Sean Thornton
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What sort of stupid fucking question is that ?Yes mate, what makes you think Wilder and the Prince would leave the squad unprepared for Europe?
A pretty reasonable one I thoughtWhat sort of stupid fucking question is that ?
Why though ?
It would more than likely cost us our premier league place
The squads not strong enough and I doubt if it will be next season
Really good question, cause lots of people chat lots of shit as if it isfact.Does anyone have any data as to whether Europa League actually has a significant negative impact?
It seems to me like there's that mini-league in the middle of the Prem table and the teams in it rotate quite a lot.
Wham and Watford finished 10th and 11th respectively and are now both at the bottom of the table. Wolves had a rough start, having to adapt to European football but now sit nicely in 7th again.
Seems like a large part of it is that some teams simply have a poor following season and then people attribute it to the Europa League. I haven't seen anyone do a breakdown as to the actual effect compared to normal jockeying for league position.
Does anyone have any data as to whether Europa League actually has a significant negative impact?
It seems to me like there's that mini-league in the middle of the Prem table and the teams in it rotate quite a lot.
Wham and Watford finished 10th and 11th respectively and are now both at the bottom of the table. Wolves had a rough start, having to adapt to European football but now sit nicely in 7th again.
Seems like a large part of it is that some teams simply have a poor following season and then people attribute it to the Europa League. I haven't seen anyone do a breakdown as to the actual effect compared to normal jockeying for league position.
Let's just imagine that the workload isn't too much and playing 40 games before Xmas doesn't affect our performances ...so what ? The Europa league is fucking shit !I will tell you why. Life is too short mate, plenty of great Blades that are no longer with us could only have dreamed about what we are doing now and the opportunity we have this season. It's unbelievable but at the same time for us living the dream today so possibe. To say it would cost us our place in the PL next season is subjective on your part I disagree. I have no doubt that plans are probably already being drawn up should we qualify and the recruitment that would be required. Wolves have coped OK so far and before we go on about how good they are with Neves etc. they are currently behind us in the league.
I doubt Wilder is thinking we should play safe and finish 8th.
Sorry for going over old ground.Does anyone have any data as to whether Europa League actually has a significant negative impact?
It seems to me like there's that mini-league in the middle of the Prem table and the teams in it rotate quite a lot.
Wham and Watford finished 10th and 11th respectively and are now both at the bottom of the table. Wolves had a rough start, having to adapt to European football but now sit nicely in 7th again.
Seems like a large part of it is that some teams simply have a poor following season and then people attribute it to the Europa League. I haven't seen anyone do a breakdown as to the actual effect compared to normal jockeying for league position.
We said “never a better chance” the season before last in the championship and yep we did have a better chanceWe may never have a better chance than now.
You can just imagine the scenes of despair, people stood there head in hands, oh no what have we done, this is going to be devastating. I,ll try not to upset these people too much when I’m going hysterical with happinessJust fucking ridiculous to be honest. I don't know what else to say. What you gonna do if we score a last minute winner last kick of the season to qualify for Europe for the first time in our history? Boo?
Sorry for going over old ground.
I hated it when we qualified for the Europa. You earn relatively fuck all & usually start the PL season with injuries because you've been playing competitive games when you still should have been playing friendlies in July.
However, just carry on trying to win every game & see where you end up.
If you qualify (CL would be a dream come true, I'm sure), you'll enjoy it & if you don't qualify, you won't have a load of unnecessary ballache, next season.
It's true though that, you have to grab opportunities, when you can. They sometimes don't come round again....
Let's just imagine that the workload isn't too much and playing 40 games before Xmas doesn't affect our performances ...so what ? The Europa league is fucking shit !
Oh dear!Couldn't care less about qualifying for Europe. Second season in the Prem is always tough. Much prefer us to push on without the distraction of Thursday night games in Slovakia, injuries, suspensions etc.
Hows snuffy and little mo with the gimpy leg?Hammer In Peace is right, grab the opportunities when they come along because we don't know if they will ever come along again.
When Liverpool won the European Cup last season, did they say we are not going to play in it next season because it might ruin our chances in the league.
It would be a dream come true for the club and the fans if we did qualify for Europe.
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Study: Playing in Europe does not hinder league form | UEFA Europa League
The CIES Football Observatory has conducted a study that suggests participation in UEFA club competitions does not have a negative impact on domestic league results.www.google.co.uk
Did not know that. Reason enough to want it.We are the biggest club in the UK to have never played in Europe...
Were you a second division when you played in ECWC in 80/81??Did not know that. Reason enough to want it.![]()
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