4 points off 4th

[EFC Si]

Weird position now where if Chelsea win their Semi Final against City it might actually be better for us to lose against Arsenal...

 

[electricblue]

I demand we get an answer to this so

Weird position now where if Chelsea win their Semi Final against City it might actually be better for us to lose against Arsenal...

do elaborate

Well ?

 

[Goat]

I demand we get an answer to this so





Well ?

He means that if Chelsea finish 5th and win the FA Cup, 6th place in the League gets the Europa place.

Thus our defeat vs Arsenal would push them past.

 

[electricblue]

He means that if Chelsea finish 5th and win the FA Cup, 6th place in the League gets the Europa place.

Thus our defeat vs Arsenal would push them past.

Thanks mate. Knew it was that complicated.

 

[Goat]

Thanks mate. Knew it was that complicated.

Hes basically wishing Everton to get beat and we all know what that makes him.

 

[electricblue]

Hes basically wishing Everton to get beat and we all know what that makes him.

Exactly.

But wouldn't that scenario mean that the beaten finalists would get it ?

It's a bit late for this like.

 

[Goat]

Exactly.

But wouldn't that scenario mean that the beaten finalists would get it ?

It's a bit late for this like.

ITs brunnuns Show mate, I was just helping the choc orange out.

 

[Brennan]

Exactly.

But wouldn't that scenario mean that the beaten finalists would get it ?

It's a bit late for this like.

I thought that but Foot Long corrected me. If the FA Cup winners finish 5th rather than 4th then the extra place goes to the league.

So for example if we beat Spurs on the weekend, and Arsenal win but Chelsea lose then the table would be:

3rd - Spurs
4th - Arsenal
5th - Chelsea
6th - Everton
7th - S***e

If that happens and Chelsea beat City in the Semi then losing or drawing against Arsenal might actually help our cause of getting into Europe, because if Chelsea finish 4th and we finish 6th we don't get Europe, but if Chelsea finish 5th and we get 6th then we do.

 

[Deloodid]

I thought that but Foot Long corrected me. If the FA Cup winners finish 5th rather than 4th then the extra place goes to the league.

So for example if we beat Spurs on the weekend, and Arsenal win but Chelsea lose then the table would be:

3rd - Spurs
4th - Arsenal
5th - Chelsea
6th - Everton
7th - S***e

If that happens and Chelsea beat City in the Semi then losing or drawing against Arsenal might actually help our cause of getting into Europe, because if Chelsea finish 4th and we finish 6th we don't get Europe, but if Chelsea finish 5th and we get 6th then we do.

I feel dizzy

 

[electricblue]

I thought that but Foot Long corrected me. If the FA Cup winners finish 5th rather than 4th then the extra place goes to the league.

So for example if we beat Spurs on the weekend, and Arsenal win but Chelsea lose then the table would be:

3rd - Spurs
4th - Arsenal
5th - Chelsea
6th - Everton
7th - S***e

If that happens and Chelsea beat City in the Semi then losing or drawing against Arsenal might actually help our cause of getting into Europe, because if Chelsea finish 4th and we finish 6th we don't get Europe, but if Chelsea finish 5th and we get 6th then we do.

Worth waiting for, thanks.

Didn't know about that 4th/5th rule. That's a new one on me.

 

[Brennan]

Worth waiting for, thanks.

Didn't know about that 4th/5th rule. That's a new one on me.

Sort of takes the piss that Millwall would get into Europe over us based on whether Chelsea qualify for the CL or Europa.

 

[Thacko]

Thought we were outstanding at Villa, Swansea, Fulham, City, Newcastle; to match that we've had shockers at Reading, Norwich and Old trafford, but some of our best performances this season have infact been away.

This is true. I don't for a second think we'll definitely finish fourth or even sixth.

But this post has cheered me!

 

[TX Bill]

Let's just be absolutely clear though that our road to fourth will not include getting anything out of the match against Liverpool. We bottle it against them everytime and we'll do so again this time as well.

 

[Brennan]

Let's just be absolutely clear though that our road to fourth will not include getting anything out of the match against Liverpool. We bottle it against them everytime and we'll do so again this time as well.

We've drawn at Anfield more than we have lost...

 

[TX Bill]

We've drawn at Anfield more than we have lost...

Our record against them is terrible. And it gets worse as our team improves and is actually better than what they put out on the pitch. Last year was a classic example.

I expect the usual treatment and another loss.