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Thread: New euro comp
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11-09-2018 08:41 AM #2
I heard something about this a while ago, but I’d forgotten about it. I think it was Lawell from Celtic that was talking about it. I’ll wait and see the details, but I quite like the idea.
United we stand here....
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11-09-2018 08:43 AM #3
Only a matter of time before such a thing came about IMO.
Will just be an enlarged, stand alone, Intertoto Cup basically - unless they have something more imaginitive planned.
The only downside I could see is a lack of interest from TV companies and a pool of medium to small clubs meaning that it ends up being a loss making exercise for clubs involved. Hopefully not the case though!Mon the Hibs.
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11-09-2018 09:02 AM #5
I loved the old set up, Cup winners in the Cup Winners cup, champions in the European Cup, and 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the Uefa Cup, they all really meant something, there is now teams that don't even really want to be in the Europa League.
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11-09-2018 09:05 AM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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11-09-2018 09:16 AM #7
What was wrong with the Champions League/European Cup, Uefa Cup and Cup Winners Cup? It's like they change it when they get bored.
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11-09-2018 09:31 AM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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11-09-2018 09:49 AM #9
Excellent - really looking forward to this, and hopefully a tournament where we have a chance of progressing too.
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11-09-2018 09:56 AM #10
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Dont understand why they dont actually have a Champions League....with only Champions in it.
Then have Cup Winners cup.
Then Europa Cup.
Like it used tobe.
As nowadays theres too many non champions getting byes in the Champions League that have not been champions in decades.
Just makes the name of it a farce really
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11-09-2018 10:04 AM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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11-09-2018 10:08 AM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Champions League - Man City, Barcelona, Juventus,
Cup Winners Cup - Chelsea, Sevilla (assuming runners up qualify), AC Milan
Europa - Man U, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal, Atl MAdrid, Real Madrid, Valencia, Napoli, Roma, Inter Milan, Lazio
The third tier tournament would have the most attraction there.
Unless we're talking about just having 3 teams in Europe per country, and ignoring rankings system to allow for more successful countries having more teams; but that would be quite the radical shake-up.Mon the Hibs.
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11-09-2018 10:18 AM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Call it the best teams league in your head, if you struggle with a pedantry problem. 😁
The Cup Winners Cup didn't always have cup winners playing in it. Runners up were a large proportion of that tournament.
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11-09-2018 10:22 AM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Last edited by CropleyWasGod; 11-09-2018 at 10:34 AM.
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11-09-2018 10:37 AM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
And there were players with dark hair.
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11-09-2018 10:54 AM #17
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https://www.theguardian.com/football...mpetition-2021
The Europa League will be reduced to 32 teams, with the new tournament also being 32.
My suspicion is, that this will move the EL into line with the Champions League ambition; as many big clubs in European competition, playing other big clubs as possible. Lower ranked teams will find themselves in this new Cup, alongside clubs who get knocked out of Europa League qualifying. Hell, maybe even clubs getting knocked out of the Champions League could cascade down through the Europa League into this new one.
I'd hazard a guess that our league would end up with one CL, one EL then all our other European places would be into this new one, which presumably will have even lower TV / prize money. Basically a 'hey, you still have European football!' excuse to exclude the less profitable sides / nations from gatecrashing the top table.
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11-09-2018 11:00 AM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The new tournament will offer a better chance of progression. More games against different opponents can only benefit players.
As for prize money and TV exposure, we'll have to wait and see, but there's a chance that these games will be played on Friday nights which means TV might be more interested and it would be good for the fans as they'd lose less holidays.
I welcome the plan, as I currently understand it.
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11-09-2018 11:10 AM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Anyhoo, because of this bizarre rule, Clyde weren't allowed to enter. It may have been us who benefitted.
Going further back, it was originally designed for "cities" (not teams) who had held a fair.... hence the name. IIRC, one year London entered a combined team. Burntisland weren't allowed, as they're not a city.
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11-09-2018 12:05 PM #22
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A regional cup would be good with north, south, east, west sections. Then winners from each section played a 2 legged semi final then a final. No need for groups just go straight to a last 32 for each section
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11-09-2018 12:16 PM #23
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I wonder if there is scope for a Nations League like system that can run alongside the two major European competitions, ie promotion/relegation between groups with additional incentives around qualification for the bigger tournaments? The traditional qualification/tournament systems could remain in place (as with the Euros and World Cup internationally) but the 'Club League' system would supplement the process and allow for 'smaller' clubs to access European football with additional opportunities for major tournament qualification.
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11-09-2018 01:52 PM #25This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Was designed to encourage trade across post-war Europe.
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11-09-2018 01:55 PM #26
Lovely, look forward to this, a couple of regular(hopefully) jaunts to Europe
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11-09-2018 02:20 PM #27
If it results in losing yet more Saturday afternoon 3pm kick offs then they can stick it.
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11-09-2018 02:40 PM #28This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Drunken jaunts to foreign towns and cities are all very well, but they're not worth missing a couple of hours in Leith every Saturday afternoon.
I'm going to email Neil Lennon and tell him to make sure we don't qualify for it.
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11-09-2018 04:23 PM #29This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Otherwise Blackpool would have been in it every year.......
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11-09-2018 04:30 PM #30
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