What was it called?

[Casual]

Can’t get on board with the names of the 2 lesser European cups. Heard people, including Palace fans calling it the ‘two Bob cup’ etc.
I’m going old school and will now be referring to it in its old name.
Can someone let me know if we are in the eufa cup final or cup winners cup final please.

Many thanks.

 

[Ex Dubai Eagle]

I am 100% no authority, but I think that as the Europa Conference thingy is the third level of European competition & has only recently been established, I don't think our game on Wednesday has a previously named equivalent -

 

[Part Time James]

I am 100% no authority, but I think that as the Europa Conference thingy is the third level of European competition & has only recently been established, I don't think our game on Wednesday has a previously named equivalent -

My thinking too. It's not a rename of a pre-existing contest.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

I am 100% no authority, but I think that as the Europa Conference thingy is the third level of European competition & has only recently been established, I don't think our game on Wednesday has a previously named equivalent -

Probably the Euro ZDS Cup.

 

[syd snot]

The Conference League is a relatively new tournament.
The tournaments used to go in order, The European Cup, now champions league which is a pisstake in itself.
UEFA Cup was second now called Europa League.
Then came the Cup Winners Cup played in by teams who had won the previous seasons FA Cup in various countries.

 

[Part Time James]

It's utter woke nonsense, teams that have done jack sh*t all season and finished only 14 points off relegation still get to play in Europe. They'll be letting the Welsh, or women in next.

 

[TheBigToePunt]

Apparently, if results had gone differently yesterday Bournemouth would have qualified for the champions league. By finishing sixth.

What the f*** they would actually have been champions of is unclear to me. It sums up European competition, though.

I hope we win on Wednesday if only to get the crack at the Europa League we were unfairly denied, but even if we do, the conference league is s***. Anyone who is any good at all is already in one of the other competitions because half of Europe qualifies now, so the very bottom of the lowest barrel has been scrapped to find the conference teams. It shows in most of the games.

European competition used to be the pinnacle, now it's often a step down for premier league teams.

 

[Casual]

Nice one Syd.
was unsure as we won the cup but then got demoted to this.

Nice one. I’m off to the cup winners cup final tomorrow morning 🔴🔵

The Conference League is a relatively new tournament.
The tournaments used to go in order, The European Cup, now champions league which is a pisstake in itself.
UEFA Cup was second now called Europa League.
Then came the Cup Winners Cup played in by teams who had won the previous seasons FA Cup in various countries.

 

[JessieJ]

Apparently, if results had gone differently yesterday Bournemouth would have qualified for the champions league. By finishing sixth.

What the f*** they would actually have been champions of is unclear to me. It sums up European competition, though.

I hope we win on Wednesday if only to get the crack at the Europa League we were unfairly denied, but even if we do, the conference league is s***. Anyone who is any good at all is already in one of the other competitions because half of Europe qualifies now, so the very bottom of the lowest barrel has been scrapped to find the conference teams. It shows in most of the games.

European competition used to be the pinnacle, now it's often a step down for premier league teams.

Absolutely. It's the chance to participate in the competition that we should have been in via qualification. The mass of other clubs qualifying all over the place devalues the concept in my view. Champions league and cup winners, tick. Maybe down to 4th for another competion, say, Conf. League, tick. Everything else, superfluous.

 

[Part Time James]

Apparently, if results had gone differently yesterday Bournemouth would have qualified for the champions league. By finishing sixth.

What the f*** they would actually have been champions of is unclear to me. It sums up European competition, though.

I hope we win on Wednesday if only to get the crack at the Europa League we were unfairly denied, but even if we do, the conference league is s***. Anyone who is any good at all is already in one of the other competitions because half of Europe qualifies now, so the very bottom of the lowest barrel has been scrapped to find the conference teams. It shows in most of the games.

European competition used to be the pinnacle, now it's often a step down for premier league teams.

In the Scottish league you can be 1pt off the relegation group in the league and still qualify for Europe. It's absolute nonsense. Said it before but the system should be:

Champions League - the League Champion from each country
Europa League - FA Cup Winner (or international equivalent) and/or second in the league
Europa Conference - League Cup winner (or international equivalent)

End of. Four teams at most per country, mainly comprised of teams that actually won something. But of course then they couldn't generate tonnes of TV money from hundreds of mickey mouse fixtures.