UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[olaftab]

Loved the Gregory win run but do not want it to turn into a similar outcome this time.

We got into europe on the final day didn't we by beating Arsenal 1-0?

Yes however I was thinking about Gregory's ultimate demise. No doubt later end of 97/98 and start of 98/99 were good spells.

[Risso]

Loved the Gregory win run but do not want it to turn into a similar outcome this time.

We got into europe on the final day didn't we by beating Arsenal 1-0?

Even then didn’t we need Chelsea to win to the Cup Winners Cup, which they duly did?

[Meanwood Villa]

https://www.premierleague.com/european-qualification-explained

No mention of it here. If West Ham won the ECL, they'd qualify for the EL. I'm pretty sure that would be in addition to the EL places already available, as there seems to be provision for an extra EL spot if CL and EL winners had not previously qualified. Clear as mud.

[SoccerHQ]

Loved the Gregory win run but do not want it to turn into a similar outcome this time.

We got into europe on the final day didn't we by beating Arsenal 1-0?

Yes however I was thinking about Gregory's ultimate demise. No doubt later end of 97/98 and start of 98/99 were good spells.

Ah I thought you were on about 98 run when we did that cringe team photo after winning at Southampton to set that record undefeated start to the season. And then two games in final four months of the season to scrape home in 6th/7th.

The Gregory era can always be placed in two parts. First two years were a genuine rollercoaster with many exciting games. After the cup final it really was drab football on a weekly basis with 2000/01 arguably the most forgettable season we've had in 25 years.

[eamonn]

You always bang on about 00/01 being crap, at least we finished 8th!

Relegating Cov ("We'll be back" ? Yeah, right...) with that comeback from 2-0 down on the last home day was pretty memorable. There were many worse/forgettable seasons under DOL (his middle season in particular), MON (his first) GTII (his full season second-time round) and Lambert (all of them).

[Axl Rose]

You always bang on about 00/01 being crap, at least we finished 8th!

Relegating Cov ("We'll be back" ? Yeah, right...) with that comeback from 2-0 down on the last home day was pretty memorable. There were many worse/forgettable seasons under GTII and Lambert.

It was my first year at uni and I used to go to most home games from Aberystwyth. I just loved watching Merse, though Soccer HQ did once call me a Steve Stone fanboy!

The Cov game was legendary as I persuaded my whole flat to come to that one. Great days! I was getting pelters at half time.

[Monty]

Relegating Coventry was my first ever game.

[rob_bridge]

I love the fact that we are being spoken about with respect, like we were when MON was here.  Hopefully, this continues and we build and strengthen year on year with Unai calling the shots.  Good times ahead with the stadium expansion too.

Yes and you see Young and others are as streetwise, the only ones actually we have had since those days when we had Young, Friedel, Laursen, Mellberg and Carew etc..

[Percy McCarthy]

You always bang on about 00/01 being crap, at least we finished 8th!

Relegating Cov ("We'll be back" ? Yeah, right...) with that comeback from 2-0 down on the last home day was pretty memorable. There were many worse/forgettable seasons under DOL (his middle season in particular), MON (his first) GTII (his full season second-time round) and Lambert (all of them).

I loved all the ‘Benteke keeps us up’ run-ins.

Congo Waring.

[Risso]

I think a few teams are probably looking nervously over their shoulders and thinking “shit, where the fuck did THEY come from?!”

[algy]

He hasn’t counted out getting into Europe. If we miss out it won’t be for the lack of any kind of effort

The man is a machine!!!

Indeed, working on the autobahn

[algy]

https://www.premierleague.com/european-qualification-explained

No mention of it here. If West Ham won the ECL, they'd qualify for the EL. I'm pretty sure that would be in addition to the EL places already available, as there seems to be provision for an extra EL spot if CL and EL winners had not previously qualified. Clear as mud.

Edit: posted by mistake

[ez]

I agree with Emery that it would be very difficult. We've had an excellent run of results but it's taken us ages just to get into the top half.

[Smirker]

I agree with Emery that it would be very difficult. We've han an excellent run of results but it's taken us ages just to get into the top half.

The points gap was a lot bigger then though.

Now we're 2 points off 6th 

I think he is trying to keep the excitement in check.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I agree with Emery that it would be very difficult. We've han an excellent run of results but it's taken us ages just to get into the top half.

I've never been concerned about our position, it was more important to watch the points. Keeping in touch with the group above us has always been the aim. Come the end of the season there will be just a few points separating places from 6th to 11th. I expect us to be right in there especially given the remaining fixtures we have.