Europa League 2014-15 ( incl. Ticket / Travel Info ).

[EFC Si]

The year we went out to Fiorentina did we not finish 5th in the league aswell?

 

[Jeff Jones]

I like the Europa league and hope we are in it next season, but there are fundemental problems with it.

There are too many teams involved in it, too many games and some serious "cannon fodder" teams in it at the qualifying stage and group stage, then all the champions league 3rd place teams drop in.

I think they should reduce the number of games, either by reducing the number of teams that qualify initially or removing the champions league 3rd place teams.

Less teams = less games = less tickets sold = less money. Won't happen, though I agree in principle

 

[germanblue]

I hope Everton are playing in the EL next season and a thursday night with Everton in Germany would be so boss! Remember Nuremberg 2007...

 

[Dymak]

I can remember reading a document that had Spurs down as making 10 million POUNDS from making the quarters. That was money made up of prize money, gate receipts and TV money.

 

[Pabbers]

I will be honest. If we go fo all the cups, im not arsed if we finish 10th.

From 5th below, lets be honest.....its mid table.

So some are saying they want to prioritise mid-table finishes, for top cup runs, and going all out to win one ??

 

[macdog]

Just think with your [Poor language removed] and you will know that Everton want European football.

Edit: I actually thought my 'poor language' was quite poetic

 

[Ara]

We won't win the Europa league, the compitions a joke, crap money, crap teams(in the groups) and being on itv4 is not tv exposure in my eyes.
All it's means is we play loads of Sundays meaning were on Sky a lot less.

As I've said before the Europa league should be played on Wednesday as no body watches it anyway

 

[Neiler]

Europe is a gift, we should be playing in it most years, we're Everton FFS and id like to win the Uefa cup if we're in it - its not impossible.

Best looking Goblet about.

 

[MartSlinger]

Some of our fans attitudes to this astound me. Similar to Martin O'Neill whilst at Villa. Went out of Europe at the first stage so that he could focus on qualifying for it again the next season.

 

[Khalekan]

We won't win the Europa league, the compitions a joke, crap money, crap teams(in the groups) and being on itv4 is not tv exposure in my eyes.
All it's means is we play loads of Sundays meaning were on Sky a lot less.

As I've said before the Europa league should be played on Wednesday as no body watches it anyway

You don't know whether we will win it or not.

The competition is not "a joke" and I for one have enjoyed our EL nights at Goodison and even if it was, it loses its "joke" status from next season when a CL place is the prize for winning.

I's say ITV4 coverage would have as big a potential audience reach as Sky does.....the CL only receives mass viewing figures when it is on ITV 1.

You do make several good points however.

Too many Sunday games.....I particularly hate home games on winter Sundays as County Road is a most depressing place to walk along of a winter Sunday afternoon.

And I make you almost right about playing on a Wednesday rather than a Thursday.

IMO they should move it to Tuesday.....and have it as a curtain raiser to two nights of CL football. An appetiser as it were.

That way it wouldn't be a case of after the Lord Mayor's show and the CL on Thursday night would be quite appealing, I would have thought.

 

[Pabbers]

Some of our fans attitudes to this astound me. Similar to Martin O'Neill whilst at Villa. Went out of Europe at the first stage so that he could focus on qualifying for it again the next season.

This has always been my gripe.

Try your best to get in it, then your best to get out of it......to get back into it....!

 

[Ara]

To win the Europa it's loads of extra games.

If we get 5th it's
2 qualifiers
6 league matches
8 knock out matches
1 final
Total of 17 games 19 if 6 and we'd make just 15 mil.(not including gate money). We need to spend double that to have any chance of winning.

 

[Pabbers]

To win the Europa it's loads of extra games.

If we get 5th it's
2 qualifiers
6 league matches
8 knock out matches
1 final
Total of 17 games 19 if 6 and we'd make just 15 mil.(not including gate money). We need to spend double that to have any chance of winning.

Its not about money, its about pots & Pans, and trying to add to your Honors list.

Football clubs used to be banned from making a profit.

 

[Bilko]

the competition has clear faults,the worse being allowing champion league teams to enter at a later stage,but we've got to embrace European football surely.As previous posters write,we will attract players,RM has stated we'll need a bigger squad,so if he's told the press then obviously Bill knows the score.
bring it on !.

 

[micknick]

10m euros if you win, share of tv revenue, gate receipts and night games at Goodison. Yes for me

is it rue the winner gets a Champions league place too?! My god thats worth it on its own