Rovers..trading with the Devil..

[Clarets4me]

Here's the scenario..

We stay up in the Premier League, comfortably.... but lose 1-0 away at Chelsea, to an offside extra time winner in the last eight of the FA Cup..

The Bar-Stewards inch past an understrength Manure in the next round, stumble over a managerless Middlesborough in the last eight, and beat Oxford United on penalties at Wembley in the semi-final, but get thrashed 7-0 in the final by Chelsea...

Chelsea win the Premier League, so Rovers qualify for the Europa League after being relegated from the Championship.....

Their first two months in League One next season, involves fixtures with Rochdale, Benfica, Southend, Valencia, Plymouth Argyle and Borussia Dortmund !!

Deal or no Deal ?

[Vegas Claret]

think you need to look at the tables, Benfica, Valencia and Dortmund wont be anywhere near the Europa League !
More likely to be fixtures against FC Vilnius, FC Nomark, FC Allerdouche and Trellorborgs

[Saxoman]

Rovers aren't going down.

[Vegas Claret]

Rovers aren't going down.

if you say so

[Imploding Turtle]

Rovers aren't going down.

Doing down like a Duke Bar whore offered a fiver.

[Saxoman]

We're too good.

[Clarets4me]

think you need to look at the tables, Benfica, Valencia and Dortmund wont be anywhere near the Europa League !
More likely to be fixtures against FC Vilnius, FC Nomark, FC Allerdouche and Trellorborgs

I think the phrase is " For illustration purposes only " ... but you get my drift... Thursday night fixtures and then playing Sunday in League one...

[Saxoman]

Think Millwall played in Europe as a league one side after being losing finalists to man u..

[Clarets4me]

Doing down like a Duke Bar whore offered a fiver.

Whilst I agree with your basic premise, IT, your knowledge of such matters seems to play havoc with your impeccable left-wing credentials !

[Dazzler]

I'm sorry to be a spoilsport but UEFA recently changed qualifying criteria where the FA Cup runners up no longer enter the UEFA Europa League if the winners have already qualified for Europe.

[Damo]

think you need to look at the tables, Benfica, Valencia and Dortmund wont be anywhere near the Europa League !
More likely to be fixtures against FC Vilnius, FC Nomark, FC Allerdouche and Trellorborgs

Trellorborgs... now that name brings back some great memories

[Saxoman]

Trelleborgs you nugget. They went on to be knocked out only 1-0 over 2 legs against a star studded Lazio, so hardly that bad of a side after all, part timers or not.

[Damo]

Trelleborgs you nugget. They went on to be knocked out only 1-0 over 2 legs against a star studded Lazio, so hardly that bad of a side after all, part timers or not.

Which game was it where David Batty got banjo'd by LeSaux? Locomotive Moscow?

[Saxoman]

Which game was it where David Batty got banjo'd by LeSaux? Locomotive Moscow?

Spartak Moscow. They were a good side then too. I think our worst defeat was against Larissa(Greece) under mark Hughes. A real missed opportunity for me that season with the team we had.

[Vegas Claret]

"Trelleborgs you nugget"

really, you picked up on that and not FC Nomark, FC Allerdouche

[taffy]

How embarrassing were that rovers team in Europe , they made laugh for months

[Tinribs]

Blackburn always the pioneers eh Saxo
The original and most memorable "Brexit from europe"

[Guich]

We're too good.

Best news this window in Nigel Clough staying at Burton. Roverrrrrrs need to be better than three teams. So that's Rotherham...