The Europa League Thread 2013/14

[frimmers3]

the champion's league trophy bears no resemblance to the european cup. and chelsea never ever won that.

[TBM]

the champion's league trophy bears no resemblance to the european cup. and chelsea never ever won that.

Its the same trophy frimmers.....

[frimmers3]

is it? if so,how can teams that have not won their domestic league participate in it?

[TBM]

is it? if so,how can teams that have not won their domestic league participate in it?

Just cos the format has changed, doesn't mean its not the same trophy

[frimmers3]

is it? if so,how can teams that have not won their domestic league participate in it?

Just cos the format has changed, doesn't mean its not the same trophy

the original european cup is held by real madrid.what chelsea had is a replica.

[No Fixed Abode]

That doesn't count then.

You're embarrassing yourself again Frimmers.

[frimmers3]

i think not. chelsea have never won the european cup.

[sandman]

Hey! Chelsea paid a lot of money for that trophy.

[No Fixed Abode]

Hey! Chelsea paid a lot of money for that trophy.

Real Madrid have over the past two/three seasons and not won it.......

[No Fixed Abode]

i think not. chelsea have never won the european cup.

[From Despair To Where?]

Same trophy, different competition.

Or can we claim we've won the title twice because we got the trophy?

CL is the European Cup, it's just evolved into a different format. The 2nd tier of English football has never been the top division.

Just like the Fairs Cup evolved into the UEFA Cup into the Europa League so rather than winning it at the first time of asking, it took Chelsea 8 attempts.

[stealthpapes]

Was it the cup winners cup where Chelsea got beaten by St Gallen, Tel Aviv and Viking?

[sandman]

Hey! Chelsea paid a lot of money for that trophy.

Real Madrid have over the past two/three seasons and not won it.......

You mean the 9 time European Champions Real Madrid, a club full of rich European history and tradition.

Was it the cup winners cup where Chelsea got beaten by St Gallen, Tel Aviv and Viking?

Wonder if Real Madrid have ever lost to any of them.

[No Fixed Abode]

Good that you're comparing Chelsea to Real Madrid. We really have made it as one of the biggest clubs in the World.

[sandman]

Yeah mate, you keep telling yourself that.

Jose Mourinho, by crawling back to the safe ground of Chelsea because he couldn't hack it at a truly big club managing the best talent in the world further illustrates the point that that you can be a successful manager at a relative European minnow but fail when you get to the big leagues.

[Cureton's Volley]

Does Ms CV look like this then?

Not far off.... but more like Kerry Katona in 2003

[TBM]

Pretty easy for both spurs and Swans

[Unbelievable Jeff]

Gutted

Had a 5 team Acca

Spurs -1 - WON
Fiorentina - WON
Braga - WON
Frankfurt- WON
Stuttgart- LOST

Would have kicked off the season with £150

[TBM]

Swansea through 6-3 on agg

Defoe currently 2-0 up (7-0 on agg)

I'm guessing Wigan have a bye to the group stages?!

[jd82]

Gutted

Had a 5 team Acca

Spurs -1 - WON
Fiorentina - WON
Braga - WON
Frankfurt- WON
Stuttgart- LOST

Would have kicked off the season with £150

Betfair now do acca insurance - stake (or possibly 1/2) back if one leg lets you down.