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You wouldn't want to play the kids against that lot.
We might if we don't mind getting out of the tournament early doors so we can concentrate on going for fourth place and the FA Cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I have no idea if those teams are any good. not that teams need to be particularly good to score against us at the moment.
What if we drop everything else and concentrate only on the Europa league as it is entry to the CL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Surely that's exactly what we ought to do in order that we get knocked out of the poxy thing as early as possible?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
At some point in the season I fear it will become our best chance of getting back in the Champions League. Given our fixture list over the next few months that point may come rather soon. Looks like top four could be even harder than last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
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Originally Posted by Burney
But its better than the top four trophy. Not only do you get an actual trophy but you get straight into the CL group stage. Its basically a top three trophy.
was remotely interested, actually win the fúcking thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
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No it's not. It involves tedious games against tedious foreign sides and it goes on for-fvcking-ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Fvck European football, p. I hate it.
even get you champions league football.
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Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
I do wish they'd just stuck with European Cup, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners Cup, was much betterQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Its all those things AND a top four trophy. This is european football where we could actually win some games. Its different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
THe only downside is if we do win it we end up in the ****ing champions league again :mad:
I wish they'd just stuck with straight knockout tournaments.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
It led to too much talk about which was the ****test one. At least now that is clearer- one for the good teams, one for the pub teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Surely by now people must have started to notice that the Champion's League is sh1t?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
It's like two trophies, in other words.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
I forgot about that.
This may be so. My point, however, was more that teams such as these could give a reserve team a very serious hiding, which would be embarrassing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
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Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
Not exactly. The point was that, however unlikely, I fear it may be more likely than finishing fourth.
But yes, we could possibly win it. It is full of **** teams and some of the good ones don't take it seriously.
A double, if you will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I would give nary a fvck, tbh. It's no more embarrassing than losing a League Cup game against some nobodies because you've wheeled out the kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
United lost 2 group games and still won the group by 5 points, I think we'd have to try exceptionally hard not to make it out of the group stagesQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
The group stage may well be a bit of a dull slog designed to satisfy sponsors, but you still end up at a point where you're watching the best teams in Europe play each other on balmy spring evenings, and, to be blunt, if you don't enjoy that, you simply don't like football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Nope. Any interest in the thing ends with Arsenal getting knocked out. The 'best teams in Europe' can all fvck off and tit about on balmy spring evenings to their hearts' content as far as I'm concerned. I simply don't care about them. Pricks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
:clap: There speaks a true devotee of the Beautiful Game. :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Which tournament are you referring to?Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
the fa cup obviouslyQuote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
What has the FA Cup go to do with anything?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pokster
May as well drop everything else and concentrate on winning the Premier League then, imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Nothing, but you know what m is like, will go on about any topic that has nothing to do with what others are talking aboutQuote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
You always cheer me up on a Friday R. Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Slight difference in qualitee thereQuote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
:hehe: I knew you'd enjoy that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
If it makes you feel any better, mate, I'm awfully intelligent and very well educated and when I read Monty's reply the only thing that came to my mind was 'that reply is utterly devoid of any logic whatsoever, good thing big nose writes photo captions for a living'.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Well, I'm as thick as pig**** and very poorly-educated too, but I've had a good, long look at M's post and I reckon it means that as the Europa League is considered to be basically a pan-European version of the FA Cup, Wenger could quite reasonably be expected to repeat His success in the latter competition in the former.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
It probably doesn't though :-\
Winning the FA Cup takes six games, of which about two might be against good sides. They are single-legged and involve no travel of thousands of miles, or the ritual humiliation of the thursday-sunday cycle (I have no idea if that makes a difference or not tbh). A lot more games than that in the Europa Tournament, and some decent-ish sides joining the knockout stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
And we are shít A, never forget that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
#wengerout
I thought the issue was with quality and status though, rather than scheduling? The tiredness cannot conceivably be a problem as we apparently have an enormous squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Maybe. Look, I'd rather agree with you tbh than that preening, arrogant septic up there who thinks a physics degree qualifies him to be an expert on football. Fact is none of us or the club or the players have any experience in this tournament. It is literally a step into the unknown. Especially Belarus.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Oh, and btw WES, Aaron Ramsey plays further up front in the second half under instructions from Le Boss, not under his own steam.
Decent lads, your White Russians; brave and strong. Can't shoot for **** though :-\Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
And who said that about Rambo?
If we can be bothered, we should win it fairly easily, no alarms. However, what if Wenger was right when He said that Arsenal players are simply not interested in the Europa League, that it is not why they join us :-|Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Decent read that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash