Europe next season?

[blargins]

Mate, can you honestly give me an example of any team that hasn't struggled the season they have to play in the qualifying rounds? Because I can't. It's not predicting the future, it's experience taken from not just our season currently, but all the other teams affected too.

I’ve no idea about other teams and don’t really care. However if we’re not in it our chances of buying better players diminish, we’ll have zero chance of winning it and what’s the point in even trying? Might as well just finish 8th every season.

If other teams struggle, that’s their problem. Let’s be the team that doesn’t struggle and push through it.

And really four extra games shouldn’t make that much difference.

[Ross]

Fulham.

[Jamokachi]

I’ve no idea about other teams and don’t really care. However if we’re not in it our chances of buying better players diminish, we’ll have zero chance of winning it and what’s the point in even trying? Might as well just finish 8th every season.

If other teams struggle, that’s their problem. Let’s be the team that doesn’t struggle and push through it.

And really four extra games shouldn’t make that much difference.

I'd rather go full kilter at the top 6 next year. I'm not going to be unhappy if we get 7th and get into the qualifying rounds, but I'm going to be far from upset if we don't.

It's a bit silly to say you don't know or care about other sides, as that's the only barometer available.

[Jamokachi]

Fulham.

Good memory. Did they have to start in July? The format was a bit different back then wasn't it?

[Ross]

Good memory. Did they have to start in July? The format was a bit different back then wasn't it?

Started the 30th July. Pretty much the same route we had. Finished 16 points above the team in 18th and nearly won something. Imagine.

[Jamokachi]

Started the 30th July. Pretty much the same route we had. Finished 16 points above the team in 18th and nearly won something. Imagine.

I nearly can.

[BlueMaquis]

We should cancel all our pre-season friendlies too, can't have anything that would tire the players out before game 1 of the prem.

[Jamokachi]

Fuck sake.

[boothill]

id sooner they brought back the original concept, cup winners and uefa as seperate competitions, let them keep the champions league, that keeps the greedy bastards pacified

[boothill]

Probably more than Koeman. He got Bolton into Europe once.

What's Koeman done? Got us there and got sacked half way through the campaign.

Mussolini got italy into africa once, but they didnt stay in it

[blue1948]

Fair enough ...but if you want a proper challenge at the top six ....Europa is best left the fuck alone first...we can't do both ...squad depth and quality is required .

Big sam thinks our squad is too big now so where do we go from here?

[Cereal Killer]

I'd rather go full kilter at the top 6 next year. I'm not going to be unhappy if we get 7th and get into the qualifying rounds, but I'm going to be far from upset if we don't

You'd rather we missed European football next season so we can go full kilter at top 6? And thus achieving European football but just a season later?

[TheRam]

You'd rather we missed European football next season so we can go full kilter at top 6? And thus achieving European football but just a season later?

I would.

Think we'd be a lot better prepared for it.

I don't really want is starting the season in July, in a World Cup year, with a squad that needs a massive overhaul.

It'll be a mess. I want Allardyce to have the best preparation possible going into the new season.

I love being in Europe, but it can become a hindrance at times.

[Jamokachi]

You'd rather we missed European football next season so we can go full kilter at top 6? And thus achieving European football but just a season later?

Yea, because top 6 doesn't involve the ridiculous early start to the season.

[GLewis]

Surely it should be that if we don’t qualify then try and use that as an advantage.

Rather than it being negative if we do qualify.

I don’t think this idea of we’ll be ready for Europe after x, y, z is realistic.

As we know, you can’t guarantee that you’ll qualify this year, next year or the year after.