Charlie Foley
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We can still finish 6thThey probably will. It’s the fact that we can now finish no higher than 8th.
We can still finish 6thThey probably will. It’s the fact that we can now finish no higher than 8th.
Runner up used to get the euro spot but they changed it to give as many euro spots to EPL as possible. Load of bollox rally as you effectively make the FA cup euro spot redundant.Does the runner-up of the FA Cup get into Europe?
If the winner of the FA Cup has already qualified for a European competition, then the Europa League place goes to the runner-up. If the runner-up has also qualified for a European competition, then the Europa League place goes to 6th or 7th place, depending on who won the Football League Cup.
I never said I wouldn't want to win the competition if we were in it, I said I'd rather we don't qualify for it. It's a stain on the club to be in the competition in the first place, whether you want to admit it or not.Whenever I read such statements I think that fans like you deserve that United never wins anything again.
It's just embarassing not wanting to try to win what still is a European competition.
That just sounds entitled. And United lost the right to feel that way during the last decade.I never said I wouldn't want to win the competition if we were in it, I said I'd rather we don't qualify for it. It's a stain on the club to be in the competition in the first place, whether you want to admit it or not.
I agree with this viewpoint. Unfortunately, we’re no longer at Champions League level and not competing in European football is worse than competing in the Conference League or the Europa League.That just sounds entitled. And United lost the right to feel that way during the last decade.
And even if we adopt that line of thinking, not even qualifying for Europe surely is the even bigger stain.
It's already happened to us in the past (not qualifying at all for Europe). I would rather that be the case than playing in the Conference league and what comes with it, that's my opinion. You can call it entitled if you want, I did acknowledge in my original post however that we have fallen off and expectations should be simmered. Don't expect the standards to be this low however.That just sounds entitled. And United lost the right to feel that way during the last decade.
And even if we adopt that line of thinking, not even qualifying for Europe surely is the even bigger stain.
Like what?We’ve got much bigger issues to deal with than worrying about the Euro conference league….
Gestures broadly at everything else to do with Man UnitedLike what?
True. I was talking about what specifically, but I’ll accept that as an answer.Gestures broadly at everything else to do with Man United
No midweek game to have another bad result.It's going to be very strange. It's been a dark decade but there was still always European nights to get a bit excited about.
Next season it's just league, league, league. A bad result lasts the week, no midweek game to take your mind off it.
Well that kind of worked. A little late but with a strong finish.No, if the FAcup winner is already qualified it just goes back to the league table.
“We can focus on the league and have plenty of fresh players, really focus on building the team”
….. man I remember that optimism… just make sure you hire better physios than ours….
This has been my argument all along. People moan about players getting a clean slate when new managers join but we’ve had to keep bigger squads because we were always in a European competition.No european football should allow for a smaller squad size. Meaning we can move on some of the bigger earners without having to worry to much about depth. Add a few solid players and more time on the training pitch and we can try a fresh start.
ETH is sackable, but this no standout alternatives available I guess we give him another year, but treat him purely as a head coach.
A couple of years ago I would have sentenced you to a lunatic asylum for this post, but not anymore. Under the Glazer's stewardship we seem to falling deeper and deeper into the quicksand. Top 10 next season is not a given with this squad, manager and attitude surrounding the club.How far we have fallen.
1) From winning the PL almost every year
2) Post SAF, trying to challenge for the title
3) Then, try to finish Top 4 to qualify for CL
4) Now, try to qualify for EL or Conference League
5) Probably will fail to qualify for Europe all together
6) If we are not careful we could be fighting for relegation in a few years time. Never say never. I never thought that we would be out of Europe after spending 450M.
Agree with everything except number 2, we tried challenging for the title as we have challenged last year....theoretically speaking, in reality we never did and who knows when we will.How far we have fallen.
1) From winning the PL almost every year
2) Post SAF, trying to challenge for the title
3) Then, try to finish Top 4 to qualify for CL
4) Now, try to qualify for EL or Conference League
5) Probably will fail to qualify for Europe all together
6) If we are not careful we could be fighting for relegation in a few years time. Never say never. I never thought that we would be out of Europe after spending 450M.
We are closer to a relegation battle than a title challenge. We are 28 points off 3rd last and 32 points off ArsenalHow far we have fallen.
1) From winning the PL almost every year
2) Post SAF, trying to challenge for the title
3) Then, try to finish Top 4 to qualify for CL
4) Now, try to qualify for EL or Conference League
5) Probably will fail to qualify for Europe all together
6) If we are not careful we could be fighting for relegation in a few years time. Never say never. I never thought that we would be out of Europe after spending 450M.
We need players who can make us consistent top 4 which we haven't done since Fergie retired.If we don't qualify for Europe then good luck trying to attract the level of quality player we need to revamp and actually improve the squad. The only ones willing to join will be because we've bribed them, which is exactly what we need to move away from, or less proven players from lower down the football chain moving upwards.
Promising youngster? You aren't getting many opportunities next season.
Not being in Europe at all is an embarrassment to the club.
Yup. The sad thing is that a relegation battle could easily be on the cards.How far we have fallen.
1) From winning the PL almost every year
2) Post SAF, trying to challenge for the title
3) Then, try to finish Top 4 to qualify for CL
4) Now, try to qualify for EL or Conference League
5) Probably will fail to qualify for Europe all together
6) If we are not careful we could be fighting for relegation in a few years time. Never say never. I never thought that we would be out of Europe after spending 450M.
But for us, assuming 10 home games in Old Trafford we could get about 30M (3M per game X 10)The conference league final will be Olympiacos 19th game in Europe this season. It’s a helluva lot of games for a minor trophy with a €5m prize for winning.
Your 100% right about this being a huge embarrassment for a club that has been in the wilderness for over a decade, however your wrong about recruitment.If we don't qualify for Europe then good luck trying to attract the level of quality player we need to revamp and actually improve the squad. The only ones willing to join will be because we've bribed them, which is exactly what we need to move away from, or less proven players from lower down the football chain moving upwards.
Promising youngster? You aren't getting many opportunities next season.
Not being in Europe at all is an embarrassment to the club.
Yeah I do get that. I’d be interested to know what the cost/benefit numbers look like.But for us, assuming 10 home games in Old Trafford we could get about 30M (3M per game X 10)
I believe there will also be revenues from TV and EUFA other than the prize money
https://www.givemesport.com/football-soccer-clubs-that-generate-most-money-per-match-day/
counterpoint - now we don’t have to watch two bad results in a weekIt's going to be very strange. It's been a dark decade but there was still always European nights to get a bit excited about.
Next season it's just league, league, league. A bad result lasts the week, no midweek game to take your mind off it.
I think it will be close to the figure. If I'm not wrong even FA Cup ticket cost around that. At the very least it will surely helps increase our revenues for tickets, TV and UEFA bonuses for FFP. In addition, there are many other stream of revenues especially for overseas fans visiting the clubs for the games.Yeah I do get that. I’d be interested to know what the cost/benefit numbers look like.
£3m from a game would be 75000 people paying £40 each. Whilst you would get something like that in the CL I’d be amazed if you got 10 home games at capacity, at those prices.