Can Everton make Europe?

Swordfish · 22 Apr 2010 at 19:35

Apart from somehow grabbing 6th place, which is unlikely tbh, is there any other way Everton can get into Europe next season.

What is the script if Liverpool win the Europa League

mad

? Does the 7th place team get it instead?

Anyone know.

Greenlizard0 · 22 Apr 2010 at 19:43

Portsmouth haven't won their appeal to play next year in Europe so I think 7th gets it anyway? Might be wrong.

BaZ87 · 22 Apr 2010 at 19:44

The FA Cup winners Europa Cup spot will go to 7th place as Chelsea are in the CL and Pompey are not eligible for Europe.

I'm pretty sure that if Liverpool win the Europa Cup and finish in the top 7 then 8th place will get a Europa spot too.

Swordfish · 22 Apr 2010 at 19:45

So 7th might get in at the expense of pompey but what if Liverpool win the Europa league do they qualify as holders and does that mean 8th get in?

Greenlizard0 · 22 Apr 2010 at 19:50

Could there be even more with England doing well in the Fair Play League? Or is there a maximum amount.

Tunney · 22 Apr 2010 at 20:02

Yeah, England usually does very well out of the Fair Play League... but I doubt that Everton will be top of the English fair play league.

EDIT: Everton are 12th, behind Fulham, Burnley, West Ham, Wigan and Wolves.

dannyjo22 · 22 Apr 2010 at 20:27

BaZ87 said:
The FA Cup winners Europa Cup spot will go to 7th place as Chelsea are in the CL and Pompey are not eligible for Europe.

I'm pretty sure that if Liverpool win the Europa Cup and finish in the top 7 then 8th place will get a Europa spot too.

Christ it's actually a joke how many teams get in it these days.

Greenlizard0 · 22 Apr 2010 at 20:29

Aye really on the cusp of getting half the league into Europe lol.

mrfun1981 · 22 Apr 2010 at 20:41

With how crap Liverpool are playing, yeah everton could finish 7th n Liverpool miss out all together

Tute · 22 Apr 2010 at 22:09

BaZ87 said:
The FA Cup winners Europa Cup spot will go to 7th place as Chelsea are in the CL and Pompey are not eligible for Europe.

I'm pretty sure that if Liverpool win the Europa Cup and finish in the top 7 then 8th place will get a Europa spot too.

This.

Greenlizard0 said:
Could there be even more with England doing well in the Fair Play League? Or is there a maximum amount.

I believe there's a spot for the best team in the fair play league (although is it just the EPL or the FL, not sure?).

Swordfish · 22 Apr 2010 at 23:01

BaZ87 said:
The FA Cup winners Europa Cup spot will go to 7th place as Chelsea are in the CL and Pompey are not eligible for Europe.

I'm pretty sure that if Liverpool win the Europa Cup and finish in the top 7 then 8th place will get a Europa spot too.

That's how I'm reading things.

So for Everton to qualify (

) we have to either:

Finish above Liverpool in 7th (very possible )
Finish 8th and rely on them winning the Europa League mad

Well 7th above Liverpool it is then !

Smit · 23 Apr 2010 at 09:07

I doubt it to be honest, I don't Liverpool will win the Europa League and I don't think Everton will be able to overhaul Liverpool in the league either

FishFluff · 23 Apr 2010 at 13:00

There are 3 Europa League places up for grabs.

The winners of the Europa league qualify for next yerars but an extra place isn't given if that team also qualifies through their respective league.

Ideal situation is that Liverpool finish 7th then Fulham win the Europa league just because it will be hilarious

(Also no, Everton won't qualify for Europe this year and to be honest it will probably be good for us, just look at Spurs)

Admiral Huddy · 23 Apr 2010 at 16:44

I personally think 4th place for CL is a joke, despite the fact we have a chance to take that place.

1st and 2ns only for CL, 3rd place for FA cup winners only. I digress

Youstolemyname · 23 Apr 2010 at 20:51

As a Liverpool fan I genuinely hope we do not win the Europa League or end up in it next season. Reason being that we would end up playing most of our league games on a Sunday or Monday which completely messes up my social life!

HangTime · 23 Apr 2010 at 22:17

FishFluff said:
There are 3 Europa League places up for grabs.

The winners of the Europa league qualify for next yerars but an extra place isn't given if that team also qualifies through their respective league.

Ideal situation is that Liverpool finish 7th then Fulham win the Europa league just because it will be hilarious

(Also no, Everton won't qualify for Europe this year and to be honest it will probably be good for us, just look at Spurs)

Yep this is correct, after the fiasco a few years back in the Chumpions League where England were allowed 5 teams in they changed the rules. Winners automatically qualify but it's not an 'extra' spot, it must represent one of the choices of the given association.

Looking at the fair play league if England get a spot it's likely to go to Fulham as the teams above them (Arsenal and Spurs) will likely qualify via league position.