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Liverpool plan to snub the Europa League if they were awarded a place via UEFA's Fair Play League.

Brendan Rodgers's side could qualify for the competition should the Premier League's disciplinary record improve, with Finland, Sweden and Norway all currently ahead of them as the fairest leagues on the continent, heading into the final few weeks of the season.

Only fourth-placed Arsenal rank higher than the Reds in the disciplinary standings but would forefeit their entry if they were to finish in the Champions League spots as expected.

But while Fulham and Manchester City have previously taken up the offer of continental qualification via the Fair Play League but Liverpool's acceptance would see their competitive season beginning as earily as mid-July, which would put paid to their pre-season plans.

The Anfield club, who crashed out of the Europa League at the last 32 stage this season, are set to travel to Asia and Australia as part of their preparations for the 2013/14 campaign and Rodgers admits that he would prefer to gain entry into the competition through on-field endeavour.

He said: “I’ve never thought of it. Maybe we should get a couple of sendings off or bookings!

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this is what the club are interested in money spinning tours .Liverpool's acceptance would see their competitive season beginning as earily as mid-July, which would put paid to their pre-season plans.

The Anfield club, who crashed out of the Europa League at the last 32 stage this season, are set to travel to Asia and Australia

WOULDNT REALLY be that bothered if we did snub it. i much rather we entered and gave the youngster a run out.

Haha! Would love to see the comments in here if we blooded some youngsters early in the competition and we beaten!

I predict outbursts like: "BR out. Fielding weakened teams all the time" and the like.

Hope we snub it, turd competition.

BR "maybe we should get some bookings or sendings off"

If this doesn't confirm beyond any doubt that FSG's priority is the money then nothing will.

I want to see us in Europe even the Europa league. But I am a fan what does that matter? Carheex is right the club now has one aim making Henry rich. That's not incompable with making the club successful I agree but it's gone too far that way I feel.

It makes you wonder.....what if we qualified for the EL via our league position? would we still pull out of Europe so that we could go on a money-spinning tour?

It doesn't matter 'how' we qualify for the EL - we should still be pleased to be in it. BR mentioned a few weeks ago that it might do us good to be out of Europe for 1 year. And now this latest relevation about not taking part. It looks like we'll be trying to avoid finishing too far up the table just in case we qualify for Europe. I smell a conspiracy and would like to see us investigated for match throwing if we suddenly perform poorly in our next few games...

Its the same with the league title why bother trying to win a league title the cost return ratio does not work. This even could aplly to the champions league qualification. In a room in boston yu can bet just keeping us where we are now and exploting the gulliable fans on the back of something we did 25 years ago was (and is) being discussed