Europa League 2025-26

[eamonn]

Yeah, hope you're right. Just feels a bit flat at the moment.

[Garyth]

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).
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Who are the B-list players that might conceivably get game time?

Last season we had front-line players backing up from premier league games, getting minutes in latter part of games. Ideally, since it's a lower level we might use Hemming, Rowe, Jimoh-Aloba etc and give more rest to the remainder of the squad. Obviously it would depend on game state, but an advantage of being in Europa League is that we probably aren't forced to field our best players every mid-week.

[john e]

Apart from the league this is the most important competition this season
Obviously a long awaited Trophy and access into the champions league both massive for the club