B-Rizzle Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Should the winners of the FA Cup receive the 4th champions league place along with the top 3 in the premier league? Discuss. For me, 100% yes. The race for the top 4 is a closed competition most years anyway and I don't think finishing 4th particularly warrants such a reward. Giving it to the cup winners would make the FA cup amazing as there would be something real to play for and might go some way to bridging that gap with the top teams. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelksRed Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Yes. Absolutely..... May mean that we would put more effort into our 3rd round ties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 I think it should. Finishing 4th is impressive, but I think actually winning something should take priority. Plus it would be great for every single team in the country to have a chance at the CL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 100% yes but won't happen incase a non fashionable team win it ala Wigan recently. UEFA we distraught enough at having to put up with Leicester joining in their exclusive little party. They'already suggested rule changes to stop new teams qualifying. I think it wax an average over last 5 years or something ludicrous like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Still can't see us in the Champions league. Didn't some doughnut predict us playing it in soon!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Yes absoloutely, but I don't think it will happen. This debate has been done to death on TalkSport and it really irritates me how the ginger journo with a chip on his shoulder Adrian Durham is against this idea and in agreement with UEFA about closing off the Champions League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive user Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 I was initially a yes. Then I remembered Wigan win it not long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 No from me Champions league = top team from each league/division (and only 1 team) Europa cup = winners of cup competitions in each qualifying country how can second third fourth be classed as champions ? why not rename the competitions "how much can we screw out of the public" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestonRobin Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 10 minutes ago, Rednwhiterob said: I was initially a yes. Then I remembered Wigan win it not long ago. This is the OPs point. If there was a Champions League spot - or something really worthwhile on winning the cup - so many teams wouldn't 'de-value' the competition and field a team of reserves or youngsters. Had this been the case it would have been unlikely that Wigan would have progressed as far as the final, let alone win the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rizzle Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 16 minutes ago, WestonRobin said: This is the OPs point. If there was a Champions League spot - or something really worthwhile on winning the cup - so many teams wouldn't 'de-value' the competition and field a team of reserves or youngsters. Had this been the case it would have been unlikely that Wigan would have progressed as far as the final, let alone win the competition. Beat me to it! Exactly this. And even if Wigan or whoever else did win it then fair play to them! They would receive unbelievable funds and grow as a club. Yes they'd probably get hammered but there's always one English team that fails to get out of the group anyway! Look at Tottenham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestonRobin Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, bcfcRobbo said: Beat me to it! Exactly this. And even if Wigan or whoever else did win it then fair play to them! They would receive unbelievable funds and grow as a club. Yes they'd probably get hammered but there's always one English team that fails to get out of the group anyway! Look at Tottenham. They couldn't and wouldn't do any worse than Celtic anyway! My bet is that the winners of the cup would be stronger opposition than some who qualify for the Champions League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 3 hours ago, shelts said: Still can't see us in the Champions league. Didn't some doughnut predict us playing it in soon!!! Think you are getting mixed up with LJ talking about us getting into Europa League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 1 hour ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Think you are getting mixed up with LJ talking about us getting into Europa League I knew someone mentioned an away day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Europa League. Champions League should be champions, not the load of old bollocks that it is now. A knockout competition it should be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star of a gunner Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 42 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: Europa League. Champions League should be champions, not the load of old bollocks that it is now. A knockout competition it should be! Totally agree loved it when it was the European cup ,hate it now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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