Don't let UEFA win

Don't know if someone has said this already, but the numbers being bandied around about how being in the Conference League vs. Europa League is costing us £20 million are utter bollocks.

Winning the Europa League gets you £21 million total in accumulated prize money. Winning the Conference League gets you £12.1 million. So the maximum differential there is £9 million, and that's only if you go all the way in the Europa League and win it.

More realistically, even optimistically, if we (or Forest) reached the EL quarter finals, the prize money would total £7.2 million. In contrast, if we reached the semi-finals of the CL (and lost) - again a realistic scenario - the prize money would total £6.4 million, a difference of only £800,000. Big deal. If, however, we reached the final of the conference league (and lost), we'd earn around £2 million more than reaching the Quarter Finals of the Europa League.

Bottom line: Yes, we'd have earned a little more in the Europa League presuming we'd been successful and gone all the way. In reality, we're highly likely to earn more from being in the Conference League and if we do earn less, it won't be by that much. Using the imaginary financial loss of not being in the Europa League as an excuse for not spending on strengthening the team in the window is also a con.
 
BromleyMonkey said:
The biggest way we can shove it up uefa is to win the conference and then we’ll be in the Europa League anyway next season.
It’ll be tough with the size of our squad to win it because if we get through the qualifier and the group stage, we will eventually come up against some decent opposition in the knockout stages, but let’s enjoy the ride now and fcuk ‘em all, especially old Mary Knickers at Forest
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... and let's hope Woodie, Blitzer and Harris do not take a minority direct or indirect stake in any other conflicting clubs between now and next season!
 
sydtheeagle said:
Don't know if someone has said this already, but the numbers being bandied around about how being in the Conference League vs. Europa League is costing us £20 million are utter bollocks.

Winning the Europa League gets you £21 million total in accumulated prize money. Winning the Conference League gets you £12.1 million. So the maximum differential there is £9 million, and that's only if you go all the way in the Europa League and win it.

More realistically, even optimistically, if we (or Forest) reached the EL quarter finals, the prize money would total £7.2 million. In contrast, if we reached the semi-finals of the CL (and lost) - again a realistic scenario - the prize money would total £6.4 million, a difference of only £800,000. Big deal. If, however, we reached the final of the conference league (and lost), we'd earn around £2 million more than reaching the Quarter Finals of the Europa League.

Bottom line: Yes, we'd have earned a little more in the Europa League presuming we'd been successful and gone all the way. In reality, we're highly likely to earn more from being in the Conference League and if we do earn less, it won't be by that much. Using the imaginary financial loss of not being in the Europa League as an excuse for not spending on strengthening the team in the window is also a con.
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Not arguing with the maths.

I think I am only really disappointed in the sporting aspect and the fairness around that. But it's not the first time it has happened to us and we move on.
 
sydtheeagle said:
Don't know if someone has said this already, but the numbers being bandied around about how being in the Conference League vs. Europa League is costing us £20 million are utter bollocks.

Winning the Europa League gets you £21 million total in accumulated prize money. Winning the Conference League gets you £12.1 million. So the maximum differential there is £9 million, and that's only if you go all the way in the Europa League and win it.

More realistically, even optimistically, if we (or Forest) reached the EL quarter finals, the prize money would total £7.2 million. In contrast, if we reached the semi-finals of the CL (and lost) - again a realistic scenario - the prize money would total £6.4 million, a difference of only £800,000. Big deal. If, however, we reached the final of the conference league (and lost), we'd earn around £2 million more than reaching the Quarter Finals of the Europa League.

Bottom line: Yes, we'd have earned a little more in the Europa League presuming we'd been successful and gone all the way. In reality, we're highly likely to earn more from being in the Conference League and if we do earn less, it won't be by that much. Using the imaginary financial loss of not being in the Europa League as an excuse for not spending on strengthening the team in the window is also a con.
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Are you also taking into account broadcasting and sponsorships?
 
Palace Old Geezer said:
I agree becky. If we commit to an overdose of booing, negative chants and disruptive behaviour at Selhurst when we entertain Forest we will look like idiots in the unlikely event that they beat us. They will laugh at us and it will be humiliating, especially with the world watching on TV.

Far better we do like you say and show some dignity and approach the game in a positive, good humoured spirit. Somehow I can't help feeling this is a pipedream.
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I understand but if UEFA have stitched us up, they and the world need to be reminded of the fact. If we do nothing UEFA will just continue down the same route and nothing will change. We care that they don’t care.
 
My worry now is that Parish is so wrapped up in this that he doesn't forget the most important thing, bringing players in, i had no worries about this if we had won the appeal, by all means go down any route, but put it on the back burner until Sept 1st
 
As many have said and is abundantly clear to most, the footballing authorities and many involved in the game are as bent as they come. Very little we can do about it but any opportunity we have to stick it to them, I wouldn’t begrudge any our fans.

I would, however, rather all efforts at this stage went toward doing everything possible to ensure we perform as well as possible on the pitch, in the competitions we’re involved in, with the fans supporting the team as best we can.

There comes a point where a line has to be drawn under that we can do nothing about and energy given to doing what we know we can.

COYP, f**k UEFA/the footballing authorities, and let’s keep rocking and rolling this season. Silverware won already.
 
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