4th (KO in qualifer) v 5th

[Baines' left foot]

We were extremely unlucky last time round to get Villarreal, and to get such a horrendously bad decision go against us. It's highly unlikely we'd get a team that good again this time, but it can happen. We're a much better team now than we were then anyway and with a much more confident manager, so it doesn't really worry me.

IF we get 4th of course.

 

[EvertonAndAustralia]

If we finish fourth and lose the CL qualifier we'd go straight into the EL group stage

If we finish fifth we have to play in the EL qualifying round

 

[barneygumble]

5 seeded qualifiers and 5 non seeded (us)

so most likely at the moment to be one of the seeds:

1/ Porto
2/ Zenit, cska, spartak or dinamo moscow
3/ napoli
l4/ everkusen, mainz, monchengladback or wolfsburg
5/ or...galatasaray/bilbao

You'd have to take any of 1,2,4 really wouldn't you.

Porto shadow of their former selves, Zenit, CSKA, Spartak or Dinamo? Well Zenit could be dangerous, but under AVB? Napoli is someone i never want, dangerous for the fans, and well they aren't too bad, if we ended up with Besiktas, we could easily do them mind. Bayer Leverkusen aren't up to much, whereas Mainz, one season wonder? Gladbach for the sentimental side, would be tough, and Wolfsburg, i know naff about.


Bilbao would be difficult the San Mames (Both incarnations) is a tough place to go, just ask United.

 

[Moomin]

Would you rather be in a raffle for £15M with just two tickets in it, or just go right to a game of bingo for 150 and try and win a giant panda?

Depends, if the Panda had the libido of Tom Jones it would be worth an absolute fortune in stud fees.

 

[Allezfan]

The Op has won me over here.

5th is defo better than 4th, lads.

Great result for us today.