Rag_hater wrote:johnpb78 wrote:I'm looking forward to a competition that in reality, we probably will start off as one of the top 3 favourites.
We should have a realistic ambition of winning this competition, however my big concern would be seeing Spuds, U***d, Arsenal, Liverpool all in the latter stages which would be a fucking disaster
Mancini has already spoken about it being a competition we will go out to win, which is very encouraging
I think you have it spot on there and personally cant see why some are thinking us being in this comp is bad news.
When Fulham play in this final I'd be over the moon if thats us next year.
Its a consolation prize, so suppose its a disappointment. Personally I am gutted we are in the Europa League, but I am realistic enough to know that we most likely would have been playing in the Europa League after xmas anyway - so in reality we have missed out on 3 home games in the group stages, of which probably only 1 would have been against decent opposition - the big loss has been the cash.
Other than that, I'm not right arsed to be honest - plus I prefer us playing on Sundays, as Sunday is a shit day