The Official 2016/17 Premier League Thread

[Rorschach]

If United win the EL and finish top four, does fifth place club get into CL as well?

Nope

 

[AdamB]

Anyone know what round of next year's CL the EL winners enter in?

 

[paxtonwolf]

This match has started surprisingly well

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Anyone know what round of next year's CL the EL winners enter in?

Thought it was group stage

 

[Rorschach]

I would love to see the Spanish giants and Bayern raid these two clubs or Liverpool for their star players over the summer. Sanchez, De Gea and Coutinho leaving would be a massive setback for all of them.

Good save by De Gea

 

[Baleforce]

The Southampton players are just marking space and watching the ball. Kids stuff really.

that's how you stop liverpool, it's easy

 

[Rorschach]

that's how you stop liverpool, it's easy

Yeah, maybe we should do it.

 

[Baleforce]

Yeah, maybe we should do it.

I still have nightmares about that

 

[Baleforce]

not surprised to see the dippers bottle their second place challenge

 

[Robspur12]

How the fook is Juan Mata back from knee surgery but Danny Rose is still out? This is peeing me off.

 

[Kandi1977]

Commentator on NBCsn said he's nodding off already. Hahaha

 

[paxtonwolf]

Anyone know what round of next year's CL the EL winners enter in?

jaysea is your man, but I think they go into the Group Stage if the CL winners have qualified via their League position, which is more than likely

 

[Rorschach]

I like Mkhitaryan. Very clever player.

 

[greatwhitenorf]

Thank you for all your letters. Here's the details from the PL website on CL qualification via EL victory:

How qualification for English teams may change were United to win the UEL:

• If Man Utd win the UEL and finish in the top four of the Premier League, the top four PL teams will all qualify for the UCL group stage unless the 2016/17 UCL winners fail to qualify for the group stage via their domestic championship finishing position. Then Man Utd, as UEL winners, would go into the UCL play-off round stage.
• If Man Utd win the UEL and finish outside the top four of the Premier League, the top three PL teams will qualify for the UCL group stage, the fourth-placed team will qualify for the UCL play-off round and Man Utd will qualify for the UCL group stage unless the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League winners fail to qualify for the group stage via their domestic championship finishing position. Then Man Utd would go into the UCL play-off round.
• If Man Utd win the UEL their place in the UEL third qualifying round for winning the EFL Cup would go to the next-highest ranked team not qualified for UEFA competitions in the Premier League.

So, yeah, we want a United win and enough points to push Liverpool and Arsenal out of the top four, where they will be guaranteed happy days in the EL next season.

 

[paxtonwolf]

That was hilarious.

Cant wait for the Gif to come out of that one.

I missed the end, did they all hold hands in front of the kop for getting a draw?

 

[Kandi1977]

Where's that Fosu-Mensa gone? Was brilliant last year, and not even in the squad when Mou plays the second string! I'd want him at Spurs.

 

[Rorschach]

Cant wait for the Gif to come out of that one.

I missed the end, did they all hold hands in front of the kop for getting a draw?

This time they went straight to black armbands.

 

[parklane1]

Where's that Fosu-Mensa gone? Was brilliant last year, and not even in the squad when Mou plays the second string! I'd want him at Spurs.

Injured i believe.

 

[paxtonwolf]

Do you think if Liverpool buy enough Southampton players in summer, they might be able to score against them next season?

 

[Rorschach]

Is Rooney carrying a bit more timber than usual?