RandomGuy. Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Radford said: Now seeing that Man United winning tonight might be to our benefit! This is so ridiculously complicated but I'll take anything going if it gets us into that play-off round. It's bizarre, and I've no idea what's happening. Kassiesa seems convinced we're not in the Play Offs and this is our first group of potential opponents. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) f**k knows. Think, I say I think, if we make the Europa League Play-Offs thanks to Man U winning, then we play one of these teams. Reaching the Europa League Groups last season guaranteed teams around £3.5m I think, with £500k for any victory you get in the group stage. Mammoth amount of money on offer if Man U win and we get drawn against Randers, who seemingly finished mid table in Denmark. Edited May 26, 2021 by RandomGuy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 23 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: f**k knows. Think, I say I think, if we make the Europa League Play-Offs thanks to Man U winning, then we play one of these teams. Reaching the Europa League Groups last season guaranteed teams around £3.5m I think, with £500k for any victory you get in the group stage. Mammoth amount of money on offer if Man U win and we get drawn against Randers, who seemingly finished mid table in Denmark. Where's that from RG? So what we're saying is that regardless of the EL winners tonight it could help our cause? Love it if it has something to do with Luzern's movements as well! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Just now, Jamie_Beatson said: Where's that from RG? So what we're saying is that regardless of the EL winners tonight it could help our cause? Love it if it has something to do with Luzern's movements as well! Kassiesa.net I think Man U winning helps, and Villareal winning makes it worse. Just now Villareal due to go into a lower level than us, which won't change if they lose and presumably could push us up a round, but if they win then they and Man U go into a higher level, which bumps us back a round. Apparently be clarified tomorrow either way 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Kassiesa.net I think Man U winning helps, and Villareal winning makes it worse. Just now Villareal due to go into a lower level than us, which won't change if they lose and presumably could push us up a round, but if they win then they and Man U go into a higher level, which bumps us back a round. Apparently be clarified tomorrow either way Bert Kassies on take on it is as follows: "Interesting. If it's true then the re-balancing of the Europa Conference League is the same for both options: Manchester United or Villarreal winning the Europa league 2020/21. The only question remaining (at least for me) is who gets promoted from ECL-Q2 to ECL-Q3: FC København or FC Luzern?" Here's hoping we somehow get bumped up one, that would really be incredible! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sh*teAndMuck Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 This is mental! Wouldn’t it be great to get into some kind of group stage? We’re so used to panic booking flights etc at short notice. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to have the luxury of time to arrange flights and more time for the covid situation to improve in other countries etc. Fingers crossed for a Man U win then, I guess?!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Villareal one up at half time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Costanza said: Villareal one up at half time. Aye, with Man U posing no threat at all. Useless b*****ds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 It's essentially all Manchester United, and the game is level. Rashford missed an absolute sitter a few minutes ago as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Ach well, hopefully someones got something wrong and this result helps us. Daft to hope a squad worth over £1bn could possibly win the one match we need them to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Well that was fucking torturous! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Ach well, hopefully someones got something wrong and this result helps us. Daft to hope a squad worth over £1bn could possibly win the one match we need them to. To be honest, I’m not really sure anyone was none the wiser in this whole thing, UEFA would decide something tomorrow that nobodies seen coming. But aye, United were shite beyond belief. Given people were saying both results might help us, we’ll just need to keep our fingers crossed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Widge said: To be honest, I’m not really sure anyone was none the wiser in this whole thing, UEFA would decide something tomorrow that nobodies seen coming. But aye, United were shite beyond belief. Given people were saying both results might help us, we’ll just need to keep our fingers crossed. Yeah folk don't even seem sure what day the meetings happening. Changed from tomorrow to Friday now. We'll probably end up straight in the Conference League Group Stage or something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysartrovers Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Well the BBC website says that villareal have now moved from the conference playoffs straight to the champions league so surely that's where the space opens up? Who knows 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 8 hours ago, dysartrovers said: Well the BBC website says that villareal have now moved from the conference playoffs straight to the champions league so surely that's where the space opens up? Who knows We're in the Europa League, not the Conference League, so it wouldn't affect us surely as the shuffle is happening "below" where we enter? Been confirmed that Friday is the day everything is clarified. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Rather strange we’re talking about permutations of Villarreal winning instead of arguing what we’d prefer. A Welsh village, an Irish village or a former soviet country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pack Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Knowing our luck it will be some backward outpost that’s a nightmare to get too or a Covid non starter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysartrovers Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 We're in the Europa League, not the Conference League, so it wouldn't affect us surely as the shuffle is happening "below" where we enter? Been confirmed that Friday is the day everything is clarified.Yeah I forgot you go into the europa league first. Was the talk of the place in the conference group stage that threw me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pack Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Here’s the main man that got us there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I'm trying to get my head round this. Are there still meant to be changes to this by UEFA? I'm probably just repeating what's already been said, but going by Bert kassies site (last updated Thursday 27th May afternoon), I think this is our path: Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round v one of: Rapid Wien Aut PSV Eindhoven Ned Galatasaray Tur Sparta Praha Cze FC Midtjylland Den Ties to be played 5th and 12th August If we win, Europa League Play-Off Round v one of: AZ Alkmaar Ned Fenerbahçe Tur Zorya Luhansk Ukr Royal Antwerp Bel Sturm Graz Aut Randers FC Den Ties to be played 19th and 26th August If we win, then we enter the group stage, (8 groups of 4 teams). If we lose in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the Europa League, we go into the Play off round of the Conference League, Ties to be played 19th and 26th August. If we win that then we're in the Conference League group stage. If we lose in the Play Off Round of the Europa League, then we go straight into the Conference League group stage. So basically, if we win our 3rd round qualifier in the Europa League, we're guaranteed group stage European football? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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