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just seeing that gerrard , suarez,johnson have all been rested for the game in edinburgh against heart of midlothian , now in my opinion the europa league is very much a viable target and without a doubt in my opinion should be taken seriously , like the domestic cups , ok its man city sunday ok yes the league is most important , but i do think we should cut our cloth accordingly and take the cups and europe serious because it will bring confidence , ok i think the quad in edinburgh should be ok to negotiate the heart of Midlothian game but i dont want to se liverpool having to turn around a 2-0 deficit leaving too much to do .

I rate the europa league far higher than the p!ssy domestic pots. Despite being constantly told that the FA cup is the 'best cup contest in the world', i'm pretty sure that's only in the eyes of british players. It's hard to imagine the copa del rey winners thinking that the english FA cup is better!

It may not be CL football but at least it is an attraction as players still get a taste of european football. i watched a lot of europa league football last season and the quality was very hig indeed - every bit as good as the CL. Unfortunately the crowds at most games could have been better.

Does the europa league winner qualify for next seasons CL?


As for us resting players - we're not good enough to do that! a team like hearts are probably just as capable as west brom.

no they don't qualify and I still can't understand why Uefa don't bring in this rule to encourage teams to actually really try and win it

would certainly make it a bit more competetive. the bigger teams in the competition might take it a bit more seriously if they can get into the CL.

I agree, I rate this cup higher then the FA cup and we should do our best to win it especially if we get out of the group and it becomes more competitive and fewer games to win the trophy. As for the second highlighted bit I WISH, the winner only qualifies to the group stage of the Europa League unfortunately but if Uefa really want to add some prestige to this trophy then they should add this and squeeze in one more team somehow into the group stages or even qualifying stages.

i would use it ( along with all the other cup competitions) to blood some of the youngster and keep the squad players fresh. for me this would be my teamsfor the cups

keeper

kelly coates wilson/ robinson
carra

johnjo spearing hendo

sterling carroll ME(suso)

Suso with all due respect, that team will crash out in all compeitions with the first games. We desperately lack depth and that's why it will hurt us as we play more seniors in those cups instead of playing a genuine back up.

forgot about our new flying new winger

keeper

kelly coates wilson robinson


johnjo hendo ossama

sterling carroll suso

i think they would be fine at the biggining stages but might need to bring in agger ( possible lucas or allen) at the back to help with the defence at latter stages

I would start agger vs hearts as he is absent in the weekend. Keep him fit, start him with coates at the back.