What a f*cking shame. I really can't understand why the club apparently has no appetite for playing teams like this. At worst it's great experience for the players, at best we might even win the competition. Surely it would benefit our better players to be testing their mettle against a wide variety of players and styles, and we might just get to see some entertaining football. Perhaps the new man will have more of an interest in European competition.
I think the root of the problem is that so much hype goes on the CL that the Europa Cup seems to be a poor second. If you saw the way the Vienna players reacted at full time, it certainly means something to them.