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Originally Posted by Hoopie1
Those that participate regularly in the Europa League aren't the ones that will suffer from the consequences of poor performance there (i.e. the loss of the fourth Big Cup place) - it is the teams that are likely to finish in fourth place in the Premier League.
Right. But if they happen to have a semi decent season and get 4th then they are ****ed and in the same boat they would've been had they got 5th/6th.
Plus, winning the Europa league gets them into CL the following year so that should give them all the incentive they need to take the tournament seriously.
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Originally Posted by Elrazor
I wonder what GTO is for Spurs and Plop? Taking the EL seriously harms their top 4 chances, while strengthening the top 4 club's financial position.
If both tank the EL, England lose a CL spot which, as it's likely to be Utd that miss out, will cost them £100m.
Which will be absolutely hilarious if that happens.