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Europa League.

If the table were to finish with City, United and Spurs in the top 3. Chelsea/Arsenal in the 4th spot, and Newcastle and Liverpool in 6/7th.
We would get a Europa League spot..
As long as..
Liverpool win the Carling Cup.
Tottenham, Liverpool or Chelsea win the F.A Cup.
If there is a mistake here, point it out.

Another question is: Would we want the Europa League?
We might be able to sign some higher class players, and we can keep most of our big names..
But our form in the league will drop due to lack of squad depth and tiredness, unless we play our reserves although it may mean we don't get past the group stages.
Thoughts?

posted on 23/2/12

Course we want Europa League. Getting into Europe is a great achievement and after slogging away all season to get into Europe if we did get there and just played the reserves I'd be p'd off

comment by Cheick! (U3905)

posted on 23/2/12

But we are so bad in cups.

posted on 23/2/12

I think 2 of Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea will need to make the final for Newcastle to make Europe as I'm pretty sure even if you lose in the final of the FA Cup you get Europe like Stoke did last year.

comment by Cheick! (U3905)

posted on 23/2/12

I think that was because City got a champions league place, I'm not sure. Someone who wins the F.A cup has to get a Europe spot.

posted on 24/2/12

If we win the league cup and you get 6th you're in europe.

If two top four finishing sides make the FA Cup final and you get 6th then you're in Europe.

If you come fifth you get Europe.

If we win the CC and get to the FA Cup final and the final is against a CL qualifying team you get Europe if you come 7th I think.

Anyways it would be good to see you guys in Europe again. You deserve it.

comment by Boom (U7629)

posted on 24/2/12

TeeJay's right I think. The top 5 all qualify. 6th qualifies if the League Cup winner is already in Europe. 7th qualifies the FA Cup finalists are already in Europe.

But, what if, say, Tottenham v Chelsea were in the FA Cup final, and Liverpool win the League Cup and finished 6th?

Then they'd be in Europe cos they won the League Cup, but they qualified for Europe through the FA Cup. Would 7th get a place then?

comment by Cheick! (U3905)

posted on 25/2/12

Yeah

posted on 25/2/12

I'm pretty sure England get 8 places for Europe.
Top 5, FA Cup finalists, League Cup winners are all guaranteed spots.

Should this not make 8, I think it then goes:
6th, then 7th, then the fairplay thing which was how Fulham got in this year.

posted on 25/2/12

You need L'pool to win the CC and two of Chelsea, Tottenham or L'pool in FA cup final

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