Will we qualify for the CL?

[malckennedy]

However poor we were today, the bottom line is that we didn’t qualify for the Champions League and the Jaudis did because of a corrupt refereeing decision.

[DC1874]

Fuck the FA I hope England never win a pot again!

[PhilVill]

Honestly wouldn't have minded Europa League at the start of the season and probably even at the turn of the year, but missing out on the Champions League (and particularly in that fashion).feels like a big blow and one that could have wider ramifications for the club.

Agree. Not even trying to win today, when it's the last thing to play for, is criminal. This team will be broken up in the summer because PSR and it's going to be a while until we compete for CL again.

Or maybe the team needs to be broken up? In Unai I trust

Agree, I think this team has gone as far as it could, its time for a bit of a revamp and to be honest, the difference between Europa and CL is that two big names will be gone by June 30th and not one.

[Stu]

Honestly wouldn't have minded Europa League at the start of the season and probably even at the turn of the year, but missing out on the Champions League (and particularly in that fashion).feels like a big blow and one that could have wider ramifications for the club.

Agree. Not even trying to win today, when it's the last thing to play for, is criminal. This team will be broken up in the summer because PSR and it's going to be a while until we compete for CL again.

Why? We can come back every bit as strong next season and compete again for a top 4 place. As shit as today was we’ve had a brilliant overall end to the PL season. That didn’t happen by accident. What fucked things up was the start we made and the massive defensive injuries we had at CB.

We've had a decently full squad for months. I get that we're relatively spoiled now however I would say we haven't been convincing very often. PSR means we have to sell, so whatever was on offer this season won't come up again very soon. Absolutely bottled the lot.

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Fuck the FA I hope England never win a pot again!

I wouldn't worry too much about that!

[tomd2103]

Still feeling raw at the moment.  If I'm honest though, it's the financial implications that are main concern, with missing out on potential fixtures against some of the giant clubs also being a consideration. 

[ChicagoLion]

Still feeling raw at the moment.  If I'm honest though, it's the financial implications that are main concern, with missing out on potential fixtures against some of the giant clubs also being a consideration.

The summer is going to be about complying with PSR with a severely reduced budget, Europa League is worth l circa 20% of Champions League revenue.

[stevo_st]

I always felt we were working within EL budget along with the flexibility the Grealish sale gave us. We need the youth investment to start feeding the 1st team now.

[Somniloquism]

However poor we were today, the bottom line is that we didn’t qualify for the Champions League and the Jaudis did because of a corrupt refereeing decision.

Nope, bottom line is we would have scored at OT, but would have still lost 2-1 as we were down to 10 men and had put in probably our joint worst domestic performance of the season even when we were at 11.

[Ads]

That's not how how football works, unless I'm missing some context.

[PaulWinch again]

Do the right thing and levy the Man Citeh punishment to level it out.

[Toronto Villa]

As Emery said we really lost out on the CL in the first part of the season. We will do it two ways next season. Europa winners and league position. We will come back stronger.

[kippaxvilla2]

 No.

[algy]

You just know we are losing in the Europa SF or Final to Palace next year.

I am properly worried about the prospect of playing Go Ahead Eagles.

Eagles - check
Random foreign team you’ve never heard of before or since - check
Villa still Villa-ing stuff up - check

You just know.

[pauliewalnuts]

I can live with Europa League, and as others have said, we can genuinely win it.

The Conference though, although still European football, would have been a massive disappointment.