Champions League Places - The FA

[What'spunk.]

The search, at the FA website, gave us

"... The UEFA Champions League is open to each national association's ... just behind them in the domestic championship table ... by an association and their entry point in ... "

Which suggested we had a result.

The link http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/ContactUs/Postings/2004/03/European_Places.htm?WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished

I'm finding it hard to find another similarly limited page.

[4play]

erm the link is dead and im not quite getting what your really pointing out.

[manker]

erm the link is dead and im not quite getting what your really pointing out.
It's a carry on from the other thread.

We found out that the onus would be on the FA to apply for Arsenal to go into next years CL if they win it this year and they finish below fourth in this year's EPL.

It would make sense for the FA to have already made their position clear (that Arsenal would go thro' and Spurs would go into the UEFA cup, as everyone seems to have assumed).

However, I can't find a statement from the FA to this effect.

[Barbarossa]

However, I can't find a statement from the FA to this effect.

In fact you could say, you've got sweet FA, from the FA :pinch:

[DanB]

erm the link is dead and im not quite getting what your really pointing out.
It's a carry on from the other thread.

We found out that the onus would be on the FA to apply for Arsenal to go into next years CL if they win it this year and they finish below fourth in this year's EPL.

It would make sense for the FA to have already made their position clear (that Arsenal would go thro' and Spurs would go into the UEFA cup, as everyone seems to have assumed).

However, I can't find a statement from the FA to this effect.

Wasn't this all clarified ages ago? :unsure:

If Arsenal win the CL they must (as per UEFA) defend the title so the 4th placed Premiership team loses their spot.

[manker]

It's a carry on from the other thread.

We found out that the onus would be on the FA to apply for Arsenal to go into next years CL if they win it this year and they finish below fourth in this year's EPL.

It would make sense for the FA to have already made their position clear (that Arsenal would go thro' and Spurs would go into the UEFA cup, as everyone seems to have assumed).

However, I can't find a statement from the FA to this effect.

Wasn't this all clarified ages ago? :unsure:

If Arsenal win the CL they must (as per UEFA) defend the title so the 4th placed Premiership team loses their spot.Apparently not, mate. Tho' I thought so too.

In the other thread a link was posted to the UEFA rule change where it stipulates that if the winner of the cup does not qualify for next years tournament by right, then the regulatory body can make an application for them to participate at the expense of the 4th placed team.

[What'spunk.]

Rule 1.03 regarding qualifying teams makes reference to it. It only really effects countries with 4 places though.

Maybe the FA have already said what they will do if it happens, which is why I was looking on their website. I thought it was really funny that page was unavailable. As if someone had thought, shit we dont want commited on this one.

[4play]

Im pretty sure the fa have said if someone finishes outside the champions league places but wins it they will go forward in place of the person in 4th. sorry cant find any url to confirm it though.

[Cheese]

Arsenal winning the Champions League would be a nightmare. It would be horrific if we finished fourth and weren't in it, watching some team from one of those tiny little countries playing in the Champions League.

Martin Jol.

[Fromagepas]

Fuck them cunts, who gives a fuck.

Arsene Wenger

[DorisInsinuate]

I'd love it, love it, if Spurs finished fourth but were denied their Champions League debut.

BBC paraphrasing Arsene Wenger.

[Cheese]

I'd love it, love it, if Spurs finished fourth but were denied their Champions League debut.
BBC paraphrasing Arsene Wenger.

That brought a smile to my face when I read it, then I punched myself in the face for smiling at Newcastle's choking the title race.

[Fromagepas]

BBC paraphrasing Arsene Wenger.

That brought a smile to my face when I read it, then I punched myself in the face for smiling at Newcastle's choking the title race.
Likewise, except I just smiled again when I got the reference. There was no face punching involved.

[DorisInsinuate]

Love it, love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzDakZzA2UQ

[manker]

Love it, love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzDakZzA2UQI love that clip, love it.

I'd love it even more if it was unedited and not interspersed with mediocre comedians because they let him keep some dignity and didn't show the tears in that clip :happy:

[4play]

yeah that must have been one of them ghey 100 greatest football moment's as voted for by people on the dole shows.

[totalwar]

They let Liverpool go though this year to Champions League so be very unfair if Arsenal didn't go though next year.But Arsenal got to win it first.

Yes Arsenal though too the final won 1.0.yepheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee