AlbanyNYToffee Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 Sorry to start a new thread, this question was sprinkled into a few other threads but couldn't find a logical place to weave this in. Took a look at PL clubs who qualified for Europa League (current format started in 09-10) in lowest qualifying round: 09-10 Liverpool 7th - finished 6th in 10-11 10-11 Stoke 14th* - finished 13th in 11-12 11-12 Liverpool 7th - finished 8th in 12-13 12-13 Swansea 12th* - finished 9th in 13-14 13-14 Hull 16th* - finished relegated in 14-15 14-15 Southampton 7th - finished 6th in 15-16 15-16 West Ham 7th - finished 11th in 16-17 16-17 Everton 7th - finished 8th in 17-18 17-18 Burnely 7th - finished between 13th and 16th this year. *There were a few odd years, mostly due to FA/Carabao cup performances and fair play, where teams that didn't finish 7th still qualified for Europa. FWIW we have competed in the Europa League three times (09/10, 14/15, 17/18) we have finished 8th, 11th, 8th in the PL table those years. The stats above are just for reference, normally I'd say absolutely want Europa but I just have a feeling this year isn'tt one where it would help us. We've got a real opportunity next year to strengthen in 2-3 areas, shrink the squad, be consistent and cohesive and make a run at 4th. Europa could derail most of that. I'm in the camp with those who prefer 8th. markjazzbassist and pete0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 it's out of our hands now. We would need to beat Burnley and Spurs and Wolves would need to lose to Fulham (not likely) and Liverpool (none of us want that result). If Wolves beat Fulham we are out. I'm with you i will enjoy focusing on the league and domestic cups and getting rid of the bad/expensive players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 Nice analysis. Still want it. pete0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 57 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: it's out of our hands now. We would need to beat Burnley and Spurs and Wolves would need to lose to Fulham (not likely) and Liverpool (none of us want that result). If Wolves beat Fulham we are out. I'm with you i will enjoy focusing on the league and domestic cups and getting rid of the bad/expensive players. Speak for yourself (repeating myself again) I want Liverpool to win their last two, as long as City do too because it'd then be us who took the title from them. They came to Goodison with their fate in their own hands and when they left it was in City's. I wouldn't moan if they screwed up again (unlikely) but if it plays out as seems likely I'll be very happy. Deacs, duncanmckenzieismagic and StevO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 We probably won’t get but I want it because I want us to finish as high up the table as possible. pete0 and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 100% no europa for us with the Wolves win. Let's hope we put all the effort into a top 4 finish and winning a domestic cup next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: Let's hope we put all the effort into a top 4 finish and winning a domestic cup next year. Déjà vu. How many years have we been saying that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, MikeO said: Déjà vu. How many years have we been saying that? We'll be saying it next year too after our fans have willed us to finish 8th when 4th is realised to be a fucking pipe dream because we're not ready. Sibdane and Palfy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 39 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: We'll be saying it next year too after our fans have willed us to finish 8th when 4th is realised to be a fucking pipe dream because we're not ready. So damn right. We're no where near close to challenging for top 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 Disappointed we won’t be getting a Europa spot but glad that we won’t have all the Sunday games that the Europa brings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 Wolves have nothing to play for against Liverpool last game of the season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 On 04/05/2019 at 18:38, Romey 1878 said: We'll be saying it next year too after our fans have willed us to finish 8th when 4th is realised to be a fucking pipe dream because we're not ready. It absolutely baffles me that we have any fans that think this way. I want Us to be a successful as possible and that means Europe and going as far as we can in both cups. StevO, Romey 1878 and pete0 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 15 hours ago, Matt said: Wolves have nothing to play for against Liverpool last game of the season... Hopefully they will still be up for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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