Liverpool FC Forum

[Ben Patrick]

I should be looking forward to Sunday but its just a horrible situation to be in.
I have no doubt the players will go out to win as they always do.
But winning would probably mean united winning the league.
It is like the 95 Blackburn situation all over again but this time i dont see united slipping up at all.

[Scottbot]

I should be looking forward to Sunday but its just a horrible situation to be in.
I have no doubt the players will go out to win as they always do.
But winning would probably mean united winning the league.
It is like the 95 Blackburn situation all over again but this time i dont see united slipping up at all.

Agree completely. Winning might keep our slim 4th place hopes alive but it hands the mancs number 19. I can't bear it

[shawnk]

It may be a blessing in disguise when we don't play CL football next season so we can focus more on winning the EPL.

[Owzat]

It may be a blessing in disguise when we don't play CL football next season so we can focus more on winning the EPL.

How do you figure that? EDL comes with the same numbers of games as CL, except it will also come with the dreaded Monday-Thursday combo which means we'll be in limbo and playing after everyone else to suit TV. At least with CL on Tuesday/Wednesday you know you're unlikely to play many Mondays and won't while the competition is running.

When did the mancs last play on a Monday night? Or Chelsea? Have they this season?

I've maintained that our best chance of winning the league might be not to qualify for Europe at all. That way Rafa has no distraction, although he'd probably still play not to lose too often. Of course we have two different ways of qualifying for EDL next season, winning it or through league position.

[Roger Red Hat]

lets face it, we're desperate to get fourth and a champs.league spot but why? so we can clog up our fixtures list, play like a bunch of nancy boys and go crashing out again? fk it, fk the fourth place. This could a blessing in disguise. Like Bermie said, spend next season cleansing the sqwad, make sure we finish top four and then with the new look Liverpool go kick some a$$.

09/10 EPL winners - Chelsea
10/11 EPL winners - Chelsea (hope this happens)
11/12 EPL winners - Liverpool (we're back!)

then during the 12/13 season old whiskey nose has a jammer and fk's off this mortal coil for good, thus sending mancs into a free fall.
They get stuck on 18 titles, we're up to 19 and counting. Another 10 years of Liverpool domination and we could be on 26 titles by the time we get to 2022.

[The Good Yank]

For a lack of anything better to do I've figured out how we could get into the fourth spot.

Villa to beat City,
Spurs to draw vs Bolton

City to beat Spurs

West Ham draw City
Blackburn draw Villa

Spurs beat burnley

All we have to do is beat Chelsea by one
If all that happens Spurs would have, at best a+25GD prior to their match with Burnley
We would have at worst +29GD heading into the match against Hull.

Come on You Reds!!!! Let's drive on for 4th 

[account deleted by request]

The good news is that even if Fulham win the Europa league they won't take our spot in it. An extra place will be made for Fulham. It will however be even better news for relegated Burnley as they would be joining us in the Europa league next season!

Europa League - Burnley in line for shock Euro spot
PA Sport - Fri, 30 Apr 09:24:00 2010

             Buzz Up!
Fulham's progress to the Europa League final has given relegated Burnley an unexpected boost.

..Should Roy Hodgson's side lift the trophy they would qualify as holders next season, meaning Burnley would be in pole position in the Fair Play League.

With England placed third in UEFA's most recent continental fair play table, the Premier League would be granted the final additional spot in the Europa League first qualifying round.

And with Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea all set to qualify for Europe via their league placing, only Fulham are ahead of the Clarets in the table - with nothing to stop relegated clubs taking up the European place on offer.

Burnley manager Brian Laws said: "There is an outside chance and that depends on how Fulham go on. If they win the competition we have a chance of slipping in there.

"That would be fantastic for the club and the town. It is a long shot but we will wait and see what happens."

[mik]

Join to Liverpool's Fan Club on fans-book.com

[sixbuster]

For a lack of anything better to do I've figured out how we could get into the fourth spot.

Villa to beat City,
Spurs to draw vs Bolton

City to beat Spurs

West Ham draw City
Blackburn draw Villa

Spurs beat burnley

All we have to do is beat Chelsea by one
If all that happens Spurs would have, at best a+25GD prior to their match with Burnley
We would have at worst +29GD heading into the match against Hull.

Come on You Reds!!!! Let's drive on for 4th 

Unfortunately Villa didn't do it.

[Penguins]

Finally we can lock this thread.

[account deleted by request]

Not yet mate. If citeh draw with Spurs and then lose their last game, and spurs lose their last game and we win both of ours and score a few goals we can still finish 4th   

[tubby]

Saint the optimist.

[Dundalk]

Yeah and Hull can still stay up

[Sir Roger]

Not yet mate. If citeh draw with Spurs and then lose their last game, and spurs lose their last game and we win both of ours and score a few goals we can still finish 4th   

Saint Clutcher of the straws
Patron Saint of fu'ck ups and lost causes

[account deleted by request]

Oh yea of little faith