We have some form of europe next year!

[Bails]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_6108814,00.html

Pompey have been blocked so 7th is europe and Everton can't catch us, get the passport ready
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Portsmouth have seen their hopes of playing in Europe next season blocked by the Football Association and Premier League.
Cash-strapped Pompey would have qualified for the Europa League next term having reached the FA Cup final against Chelsea,

with the West London side set to play in the UEFA Champions League.

The South Coast outfit missed the deadline to apply for a Uefa club licence, but the club's administrator indicated they would appeal to be awarded authorisation to allow them to play in Europe.
However, the Fratton Park side have been told that any late application for a licence will not be considered due to their ongoing financial problems, with the 2008 FA Cup winners a staggering £120million in debt.
A joint statement from the FA and Premier League said: "The FA and Premier League have confirmed to the administrators of Portsmouth

Football Club that they shall not consider any late application for granting of a Uefa Club Licence for the 2010-11 season."
The decision means that the team who finish seventh in the Premier League - currently Liverpool

- would play in the Europa League instead.

 

[kaz Hirai]

bah if we end up in europa I hope harry just uses the tournament to play fringe players and younger squad players

 

[Zammo]

Better news for Liverpool tbh.

 

[Bingo Jesus]

What if we finish seventh and Fulham win the Europa League? Would we still qualify?

 

[tommo84]

Better news for Liverpool tbh.

This. We should now be finishing 4th or 5th.

Be great if Everton managed to pip Liverpool to 7th though wouldn't it! Eek(and in fairness to Everton they have been brilliant since Xmas)

 

[steveitr]

What if we finish seventh and Fulham win the Europa League? Would we still qualify?

Yes, winning it doesn't grant you a place in it the next season, they sorted this after liverpool squirmed in that time.

 

[Hoowl]

This is a good achievement. We've only ever qualified twice through the premiership

 

[degoose]

Yes, winning it doesn't grant you a place in it the next season, they sorted this after liverpool squirmed in that time.

actually i think it does in the europa league , the champions league though is different now due to what you stated. If you win the europa you get an auto place the next season. I'm sure i am right about that.

 

[camaj]

Yes, winning it doesn't grant you a place in it the next season, they sorted this after liverpool squirmed in that time.

It does. The holders get a place at the expense of the 2nd best latvian team or something, but only if they haven't already qualified

I thought the losing fa cup finalists no longer get a spot, anyone got evidence it still does?

 

[Hoowl]

If Liverpool finish in the top 7 and win the EL they get in and europe goes down to 7th. If Liverpool finish outside the top 7 but win the EL then they get in and europe still goes down to 7th.

 

[Blockbuster]

the Holder gets into next seasons cup comp no matter what as the expensive of a league place (if they finish outside the qualifying positions)

No matter what happens England will only have 3 Teams in EL next season (5th, 6th, 7th/EL)

Not all 4.

 

[DC_Boy]

so fulham could still theoretically scupper us for europe

not that it'll keep me awake at night - unlike the top 4 permutations

 

[Hoowl]

so fulham could still theoretically scupper us for europe

not that it'll keep me awake at night - unlike the top 4 permutations

No they couldn't. If they won the EL then the top 7 plus fulham would get into europe next season.

 

[DC_Boy]

No they couldn't. If they won the EL then the top 7 plus fulham would get into europe next season.

cheers Hoowl - not that I'm trying to start a cyber playground fight - it's just that Blockbuster is saying different (he is sir, look

i honestly don't know - as I say I'm not too bothered it's all about CL for me ATM

 

[Rocksuperstar]

To take the attention away from the clubs who might benefit from this, personally, i think this is f*cking rubbish from the FA and Premier League. The only reason they don't want Pompey in the Waffa next year is because they're not a Premier League club next year, they'll be a Championship team and that won't rake in the same money as a Premier League side in Europe would.

F*cking disgraceful. Fair enough, they missed the deadline, but at that point would you blame them for not bothering? Their club was pretty much about to be wound up and now you're denying them the opportunity to raise a bit of cash and save the club.

But, as i said, not Premier League anymore, so they can go f*ck themselves.

I seriously wish that the FA's next AGM is disturbed by a terrible outbreak of deadness, meaning we could perhaps bring in a board of officials and board members who give a toss about the game, rather than stroking the gooch of the Premier League and the big earners.

Play up Pompey - win the cup final, i really want you to now, just so you can stick two fingers up at the Premier League.

 

[StanSpur]

To take the attention away from the clubs who might benefit from this, personally, i think this is f*cking rubbish from the FA and Premier League. The only reason they don't want Pompey in the Waffa next year is because they're not a Premier League club next year, they'll be a Championship team and that won't rake in the same money as a Premier League side in Europe would.

F*cking disgraceful. Fair enough, they missed the deadline, but at that point would you blame them for not bothering? Their club was pretty much about to be wound up and now you're denying them the opportunity to raise a bit of cash and save the club.

But, as i said, not Premier League anymore, so they can go f*ck themselves.

I seriously wish that the FA's next AGM is disturbed by a terrible outbreak of deadness, meaning we could perhaps bring in a board of officials and board members who give a toss about the game, rather than stroking the gooch of the Premier League and the big earners.

Play up Pompey - win the cup final, i really want you to now, just so you can stick two fingers up at the Premier League.

Calm down mate. It is a UEFA rulling that has been enforced. Yes, the FA could have challenged it but at the end of the day they need to put forward the teams that are likely to achieve in the competition as the number of places allocated is based upon strength. If Pompey enter the competition and go out in the first round as they only have 4 players, 2 dogs, the tea lady and some dustbins in their team it will have an impact on our rankings and threaten the number of allocations.

Yes it would be nice for portsmouth to have a shot at Europe but they would be out at the first opportunity and not make much money anyway. The team that plays Chelsea in the cup final will be dismantled over the summer and they may well struggle to stay in the championship next year let alone europe so i think all in all the right decision was made.

 

[danielneeds]

To take the attention away from the clubs who might benefit from this, personally, i think this is f*cking rubbish from the FA and Premier League. The only reason they don't want Pompey in the Waffa next year is because they're not a Premier League club next year, they'll be a Championship team and that won't rake in the same money as a Premier League side in Europe would.

F*cking disgraceful. Fair enough, they missed the deadline, but at that point would you blame them for not bothering? Their club was pretty much about to be wound up and now you're denying them the opportunity to raise a bit of cash and save the club.

But, as i said, not Premier League anymore, so they can go f*ck themselves.

I seriously wish that the FA's next AGM is disturbed by a terrible outbreak of deadness, meaning we could perhaps bring in a board of officials and board members who give a toss about the game, rather than stroking the gooch of the Premier League and the big earners.

Play up Pompey - win the cup final, i really want you to now, just so you can stick two fingers up at the Premier League.

I am sorry but this post is just wrong on so many levels. Pompey have cheated plain and simple, they have got results with players they could not afford to buy, still haven't paid for even though they have sold for most of them, and haven't paid their own players. No way should be allowed to compete in European competitions. Its a shame for their fans, but the PL and UEFA have to be tough on them to ensure this disgrace does not happen again.

 

[Blockbuster]

cheers Hoowl - not that I'm trying to start a cyber playground fight - it's just that Blockbuster is saying different (he is sir, look

i honestly don't know - as I say I'm not too bothered it's all about CL for me ATM

just read the official rules from uefa - http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles...etitions/UEFACup/84/52/89/845289_DOWNLOAD.pdf

it states there can be 4 entries. so if Fulham do win, 7th would still get in.

 

[DC_Boy]

just read the official rules from uefa - http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles...etitions/UEFACup/84/52/89/845289_DOWNLOAD.pdf

it states there can be 4 entries. so if Fulham do win, 7th would still get in.

cheers Blockbuster see you nearly caused a cyber playground scuffle there

well that's great news - so we're now officially on that european tour

but for sure i'm still concentrating on CL ATM

 

[Rocksuperstar]

I am sorry but this post is just wrong on so many levels. Pompey have cheated plain and simple, they have got results with players they could not afford to buy, still haven't paid for even though they have sold for most of them, and haven't paid their own players. No way should be allowed to compete in European competitions. Its a shame for their fans, but the PL and UEFA have to be tough on them to ensure this disgrace does not happen again.

As far as i was aware it'd never happened in the past - there was talk of Cardiff and what would've happened had they won the FA cup a little while ago, the FA said they wouldn't qualify as they're Welsh and the teams have to come from England etc.

These are petty rules, they can be challenged and should, regularly.

The fact stands that, on merit, they have earned a spot in Europe. They missed some paperwork, fair enough, but you can bet that, had it been a club like Newcastle, for example, then they would've tripped over themselves to get it appealed or something - why? Cos Newcastle United are a global brand and would garner more sponsorship interest, etc.

And to say that Pompey have cheated, using players they can't afford to buy - that's not true either. They could afford to buy them in the same way that Man Utd afford to buy players - with borrowed money. The crux of that argument comes in the management of the funds borrowed and that's not the teams fault, or the managers fault, why punish them?

Just pisses me off when a team earns a reward but bureaucracy denies them. Totally stinks.