If I was a west ham fan I would be celebrating. It's a real achievement for a club like west ham.
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If you’re a club without mega rich owners (oil or national state) then this trophy and the Europa league are exactly the aim. That includes THFC.
Not seen one yet. Might have now jinxed it..
The Europa league is definatly an achievement for any club I agree. The conference was an achievement for westham, although I think the creators of it are raising questions as it was intended for the fringe european countries. Hence the size of the stadiums for finals. Perhaps they will create another to suit for what this was intended
Just got mugged off on Eastenders.
Buckle up lads!
Buckle up lads!
West ham would never win a major European trophy so the competition is giving small clubs the chance at a European trophy.
Next season villa, another club who are more starved than us.
So although not fringe countries I think it's still doing a decent job.
It wasn't the intention though (hence the stadium size X2). So another one conference 2?
There in that next season as they were last season and at the final stages of too. Lets just admit they’re having fun. Good luck to them.
I said if I were a westham fan ild be going crazy, it's an achievement for westham
You'd have to exclude the big leagues as then you'd still get the likes of west ham, Everton, palace making it.
The CL final will put all this thoroughly in the shade in a day or two..... As Spurs fans we've weathered FAR worse storms than this.
They thought the big leagues wouldn't bother but it turned out some clubs did
We've won 7 in-between their fa Cup and the European Johnson paint trophy, they are deluded.... however, we need to start putting some silverware in the cabinet bloody quickly.
We couldn't play our last game because of a COVID outbreak, UEFA didn't allow us to reschedule the game, so they awarded our opponents a 3-0 win and forfeited the match.
It's 100% NOT a "major trophy". It was specifically set up for clubs outside the elite, both to experience longer European runs and as a money redistribution method. No PL team should even be in it (West Ham are the 15th richest club in the world!! Roma are one of the 4 major Italian Clubs).
The label "major trophy" is being applied because as you say, what are the minor ones. You can't "market" a "minor trophy".
In CL you have to finish in your domestic league's top 4 (in some leagues just the top 2 and I think in a couple it's just Champions(??) - You have to be a very good team.
With the EL it is also the "true" Cup Winners Cup now - so there is more achievement about it. It is 'for' the major leagues and clubs. Even in the old format, it was still hugely prestigious. It was for cup winners, and for most of football history winning a domestic cup (and thereby the Cup Winners Cup) was a massive thing.
The ECL rewards nothing, no achievement at all that's because it was set up for smaller leagues.
West Ham are the 15th richest club on the planet.
There are only 3 (Man City, PSG & Newcastle) State-owned Clubs in Elite football, 3 teams don't even make a semi-final round.
The ECL was set up specifically for the smaller European leagues.
Yeah, but unfortunately for us and them there are only 4 spots to qualify, and two of those you listed are in England, And by the time any other clubs get round to becoming mega rich, it will just become the new norm for keeping up with the crowd. Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea will all get their act together and that leaves several clubs who expect champions league qualification and at least 2 to 3 will always miss out. So rather than dismiss trophies as being beneath them in a bitter sulk off. Embrace it and have a great end to the season.
Winning the FA Cup = Europa League place
Finishing 5th in the season just gone = Europa League place
Winning The Europa Conference = Europa League place
Had we won that trophy last night, the majority of Spurs fans would be overjoyed and celebrating.
Some of you need to take your head out of your arse.
Finishing 5th in the season just gone = Europa League place
Winning The Europa Conference = Europa League place
Had we won that trophy last night, the majority of Spurs fans would be overjoyed and celebrating.
Some of you need to take your head out of your arse.
If only we would have been bothered, we'd all be dancing on tbe High Road tonight.
Fair play
Fair play