spot on mate!!My biggest frustration has been how shit we were in the Europa league. Look at how other English sides have done in recent years. People used to say its a mickey mouse competition but only we see it that way. Personally think its a bit of a disgrace that despite having maybe 10 goes at the UEFA/Europa Cup in recent history we never got close to winning it.
If we get it we better give it a good go.
Worst case at least use it as a good chance to play the most exiting youth with some of the first xII. Then as it gets more serious and we aren't travelling to Tajikistan start playing the full team more and keep anyone that showed they deserve it. I do miss the days when we would give are promising youngsters a good run out. I remember seeing Kanes first game and also the likes of Fredericks and Andross at that point!My biggest frustration has been how shit we were in the Europa league. Look at how other English sides have done in recent years. People used to say its a mickey mouse competition but only we see it that way. Personally think its a bit of a disgrace that despite having maybe 10 goes at the UEFA/Europa Cup in recent history we never got close to winning it.
If we get it we better give it a good go.
Europa league pluses:
•Chance to realistically win something that would mean CL qualification.
•Financially a run to final could be worth £35-40m compared to £60-70m for CL last 16. A £30m hole in budget is nowhere near as bad as £70m.
• A season outside Europe would kill our coefficient which is now good and pot 2. If we go back to pot 3/4 it would make future CL groups very tough
• A chance for fringe and youth players to develop.
• Still get some great away days and a week between games for 9 months is a long time