EPL Season 2019/20

[Twodogs]

Re: EPL Season 2019/20

I could certainly see something come in to the affect of teams playing in Europe don't play the League Cup.

Man U didn't enter the FA Cup about 10-15 years ago saying they just had too many competitions to play.

[GVGjr]

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For the stronger clubs how does missing the Champions league or Europa impact their financials? Just a blip or does it bite straight away?

[Twodogs]

Re: EPL Season 2019/20

For the stronger clubs how does missing the Champions league or Europa impact their financials? Just a blip or does it bite straight away?

It's more about the recruitment of players than the financial aspect. Star players won't come to your club unless you can offer tham European football.

Lionel Messi ain't going to play at a club that doesn't feature in Europe.

[GVGjr]

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It's more about the recruitment of players than the financial aspect. Star players won't come to your club unless you can offer tham European football.

Lionel Messi ain't going to play at a club that doesn't feature in Europe.

I know that is probably just an (extreme) example but would the likes of Manchester United potentially lose a quality player if they missed out?

Buffon stuck with Juventus didn't he when they were demoted for a year. Maybe he is an exception

I'd like to see a club like Sheffield United get a spot (they will probably run out of steam) but I wondered how it would impact some of the big clubs if they missed.

[Twodogs]

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I know that is probably just an (extreme) example but would the likes of Manchester United potentially lose a quality player if they missed out?

Buffon stuck with Juventus didn't he when they were demoted for a year. Maybe he is an exception

I'd like to see a club like Sheffield United get a spot (they will probably run out of steam) but I wondered how it would impact some of the big clubs if they missed.

Missing Europe and not being able to recruit star players was one of the big reasons that United got rid of Louis Van Gaal with such
unseemly haste.

[chef]

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For the stronger clubs how does missing the Champions league or Europa impact their financials? Just a blip or does it bite straight away?

It bites straight away, you lose at least 50m in prize money, it effects the quality of players you can buy in the summer window(better players want to play UCL football) and you can also end up losing your own better players.

And thats just missing UCL, I don't think Europa has much pull and the financial side of things is pretty small.

[LostDoggy]

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1-1 with a half hour to go, Wolves are very impressive, traores footwork is crazy for a big guy.

[LostDoggy]

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What a game!

Liverpool looked off but that probably says much about wolves, they were relentless and deserved a point.

That may be the most intense game I’ve watched this season, both teams striving for a win, frenetic football. Wolves deserve a place in Europe again.

[Remi Moses]

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Awful and dreadful from United
Probably being toocomplimentary
Disgraceful more like it . The club’s been mismanaged since Fergie left and the buck stops with those two yanks !
Ed Woodward is just hopeless

[Eastdog]

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Awful and dreadful from United
Probably being toocomplimentary
Disgraceful more like it . The club’s been mismanaged since Fergie left and the buck stops with those two yanks !
Ed Woodward is just hopeless

Liverpool have American owners as well and they are going well but our ones like Arsenal not so much. We need a football director!

[divvydan]

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Liverpool have American owners as well and they are going well but our ones like Arsenal not so much. We need a football director!

There are two types of American owners, those in it for the silverware and those in it for the money. Utd has the latter with the Glazers, just like Liverpool was when Gillett and Hicks were owners.

[Bornadog]

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Liverpool have only lost one match in the past 64 games, an incredible performance. To lose the title from here, they would need to lose 7 of 14 for starters.

[The Underdog]

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I guess it’s a sign of progress that I’m disappointed by Wolves taking only a point home from Old Trafford. But was a pretty average performance against a team that we should match up pretty well with.

[The Underdog]

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Liverpool have only lost one match in the past 64 games, an incredible performance. To lose the title from here, they would need to lose 7 of 14 for starters.

It a truly amazing run. Title has been over for a while, Klopp is a few weeks off being an eternal ‘Pool legend.

[Remi Moses]

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There are two types of American owners, those in it for the silverware and those in it for the money. Utd has the latter with the Glazers, just like Liverpool was when Gillett and Hicks were owners.

Ander Herriera summed it up when he left
The glazers are more interested in the commercial side of the club and couldn’t give a stuff about the football side.