UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[PeterWithesShin]

With a bit of luck we'll never qualify for Europe again so as the squad doesn't get a bit tired. No cup runs either because again, more games = tired ikkle players. European games and cups wins are beneath the likes of Aston Villa.

[Dave]

With a bit of luck we'll never qualify for Europe again so as the squad doesn't get a bit tired. No cup runs either because again, more games = tired ikkle players. European games and cups wins are beneath the likes of Aston Villa.

Maybe just sit out the league games too until UEFA post us our invitation to play in the Champions League final?

We're probably a bit too much of a big deal to bother playing the matches to qualify for it.

[rob_bridge]

I just don’t get anyone saying they wouldn’t want conference European football

I mean i know it would be frustrating playing the likes of Olsen etc which would piss me right off as it does in the domestic cups but I’d still love it

Villa Park like, to be fair, most English stadia/grounds come a alive on midweek games under the lights. No idea why - maybe because more old school fans or more varied opponents

[Lastfootstamper]

Being in Europe means more money, which meansbetter FFP criteria and more and better players. Which means improvement.

and it can mean exhausting the squad, being distracted from the original objective and ending up pretty much where you started.

What's the original objective?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Being in Europe means more money, which meansbetter FFP criteria and more and better players. Which means improvement.

and it can mean exhausting the squad, being distracted from the original objective and ending up pretty much where you started.

What's the original objective?

To keep occupied during the winter outside of the cricket season ?

[PeterWithesShin]

To finish 9th. Top 10 but no pesky European games.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Love European games. Playing teams amd players you don't know much about. Some cracking atmospheres at games.

Ajax comes to mind and in fairness, Rapid Vienna made a racket both times.

Too young for our European games in the 80s.

[olaftab]

We must qualify for European football whether Conference or Europa league as soon as possible. We will not grow as a club if we don’t. Aston Villa has to compete in football at highest level and work tirelessly towards achieving that aim.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Love European games. Playing teams amd players you don't know much about. Some cracking atmospheres at games.

Ajax comes to mind and in fairness, Rapid Vienna made a racket both times.

Too young for our European games in the 80s.

Don't want Rapid Vienna fans here again. Best European fans to come to Villa I reckon were Athletico Bilbao.
Trabzonspor (or was it Besiktas ?) fans made a right noise when they were here.

[paul_e]

If we can get into the conference league thing we should be happy with it. If nothing else it gets our squad accustomed to playing in Europe alongside the league games and all the new challenges that come with that. The extra games make it much easier to offer regular game time to fringe players as well so getting a much better 2nd keeper is doable, having 3rd and 4th strikers that can actually have an impact doesn't create huge problems, etc.

We all want more depth in the squad and more games is the best way to achieve that.

[Footy-Vill]

Being in Europe means more money, which meansbetter FFP criteria and more and better players. Which means improvement.

and it can mean exhausting the squad, being distracted from the original objective and ending up pretty much where you started.

John: Paul and I have written a new one. Have a listen and let us know what you think.

Ringo: You and Paul are going to be knackered staying up all night writing songs. Let's just play Good Golly Miss Molly again. We've got a cushy number here at the Cavern, we don't want to risk it all just for global and permanent adulation. If it all goes wrong we'll be back at the Cavern.

West Ham losing 4-0 a point from the relegation zone and 16th in the Prem table.
They have European games on Thursdays and their Europa Conference league participation has come at a cost to them in the league form consistency this season it seems.

[paul_e]

Being in Europe means more money, which meansbetter FFP criteria and more and better players. Which means improvement.

and it can mean exhausting the squad, being distracted from the original objective and ending up pretty much where you started.

John: Paul and I have written a new one. Have a listen and let us know what you think.

Ringo: You and Paul are going to be knackered staying up all night writing songs. Let's just play Good Golly Miss Molly again. We've got a cushy number here at the Cavern, we don't want to risk it all just for global and permanent adulation. If it all goes wrong we'll be back at the Cavern.

West Ham losing 4-0 a point from the relegation zone and 16th in the Prem table.
They have European games on Thursdays and their Europa Conference league participation has come at a cost to them in the league form consistency this season it seems.

I think that's too simple an excuse for why they're down where they are. West Ham have struggled mostly because they've been utterly reliant on Antonio for the last 3-4 seasons and he hasn't been able to be that player for them this year. Scamacca has failed to step up so they have no focal point and can't get Bowen, Benrahma, etc on the ball in good areas.

Soucek getting found out a bit hasn't helped them either, when he was using his size to burst into the box and add goals it created space but teams have worked out how to handle that now and he's been poor this season. You could see that starting to happen towards the end of last season as well though so again I don't think it's due to the amount of games he's playing.

[eamonn]

Yeah, I am surprised with Soucek, he looked great the season before last. I remember a lot of us casting envious glances at the Wham midfield of him and Rice. Don't know what's happened.

[Sexual Ealing]

Being in Europe means more money, which meansbetter FFP criteria and more and better players. Which means improvement.

and it can mean exhausting the squad, being distracted from the original objective and ending up pretty much where you started.

John: Paul and I have written a new one. Have a listen and let us know what you think.

Ringo: You and Paul are going to be knackered staying up all night writing songs. Let's just play Good Golly Miss Molly again. We've got a cushy number here at the Cavern, we don't want to risk it all just for global and permanent adulation. If it all goes wrong we'll be back at the Cavern.

West Ham losing 4-0 a point from the relegation zone and 16th in the Prem table.
They have European games on Thursdays and their Europa Conference league participation has come at a cost to them in the league form consistency this season it seems.

I think that's too simple an excuse for why they're down where they are. West Ham have struggled mostly because they've been utterly reliant on Antonio for the last 3-4 seasons and he hasn't been able to be that player for them this year. Scamacca has failed to step up so they have no focal point and can't get Bowen, Benrahma, etc on the ball in good areas.

Soucek getting found out a bit hasn't helped them either, when he was using his size to burst into the box and add goals it created space but teams have worked out how to handle that now and he's been poor this season. You could see that starting to happen towards the end of last season as well though so again I don't think it's due to the amount of games he's playing.

And they were in Europe last year and did well enough in the league to...qualify for Europe.

[Clampy]

I haven't seen anyone on here saying they don't want European football. Just one or two (me included) who thinks next season might be a a bit too soon.