European Cup Competitions 2024/2025

[GVGjr]

Reckon they'll be all over Isak if we can't get to the CL over the next few weeks and/ or sign more players in the transfer period (maybe GG can tell us how likely the latter will be).

As of three months ago this is the spend across the league - we won't be able to compete:

1. Manchester City – £223,652,000
2. Arsenal – £172,666,000
3. Manchester United – £171,418,000
4. Chelsea – £161,850,000
5. Liverpool – £129,376,000
6. Aston Villa – £123,864,000
7. Tottenham – £111,956,000
8. West Ham United – £100,230,000
9. Newcastle United – £93,132,000
10. Everton – £72,462,000
11. Fulham – £71,266,000
12. Crystal Palace – £68,510,000
13. Leicester City – £65,676,000
14. Brighton – £59,826,000
15. Wolves – £57,512,000
16. Nottingham Forest – £55,016,000
17. Bournemouth – £50,908,000
18. Southampton – £48,542,000
19. Brentford – £41,756,000
20. Ipswich Town – £40,040,000

It's actually amazing how well we're going with the squad spend we have, albeit if we had to recontract everyone in the squad today the price tag would probably raise by 30% at least.

Forest have done exceptionally well given their spend haven't they?
Put another £40 mill into Newcastle and they might give it a shake.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

6 English sides in the champions league next season after spurs and united made the Europa final.

Quite a bit on the line in that match. Both teams having a chance at champions league after finishing near the bottom of the table is something else. Ange might also be fighting for his job. Should be spicy.

[GVGjr]

Happy for Ange, they've had a dreadful season but that win gives them something back

[chef]

One of the worst finals you could watch but happy for Ange.

[Grantysghost]

Not having the third placed seeds from the CL falling into Europa certainly weakened it, however any cup win is a great achievement so well done to Ange! Doubt it's enough to save him though, 20+ prem losses is abysmal with the money they spend on players. They haven't even reached the old 40 point safety mark so another season may have seen them relegated.

[NAUGHTY100]

I hate to say i told you so but i did , i had a feeling Spurs would win the europe league , and they did .
Congrats to Ange , who said he would win silver wear during his tenure , and to a club who have been allergic to silver wear , Ange kept his word.
Man u have now endured their worst season in living memory.
Chef you were being kind saying , "One of the worst finals you could watch " .
That was by far the WORST final iv watched in my living memory .
With Spurs weakened by the absence of Maddison , Kulusevski and Lucas Bergvall , arguably their 3 most creative outlets , this left a glaring gap at the heart of their attacking setup.
Postecoglou's usual 4-3-3 system relies heavily on a no 10 capable of linking play ,unlocking defences and maintaining tempo .
These absences gave Man U the opportunity to exploit Spurs , but they fluffed their lines .
Amorim's starting line up was also puzzling , leaving Garnacho on the bench and starting Mason Mount , who was no more then a training cone in the 1st half .
Amorim waited and waited until it was to late to bring Garnacho on ,because when he finally did in the 70th odd min , Man U were in the driving seat, but time ran out for them .
Man U nearly equalised late in time on when Shaw's header was cleared off the line by a desperate Van De Ven .
Whats next for Man U ? .
They dont have Champions league football next year now .
Thats a 80 million pound hole in their budget .
They are broke .
They are still paying transfere fees for players they bought last year , and to top it off are paying 30 million pounds a year in interest loans .
Owners who refuse to pour money into the club and refuse to sell .
So all in all not a very rosy future for the once most feared football club in the land and the envy of the footballing world .

[Eastdog]

Very disappointed Man Utd supporter waking up to that this morning. Just watched the highlights. We had our chances but didn't take them. We are at our lowest right now and it seems such a long time ago when we were the envy of the world with the success.

Well done to Spurs on winning there first major trophy in some time last one for them 2008. Congrats to Ange on a massive achievement.

[angelopetraglia]

1) I'm happy for Ange. It is great for him. Fantastic.

2) It was good to see the "farmer league" play for a minor European title while the two heavyweight comps play off for the only European trophy that matters next week. Ha.

3) Someone gave me this analogy of big EPL teams playing in the Europa. It is like taking a Ferrari to a Toyota Cup race and getting excted that you won. The EPL have the largest and biggest wages in Europe. They should be fighting for the Champions League, not the Europa. This applies mainly to Manchester United, but also to Tottenham.

[Axe Man]

Man u have now endured their worst season in living memory.

Weren't they relegated in 1974?

[Eastdog]

Weren't they relegated in 1974?

Yes we were relegated in 1973/1974 season. Finished 19th with 32 points. We came straight back up to the 1st division as it was known back then.

[chef]

Weren't they relegated in 1974?

United has been relegated a heap.of times.

[Axe Man]

United has been relegated a heap.of times.

Yes but I was referring to the in living memory part. The other times were quite a lot longer ago.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Happy for Ange too but boy oh boy that was hard going.

[Bornadog]

Happy for Ange too but boy oh boy that was hard going.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Oh man, i enjoyed those 4 minutes a lot more than the match.