City) win things is just sickening.
a spur from swansea
Naybet
no wonder people mock this competition........how the feck can you get a comp that always failure to be a winner,what other comp allows two bites at the cherry and they want the winner to have an entry in the champs league as well.
braineclipse
Willie Hall
I disagree, I think it's a good thing. Although somewhat coincidental I think this exemplifies that the drop outs from the CL are very good sides that improve the level of competition in the EL overall by a significant margin. The tournament would have way lower viewing figures, the level of play would be lower and it would be less interesting without the CL drop outs.
It makes it harder to win the tournament for teams like us who are in it from the start. But overall I don't see that as an issue.
a spur from swansea
Naybet
the issue is they've qualfied for the champs league through their league position or in chelskis case winners after finishing 6th which is fair and proper why then after after 6 games to try to get through to the next stage they get another go in winning something after failing in another competition.........they don't do it in the heineken rugby.
all sides complain their is too many games in the europa so what do uefa do add more sides in to extend the competition!!!
all sides complain their is too many games in the europa so what do uefa do add more sides in to extend the competition!!!
funster
Danny Murphy
What it really shows is the gonad*s that UEFA have made with the competitions. This is why the UEFA Cup was the tournament it once was, because you had the sides finishing second and third in the domestic leagues playing in the UEFA Cup. Now you have them qualifying for the Champions League, and then dropping out (unless you happen to be Emirates Marketing Project - ha ha). So in some respects, it hasn't really changed, but structurally, what a total gonad*s-up. May as well just do away with the Europa League, and have one massive European competition.
braineclipse
Willie Hall
If one of those exclamation marks was supposed to be a question mark, they do it to increase the quality of the competition.
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indianspur
Guest
we had our chance with Basel
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
Indeed, and it is a sad state of affairs.
paxtonwolf
John White
It would,thats for sure, but something tells me it will be the complete opposite. Chelsea v Benfica
Superted
Jonathan Woodgate
I know its wrong, but if Chelsea do win but don't make top 4 it would be splendid.
Benitez would get another notch on his belt, yet leave the club missing out on Champs League and then they'd have to celebrate winning the comp they were trying so hard to avoid qualifying for next season (and will be able to defend their title next season for good measure).
Benitez would get another notch on his belt, yet leave the club missing out on Champs League and then they'd have to celebrate winning the comp they were trying so hard to avoid qualifying for next season (and will be able to defend their title next season for good measure).
Modric THFC
Jimmy McCormick
Bit ridiculous counting Basel and Fenerbahce as Champion's League Drop outs.
They never made it into the Champion's league and they've played 12 games each already in the Europa League.
Of the 8 teams that actually dropped into the Champion's League after Christmas into the round of 32, 6 of them went straight out of the Europa League.