Question re - Europa League

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

UEFA cup winners used to go straight into the champions league if they won it didnt they?

Don't think so but could be wrong mate.

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

I don't really see how it's a stupid question, the winner of the europa league doesn't automatically qualify for the champions league anymore, they abandoned that. So if they want the title holders to defend their title, not exactly ridiculous is it.

But you all look really clever.

Put your shovel down GM ffs

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

Erm, You'd play in both, because you're registered to play in both? This question is just stupid, what point are you trying to prove here?

No you clown, I meant what European tournament. You'd playing in the Champions League because it's the bigger tournament!

I think officially you get an invite to both but it's assumed you would want to play in the higher level tournament!

Originally Posted by Argentina

No you clown, I meant what European tournament. You'd playing in the Champions League because it's the bigger tournament!

I think officially you get an invite to both but it's assumed you would want to play in the higher level tournament!

Blimey, people are so eager to jump on someone if they make a mistake. I just wondered whether UEFA would prefer the winners of the europa league to defend their title if they won it. Seems to undermine the competition somewhat if they win it then ditch it.

Originally Posted by ReligiousRed

I had that on dvd, massively underrated show.

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

Blimey, people are so eager to jump on someone if they make a mistake. I just wondered whether UEFA would prefer the winners of the europa league to defend their title if they won it. Seems to undermine the competition somewhat if they win it then ditch it.

It's sorta like when Hogan faced the Warrior at Wrestlemania 6. Warrior was Intercontinental champion and Hogan was World Champion, and BOTH BELTS WERE ON THE LINE!!! But when Warrior won he ditched the Intercontinental title and just kept the World Title.

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

I had that on dvd, massively underrated show.

Love that gif tbh ...makes me

I hope no offence was taken in the pasting of it

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

Blimey, people are so eager to jump on someone if they make a mistake. I just wondered whether UEFA would prefer the winners of the europa league to defend their title if they won it. Seems to undermine the competition somewhat if they win it then ditch it.

Not half as much as it would to see a team throw the final on the basis they were set well in their own league for CL qualification.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

It's sorta like when Hogan faced the Warrior at Wrestlemania 6. Warrior was Intercontinental champion and Hogan was World Champion, and BOTH BELTS WERE ON THE LINE!!! But when Warrior won he ditched the Intercontinental title and just kept the World Title.

See that's just disrespectful to all the previous intercontinental title holders, and makes the belt look shit.

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

See that's just disrespectful to all the previous intercontinental title holders, and makes the belt look shit.

Agreed, but it was the title that "wrestlers" held, so it was better off without the Warrior. Think Texas Tornado then won it pissed in a tournament

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

Blimey, people are so eager to jump on someone if they make a mistake. I just wondered whether UEFA would prefer the winners of the europa league to defend their title if they won it. Seems to undermine the competition somewhat if they win it then ditch it.

tbf to you I see where you're going now. You just didn't ask the right question first time around.

The winner of the UEFA Cup has never been granted admission into the following season's Champions League. Spurs won the first UEFA Cup in 1972 but did not play in the European Cup the following season.

UEFA operate the two competitions on the premise that the European Cup is the superior competition, so if a team wins the Europa League but also qualifies for the Champions League, nobody is going to see that as 'ditching' the Europa League. They're just making the obvious and expected move to a more prestigious and lucrative competition.

It's like suggesting the team that wins the Championship should hang around another season to defend their title.

Originally Posted by Grimson

It's like suggesting the team that wins the Championship should hang around another season to defend their title.

ffs, gorilla stick to wrestling.

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

Blimey, people are so eager to jump on someone if they make a mistake. I just wondered whether UEFA would prefer the winners of the europa league to defend their title if they won it. Seems to undermine the competition somewhat if they win it then ditch it.

A tournament can't be undermined any more than if citeh were to play in it anyway, never mind win it!

Originally Posted by Ginners

ffs, gorilla stick to wrestling.

This is why people respect Grimson and just see you as a slightly less annoying version of rafabio. Grimson took the piss initially but used his football knowledge to explain the situation clearly.

You just sit there and stick a smiley in, hence why most people hate you.

I feel like a dick now.

Originally Posted by Gorilla Monsoon

This is why people respect Grimson and just see you as a slightly less annoying version of rafabio. Grimson took the piss initially but used his football knowledge to explain the situation clearly.

You just sit there and stick a smiley in, hence why most people hate you.

tbf he's too busy voting on x factor to explain it properly.

Originally Posted by Sloppy

Originally Posted by Grimson

I feel like a dick now.

youll get used to it

Originally Posted by Ginners

youll get used to it, i did

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