UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[PeterWithesShin]

It's never too soon to be in Europe. If we'd won a domestic cup this season then we'd be in Europe, and it sure as hell isn't too soon to finally win something again. It's not like you suddenly find yourself in Europe with no warning, you have months to prepare your squad for it.

[OCD]

We've got the right manager for it when we do get into Europe.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I for one thought we voted to leave.

Exactly, and I look forward to us qualifying for the English Super Cup in the future

With a bye through to the 3rd round of the Farage Mogg Cup.

[Chris Smith]

I’ve rad all of the above arguments but I’m still not convinced. It’s more than likely a moot point anyway as I can’t see enough clubs faltering for us to be the beneficiaries.

[Footy-Vill]

Brentford v Fulham match would ideally like a draw for our European ambitions.

[eamonn]

I’ve rad all of the above arguments but I’m still not convinced. It’s more than likely a moot point anyway as I can’t see enough clubs faltering for us to be the beneficiaries.

Convince me! Convince me!

Sing me a record
That cries pure and true.
No not those guitars
They're too noisy and crude.
The kind that convinces, refuses to leave

There's no need to turn it up.
If it's pure I'll feel it from here
Let's make this precious, I think we probably will
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[PaulWinch again]

It's never too soon to be in Europe. If we'd won a domestic cup this season then we'd be in Europe, and it sure as hell isn't too soon to finally win something again. It's not like you suddenly find yourself in Europe with no warning, you have months to prepare your squad for it.

Precisely - it’s completely within your gift as a club to be prepared. If you balls it up then that’s on you, but why on earth wouldn’t you want us to be in Europe?!

[LeeB]

It's never too soon to be in Europe. If we'd won a domestic cup this season then we'd be in Europe, and it sure as hell isn't too soon to finally win something again. It's not like you suddenly find yourself in Europe with no warning, you have months to prepare your squad for it.

Precisely - it’s completely within your gift as a club to be prepared. If you balls it up then that’s on you, but why on earth wouldn’t you want us to be in Europe?!

Well the food is a bit funny. And they sleep during the day too, what's that all about? I quite like the footwash in the bathroom and I don't mind a week in Benidorm, but any longer than that and I'd go mad.

[john e]

It's never too soon to be in Europe. If we'd won a domestic cup this season then we'd be in Europe, and it sure as hell isn't too soon to finally win something again. It's not like you suddenly find yourself in Europe with no warning, you have months to prepare your squad for it.

Precisely - it’s completely within your gift as a club to be prepared. If you balls it up then that’s on you, but why on earth wouldn’t you want us to be in Europe?!

Well the food is a bit funny. And they sleep during the day too, what's that all about? I quite like the footwash in the bathroom and I don't mind a week in Benidorm, but any longer than that and I'd go mad.

and BE lives over that foreign way

[pauliewalnuts]

It's never too soon to be in Europe. If we'd won a domestic cup this season then we'd be in Europe, and it sure as hell isn't too soon to finally win something again. It's not like you suddenly find yourself in Europe with no warning, you have months to prepare your squad for it.

Precisely - it’s completely within your gift as a club to be prepared. If you balls it up then that’s on you, but why on earth wouldn’t you want us to be in Europe?!

Well the food is a bit funny. And they sleep during the day too, what's that all about? I quite like the footwash in the bathroom and I don't mind a week in Benidorm, but any longer than that and I'd go mad.

The food is muck, they're all cruel to animals, the drains stink and they have absolutely no idea how to make a cup of tea.

[eamonn]

They fry fish in the morning and smoke cigarettes at the same time. You come downstairs to the foulest smell!

[ADVILLAFAN]

Oh and we play Olympiacos in the Next Gen tournament and they brought about 200 travelling fans!

[IFWaters]

We're in a 6 horse race (Newcastle down to us) with the joint least points and the worst goal difference but top 2 spots get european competition and our form in last 6 games is 4th out of the 6 ahead of Chelsea and Newcastle but behind Brentford, Brighton and Fulham. For gods sake, surely we can beat Brentford, Brighton and Fulham.

[wince]

Would need better squad depth but I am reminded of Manic Street Preachers best of album,  Forever Delayed in how it always seems to be the next window or the next season or the project needs more time. We are a big club and need to be acting like one to really show who we are and where we want to be. If not, assertions of wanting to play in Europe come across as delusional when we don't go all out to get into a position to be playing regularly in Europe. I maintain that we are having to play recovery after the squandered O Neill years and there has been brief flourishes over the last 10 years that have quickly died off. With this manager and ownership we have our best chance in over a decade to push up the table, push into Europe and go all out for the cups.

However, the 'too soon' argument for pushing this year could be over cautious. Get into Europe we would have to strengthen and the transfer window looks a lot more promising than if we do not qualify. I am not saying we will get into a position to get into Europe this year but we should finish in the top half. We then need to get our transfer targets and make an all out effort in all contests. Dont qualify, or we are satisfied with safety, it could harm getting in the key players we need to strengthen and also turn the heads of those we want to retain.

 There should also be no question of prioritising the league at the cost of cups. We should not even be entertaining the idea of January window is our window. It cant be forever delayed as we have the resources to be regularly knocking at the door of the top teams, not allowing Newcastle and their blood money to rise to the top or being overtaken by Fulham or Brighton and Brentford. Go out, get good cup runs, try and get some silverware and stop being content with survival.

Put bluntly its time to put our money where our mouth is and get back into regular European football. If there is a slim chance this year, lets go for it! Not saying we will win the Champions League but we have talked a good talk about where we want to be as a club, now it is time to aim high.

I was called out in the pre match for Wet Spam for being negative and rightly so. Years of just surviving or feeling the wheels will come off needs to stop. And it will piss everyone else off on the way as well!

[Dave]

Would need better squad depth but I am reminded of Manic Street Preachers best of album,  Forever Delayed in how it always seems to be the next window or the next season or the project needs more time.

Definitely feels like we should be progressing a bit Faster.