Rival Watch™ 2013/2014

always the god damn trophy fans day out at wembley and a cup win good times, or European football, although good, only benefits the owners really ie finances, dont all fans want their club to win trophies

 

Not Arsenal

Yeah, I'd say trophy too. Get both options then.

 

Adrian Durham in tears.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...s-League-not-Europa-League-ADRIAN-DURHAM.html

They've only ever won it 3 times.

 

I'd love them to do that #euroban

 

The stupid **** thinks top European sides will be queuing to play them when they don't qualify, top a European teams will be in the CL.

 

Or they get to experience a European night watching their own team, how many of them will have done that? European nights > Wembley

 

Haven't Celtic been trying to do this with Rangers not being around?

 

Why not both? Playing Wigan would give them a great chance to win it. Do that and they'd have European football anyway.

Its a bit like having £5k in your hand with three boxes in front of you. Two boxed have £15k in but the other has nothing, do you gamble? The odds are in your favour so bloody go for it!

 

Nope, the hoops have been in the CL and played top European teams through their own endeavours.

 

I know they'v been in Europe, I just meant the playing top European teams to boost income part.

 

We are too big for the Europa League but we are not too good for it as this season has proved.

If football was based on clubs being to big for one thing or the other, it wouldnt be much fun. Let an english minnow have a season in europe. Its only fair. Weve had too many CL campaigns anyway

 

Other than in European competition they've only played in pre season friendlies and testimonials?

 

I'm sure they've pulled out a league fixture or two to play in money raising friendlies?

 

Or you've had to many failure's in the CL while you were a top club and now in the new order its time for another club to take up the baton.

 

You could be right dev but either way Rangers are ****e and were they belong.

 

What constitutes a failure?

We cant win them all, theres a few other sides competing.

regular semi finalists? Surely thats got to be considered a success, numerous finals and multiple wins.

Not sure who, if anyone bar those with expectations so high its unnatural, would think thats a failure.

 

Surely you should want to win it to complete the European set? We can't because the Cup-Winners-Cup seizes to exist. Chelsea are the only English club to have won all three.

Also, don't underestimate the impact of no European football at all has on signing players. Sure, its only one season but the Europa League is still a big competition for players and non-english fans!

 

I was talking about Celtic

 

He calls the EL a "tournament for losers" but that's what Man Utd are now. They probably won't even have to "snub" it unless Spurs or Everton decide to go on holiday early.

 

For a club of Man Utd's size, two wins in 20+ years isn't great is it?