Only top 8 guaranteed the last 16 knock out stages. If you finish outside you have to play 2 more games making 10 in total compared to the 6 you play now.The stakes will most likely be lower in my opinion as the top 24 out of 36 teams go through. Only the top 2 out of 4 currently go through. Time will tell but I suspect something like 8 points from 8 games might get you through to the knockout stages. So if you win your first 3 games, where is the jeopardy for the remaining 5?
Who wants 2 CL play-offs in January??Your view on what constitutes interesting may differ from mine but ultimately:
Its an extra home game, and if we finish 9th-24th it's an extra 2 home games.
Fundamentally it will be the same opponents. Some have qualified that haven't qualified before (Girona, Graz, Stuttgart, Bologna etc) but not because of the rule changes, they've just done well in their respective leagues. The extra home game is likely to be against an established side eg Real, Bayern, PSG. All of whom we have played recently but the price we have to pay will be higher than what we usually have to pay for a group stage game because it's a "glamorous" game.
The stakes will most likely be lower in my opinion as the top 24 out of 36 teams go through. Only the top 2 out of 4 currently go through. Time will tell but I suspect something like 8 points from 8 games might get you through to the knockout stages. So if you win your first 3 games, where is the jeopardy for the remaining 5?
Only one really matters, playing 38 games and coming out on top is the true test of just how good you are.As no one at the club seemed that arsed about the FA Cup Final I really don’t see the point of risking first teamers in either domestic competitions. We have won three trebles, domestic, the treble and the three last season. Fuck it. Let’s just concentrate on the two that matter.
Need to call the entire competition "The European League"Need to get used to calling it the ‘League Stage’. There are no longer groups as we’ve always known them.
Could you imagine playing each team home and away in a ‘true league’ format. 70 bloody games we would all be bankrupt.Need to call the entire competition "The European League"
It's even less "champions" than it was before
Exactly. This is the beginning of the way it's going to ultimately goNeed to call the entire competition "The European League"
It's even less "champions" than it was before
Your view on what constitutes interesting may differ from mine but ultimately:
Its an extra home game, and if we finish 9th-24th it's an extra 2 home games.
Fundamentally it will be the same opponents. Some have qualified that haven't qualified before (Girona, Graz, Stuttgart, Bologna etc) but not because of the rule changes, they've just done well in their respective leagues. The extra home game is likely to be against an established side eg Real, Bayern, PSG. All of whom we have played recently but the price we have to pay will be higher than what we usually have to pay for a group stage game because it's a "glamorous" game.
The stakes will most likely be lower in my opinion as the top 24 out of 36 teams go through. Only the top 2 out of 4 currently go through. Time will tell but I suspect something like 8 points from 8 games might get you through to the knockout stages. So if you win your first 3 games, where is the jeopardy for the remaining 5?
I am a traditionalist who also follows non league football so have a lot of time for the FA Cup and what it can do for lower levels.As no one at the club seemed that arsed about the FA Cup Final I really don’t see the point of risking first teamers in either domestic competitions. We have won three trebles, domestic, the treble and the three last season. Fuck it. Let’s just concentrate on the two that matter.