Will we qualify for the CL?

[algy]

I quite enjoyed the Conference League games last season.  They were relatively cheap, played teams that sounded exotic, and I could get tickets relatively easily.  A far cry from this Champions League bollocks where I can't get tickets ... and even if I could get them, I can't afford them.

Just on that basis, whilst I obviously would rather us qualify for the Champions League, there are some definite positives in my mind from playing in the Conference League.  Plus I think we could conceivably win it, which I'm less sure is the case with the Champions League.

[Ads]

There was only Mostar who were a random side.

[Smirker]

I wouldn't mind Europa.

[Clampy]

I get the acceptance for the Europa League and for the reasons why but Champions League for me. The league format was great and Champions League football really suited us, we played some of our best stuff in it. Not only that, the more we play in it, the better team we'll become.

Or the Europa, I really don't mind.

[Dave]

I get the acceptance for the Europa League and for the reasons why but Champions League for me.

I don't think anyone is suggesting they'd prefer either of the other two.

[VillaTim]

I've always fancied a few days in Qarabag , so if it's conference bring them on .

[cdbearsfan]

I've always fancied a few days in Qarabag , so if it's conference bring them on .

I've got bad news for you. They don't play there any more, and haven't done since 1993.

[Dave]

And more bad news, Qarabag will be in the Champions League qualifying round next season.

Trips to Zira or Nakhchivan would still be on the table if we ended up in the Conference League.

[IFWaters]

the fact that both Man Utd and Spurs after their effing awful seasons are still in the Europa League and that the winners of it get Champs League qualification make it somewhat attractive as a winnable competition in my view. But not making CL would harm our ability to further improve the squad.

So looks like we will be cheering on Man C115y in the FA Cup final in a couple of weeks

[darren woolley]

It would be great if we got Champions League again purely on a financial basis but I wouldn't mind the Europa League some good times in the Europa League.

[cdbearsfan]

And more bad news, Qarabag will be in the Champions League qualifying round next season.

Although they would drop into the Conference League Qualifiers if they get eliminated.

[aj2k77]

The conference is a lot weaker now that previously because there's no drop down in to it from the Europa. Look at the last 16 when we were in it to now and also the amount of teams in it that played Champions League the next season.

Villa *
Fenerbache *
Union St-G *
Ajax
Fiorentina
Maccabi
Dinamo Z *
Servette
Olympiakos
PAOK *
Viktoria Plzen
Maccabi TA
Lille *
Brugge *
Molde
Strum Graz *

compared to

Lugano
Celje
Djurgarden
Pafos
Borac
Legia W
Rapid Vienna
Cercle B
Jagionella
Molde
Copenhagen
Chelsea
Real Betis
Fiorentina
Vitoria Setubal
Panathinaikos

We'd be playing a lot of randomy made up teams on a Thursday night with league games at shit kick off times on a Sunday afternoon. It's better than nothing but still crap

[VillaTim]

And more bad news, Qarabag will be in the Champions League qualifying round next season.

Trips to Zira or Nakhchivan would still be on the table if we ended up in the Conference League.

aren't they in the Bullring

[Dave]

And more bad news, Qarabag will be in the Champions League qualifying round next season.

Although they would drop into the Conference League Qualifiers if they get eliminated.

That's the problem with the Conference League. When the big teams drop out of the Champions League it doesn't give the rest of us a chance.

[Meanwood Villa]

When is a team a made up team?