FA Awarded extra UEFA Cup place!

kmart6

Breaking News on SSN there that they've been given an extra place for next season's UEFA Cup for topping the Fair PLay rankings!

That'll mean Villa won't have to go trough the Intertoto now won't it?!

delija_sever029

Extra place for England or at all?

shoutman

Nah unfortunately it will be Spurs who get the extra spot, the spot will go to whichever team has the best discipline record in the top flight. Spurs are a good way clear with Utd in second, so unfortunately it wont make a difference to Villa.

Idu

spurs already have a uefa cup place though

event

i think it has to go to the team that topped englands fair play league though, which is currently city, as all other teams above them have europe

Iago

it's going to Man City at the moment

Vokes

Is it possible for Fulham to overtake City this last weekend?

Xavi6

Tis going to us!!!

mike65

Whoa, is this the time sack the manager?

Mike.

Xavi6

Top 10 in the Premiership and possibly in Europe. Sack him!

kmart6

Jesus he's done nothing this season:rolleyes:

Helix

right

so this means everton are in the uefa win lose or draw on sunday, them being ahead of city in the fair play

which means they might be less likely to put the boot in v newcastle just in case, which means newcastle might be a bit more likely to do them, which means if we win, we could still get 5th, and both us and everton will be in europe

grasing at straws, but theyre very sexy, tempting straws

Mushy

sky sports.com wrote:

Manchester City are in pole position to claim a place in next season's Uefa Cup after the Football Association was awarded an extra place in the competition.


European football's governing body revealed that English teams had topped their Fair Play competition, meaning an extra place in the first qualifying round of the 2008-09 Uefa Cup.

The FA has confirmed the berth will be awarded to the highest-ranked side in the Premier League fair play table that has not qualified for Europe by other means.

City currently stand fifth in the fair play table, behind Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool - who are all already guaranteed a place in continental competition.

That means Sven Goran Eriksson's team, with only a single league game at Middlesbrough remaining, stand on the brink of an unexpected European spot.

Thats from the website there. Man City to also get a slice of action in Europe(if they qualify:P). Quite clear now that Sven isnt up to the job:eek:

machiavellianme

Whats the fair play ranked on? Least number of cards? Hardly worthy of sending someone to europe if it is....whats that, ye're not a filthy shower of hatchet men? Okay, off to the UEFA cup with ye so, have fun? Surely it should have some sort of qualifying grounds other than that, I mean Fulham are in the running and they've done nothing to warrant that kind of reward, merely being in the PL next year should be enough for them.

delija_sever029

Is there chance things get changed in last round and someone else claim that place and not City?Anyone close to them on fair play ranking?

Xavi6

Ah the begrudgers are out. This is a reward for having no hatchet men or divers. We play the game in the spirit it was intended and deserve this proze.

Helix

delija_sever029 wrote: »

Is there chance things get changed in last round and someone else claim that place and not City?Anyone close to them on fair play ranking?

everton

delija_sever029

Everton will play Uefa cup anyway so whats the point?

Helix

if everton lose at the weekend and villa win everton finish 6th, which means no qualification via the league

delija_sever029

And what if they get 5th place?They will qualify over the league and what if they example win also on fair play list?that means no another place for some other english club or they will still give it to 2nd one on fair play list?

KdjaCL

delija_sever029 wrote: »

And what if they get 5th place?They will qualify over the league and what if they example win also on fair play list?that means no another place for some other english club or they will still give it to 2nd one on fair play list?

keeps dropping down the list until a club not qualified gets in.



kdjac

delija_sever029

Logical,i got confused coz someone was talking in way,one club will get place no matter if he already got place over league or not,in case thats same club over league and over fair play list theres no another place for another team,that would be stupid,so City will be playing in Europe next year,good for them

Helix

delija_sever029 wrote: »

so City will be playing in Europe next year,good for them

no, theyll only be playing in europe if

a) everton finish 5th

or

b) everton finish 6th, but behind them in the fair play league

if everton finish 6th, but finish ahead of city in the fair play league, everton will be in europe

Xavi6

Helix wrote: »

no, theyll only be playing in europe if

a) everton finish 5th

or

b) everton finish 6th, but behind them in the fair play league

if everton finish 6th, but finish ahead of city in the fair play league, everton will be in europe

Quit cursing it! :mad:

Helix

im trying my best to curse it damn you lol

i want everton to finish 6th, and i think the ability for them to get into europe with that finish is good for villa

Vokes

Link to the rankings: http://www.premierleague.com/page/FairPlayTable/0,,12306,00.html

Pretty interesting. Doesn't include Matchday 37 though.

R/Y = Red & Yellow Cards - Maximum 10 pts per Match (Red 3pts, Yellow 1pt)
P/P = Positive Play - Maximum 10 pts per Match
R/O = Respect Towards Opponent - Maximum 7 pts per Match
R/R = Respect Towards Referee - Maximum 7 pts per Match
B/O = Behaviour of Officials - Maximum 6 pts per Match

SantryRed

You think that Derby would be high enough up in the Fair Play table considering how long they've been playing for nothing this season.

But they still some how find themselves in the bottom three of that table aswell:eek:

KdjaCL

SofaK wrote: »

Link to the rankings: http://www.premierleague.com/page/FairPlayTable/0,,12306,00.html

Pretty interesting. Doesn't include Matchday 37 though.

man city got no bookings, fulham 2 and everton 1 so barring a mass brawl city should get it.


also the top 6 have more cards then the bottom 6, its the other things that kept them down.

kdjac

El Weirdo

Positive play? Bit vague isn't it? Who awards these points? Load of old pony if you ask me. Soon, every bloody team in the Premier League will be able to qualify for Europe at this rate! The Champions League is a farce. How can a team that finishes 2nd, 3rd or 4th play in a competition called the "Champions" League... Bring back the old days! League Champions qualify for the European Cup, Cup winners in the Cup Winner's Cup, and 2 Uefa Cup places...:D

sorry... went a bit OT there...

Bubs101

It would be very very entertaining if the City players confrontred Shiniwatra and threatened to get themselves all sent off in a mass brawl unless Sven is given an extension before the match. It would work alot better than the petition

kinaldo

I'm pretty sure Newcastle are top since the arrival of Keegan. Wretched Alan Smith and Sam Allardyce have cost us another crack at Europe.

Galvasean

Xavi6 wrote: »

Tis going to us!!!

So basically City's plan for the final game is, don't foul anyone, doesn't matter if you lose 10-0?

Mad_Max

Touch off topic but anyone know what the crack is with the champs league spot? Does it get passed down seen as one of the top two are getting the champions spot. Can't remember what they do since the pool won it.

machiavellianme

Mad_Max wrote: »

Touch off topic but anyone know what the crack is with the champs league spot? Does it get passed down seen as one of the top two are getting the champions spot. Can't remember what they do since the pool won it.

What are you talking about? What spot? England get 4 champions league spots. If a team is current champions, they take the spot off the 4th placed team unless they have already qualified.

Mad_Max

machiavellianme wrote: »

What are you talking about? What spot? England get 4 champions league spots. If a team is current champions, they take the spot off the 4th placed team unless they have already qualified.

So liverpool lose the place? I honestly don't know what the jig is with it

Guy:Incognito

Mad_Max wrote: »

So liverpool lose the place? I honestly don't know what the jig is with it

Did you zone out halfway through reading his post? Unless they have already qualified Chelsea and Utd have already qualified through the league. If Chelsea were 5th and won it, then they would take Liverpools place.

Mad_Max

oops read it wrong, reading becomes hard to bare after a certain amount You begin to see what you want to see after a while

Juan Pablo

Looks like England nipped in ahead of the Norweigans by 2 thousandth of a point!

Fair Play Table

Europe here we come!

KdjaCL

Btw fair play place is 3rd round qualifier.

your in with the EL


kdjac

kmart6

KdjaCL wrote: »

Btw fair play place is 3rd round qualifier.

your in with the EL


kdjac

Not much of a challenge so,lol!

kmart6

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ah the begrudgers are out. This is a reward for having no hatchet men or divers. We play the game in the spirit it was intended and deserve this proze.

Wait sorry...hold on! By saying no diver etc and 'we' does this mean your not calling Ronaldo a diver?!:p

KdjaCL

kmart6 wrote: »

Not much of a challenge so,lol!

Would fancy taking Villa , not so much man City and definitley not Everton.

shockingly im serious :eek:


TNS ar the prefered choice tho

kdjac

CantGetNoSleep

Is there any chance that England could go behind Norway on the final day?

Say if Utd go 3-0 up and Chelsea are 3-0 down at half time they could get two or 3 subs sent off so City don't get into Europe

Attractive Nun

UEFA Cup place for 'Fair play'? Ridiculous!

Helix

Attractive Nun wrote: »

UEFA Cup place for 'Fair play'? Ridiculous!

its always been there

invincibleirish

KdjaCL wrote: »

Would fancy taking Villa , not so much man City and definitley not Everton.

shockingly im serious :eek:


TNS ar the prefered choice tho

kdjac

I love football optimism!

Attractive Nun

Helix wrote: »

its always been there

First I've heard of it, still ridiculous.

ziggy

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Helix

KdjaCL wrote: »

Would fancy taking Villa

aaaahahahhahahahahahahahahaahhaha

mikemac

Attractive Nun wrote: »

First I've heard of it, still ridiculous.

Yep, been around for ages

Ispwich won it but got relegated the same season a few years back.
Small consolation for them I suppose

kmart6

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Is there any chance that England could go behind Norway on the final day?

Say if Utd go 3-0 up and Chelsea are 3-0 down at half time they could get two or 3 subs sent off so City don't get into Europe

Revenge fo the two darbies...love it!