Guest neesy111 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Eurostar have just started direct services to Lyon apparently.... I believe you just change at Lille and then its straight onto the TGV to Lyon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Lyon's a brilliant city. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 some horrific away trips in the seeded group at the moment like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Don't know why people are talking about Milan and Prague. Look forward to Eastern Europe isn't prague eastern europe ? was when i were a lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I just want someone interesting rather than Celtic or someone nearby. If they could be beatable as well that would be sweet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Can I just say for the nth time how appalling it is that the CL sides are allowed in? Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Can I just say for the nth time how appalling it is that the CL sides are allowed in? Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Definitely, it's a joke. They should make the CL smaller and keep the competitions totally separate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Whens the draw by the way? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieT Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 20th December, I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Always seemed silly to me how the Europa League/UEFA Cup winners aren't offered a Champions League place for the next season. They're actual "champions" and that would just about single-handedly make everyone take this competition much more seriously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Always seemed silly to me how the Europa League/UEFA Cup winners aren't offered a Champions League place for the next season. They're actual "champions" and that would just about single-handedly make everyone take this competition much more seriously. Got to completely disagree on this, mental idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Always seemed silly to me how the Europa League/UEFA Cup winners aren't offered a Champions League place for the next season. They're actual "champions" and that would just about single-handedly make everyone take this competition much more seriously. Got to completely disagree on this, mental idea. Why is it mental? I'd say they're more deserving than say, a fourth placed team Premier League side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Always seemed silly to me how the Europa League/UEFA Cup winners aren't offered a Champions League place for the next season. They're actual "champions" and that would just about single-handedly make everyone take this competition much more seriously. Got to completely disagree on this, mental idea. What would be the downside? I genuinely don't see one. Besides, it would infinitesimaly increase the chance of us seeing NUFC in the Champions League again during our lifetime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 The teams who have a chance to win the Uefa Cup don't tend to have a problem qualifying for it the next year so it's a waste of a prize. The FA Cup could also be a CL qualifier at a push. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Could you imagine if Boro had fluked a win against Sevilla a few years ago with this idea? 14th in the Premier League, jammy UEFA Cup win....Champions League spot. Not a chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Could you imagine if Boro had fluked a win against Sevilla a few years ago with this idea? 14th in the Premier League, jammy UEFA Cup win....Champions League spot. Not a chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Playing Ajax would be awesome. I'd love Inter as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Could you imagine if Boro had fluked a win against Sevilla a few years ago with this idea? 14th in the Premier League, jammy UEFA Cup win....Champions League spot. Not a chance. What about almost every other year though? And it'd be easy to accept European champions getting in the CL rather than 6th or 7th placed teams who've won nothing imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 The teams who have a chance to win the Uefa Cup don't tend to have a problem qualifying for it the next year so it's a waste of a prize. The FA Cup could also be a CL qualifier at a push. The current holders would probably disagree vehemently with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Could you imagine if Boro had fluked a win against Sevilla a few years ago with this idea? 14th in the Premier League, jammy UEFA Cup win....Champions League spot. Not a chance. If there was a pot of champions league gold at the end Boro would have probably been knocked out by somone's full strength team several rounds before the final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 The teams who have a chance to win the Uefa Cup don't tend to have a problem qualifying for it the next year so it's a waste of a prize. The FA Cup could also be a CL qualifier at a push. The current holders would probably disagree vehemently with this. Who and what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I find it ironic that people are suggesting we would make more effort to win the europa if champions league football was the prize. Surely the europa league trophy is a bigger prize to us than champions league football? Even though CL football is great, its a trophy I want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I find it ironic that people are suggesting we would make more effort to win the europa if champions league football was the prize. Surely the europa league trophy is a bigger prize to us than champions league football? Even though CL football is great, its a trophy I want. The fans don't choose how much effort goes into the competition though, and think the TV money and exposure for his shit tracksuits would probably be more tempting to Ashley than a Europa pot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCONA Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I find it ironic that people are suggesting we would make more effort to win the europa if champions league football was the prize. Surely the europa league trophy is a bigger prize to us than champions league football? Even though CL football is great, its a trophy I want. I think this is what the fans want.. But the fact half the teams end up resting all their key players till the very latter stages proves that to the club, the financial reward is not good enough. A potential CL spot would help this I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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