Nah @Tobes told me the FA had a rule (first he said PL but we'll let that little mistake slide) I'm sure he'll get back to me soon quoting which rule it actually was
The rules by which the 20 PL sides started the season with. The top 4 qualified, the rules had no mention of the UEFA clause that allowed FA’s to alter the sides they put forward, as the PL/FA had chosen not to include it. Try again.
Mate it's so ridiculous they're arguing they didnt get special dispensation from UEFA it's laughable. Everyone knows they did.
How totally dickheaded could even you be? We've just given you the precedent from five years before, and how the rule (the only relevant RULE at the time) was written for just this purpose (and for which the Spanish had sensibly adhered to without any protests). Really Dayglo, this is a **** up even by your Lossiemoth/Faslane standards.
The one referenced in the wiki page you chose to post. The FA's rule was that the first four in the final English Premier League table would enter the Champions League. The FA were firm on this ruling, awarding the fourth and final English place in the competition to Liverpool's local rivalsEverton F.C If there was an overriding UEFA edict then they’d have enforced it, only there wasn’t, so they made an exception for Special Dispensation FC and then subsequently changed the rules to ensure it couldn’t happen again.
Well according to Barwick, there was no rule - just an 'Expectation'. But I'm sure by now you've tried to Google that written law that never existed and was therefore never changed. The only rule that was changed was UEFA's - not to allow Liverpool in, but to stop biased FA's from not putting the champions through in those circumstances again.
Yes mate everyone's out to get Liverpool in your fantasy world. It can't simply be because you just happened to be the club that won it but failed to qualify. No, it was all because of some conspiracy
Yeah, the FA want to rob you, the PL want to rob you, PGMOL want to rob you Ever considered that you actually aren't that good and not many give a **** about you?