Europa League 2025-26

[Pete3206]

Assuming Palace is now Sunday at stupid O'clock.?

[martin o`who??]

Palace lose appeal so we won't lose to them in Europe.

Well we might as well have completed the set as we've lost to them in everything else.

[Brazilian Villain]

Palace lose appeal so we won't lose to them in Europe.

They might as well give us the trophy now.

[Somniloquism]

There is a slim chance we could be playing Forest three times in 8 days if we both get through and are drawn in the quarter finals. Even slimmer that we play them 4 times in 13 days as well with FA Cup quarters being around then.

[aev]

Forest must have spent a fortune over the past few years (cant be bothered to check)?

[cdbearsfan]

There is a slim chance we could be playing Forest three times in 8 days if we both get through and are drawn in the quarter finals. Even slimmer that we play them 4 times in 13 days as well with FA Cup quarters being around then.

League Cup Final is around then, too.

[Somniloquism]

A good few weeks beforehand on 22nd March so never bothered including it.

FA Cup Quarters is Weekend 4th April. UEFA Qtr 1st Leg is 9th, League match Weekend 11th, UEFA 2nd Leg 16th. (FA Cup Semis are weekend 25th).

[ADVILLAFAN]

It's agreed then 🤝,  we will play Forest 5 times.

[Meanwood Villa]

Feyenoord
Viktoria Plzen
Nice
RB Salzburg

Confirmed in league stage

[cdbearsfan]

Feyenoord give us a chance to add to the number of former champions we've played in competitive games. Hopefully Benfica and Red Star lose in the final Champions League qualifying round and drop into the Europa League, too.

[Somniloquism]

The losers of Rangers/Brugge and Fenerbache/Benfica will be dropping into the league phases as well (along with 5 others but not many shocks expected so smaller names).

Also into the Europa playoff round so far is: (Four joined and Rijeka qualified on Tuesday, rest CL losers).

Aberdeen, Genk, Samsunspor, Sigma Olomouc, Rijeka, Malmo, Slovan Bratislava, Lech Poznan, Ludogrets, Dynamo Kyiv, Shkėndija

[Somniloquism]

Proposed A List below. Now we have let JJ go we can only do a max of 21 names. Kosta, Garcia and Barkley are some names who could be removed to make space for others. (edit: I think Bogarde is still B list qualification due to age but would fit into the home grown on A if he doesn't).

Martinez
Bizot

Matty Cash
Kosta Nedeljkovic
Ezri Konsa
Pau Torres
Garcia
Tyrone Mings
Ian Maatsen
Lucas Digne

Boubacar Kamara
Ross Barkley
John McGinn
Youri Tielemans
Buendia
Amadou Onana
Guessand

Morgan Rogers
Leon Bailey
Malen
Ollie Watkins

[Somniloquism]

We will be in pot 2 as we are already 8th and one of Rangers/Brugge is dropping down and they are currently above us. Not that pots matter now but it would be nice to be at the top.

Quick list of names through and select few who could drop.

Pot A
Roma
Porto
Feynoord
Lille
Dinamo Zagreb
Real Betis
Salzburg
(Benfica maybe)
Rangers/Brugge if no Benfica

Pot B
Rangers/Brugge if Benfica loses, otherwise Fenebache.
Us
Lyon
Viktoria Plzen

B or C
SC Freiburg
Forest (we can't draw these).

C or D
Nice
Bologna
Celta Vigo
Stuttgart
Go Ahead Eagles

[eamonn]

Proposed A List below. Now we have let JJ go we can only do a max of 21 names. Kosta, Garcia and Barkley are some names who could be removed to make space for others. (edit: I think Bogarde is still B list qualification due to age but would fit into the home grown on A if he doesn't).

Martinez
Bizot

Matty Cash
Kosta Nedeljkovic
Ezri Konsa
Pau Torres
Garcia
Tyrone Mings
Ian Maatsen
Lucas Digne

Boubacar Kamara
Ross Barkley
John McGinn
Youri Tielemans
Buendia
Amadou Onana
Guessand

Morgan Rogers
Leon Bailey
Malen
Ollie Watkins

That squad looks...a bit shit written down, doesn't it? Hard to be optimistic about the new season when we've at best stood still this summer while rivals have strengthened especially Yanited and Spurs. Plus the latter finally have a decent manager, the Scandinavian ski and sex instructor.

Oh and Kosta doesn't play for us no more.

[Somniloquism]

Apart from Duran and now Ramsey, it is pretty much the same squad that got us top 8 in the CL and top half in Jan when we could strengthen. Obviously Duran missing will remove some of the goals we had that helped that, but we also add Malen and Guessand who are both unknown quantities.

As for that list, I copied it from last years and just made some changes. I did check Kosta but missed he had been loaned again but knew he would be replaced.