Will we qualify for the CL?

[brontebilly]

I get the young players being good enough to blood etc but when you see the impact or lack of the likes of Sancho, Guessand, Elliot, Bailey and Doug have had and the money that we’ve wasted it’s not inconceivable that players that we already owned could have done just as good a job.

We spunked £15/20m on 2 teenagers one of which can’t even play in the country for a few years. Would we have been better keeping our powder dry and going for a player a bit further along with his development. Tanswell reckons we showed interest in Rayan at Bournemouth who was a bit more than the combined fee we paid for the two players.

Although Bournemouth could offer starts which we couldn't gurantee.

Plenty of average teams in the EL for getting experience that we wasted on likes of Sancho and paid 200k a week for that privilege. Guessand, Elliot - that's three disastrous deals.

Azaz looks to be the one that we let get away too easily. I guess Emery can ultimately point to Aaron Ramsey and Archer and say his judgement has been vindicated. I'll never agree that selling JJ was worth it or had to be done. Still haven't replaced him!

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

How do you know the JJ sale 'didn't need to be done'?

[Sexual Ealing]

You can see it in their eyes.

[kippaxvilla2]

After Sunderland (33 games) we were ten points clear of 6th.  The drop off has been awful.

[eamonn]

Could have been worse it that Digne cross hadn't brushed off Tammy.

[tony scott]

Our current league form is woeful, I hope Unai can remedy this over the 2 games, because going into next season on the back of a terrible end to the season could very well have dreadful impact.

[PeterWithesShin]

Since winning at Newcastle in Jan we've won 3 league games out of 13. Even average form would have had us comfortable in 4th and able to think only about the final.

[brontebilly]

Could have been worse it that Digne cross hadn't brushed off Tammy.

The collapse that day seems to have spooked us despite the late goal.

[Ads]

Only Man United, Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool have qualified for the Champions League via league position and won either the Champions League or Europa League.

What we're doing and what we will achieve is really difficult to do.

[Hillbilly]

After last season’s very narrow failure to make the CL I have the scene from Twin Peaks where the Giant warns Agent Cooper “It is happening again” on repeat in my head.

[TheToffnar]

After last season’s very narrow failure to make the CL I have the scene from Twin Peaks where the Giant warns Agent Cooper “It is happening again” on repeat in my head.

"The projected revenue incomes are not what they seem..."

[PeterWithe]

Could have been worse it that Digne cross hadn't brushed off Tammy.

The collapse that day seems to have spooked us despite the late goal.

Something in that, I recall saying that it will either embolden us that we are never out on the canvas, or rattle us.

Still, cometh the hour an all that. When we need a big result, we often get one.

[Brend'Watkins]

We needed a big result against Forest in the 2nd leg.  I'd say we got one wouldn't you?

[LeeS]

We needed a big result against Forest in the 2nd leg.  I'd say we got one wouldn't you?

It reminded me of the Arsenal away game in the year we came 4th. One final hurrah before we plunged off the cliff.