Everton's Champions League fate
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Everton to miss out on Euro seeding
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03/06/05
Everton now know that they face a tough task to qualify for the lucrative Champions League group stages after it has emerged that they will not be seeded for the third qualifying draw in Nyon, Switzerland on July 29.
Everton now know that they face a tough task to qualify for the lucrative Champions League group stages after it has emerged that they will not be seeded for the third qualifying draw in Nyon, Switzerland on July 29.
The Merseysiders, back in Europe for the first time in 10 years, feared this would be the case and they are now awaiting UEFA confirmation of the fact.
But with all Europe's leagues now completed, Everton know they do not have a large enough coefficient to take a seeded place, and they would find themselves even below Millwall, who would have a better ranking because they were in the UEFA Cup last season.
Everton face the prospect of being paired with Inter Milan, Sporting Lisbon, Ajax and Monaco and there is also the possibility of a 'Battle of Britain' if they are pulled out of the hat with Scottish seeds Rangers or Celtic, if the latter get through their second qualifying round.
Formal clarification is still yet to arrive from UEFA but Everton head of communications, Ian Ross, said: "As we have not been involved in Europe for the past five seasons we hold no UEFA team ranking and therefore take the England ranking into the Champions League for seeding purposes."
"The current seeding list is worked out on the basis that teams such as Anderlecht, Locomotive Moscow, Dinamo Kiev and Celtic all progress through the second qualifying round.
"But even if that did not prove to be the case the ranking for Everton is still too low to give us a seeded place, which is an extremely unusual situation for an English team to be in."
Everton cannot be drawn against Manchester United, also in the third qualifier, because although the Old Trafford club are seeded they cannot face a team from their own country.
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yeah yeah. Everton will have a tough time if they are unseeded. hopefully they might pull through.
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hope they get through too.
i hope manu draw tough opponent and get knock out in their qualifying round.
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Tough luck for everton if they ever do get drawn against those top sides.. but they could pull off an upset too..like what liverpool did against Milan !!
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It's okay to fail la .
Failure is the Mother of Success !
To be succesful , you must have bank of experiences , and lots of money to come along with , and some important players , like Garcia .
Everton they have only got fighting spirit , other than that , they don't possess any successful element for the UCL .
Let them fail and learn . -
Everton not seeded ? I am not surprise !
In fact , i will be surprise if they're seeded . -
I can believe that everyone will be behind Everton when they get drawn against one of those giants that did not go to the group stages..
Go for it you Blues. -
i want everton to qualify.they work so hard last year,spending alot of money to bring in quality players for next season.if they dun qualify,it could potentially rock their whole season.
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hopethey win the ucl
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The Bookmakers should be praying hard that they don't..Originally posted by BrUtUs:hopethey win the ucl -
Hope Rangers are seeded and play Everton in the qualifier. If that is the case, I hope Rangers go through, then breeze through the group stage, ace the knockout rounds and win the UCL. It is not fair that Rangers as a league champion must go through the qualifiers just because their country has a low ranking. The UCL should be meant for league title holders. At most allow 5 runner-ups from the so-called "elite" nations.Originally posted by BrUtUs:hopethey win the ucl -
Unseeded? Its gonna be tough but never rule the underdogs out! Liverpool fans shd know better.
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i prefer the old european cup.... tats the true champion of europe... no runners up, just champions...Originally posted by iveco:Hope Rangers are seeded and play Everton in the qualifier. If that is the case, I hope Rangers go through, then breeze through the group stage, ace the knockout rounds and win the UCL. It is not fair that Rangers as a league champion must go through the qualifiers just because their country has a low ranking. The UCL should be meant for league title holders. At most allow 5 runner-ups from the so-called "elite" nations. -
Originally posted by BrUtUs:i prefer the old european cup.... tats the true champion of europe... no runners up, just champions...
Whats the difference? -
seedlings are lame in my views!
it is bias to the strong teams!
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The old Europen Cup is really only the Champion of that respective country can take part .Originally posted by RSP:
Whats the difference?
Where got fighting for fourth placing !
Bo pian la , the new format generates more money than the old " knock-out" system .
This new format if you don't do well the first game , you can still try again the next .
The old European Cup is vice versa , you don't do well , you'll be kick out .
No second chance !
That's the difference . -
For all you know... the Blue side of mersyside might just lift the trophy straight from the Anfield cabinet... Ha Ha Ha
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Sorri hor, Liverpool won the ECL/European Cup for the 5th time. Hence they can keep the trophy FOREVER!!!Originally posted by edemonda:For all you know... the Blue side of mersyside might just lift the trophy straight from the Anfield cabinet... Ha Ha Ha
UEFA needs to make a new one for the next champions. -
No lar, better for the UCL trophy to spend the next season in Ibrox.Originally posted by edemonda:For all you know... the Blue side of mersyside might just lift the trophy straight from the Anfield cabinet... Ha Ha Ha