We're all going on a European Tour

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We're all going on a European Tour

Post by tybfc » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:00 pm

Would you take another one at the end of this season?
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Pickles » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:02 pm

Yes.
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by LoveCurryPies » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:02 pm

Yes. But with recent experience.

I suspect you are fishing and know the response of many.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:03 pm

100%. It will mean we have had a brilliant season. Also those 3 away trips were immense.
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Nonayforever » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:08 pm

It's a question I would like to ask Dyche.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Paul Waine » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:08 pm

I'm looking at Champions League. The way the "big 6 are playing" there might not even be a "big two" at the end of the season.

L'pool, Leicester, Wolves, Burnley.... and I'd take it in that order, perhaps.... ;)

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Aclaret » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:13 pm

Yes Please.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Burnley1989 » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:14 pm

100% Yes

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Darnhill Claret » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:15 pm

Fourth place will require too many qualifying games surely?

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Bosscat » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:22 pm

:D Course we would ffs :D

But Champions League of course :D :D :D

Lets face facts we had the most difficult route to the group stages last year and we were so bloody close....
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Barry_Chuckle » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:23 pm

Aberdeen was good, but the trip to Athens I'll never forget.
Do it again.................Absobloominglutely.
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by rincon » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:26 pm

:D :arrow: Yes, during those 7 years in the 4th division, even talking about it would have been silly. Now it's been a reality and we could only learn from the previous excursion. Group stages though please
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Jimmymaccer » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:36 pm

I’m going Gran Canaria this Thursday to acclimatise to the heat!!!

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by mickleoverclaret » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:40 pm

I wish

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by box_of_frogs » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:41 pm

Yes, but I’d like to skip the qualifying rounds.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by PWBFC » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:41 pm

Absolutely

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by ClaretLoup » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:46 pm

Yes please. Waited over 50 years, if I have to do that again I might not be here.
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:47 pm

tybfc wrote:Would you take another one at the end of this season?
I’d take relegation if it meant a cup win and Europe
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by levraiclaret » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:52 pm

Yes, the trips to Aberdeen, Istanbul and Athens were truly immense and most enjoyable, the club and us supporters will be better prepared next time.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Top Claret » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:59 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:I’d take relegation if it meant a cup win and Europe
Staying in the Premier league and reaping the financial rewards that it brings is the bed rock of a club like ours who don't have wealthy benifactors.

Every game I go and watch us play in the Premier league feels like a cup final to me after watching us home and away for 7 seasons in the 4th division. To give this away for a poxy cup and a week or two on the **** in Europe would be selfish and crazy

Give your ead a wobble mon
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by tarkys_ears » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:04 pm

Top Claret wrote:Staying in the Premier league and reaping the financial rewards that it brings is the bed rock of a club like ours who don't have wealthy benifactors.

Every game I go and watch us play in the Premier league feels like a cup final to me after watching us home and away for 7 seasons in the 4th division. To give this away for a poxy cup and a week or two on the **** in Europe would be selfish and crazy

Give your ead a wobble mon
Caught the first one I see!

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:10 pm

Top Claret wrote:Staying in the Premier league and reaping the financial rewards that it brings is the bed rock of a club like ours who don't have wealthy benifactors.

Every game I go and watch us play in the Premier league feels like a cup final to me after watching us home and away for 7 seasons in the 4th division. To give this away for a poxy cup and a week or two on the **** in Europe would be selfish and crazy

Give your ead a wobble mon
Call me old fashioned. But seeing us win the FA Cup at Wembley or adding the league cup - the only trophy we haven’t won, would mean far more than seeing us add zeros to a bank balance.
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Tricky Trevor » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:18 pm

I said no last time and was proved correct.
It’s a yes this time. We are ready and two more windows to improve even more.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by jrgbfc » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:20 pm

Top Claret wrote:Staying in the Premier league and reaping the financial rewards that it brings is the bed rock of a club like ours who don't have wealthy benifactors.

Every game I go and watch us play in the Premier league feels like a cup final to me after watching us home and away for 7 seasons in the 4th division. To give this away for a poxy cup and a week or two on the **** in Europe would be selfish and crazy

Give your ead a wobble mon
Seeing as we're struggling to sell 1500 tickets for games at Wolves and Leicester I'm not sure everyone agrees with you.
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Hipper » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:28 pm

Darnhill Claret wrote:Fourth place will require too many qualifying games surely?
We'll just have to finish third then I suppose.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Hipper » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:38 pm

I've given some thought to this. :)

We now have a squad where we can make two teams. I suggest a Premier League team and a cup team (this could be for example Hart, Bardsley, Gibson, Long, Pieters, Drinkwater, Benson, Brady, Lennon, Rodriguez, Vydra). Subs would come from the other team or the rest of the squad.

The problem when we play in cups is that we don't want to damage our chances of Prem survival. Playing a different team in the cup will therefore not interfere with this. If they progress they will learn to become a decent 'team'. They may get good enough to play in some midweek Premier games so relieving the stress on the first team.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by jrgbfc » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:45 pm

From next season there's going to be an extra European place as UEFA are adding a third club competition, to be played on Thursdays alongside the Europa League.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Quickenthetempo » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:46 pm

It would be nice to go straight in the group stages. It might not be as warm but with peak holiday season over, travel should be far cheaper and you get more time for planning.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Bosscat » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:08 pm

jrgbfc wrote:From next season there's going to be an extra European place as UEFA are adding a third club competition, to be played on Thursdays alongside the Europa League.
Taken from wikipedia

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... LQ_ZGUBIAa" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


The UEFA Europa Conference League is a planned annual football club competition, starting in 2021, by UEFA for eligible European football clubs.[1] Clubs will qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. It will be the third tier of European club football, after the Champions League and the Europa League.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by jrgbfc » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:27 pm

Bosscat wrote:Taken from wikipedia

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... LQ_ZGUBIAa" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


The UEFA Europa Conference League is a planned annual football club competition, starting in 2021, by UEFA for eligible European football clubs.[1] Clubs will qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. It will be the third tier of European club football, after the Champions League and the Europa League.
I'm all for it if it improves the chances for clubs like us to play in Europe. Finishing mid-table would be a great achievement for us, but let's face it it doesn't exactly get the blood pumping with excitement.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Claret » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:29 pm

Yes.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by MACCA » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:53 pm

The last time we got in Europe it cost me an absolute fortune and nearly got me a divorce, and we didn't even make the group stages!

This time they better bloody make the group stages and hopefully that will also guarantee the divorce to boot.... ;) :lol:
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Spijed » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:55 pm

In terms of plastic seats, would we have to replace all the wooden seats in the CFS and Bob Lord Stand if we were to get beyond the group stages?

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Bosscat » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:58 pm

Spijed wrote:In terms of plastic seats, would we have to replace all the wooden seats in the CFS and Bob Lord Stand if we were to get beyond the group stages?
I thought it was just the away supporters area????
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by CrosspoolClarets » Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:02 pm

Wolves are showing that it can be done with a full team in both.

It obviously takes a bit away from performances but it doesn’t guarantee the drop.

Ask Middlesbrough fans if they remember their 10+ years in the Premier League prior to their decade out (apart from that one brief season back), OR if they remember their League Cup won and European final?

Not striving to achieve due to fear of losing something else is a little bit understandable, but also a little bit pathetic.
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Bosscat » Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:20 pm

CrosspoolClarets wrote:Wolves are showing that it can be done with a full team in both.

It obviously takes a bit away from performances but it doesn’t guarantee the drop.

Ask Middlesbrough fans if they remember their 10+ years in the Premier League prior to their decade out (apart from that one brief season back), OR if they remember their League Cup won and European final?

Not striving to achieve due to fear of losing something else is a little bit understandable, but also a little bit pathetic.
Actually I know one or two Boro fans (Step Daughter in laws family) and they remember the Premier League adventure and that cup win and European Tour very fondly :D

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by IanMcL » Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:25 pm

I fancy the Champions League this time!

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Tricky Trevor » Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:35 pm

jrgbfc wrote:From next season there's going to be an extra European place as UEFA are adding a third club competition, to be played on Thursdays alongside the Europa League.
If it starts in 2021 that is the season after next.
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Post by AfloatinClaret » Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:04 pm

IanMcL wrote:I fancy the Champions League this time!
Seems easily achievable to me, we're already above Spurs and ManU, another slip-up by Man City, then after the six-pointer at the beginning of December we'll be above them too, the one dark cloud on the horizon are Liverpool, so we might have to be realistic and accept that we're not going to be Champions until next season?

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Paul Waine » Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:07 pm

Tricky Trevor wrote:If it starts in 2021 that is the season after next.
I'm guessing that qualification will be decided on next season, then.

But, who wants "third tier?"

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by nighty » Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:36 am

not with you ty , you couldnt organise a p.ss up in a brewery ........taxi late to manchester .....2 flights to athens 2 flights back to manchester ,all 4 a minimum 1 hr late per flight , hotel a sh.t hole overlooking slums (apart from flixton who gets a sea view).....then trapped in ground until nighty steps in a speaks to undercover police officer and sorts the mess out ...
ty tours ....rubbish rubbish rubbish

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by jrgbfc » Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:15 am

Tricky Trevor wrote:If it starts in 2021 that is the season after next.
The extra place will be from next season though, then the competition will actually start in the 21/22 season. That's the way I understood it?

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Lancasterclaret » Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:56 am

Absolutely 100% hope we do

But still the the priority is that we get to 40 points as quickly as possible and then see where we are.

be great if we had 30+ by Xmas, so we could give the FA Cup a proper go as well (very unrealistic to have that many but you never know!)

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by claretburns » Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:29 am

jrgbfc wrote:I'm all for it if it improves the chances for clubs like us to play in Europe. Finishing mid-table would be a great achievement for us, but let's face it it doesn't exactly get the blood pumping with excitement.
Doesn't improve our chances unfortunately, we will have our Europa League allocation reduced and 1 place in this new competition. I believe it would still mean a top 7 finish or a cup win to get into Europe.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by claretburns » Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:29 am

Darnhill Claret wrote:Fourth place will require too many qualifying games surely?
Top 4 in the Premier League qualify direct to the Champions League Group Stages, so I would be happy with 4th place :D

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by jrgbfc » Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:34 am

claretburns wrote:Doesn't improve our chances unfortunately, we will have our Europa League allocation reduced and 1 place in this new competition. I believe it would still mean a top 7 finish or a cup win to get into Europe.
Pretty sure I read somewhere every country will get an extra European place. I think the new competition is going to be aimed more at the smaller countries, which means maybe leagues like England will get their extra spot in the Europa league.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Belgianclaret » Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:35 am

I'd gladly take any place between 8 and 12 if you ask me

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Quickenthetempo » Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:38 am

I'm made up for Wolves beating City at the weekend.

It will stop the crap that the Europa league is the worst thing in the world for a little while.
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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by claretburns » Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:42 am

jrgbfc wrote:Pretty sure I read somewhere every country will get an extra European place. I think the new competition is going to be aimed more at the smaller countries, which means maybe leagues like England will get their extra spot in the Europa league.
For this new competition UEFA have said from Nations ranked 1-5 only one place will be given and this will go to the winner of the domestic cup, England have chosen the League Cup winners will receive entry into the new competition, dependent on them not already qualifying for Europe through the league, if so it will go back to league placings for the Europe Qualification.

However on your point I am sure I read on the UEFA site that again Nations ranked 1-5 will lose a spot in the Europa League and this lost spot will give them a place in this new Conference League.

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Re: We're all going on a European Tour

Post by Spike » Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:28 pm

Yes but Dyche needs to try win a cup for me !

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