We've qualified for Europe!

[Louis]

West Ham's win over Spurs has seen us qualify for the Europa League..

 

There are three places in the UEFA Europa League available: the FA Cup winners will enter at the Group Stage; the fifth place team in the Barclays Premier League will enter at the Play-Off stage; and the Football League Cup winners will enter at the Q3 stage.

 

In the event the FA Cup winners are qualified for the UEFA Champions League the FA Cup runners-up will qualify, but in the place reserved for the lowest ranking Barclays Premier League representative. The place with direct access to the Group Stage will be given to the club that finishes in the highest position in the Barclays Premier League of the clubs qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.

 

Sourced from: http://www.premierleague.com/content/premierleague/en-gb/fans/faqs/who-qualifies-to-play-in-europe.html

As it stands, Everton have qualified for the playoff stage of the UEFA Europa League. If Arsenal win the FA Cup, Everton will receive a bye to the Group stage.

[markjazzbassist]

West Ham's win over Spurs has seen us qualify for the Europa League..

Yes it has, I'm so happy!!

[marcopaulo]

sunderland are 1 up at utd now too

[Shukes]

Isn't it possible united can pip us still?

Sorry I haven't been keeping up, does sixth qualify too?

[Dalziel Kane]

West Ham's win over Spurs has seen us qualify for the Europa League..

 

That at least should put some people's mind at rest about the chances of losing out on a european place altogether, but it's champions league soccer that the majority have their eyes set on. Still believe we've left it too late for that objective and whatever we do in our last two games could well prove irrelevant as Arsenal should get the points they require but at least we now have a place in europe for next season. Can afford to relax a little against Manchester City today some would argue.

[marcopaulo]

Isn't it possible united can pip us still?

Sorry I haven't been keeping up, does sixth qualify too?

 

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[Shukes]

 

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Im taking it that I should have read a previous thread that explains all this!

Guess we're there then

[Matt]

Im taking it that I should have read a previous thread that explains all this!

Guess we're there then

6th by goal difference over Spurs I think (20 goal difference for us)

[Shukes]

Sorry thought it was only the fifth place finish this year.

Apologies for my ignorance and laziness.

[Lowensda]

Looking forward to it

[markjazzbassist]

spurs and man united both lost. were are a lock for 5th now. top europa league spot in the prem, i'm SO HAPPY!!!!! great job guys, now lets hope arsenal fall apart and we get 2 wins.

 

great season so far, lets keep it up!

[Newty82]

5th! At least...get the fuck in there!!!

 

Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Malta. ...The toffees are coming to visit!!!

[Matt]

Hope we draw someone nearby

[Newty82]

Bangor?

[markjazzbassist]

so we now want arsenal to win the FA cup, then we would enter Europa in the group stage. If Hull wins, they go in the group stage and we have a playoff to get to the group stage.

[Matt]

Bangor?

somewhere Switzerland would do

[Peter H]

Somewhere in Sweden will do

[Brett Angel]

Any teams in Thailand? :-)

[Brett Angel]

That was meant to be iceland.

[Peter H]

I would fly to iceland. Been wanting to go there again.

[Romey 1878]

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/05/03/europe-is-next-step-

 

At least our manager has some sense even if some of our fans don't.

[Zoo]

At least our manager has some sense even if some of our fans don't.

 

Who the hell would be against getting into Europe? .

[Matt]

Who the hell would be against getting into Europe? .

theres been quite a few mate

[Toffee_in_LA]

 

Who the hell would be against getting into Europe? .

Not sure if you're right now

[thoward18]

Doing some rough math based on the prize money numbers from this year's Europa Competition; Let's suppose Everton finish 2-3-1 and 2nd overall in their group. That's 2.4M Euros right there. Going 3-2-1 and winning the group would be 2.7M Euros. I'm sure we could do even better than that - Tottenham went 6-0-0 - but even by conservative estimates that's decent money before we even get into winning Knockout Phases. And without addressing ticket sales, TV deals, etc. I understand it's a far cry from Champions' League money but that's still a solid sum which could be invested in all sorts of ways.

[Newty82]

The monies not great. Not a touch on the champions league.

 

But it's still extra income. Hopefully the accountants at the club are busy with their calculators working out how much extra bob can have in his transfer budget.

 

Plus the main thing is the raised profile of the club, the added attraction to potential new signings (maybe, dare I say it, investors?) and that it is the next step. A step in the right direction.

 

The side note being that the fact some fans don't like the idea of the Europa cup is more a fault of uefa's and how they have set it all up than anything else.

[Matt]

Its only extra income if we maintain our positioning in the league. 1m a place in the league, 4m to total income (if i remember correctly, but think i need correcting) means if we drop to 9th we lose what we wouldve gained participating until the final.

 

still, i want to see Everton in Europe - its where we belong

[Zoo]

Not sure if you're right now

 

I've not been on this forum for a few months now so I've not really been ITK. Shocking how any Blue can be against getting into Europe. It's a bit like Real Madrid fans wanting Ancelotti sacked because he has got them to the Champions League final.

 

If you want to watch the team deteriorate rather than improve then I'll be the first to suggest to you that you should start supporting Newcastle United.

[Hoof_It_Nev]

Obviously some teams have suffered as a result of the extra games. We shouldn't be avoiding Europa because of this - we should be learning from their mistakes and make sure we're fully prepared for the extra strain. Roberto definitely has his head screwed on, he's been saying a large squad is key to success since he's joined.

[Hafnia]

"IF" we get the right resource to handle the extra fixtures then yeah i'm all for it. I will be intrigued to see how Martinez style will equate in a euro tie. I love watching us play, so yeah great.

 

I don't get all the astonishment at "some fans" not being for it, from a resource perspective it carries risks - there is no getting away from that. Imagine Liverpools season if back in December Luis Suarez tore his hamstring playing on a frosty night in Ukraine against lowly opponents...

 

At present our squad depth is barely big enough for a domestic season. The average injuries per game in the prem is over 0.5 - which is rough terms means on average a club can expect to have a player injured 1 in 4 games. The europa league could see us play 15 extra games I think = 4 injuries.

 

Factor in reduced recovery, travelling etc and there is an impact - no question about that.

 

I'm not saying "gutted we are in Europe" - I am saying that provisions need to be made to account for this and that will come at financial expense...

 

If we go on and win it and finish 8th-10th I would be delighted - chuffed to bits, so i'm not being a doom mongerer, just merely assessing the risk. Seeing a big team at Goodison is a great feeling, I recall watching Ronald Koeman for Feyernood in 96 pinging 50 yard passes all over the shop.