Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sat May 01, 2010 11:12 am  

Wire_85 wrote:

Even our "chairman" doesn't want us to win on Sunday.

Because he's a Chelsea fan.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sat May 01, 2010 2:42 pm  

Citeh losing at home to Villa.

It'll be really funny if, having sacked Hughes when he had them in 6th position, they end up finishing seventh.

Seeing as Citeh might only end up scraping into the Europa's, hopefully it'll mean all the glory hunters from Moss Side don't come back until they beat AC Milan to the Kings of the Universe Cup, the most prestigious trophy ever.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sat May 01, 2010 2:45 pm  

Damn, they'll be making a return again.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sat May 01, 2010 4:01 pm  

Pretty much all the results went the way to make the scousers motivation even lower for tomorrow.

Everton drew, which means they can't catch Liverpool for 7th spot. Spurs won and the Citeh-Villa game ended up with a winner, which means their chances of getting fourth are pretty much gone.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sat May 01, 2010 7:39 pm  

Put the ressies out.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sat May 01, 2010 8:50 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

Pretty much all the results went the way to make the scousers motivation even lower for tomorrow.

Everton drew, which means they can't catch Liverpool for 7th spot. Spurs won and the Citeh-Villa game ended up with a winner, which means their chances of getting fourth are pretty much gone.

There's still one...

If Fulham win the Europa League, they get back in at the expense of 7th, so t'lot over t'park will want to finish 6th, to anchor down a Europa spot.

But, watch them roll over and die to give your lot a chance to blow the title on the final day

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sat May 01, 2010 9:11 pm  

I know the scousers wanted to use winning the Europa League as a way to salvage something from a dreadful season, but is qualifying for the EL really something that they want?

If they don't have the EL next season, they can concentrate fully on the league and the FA Cup. While I thought their position last season of second was higher than their true position, there's no way on earth they are the 6th or 7th best side in England. A season of purely domestic football will enable them to regain their place among the top sides.

The EL is bloody brilliant for sides like Foolham. For Citeh it'll be a good stepping stone for their eventual appearance in the CL, but I just don't see what the EL holds for Liverpool. They are better off out of it.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sat May 01, 2010 10:20 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

I know the scousers wanted to use winning the Europa League as a way to salvage something from a dreadful season, but is qualifying for the EL really something that they want?

If they don't have the EL next season, they can concentrate fully on the league and the FA Cup. While I thought their position last season of second was higher than their true position, there's no way on earth they are the 6th or 7th best side in England. A season of purely domestic football will enable them to regain their place among the top sides.

The EL is bloody brilliant for sides like Foolham. For Citeh it'll be a good stepping stone for their eventual appearance in the CL, but I just don't see what the EL holds for Liverpool. They are better off out of it.

Good point and I tend to agree. It could be looked at being in EL is at least a european competition but suppose as you say it doesn't really offer the redshyte anything. They say the league table doesn't lie and you finish where you deserve after 38 league games so I have to disagree and this year Liverpool have been the 6th/7th best team this season.

Is it right that if Fulham win the EL Liverpool don't get into and europe?

On MOTD just mentioned something about if Fulham do win Burnley will be in the qualifying rounds?

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sat May 01, 2010 11:18 pm  

Dan_FC wrote:

Good point and I tend to agree. It could be looked at being in EL is at least a european competition but suppose as you say it doesn't really offer the redshyte anything. They say the league table doesn't lie and you finish where you deserve after 38 league games so I have to disagree and this year Liverpool have been the 6th/7th best team this season.

Is it right that if Fulham win the EL Liverpool don't get into and europe?

On MOTD just mentioned something about if Fulham do win Burnley will be in the qualifying rounds?

Both scenarios

For Liverpool, they could finish 7th but not qualify for Europe, same as anyone else who finished 7th, if Fulham win the Europa

As for Burnley, currently the Premier League has a UEFA Fair Play spot, of all the clubs currently not in automatic CL/EL spots, and Fulham, Burnley are the highest team in the Fair Play League, meaning they'd get a place in the first qualifying round of the Europa, regardless of the fact they're relegated.

If Fulham lose in Hamburg, I think they'd get that instead of Burnley, but will have to play 6/8 games extra than if they win the tournament and go back in as holders.

I think anyway

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 12:40 am  

Are you sure Fulham take the place of 7th if they win the trophy?

Not that, just I read it mentioned on one of the Liverpool forums that we're definitely in European competition next year, no mention of Fulham was made.