David Moyes - Taking a knife to a gunfight at West Ham, Part 2

[kenada_blue]

With Everton not being involved in Europe for quite a while I’m out of the loop with the Europa League system.

I’ve just seen a video of Moyes in the dressing rooms celebrating like he’s just won the Premier League. Great I thought, he deserves some success. Well done fella.

Then I took a look at what West Ham had won… the Europa Conference League!
Doesn’t sound like a great competition that.

You'd still celebrate if we'd won it

 

[kenada_blue]

The misery in here. It is a trophy and I wish we could win one.

Nah. It's on Fa Cup, Champions League, and Premier League.

Every other trophy isn't worthy

 

[bullybeef]

You'd still celebrate if we'd won it

I’m just happy if we can win any match mate, never mind a trophy!

 

[Joey66]

West Ham's route to a European trophy: -

Viborg (Denmark) - they finished 3rd out of 12 teams in the Danish Superliga regular season and 4th in the Championship Play Offs - they played in the Danish first division in 2021

FCSB (Romania) formerly Steaua Bucuresti - they finished 3rd out of 16 teams in the Liga 1 regular season and 2nd in the Play offs

Silkeborg (Denmark) - they finished 7th out of 12 teams in the Danish Superliga regular season and 3rd in the Relegation Play Offs this season

Anderlecht (Belgium) - they finished 11th out of 18 teams in the Belgium Pro League

some big hitters there to just get past the group stages

knockouts they faced some even mightier opponents

Last 16 - AEK Larnaca (Cyprus) - some people call them the cypriot barcelona - they finished 2nd out of 14 teams in the Cypriot First Division regular season and 3rd in the Championship Play offs

Quarter Finals - Gent (Belgium) - some people call them the belgium real madrid - they finished 5th out of 18 teams in the Belgium Pro League

Semi Finals - AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) - some people call them the Dutch Man City - they finished 4th out of 18 teams in the Eredivisie

Finals - Fiorentina (Italy) - they finished 8th out of 20 teams in Serie A

impressive stuff from the mighty irons

That looks like a line-up of Scottish teams in the lower divisions ....

 

[DanEFC92]

 

[anton66]

West Ham's route to a European trophy: -

Viborg (Denmark) - they finished 3rd out of 12 teams in the Danish Superliga regular season and 4th in the Championship Play Offs - they played in the Danish first division in 2021

FCSB (Romania) formerly Steaua Bucuresti - they finished 3rd out of 16 teams in the Liga 1 regular season and 2nd in the Play offs

Silkeborg (Denmark) - they finished 7th out of 12 teams in the Danish Superliga regular season and 3rd in the Relegation Play Offs this season

Anderlecht (Belgium) - they finished 11th out of 18 teams in the Belgium Pro League

some big hitters there to just get past the group stages

knockouts they faced some even mightier opponents

Last 16 - AEK Larnaca (Cyprus) - some people call them the cypriot barcelona - they finished 2nd out of 14 teams in the Cypriot First Division regular season and 3rd in the Championship Play offs

Quarter Finals - Gent (Belgium) - some people call them the belgium real madrid - they finished 5th out of 18 teams in the Belgium Pro League

Semi Finals - AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) - some people call them the Dutch Man City - they finished 4th out of 18 teams in the Eredivisie

Finals - Fiorentina (Italy) - they finished 8th out of 20 teams in Serie A

impressive stuff from the mighty irons

I would say it would be similar to the premier league without the scab 6, well maybe not Spurs. Bang average teams but a chance to win it.

 

[YoboCopter]

thousands run on pitch when we clinch 17th spot but this trophy is crap and we would all hate to win it

Make it make sense

 

[davek]

Trophy is a trophy

It's a low grade trophy.

It's as prestigious as qualifying for the Europa League.

In fact, that EL spot that went with it was the trophy last night.

 

[davek]

thousands run on pitch when we clinch 17th spot but this trophy is crap and we would all hate to win it

Make it make sense

It's not crap. But it's nowhere near a trophy that elevates a club from what they were to something bigger.

West Ham remain as they were beforehand.

I never thought the Europa League was great when we were involved.

There's only one European trophy worth having that would elevate our status and that's the European Cup.

I'd place the League Cup ahead of the Europa League and the Europa Conference League trophy some distance behind the Europa League.

I dont understand people bending over backwards to accomodate the notion that the trophy West Ham just won is cause for great celebration. I have a feeling it's more to do with where we are right now...and in that context winning an egg and spoon race looks presitigious.

 

[YoboCopter]

It's not crap. But it's nowhere near a trophy that elevates a club from what they were to something bigger.

West Ham remain as they were beforehand.

I never thought the Europa League was great when we were involved.

There's only one European trophy worth having that would elevate our status and that's the European Cup.

I'd place the League Cup ahead of the Europa League and the Europa Conference League trophy some distance behind the Europa League.

I dont understand people bending over backwards to accomodate the notion that the trophy West Ham just won is cause for great celebration. I have a feeling it's more to do with where we are right now...and in that context winning an egg and spoon race looks presitigious.

Thats exactly it though we will NEVER win the prem or cl so literally whats point in even putting it into rational thinking?

If we won last night and redshite had season they just had i would be over moon

 

[Librarian]

The European cup used to be for champions. Is the champions league an intertoto equivalent now too?

We're not even aiming to qualify for the European conference league right now so we're not exactly in a position to be mocking winning it.

If we were in it this year we would have been relegated

 

[glory_daze]

That’s because you’re a sexist tit when it comes to the Women’s game

Go and finger yourself, women and girls don't need to be playing football.

 

[Baines' left foot]

thousands run on pitch when we clinch 17th spot but this trophy is crap and we would all hate to win it

Make it make sense

Well put.

I’m happy for Moyes. He’s a good manager.

 

[Bkk Andy]

The fella beat Fiorientina and AZ Alkmaar FFS.
Fact is, the only thing worth celebrating was Europa league football next season, which itself can often do more harm than good.
“Europa Conference League” LOL - won’t be worth the trophy it’s written on when decommissioned in 3 years. File beneath Intertoto.

Like the European cup winners cup?

I still count it as a trophy we won.

 

[kenada_blue]

It's a low grade trophy.

It's as prestigious as qualifying for the Europa League.

In fact, that EL spot that went with it was the trophy last night.

Good size though