spot on. I can't stand that the winners qualify for the CL now. Hate it.
-
The Fighting Cock is a forum for fans of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Here you can discuss Spurs latest matches, our squad, tactics and any transfer news surrounding the club. Registration gives you access to all our forums (including 'Off Topic' discussion) and removes most of the adverts (you can remove them all via an account upgrade). You're here now, you might as well...
Latest Spurs videos from Sky Sports
You still get the Trophy and as a bonus to help make managers take the completion more seriously added a Champions league spot to the winners. Its like Saying We dont want to get into the Top 4 and want to stay at 5th every season so as otherwise all we will do is watch us getting smashed by Bayern and teams like that ? Or am i totally mis-reading the point of not liking the winner of EL gets CL?
I like the extra incentive given to the EL winners. It is an alternate route for teams(ahem...like Spurs) who can't really get into the top 4 to get CL football. Yes, it's good to get in by getting into the top 4 but we also need to be realistic about the chances we have. For me, EL is an easier route to the CL, at least in the next 3-4 years.
Cup competition always involves more luck, with an easy draw(like our league cup this season), our team will have a chance win it.
Cup competition always involves more luck, with an easy draw(like our league cup this season), our team will have a chance win it.
Last edited:
I was at both. We lost both games but a lovely time was had by all. Basel was more relaxed though. Bus laid on from right outside the pub to the stadium. Then came Ade's penalty ............
"We want to stay here,
We want to stay here
Tottenham's a shithole,
We want to stay here"
devalues the comp even more for me. If we go for it next season I won't help but feel we're only going for it to get in the CL not cos it's a massive European trophy. Does't sit right with me at all
True mate. Tbh nothing will ever beat a euro cup for domestic league champs and a euro cup for domestic cup champs
Yeah I do understand that but feel they needed to do something to give it credibility. Damned if you do & damned if you don't....
yeah I agree they needed to do something. The obvious choice would have been stopping the CL dropouts from coming into the comp but ah well.
St Johnstone in the Europa then... not that they, Aberdeen or Inverness Caley Thistle are likely to get into the group stages. There are some good draws amongst the teams already definitely there though - I'd like any of Augsburg, Groningen, Villarreal or Anderlecht. Schalke would be great but they'd be seeded so we wouldn't be able to draw them.
I am a simple man. I just want Spurs to win trophies again.
On a related point I've thought for a while that the winner of the FA cup should get the 4th CL spot which I think would ensure the big teams take it more seriously.
I do realise the timing of this point is not great!!
The winners of this years FA Cup should be shot without trial.
Its fucked Southampton over and Liverpool have gained
No not for me mate. It could be a 'Wigan' for instance.
:chadliwtf:
Liverpool have gained, yes.. But it hasn't fucked Southampton over. Southampton wouldn't of qualified for Europa if Villa had won.
Groningen could be a tad
.