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Europa League Qualification

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  1. Saintjoey

    Saintjoey Well-Known Member

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    Is my understanding correct:

    1. 5th Place qualify automatically
    2. 6th place qualify this season due to Chelsea winning the Carling Cup
    3. If Liverpool and Arsenal compete for the FA Cup final, the team finishing 7th will qualify (assuming both of these teams finish in the top 6)
    Is that correct?
     
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    Saintjoey, Mar 25, 2015
  2. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
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    Correct, apart from it's now the Capital One Cup. #perfectionist
     
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  3. - Doing The Lambert Walk

    - Doing The Lambert Walk Well-Known Member

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    That's it. <ok>
     
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  4. Saintjoey

    Saintjoey Well-Known Member

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    Sincerest apologies.
     
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  5. benditlikeabanana

    benditlikeabanana Well-Known Member

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    Does not matter, just done my prediction league and we finished in 4th, 1point ahead of Utd <party>
     
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    benditlikeabanana, Mar 25, 2015
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  6. jonny 'hasen' shuttle

    jonny 'hasen' shuttle Well-Known Member

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    ah thanks - i've been wondering about this.

    So, there is a very good chance that 7th will do - not that i don't think we can finish higher mind!

    It would be a real shame to not get europe footy for next season after this truly amazing campaign!

    I bet reading and villa make the final now
     
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    jonny 'hasen' shuttle, Mar 25, 2015
  7. fatletiss

    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    We'll finish 6th at lowest, so I hope Villa and Reading do make the final :)
     
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    Taking this one step further. Does anyone know which qualifying round we would need to enter depending on each scenario?
     
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  9. fatletiss

    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    "We are Southampton, we'll start when we want"
     
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  10. tomw24

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    The final then!
     
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  11. fatletiss

    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    Ha ha! I wouldn't mind the semi-final, because then we'd get a European night at St Mary's again.
     
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  12. saintkitch

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    Isn't it a case that as long as one of Arsenal or Liverpool win the FA cup then 7th is good enough, it doesn't have to be those playing each other in the final. I thought they had scrapped the runners up qualifying as a lucky loser
     
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  13. SaintLapras

    SaintLapras Well-Known Member

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    If you finish in the Europa League spot and not the Champions League, don't be disappointed, the latter is far more interesting and you get to play far more exotic teams. Heck, you could get an away tie in Wales for all we know! Or the Faroe Islands!

    If someone offered me Champions League or Europa League, I'd pick the latter 100 times out of 100.
     
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  14. Jose Fonte baby

    Jose Fonte baby Well-Known Member

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    Wasn't looking forward to EL a few months ago but now I think it should be fun. And with Koeman's emphasis on cups, it wouldn't be unthinkable for us to win it.
     
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    Correct
     
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    st_brendy Well-Known Member
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    I stand to be corrected, but my understanding is:

    5th place: Straight into the EL group stage
    FA Cup winner (or 6th place, if the FA Cup winner finishes in the top five): One qualifying round
    League Cup winner (or 6th place, if the League Cup winner finishes in the top five, or 7th place if both cup winners finish in the top six): Two qualifying rounds
     
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  17. Dark Lord SFC

    Dark Lord SFC Well-Known Member

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    The qualifying rounds will replace pre-season games I guess?
     
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  18. fatletiss

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    If we want to progress, they should be in addition. We need to have games before these to get to match speed, or we could catch a cold. It may mean we don't have a headline pre-season game though.
     
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  19. hotbovril

    hotbovril Well-Known Member

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    You chose to support Pompey too didn't you? :1980_boogie_down:
     
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    hotbovril, Mar 26, 2015
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  20. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    Given that you're suggesting that the Europa League is the more interesting competition, you do realise you contradicted yourself. I assume the first time your used the word latter you meant former.

    Interesting point of view, but I'd take Champions League over the Europa by choice myself.
     
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