Palace potentially denied entry to Europa League?

[Palace Old Geezer]

Brilliant article in The Times if anyone wants to read it

Why? The question Uefa has never answered about Palace and Lyon

Yep, very well written piece by Martin Samuel, glad you posted it cannoneagle. I read the article in the 'paper', but couldn't upload it. Samuel is a very astute journalist.

 

[crvenaeagle]

Agree with the message but football authorities again having double standards

It's 100% to drag attention away from the situation with us.

 

[Paaalaaace]

I don't think we need any convincing that they're hypocrites.

I need no more convincing that Mary Knickers is nothing more than a Hippopotamus

 

[martinelliff]

I am looking forward to the tifo at the first conference game. Not sure it will be allowed but there should be a banner left behind the goal correctly describing uefa as corrupt c*nts.
Even better if we bag a load of goals at the holmesdale end against the Norwegians and then thrash Forest. I can dream.

 

[Common Sense Club]

I am looking forward to the tifo at the first conference game. Not sure it will be allowed but there should be a banner left behind the goal correctly describing uefa as corrupt c*nts.
Even better if we bag a load of goals at the holmesdale end against the Norwegians and then thrash Forest. I can dream.

I remember reading that back in Wisbech’s era the crowd used to switch ends at half time, presumably so that the crowd could always - literally - get behind them. Perhaps move the banner to where the goalmouth action should be for constant coverage.

 

[Spiderman]

Putting Lyon shares in trust would have made no difference as they ended up qualifying by finishing higher in the league than Palace, no other reason.

But wouldn’t that allow us to be in EL as well?

 

[Eaglecoops]

But wouldn’t that allow us to be in EL as well?

No, because the reason we were out was because of the potential for collusion between us and Lyon in the same competition. This meant only one team could go through, which in turn meant it was down to who finished highest in their respective leagues.

Lyon went into the EL by finishing 6th, Palace got dumped into the CL by finishing 12th. Apparently that trumps winning the greatest and oldest ko trophy in existence.

 

[Painter]

No, because the reason we were out was because of the potential for collusion between us and Lyon in the same competition. This meant only one team could go through, which in turn meant it was down to who finished highest in their respective leagues.

Lyon went into the EL by finishing 6th, Palace got dumped into the CL by finishing 12th. Apparently that trumps winning the greatest and oldest ko trophy in existence.

If Textor had his Lyon shares in a blind trust, it would of meant Palace and Lyon could both play in EL. As this would make no conflict of interest on paper, but in reality it changes nothing as with Forest's owner.

 

[Spiderman]

No, because the reason we were out was because of the potential for collusion between us and Lyon in the same competition. This meant only one team could go through, which in turn meant it was down to who finished highest in their respective leagues.

Lyon went into the EL by finishing 6th, Palace got dumped into the CL by finishing 12th. Apparently that trumps winning the greatest and oldest ko trophy in existence.

Indeed but if he put his Lyon shares in a blind trust, he would, by UEFAs definition not have any influence with Lyon. Isn’t this why the Fat Greek put his Forest shares into a Blind trust?