Comments for Aston Villa apply to enter Inter Two Bob at http://www.avfcblog.com , comment 1 to 37 out of 20 comments http://www.avfcblog.com Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:28:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17075 Damn! - I've been relatively calm all season because I was pretty sure we would qualify due to the extra places I thought England had received. Yesterday I wrote to the leading danish football magazine "Tipsbladet" and they have contacted UEFA today and admitted that they have made a mistake in the magazine>:( after UEFA confirmed what you said Tonebone. Good luck with european qualification - WE NEED IT! - Ulrik Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:54:50 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17040 Ulrik - i wish you were correct but I am afriad not. England have 3 uefa places allotted to them. We may gain another if The premier league finish top of the fair play league. However as we stand the situation is as follows. 5th place - def uefa cup Winners of Carling Cup - uefa cup (if the winner qualifies for europe through league postion that place goes to 6th place in the league) Winners of the FACUP - UEFA CUP (if the winner qualifies fro europe through league postiion the plce goes to runners up, then if they also have qualified for Europe it goes to 7th place in the league) There are few permutations where things could work differently - eg liverpool winning the champs league and finishing 5th. But in reality 5th place will def get in uefa cup, 6th as long as Chelsea win on sunday and 7th only can happen if Man Utd and Chelsea meet in the FACUP Final. - tonebone Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:13:14 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17039 Sorry - my comment was not printed with a plus sign so I'll try again ;) Hi. It seems like the common opinion among you guys on European qualification is that 5th place will go to the UEFA cup plus the winner of the Carling cup plus the winner of the FA cup but as far as I have read before the season started England got 2 extra places in the UEFA cup because of very good displays the last couple of years and that means 5th, 6th and 7th place go straight to the UEFA cup plus the winner of the Carling cup plus the winner of the FA cup. If the Carling cup is won by a team placed in top 7 the place will go to number 8 in the league and if the finalists in the FA cup is in top 7 the place will also go to number 8 in the league. If both things happen number 9 in the league will get UEFA cup. I hope I'm right and not giving you fall hopes - it would be nice with a clarification though as my sources are the danish papers. All the best for the rest of the season. - Ulrik Bust Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:49:04 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17038 Hi. It seems like the common opinion among you guys on European qualification is that 5th place will go to the UEFA cup the winner of the Carling cup the winner of the FA cup but as far as I have read before the season started England got 2 extra places in the UEFA cup because of very good displays the last couple of years and that means 5th, 6th and 7th place go straight to the UEFA cup the winner of the Carling cup the winner of the FA cup. If the Carling cup is won by a team placed in top 7 the place will go to number 8 in the league and if the finalists in the FA cup is in top 7 the place will also go to number 8 in the league. If both things happen number 9 in the league will get UEFA cup. I hope I'm right and not giving you fall hopes - it would be nice with a clarification though as my sources are the danish papers. All the best for the rest of the season. - Ulrik Bust Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:43:11 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17037 We had to register for it. If spurs somehow beat Chelsea at the weekend, 6th place in the league could miss out. We have to hope in the FACUP both chelsea and Man Utd win and then avoid each other in the semi finals otherwise that place goes to the runners up. Dare i say it West Brom have drawn Bristol Rovers and with a good semi final draw could be in Europe next season themselves. - tonebone Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:41:45 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17036 i think mon registering for the intertoto is his way of just sayin were ready to take on europe - Richie p Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:27:22 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17035 y not play? we're gonna play pre-season friendlies neway? at least this way they actually mean something we mite b in better shape at the start of the season 4 it. - villain Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:27:39 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17034 Hi Everyone... If we don't get some kind of Euro football for next season, it will be a disaster ! I don't really mind in what way it happens because either UEFA or Champions League will be a step up from where we are and will make people take notice of Aston Villa. There was something in the News of the World today about the top six Prem clubs being involved in a Super League and fookin Newcastle were involved ahead of us! We must put an end to the way people see our great club by movements on and off the field..so far the boys on the pitch are doing exactly what is required, i just hope they can keep it up. If it means scraping a way through via Inter Toto or hitting the heady heights of the Champions League a bit early (from the 5 year plan) via 4th spot this season, I don't mind. I beleive that Randy and MON will up the tempo a bit in the summer now they have seen that that Top 4 in the Prem is there for the taking. MON has been in Europe before, don't forget with Celtic and didn't do too bad with their limited resourses. Liverpool are in serous disarray at the mo, Everton looked very ordinary during their midweek Euro encounter...maybe it might be our season ? Even though we weren't playing this weekend, i've enjoyed the limited football available. Fair play to Barnsley and their inspirational skipper and keeper, Bristol Rovers on their first inclusion in the sixth round for over 50 years and Hasselbank's beauty putting Cardiff through (Peter Whittingham's mate !) What a great sight to see all of that was, but I also felt a bit gutted that we weren't involved. Maybe next year...eh? UP THE VILLA ;) - AV33 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:20:30 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17033 bring it on! - pazzler Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:57:29 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17031 middlesbrough,sunderland,bolton,scum,wigan,at home lets call that 12 points,reading ,arsenal ,portsmouth,man scum,derby,everton,west ham,away,lets call that 10 points,22 more points will get us there me thinks,what do you lot think? - warwickvilla Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:49:38 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17030 k4 avfc, spot on team selection totally agree, routledge on the bench maybe 20 mins at the end when we are 3-0 up. dad was a blues fan, agree too, everton were unlucky to have a Riquelme-driven Villareal to go up against in the qualifying round of the CL because of the seeding. I fancy Villa to do over a team over two legs in the CL third round quals. Uefa good, CL better but more likely next two seasons - jonathanleewaldron Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:39:40 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17029 I'm bored and i'm looking forward to going to the Madejski next week so i'm going to do the team i want to see start the game. Carson Gardner Davies Laursen Bouma Maloney Barry Reo-Coker Young Harewood Carew - K4 AVFC Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:33:10 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17027 great new but i dont think it would be a bad thing qualifying for the champs league, because if you get knocked out before the group stages you go into the eufa cup so its a win win situation, and champs league football is more attractive to new players than the eufa cup - dad was a blues fan, so i put him in a home Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:21:14 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17026 Good idea to enter aswell at least its there to fall back on - Villa_Rules Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:58:53 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17023 back up but hey we all wnat uefa cup !!! cum on u villa boys - cameron :) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:02:33 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17022 Nice one MON, best season for years! lots to be happy about> steady progress. Look where we were this time last year and you will see small heath are there. - monsoon Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:56:12 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17019 Seems a canny idea to me, go for it. [url]www.claretandbluewedding.com[/url] - Ian Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:00:47 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17018 I think I read somewhere that MON was taking the team Slalom skiing in the Austrian alps this weekend. Can be iffy on the knees. - nan was a fan Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:50:02 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17014 Good idea, shows intent. The trophy makes a brilliant egg cup. - andy5759 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:31:17 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2227/70/#comment-17013 ok so it is agreed European footy would be welcomed BUT CL would be too much for us. Let's just say MON brought in Deco, David Bentley/James Milner,Brad Guzan, fat Ronaldo/Henrik Larrson, Crouch, and Nelson. Would be ready? - Eli Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:40:09 +0100