'spurs are on the way to wembley...

[Stranded]

The rules were changed after Millwall got to the final to stop lower league sides qualifying by not winning anything.

[SpaceCruiser]

The rules were changed after Millwall got to the final to stop lower league sides qualifying by not winning anything.

That's a bit strange as they seem to let in top division sides if they don't win anything.

[From Despair To Where?]

The rules were changed after Millwall got to the final to stop lower league sides qualifying by not winning anything.

It's all down to Pompey going into administration and not being able to submit company accounts to get a UEFA Club licence, which they need to compete in UEFA sanctioned competitions. Nothing to do with what division they will be playing in next year.

[T.R.O.L.I.]

Due to Pompey's ineligibility to enter the UEFA Cup, whom does that slot get allocated to?

7th place in the PL.

[leww_rfc]

Due to Pompey's ineligibility to enter the UEFA Cup, whom does that slot get allocated to?

7th place in the PL.

ahh Liverpool do get into Europe again then

[Whore Jackie]

Due to Pompey's ineligibility to enter the UEFA Cup, whom does that slot get allocated to?

7th place in the PL.

If Liverpool win the UEFA/Europa Cup, does that then get extended to 8th?

[Stranded]

The rules were changed after Millwall got to the final to stop lower league sides qualifying by not winning anything.

It's all down to Pompey going into administration and not being able to submit company accounts to get a UEFA Club licence, which they need to compete in UEFA sanctioned competitions. Nothing to do with what division they will be playing in next year.

Pompey's situation is due to that but cup runners up no longer qualify for Europe. If the winner has already qualified then the place reverts to the league. So unless Pompey win the cup their appeal is moot.

[BReal]

still no frimmers post then

[SpaceCruiser]

still no frimmers post then

Probably sulking this morning over ALOLdershit losing 2-0 at home to lowly ToROFLquay!

[Platypuss]

The rules were changed after Millwall got to the final to stop lower league sides qualifying by not winning anything.

It's all down to Pompey going into administration and not being able to submit company accounts to get a UEFA Club licence, which they need to compete in UEFA sanctioned competitions. Nothing to do with what division they will be playing in next year.

Pompey's situation is due to that but cup runners up no longer qualify for Europe. If the winner has already qualified then the place reverts to the league. So unless Pompey win the cup their appeal is moot.

While that was mooted at the time of the Europa Cup rebranding, did the change actually happen? While the runner-up spot in the League Cup was lost I'm not sure anything's changed for the FA Cup.

2.04 of Article 2 of the 2009/10 Europa Cup regulations clearly states the following:

If the winner of the domestic cup qualifies for the UEFA Champions League, the domestic cup runner-up qualifies for the UEFA Europa League at the
stage initially reserved for the lowest ranking top domestic league representative (or the winner of another official domestic competition
specified in paragraph 2.03). Should both the winner and the runner-up of the domestic cup qualify for the UEFA Champions League, the association concerned may enter for the UEFA Europa League the club which finishes the top domestic league immediately below the other club or clubs which
qualify for the UEFA Europa League. In both cases, the access stage initially reserved for the domestic cup winner is reserved for the club which finishes
the domestic league in the highest position out of all the clubs which qualify for the UEFA Europa League from the association concerned (see Annex Ia).
Each representative of the domestic league will then enter the competition at the stage initially reserved for the domestic league representative ranked
immediately above it.

http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/UEFACup/84/52/89/845289_DOWNLOAD.pdf

[Tails]

Great, a final between a club who are morally and literally bankrupt and a club that would be bankrupt but for the intervention of a rich sugar daddy.

The perfect advert for the English game then.

If Pompey win the final (yeah, I know, fat chance), my biggest fear is that htey will pawn off the Cup to pay a creditor

not really, just count the home-grown "English" players

Its just an average top versus bottom Prem finale.....just what media dreams are made of


Personally to me its a turn off

So a final between a bankrupt club and a club who have achieved success through a rich benefactor doesn't sum up the current malaise in English football then?

If you are referring to the post-Abramo take over - Chelsea were relatively successful in English Cups and in Europe prior to this.

[frimmers3]

spurs were on the way to wembley..but fell short at the final hurdle. heaven help us against our norf ludun naybores wednesday night....