4th spot to liverpool if they win europa?

[Wonderwall]

I have no idea if this is true, but my brother in law is 100% certain this is the case, he is a scouse 1 fan so he would be. However, I am sure I have seen something on here about it being bollox and cannot find it. I was 100% sure he was taking bollox and ridiculed him because of it, but he was convincing enough to have me doubt myself. can someone confirm it for me please.

[Vhero]

Nope they would just be guaranteed Europa spot next year as far as I am aware.

[saulman]

Yeah, they were saying this on 5 Live the other day. They were laughing about how funny it would be if Everton won it too.
They seemed pretty certain that if an English club won the Europa, the 4th spot would no longer be up for grabs.

I dunno if this is true. Not sure how that can work actually. Would be bloody typical though.

[Blue Blood]

Yeah, they were saying this on 5 Live the other day. They were laughing about how funny it would be if Everton won it too.
They seemed pretty certain that if an English club won the Europa, the 4th spot would no longer be up for grabs.

I dunno if this is true. Not sure how that can work actually. Would be bloody typical though.

That would be utterly rediculous if true. Trust UEFA to make yet another pointless competition destroying rule.

[Alex Sapphire]

2009/10 UEFA CL regulations say top 4 in domestic competition should represent England FA.

[Beeks]

2009/10 UEFA CL regulations say top 4 in domestic competition should represent England FA.

What he said

[Mase]

Horse shit mate.
Didn't the same thing happen a few years ago when Liverpool won the Chumps League and Everton finished 4th or something? Seem to remember Everton fans being up in arms about them possibly not being in the Champions League but in the end they both were allowed in. Something along those lines.

[MHiggi]

Horse shit mate.
Didn't the same thing happen a few years ago when Liverpool won the Chumps League and Everton finished 4th or something? Seem to remember Everton fans being up in arms about them possibly not being in the Champions League but in the end they both were allowed in. Something along those lines.

I think the rule came into place after that, for some reason they hadn't considered the possibility beforehand. But we're talking about the Champions League there, not the Europa. So surely if Scouse 1 or 2 win the Europe League it has no bearing on Champs League qualification.

Definitely doesn't automatically promote the Europe winner into 4th in the Premier League like the OP suggests ;)

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Horse shit mate.
Didn't the same thing happen a few years ago when Liverpool won the Chumps League and Everton finished 4th or something? Seem to remember Everton fans being up in arms about them possibly not being in the Champions League but in the end they both were allowed in. Something along those lines.

It's not even same argument mate. It's more ridiculous. IF they win UEFA Cup (or europa league or whatever it's called) they'd anyway get place in next years UEFA Cup not in Champion's League! Winner of UEFA Cup has never qualified for Champion's League.

[Wooders]

I thought it was just champs league winners that got fourth spot ?
If we won the UEFA cup the fourth spot wouldn't have even been mentioned !
Nah, you can't have a team that will be lucky to finish 7th in the league playing champs league

[Alex Sapphire]

I thought it was just champs league winners that got fourth spot ?

not even that. It's the top 4 sides, end of.
There's the Liverpool precendent mentioned above. and they were CL holders, not UEFA.
Bullsheet
the FA

[Wooders]

I thought it was just champs league winners that got fourth spot ?

not even that. It's the top 4 sides, end of.
There's the Liverpool precendent mentioned above. and they were CL holders, not UEFA.
Bullsheet
the FA

I am pretty sure they changed the rules about winners defending it after liverpool failed to qualify that season

[Alex Sapphire]

I thought it was just champs league winners that got fourth spot ?

not even that. It's the top 4 sides, end of.
There's the Liverpool precendent mentioned above. and they were CL holders, not UEFA.
Bullsheet
the FA

I am pretty sure they changed the rules about winners defending it after liverpool failed to qualify that season

you're right:

The UEFA Champions League titleholder is guaranteed a place in the group
stage even if it does not qualify for the competition through its domestic
championship.
a) If the titleholder comes from an association entitled to four places in the
UEFA Champions League and qualifies for the UEFA Europa League
through its domestic competitions, the lowest-ranked club of the
association’s UEFA Champions League representatives is automatically
transferred to the UEFA Europa League (into the latest possible round)

[london blue 2]

I have no idea if this is true, but my brother in law is 100% certain this is the case, he is a scouse 1 fan so he would be. However, I am sure I have seen something on here about it being bollox and cannot find it. I was 100% sure he was taking bollox and ridiculed him because of it, but he was convincing enough to have me doubt myself. can someone confirm it for me please.

Dont matter as we're gonna win the league anyway... aren't we?

[Beanieboy]

I have no idea if this is true, but my brother in law is 100% certain this is the case, he is a scouse 1 fan so he would be. However, I am sure I have seen something on here about it being bollox and cannot find it. I was 100% sure he was taking bollox and ridiculed him because of it, but he was convincing enough to have me doubt myself. can someone confirm it for me please.

Dont matter as we're gonna win the league anyway... aren't we?

and Liverpool are NOT going to win Europa,...they are truly wank

[john@staustell]

I have no idea if this is true, but my brother in law is 100% certain this is the case, he is a scouse 1 fan so he would be. However, I am sure I have seen something on here about it being bollox and cannot find it. I was 100% sure he was taking bollox and ridiculed him because of it, but he was convincing enough to have me doubt myself. can someone confirm it for me please.

Dont matter as we're gonna win the league anyway... aren't we?

and Liverpool are NOT going to win Europa,...they are truly wank

Agreed, they are the least likely to win it.

[Ted Hughes]

Horse shit mate.
Didn't the same thing happen a few years ago when Liverpool won the Chumps League and Everton finished 4th or something? Seem to remember Everton fans being up in arms about them possibly not being in the Champions League but in the end they both were allowed in. Something along those lines.

It's not even same argument mate. It's more ridiculous. IF they win UEFA Cup (or europa league or whatever it's called) they'd anyway get place in next years UEFA Cup not in Champion's League! Winner of UEFA Cup has never qualified for Champion's League.

This is true.

These fucking idiots on the radio have been spouting this shit for the past week & it's bollox; if they win the Europa League, they get to play in it again next season.

[Original Dub]

Obviously we've established Liverpool can't qualify through winning Europa....

Although it would be lovely to see United finish outside the top four, I just KNOW those cunts would win the champs league if we finished fourth.

Can you fucking imagine if that happened??!

[pepsi_dave]

Winners of the Europa League are invited to return the following season to defend their title..... nothing else!

[TonyM]

Very unlikely but say United had an awful end of season in the league but won the Champions League .... they could deny someone the 4th spot place in the CL. That could well be us. :-(