dawson99 » Sat May 19, 2012 4:24 pm wrote:Benny The Noon » Sat May 19, 2012 4:19 pm wrote:Giving a CL spot to the FA Cup is stupid
The Europa league as said above is still valued highly by the continent - look at the strength of team put out by both Bilbao and Madrid.
It's only the arrogance of English clubs/fans that devalue the Europa league.
Why is it stupid for FA Cup? any actual reasons?
You have to draw the line somewhere. If the EL winners qualified for the CL then winning the FA would indirectly give a club a route to CL qualification and I think that#s probably about right. Go one step further and award a place to the FA cup winner and you have to question the fairness of giving a side that wins 6 or so games of cup football a place ahead of a team that sustains their form over 38 games to finish fourth. It would make it more of a lottery and harder for clubs to plan for the future.