So its back to Thursday night, Sunday afternoon/Monday night footie again.
Positives
We have a young squad that needs European footie for their own development, likewise the manager was awful in Europe this season, so he needs this too.
TV rights and the money from same are not a bad issue either.
Playing amongst some of the best or 2nd best teams in Europe is always great.
Win and you get 11m and a champions league position
Had we not got Europa, FSG may have deemed the current squad as strong enough to just handle the domestic games so surely they will cough up the books to clear the dead wood and replace with quality? Wishful thinking?
Will the Europa help attract big names that we need?
Keeps our footballing name in the mix of Europe... but hopefully this time for the right reason.
Negatives
Travelling to god knows where and back during the cold winter.
Average amount of games for the Europa = 9.
Average amount of PL positions dropped when playing in Europa = 2.3. <- Da F**k? A ridiculously worrying stat.
Does this also mean we are going to keep half the sh*t we have at the club, just so we can use them as squad players to get through these games?
Personally cant wait to see the back of these 4 at this great club; Lambert, Borini, Ballo, Johnson. Would hate to see them kept just as backup for these games.
Would you rather we got it or finished outside the Europa?
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