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Not even winning the Cup will enough...
By Zack Wilson
22 Apr 2010 12:04:00

Portsmouth will not be allowed to play in next season's Europa League despite their feats in this season's FA Cup competition, the FA have today confirmed.

Pompey failed to make an initial application for a UEFA club licence at the start of March because their paperwork was not in order due to their having entered administration.

Andrew Andronikou, the administrator, had expressed hope that a late application might be considered by the game's govering bodies.

However, the FA confirmed that no late applications for licences will be considered.

"The FA and Premier League have confirmed to the administrators of Portsmouth Football Club that they shall not consider any late application for granting of a UEFA Club Licence for the 2010-11 season," the statement read.

Portsmouth have already been relegated from the Premier League, largely as a result of the nine-point penalty they suffered as a sanction for going into administration.

The FA also confirmed that the team finishing seventh in the Premier League at the end of the season will go into the Europa League.

King Kev wrote:The place will go to the team finishing 7th in The Prem (breaking news on SkySports News)

Good news for Liverpool then!

ENIAM NAM wrote:

King Kev wrote:The place will go to the team finishing 7th in The Prem (breaking news on SkySports News)

Good news for Liverpool then!

We could be 7th come sunday night!!

OliverHardy wrote:If Liverpool won the tournament this year wouldn't that give them automatic qualification, opening it up for 8th place? Everton, at a stretch Brum

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Original Dub wrote:We need this to be cleared up for sure because from what I remember, Uefa said that should the Liverpool/Everton scenario happen again (ie one team wins the comp and another qualifies via the league), then the winner of the comp takes the place of the other.

So if Liverpool win the Uefa cup and finish 8th, or even 7th, then we might not get European football at all if we fuck up big time?

I'll fucking cry if that happens. Anyone?

Original Dub wrote:We need this to be cleared up for sure because from what I remember, Uefa said that should the Liverpool/Everton scenario happen again (ie one team wins the comp and another qualifies via the league), then the winner of the comp takes the place of the other.

So if Liverpool win the Uefa cup and finish 8th, or even 7th, then we might not get European football at all if we fuck up big time?

I'll fucking cry if that happens. Anyone?

Slim wrote:

Original Dub wrote:We need this to be cleared up for sure because from what I remember, Uefa said that should the Liverpool/Everton scenario happen again (ie one team wins the comp and another qualifies via the league), then the winner of the comp takes the place of the other.

So if Liverpool win the Uefa cup and finish 8th, or even 7th, then we might not get European football at all if we fuck up big time?

I'll fucking cry if that happens. Anyone?

1. Only happens with Champions League.
2. We are 1 point away from minimum 7th, If we finish 7th, Liverpool would have to finish at least 6th, therefore the 7th spot becomes Europa again.

Manx Blue wrote:

Slim wrote:

Original Dub wrote:We need this to be cleared up for sure because from what I remember, Uefa said that should the Liverpool/Everton scenario happen again (ie one team wins the comp and another qualifies via the league), then the winner of the comp takes the place of the other.

So if Liverpool win the Uefa cup and finish 8th, or even 7th, then we might not get European football at all if we fuck up big time?

I'll fucking cry if that happens. Anyone?

1. Only happens with Champions League.
2. We are 1 point away from minimum 7th, If we finish 7th, Liverpool would have to finish at least 6th, therefore the 7th spot becomes Europa again.

2 points slim

if we get battered in games we'd lose out on GD so give me that extra point any day of the week.

Slim wrote:

Manx Blue wrote:

Slim wrote:

Original Dub wrote:We need this to be cleared up for sure because from what I remember, Uefa said that should the Liverpool/Everton scenario happen again (ie one team wins the comp and another qualifies via the league), then the winner of the comp takes the place of the other.

So if Liverpool win the Uefa cup and finish 8th, or even 7th, then we might not get European football at all if we fuck up big time?

I'll fucking cry if that happens. Anyone?

1. Only happens with Champions League.
2. We are 1 point away from minimum 7th, If we finish 7th, Liverpool would have to finish at least 6th, therefore the 7th spot becomes Europa again.

2 points slim

if we get battered in games we'd lose out on GD so give me that extra point any day of the week.

Fine, two points.

Svensational wrote:I hope Everton beat Liverpool to it!