Anyone worried about the potential "Qualifier"

[BLUEMATT23]

Assuming we secure 4th spot in a few weeks, I think we have to overcome a CL qualifier over 2 legs (usually held in August) to secure our place in the competition.

Just not read much on the forum about the need to overcome this potential future obstacle is anyone concerned about this?

I know usually the sides you could meet are from a far inferior league to the Prem & you don't hear many instances of shocks but Everton lost to Villareal a few years ago so surely we must be concerned at this bannana skin!. This is City after all, even though I think were shaking off our typical City tag slowly but surely.

I've been saying to people that yes if we finished 4th were there but really it is finish 4th + win the qualifier isn't it?.

 

[pee dubya]

It's quite far down the list of current things to worry about.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

I will file that worry in the folder marked if and when

 

[Blue Coop]

I hope we are worrying about that come he 6th May.

Until then, i have 6 other games before hand to worry about.

 

[Kippax.]

not at all, maybe closer to the time but no.

 

[tasker]

would love 2 get mallorca in the qualifier :-)

 

[marco]

that comes later,finishing 4th allows us to bring that much more quality into the team once we have these quality players signed up then we can worry about getting through

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I'm not concerned. We have a great team with great players, and will add to the squad with more quality players in the summer. Plus, we would be seeded for that particular qualifying round, should we be in it, meaning we'd avoid the more difficult of ties. The quality of the opposition that we would face would be of a similar level to some of the teams we faced in the earlier rounds of the UEFA Cup last year (eg Copenhagen, Twente, Aalborg etc) We've added players like Tevez, Ade and Johnson since then and as i said, there's still aother summer window to come. Why should we be worried? Our opponents will be bricking it. We shouldn't be.

 

[marco]

would love 2 get mallorca in the qualifier :-)

pitty teneriffe arnt up there now that would be a cracking trip

 

[neil jung]

Assuming we secure 4th spot in a few weeks, I think we have to overcome a CL qualifier over 2 legs (usually held in August)

Yeah, the final qualifying round next season is on August 17/18 and 24/25.

The Premier League kicks off on August 14th.

 

[ManCityTom]

would love 2 get mallorca in the qualifier :-)

pitty teneriffe arnt up there now that would be a cracking trip

Yes that would be one of the best :)

 

[Zubrman]

I'm more worried about who we'll get at Wembley in the CL final next May!

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

pitty teneriffe arnt up there now that would be a cracking trip

Yes that would be one of the best :)

I would prefer if Jamaica or Maldives were involved

 

[pee dubya]

Yes that would be one of the best :)

I would prefer if Jamaica or Maldives were involved

I know UEFA are incompetant, but that would be some cock up.

 

[2sheikhs]

It is 3rd and 4th that go into a qualyfier isn't it?

 

[law74]

A week in Malta in August would be nice, but there is a lot more pressing things to worry about between now and being able to think about next season.

 

[marco]

It is 3rd and 4th that go into a qualyfier isn't it?

just 4th i think

 

[samharris]

Assuming we secure 4th spot in a few weeks, I think we have to overcome a CL qualifier over 2 legs (usually held in August) to secure our place in the competition.

Just not read much on the forum about the need to overcome this potential future obstacle is anyone concerned about this?

I know usually the sides you could meet are from a far inferior league to the Prem & you don't hear many instances of shocks but Everton lost to Villareal a few years ago so surely we must be concerned at this bannana skin!. This is City after all, even though I think were shaking off our typical City tag slowly but surely.

I've been saying to people that yes if we finished 4th were there but really it is finish 4th + win the qualifier isn't it?.

worried missblue?? nah.. the most excited time as a city fan could be weeks away.:)

 

[chaddblue]

Even if we lost it we'd go into the Europa Cup.

Rather take our chances with a qualifier than not be in it

 

[bluenova]

Plus, we would be seeded for that particular qualifying round, should we be in it, meaning we'd avoid the more difficult of ties. The quality of the opposition that we would face would be of a similar level to some of the teams we faced in the earlier rounds of the UEFA Cup last year (eg Copenhagen, Twente, Aalborg etc) We've added players like Tevez, Ade and Johnson since then and as i said, there's still aother summer window to come. Why should we be worried? Our opponents will be bricking it. We shouldn't be.

Sadly, not sure if this is the case:

Last time the teams in round 4 were Arsenal, Fiorentina, Olympique Lyon, Atlético Madrid, Sporting CP Lisbon, Celtic, Panathinaikos, Anderlecht, VfB Stuttgart and FC Timisoara.

We wouldn't have been seeded as seven or eight of those teams have better co-efficients than us. We'd have played Fiorentina, Lyon, Sporting, Panathinaikos or Stuttgart.