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Old 26-May-2005, 10:26
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i agree with that Tim...

How they fit in an extra team though i'm not sure. Much as i have a rivalry for Everton as a club, they do deserve their place in the competition.

It's no different from the World Cup or European championships in the context that they are automatically allowed in next time round.

Is this the first time that a club winning it has not been in the position to play the season after ?

Weeksy, no you're wrong. The winners/holders of the world cup do not automatically qualify. They have to go through the heats like everyone else. Only the host nation qualifies - the rules changed some years ago. I think it's the same for the European championships.

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Old 26-May-2005, 10:32
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Yep - Liverpool simply have to make a proposition to Uefa to give them special dispensation.

Uefa had asked the English FA to make a decision about the 4 entries they wanted to enter the Champions League next year and the FA said the top 4 in the Premiership - rightly so.

So the FA have made their decision (in all probability) and it means its now up to Liverpool to request a place from Uefa.

I can't really see how this would work, but there must be an opportunity for this.

I think a similar thing happened a few years back to Juventus??? who hadn't qualified for the next year, but had won the CL, but the Spanish FA made a decision to only allow 3 automatic entries from their league and let the defending champions play. A bit harsh on the 4th place boys, but this was a country's FA decision not an UEFA decision.

But sod it, now we've got the cup home - we're nicking it and not giving it back!!!! (that, and we are allowed to keep it!!!)

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Old 26-May-2005, 10:37
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They shouldn't be allowed in it next year. The rules are very clear top 4 teams from English premiership qualify for next year, this was in place over a whole season from the start.

Simple facts are that over the course of a season they were not good enough, so why now change the rules?

Glad they won, superb match and great for English football but don't be little the tournament and Liverpool FC by allowing them in the back door for next year.

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They should be allowed in next year as defending champions, but not at the cost of Everton.

I don't see how allowing the defending champions to play belittles the competition??????

Because the rules state how many teams qualify from each country. England is currently 4. Over the course of a whole season Liverpool were not good enough to qualify.

Yes they have won it, and thats fantastic but why now change the rules because they have won it!

Whats the point of having rules in place at the start of a competition if at the end of it you just disregard them?
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Old 26-May-2005, 10:52
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They shouldn't be allowed in it next year. The rules are very clear top 4 teams from English premiership qualify for next year, this was in place over a whole season from the start.

Simple facts are that over the course of a season they were not good enough, so why now change the rules?

Glad they won, superb match and great for English football but don't be little the tournament and Liverpool FC by allowing them in the back door for next year.

Don't get me wrong I take nothing away from Liverpool nor is any of this their fault.
Clearly the big wigs at Uefa have ****ed up.

Is there now not talk of even host nations of the World / European cups having to qualify as well as the winners. the thinking being you don't go two years without playing a competative game??????????????????????

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[Edited on 26-5-2005 by jobr]

They should be allowed in next year as defending champions, but not at the cost of Everton.

I don't see how allowing the defending champions to play belittles the competition??????

Because the rules state how many teams qualify from each country. England is currently 4. Over the course of a whole season Liverpool were not good enough to qualify.

Yes they have won it, and thats fantastic but why now change the rules because they have won it!

Whats the point of having rules in place at the start of a competition if at the end of it you just disregard them?
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Old 26-May-2005, 13:02
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Whats the point of having rules in place at the start of a competition if at the end of it you just disregard them?
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The rules state that the 4 leading English teams in the premiership qulaify and they have - the rules have not changed.

What is being requested here is that special dispensation be made for the European Champions who have not otherwise qualified to defebnd their title. The fact that they are English would not be relevant to this request.

The rules at the start of the season would NOT state that "the winners of the Champions League will not automatically qualify for the Champions League in the next year, if they haven't already qualified" (or similar).

Basically, no request is being made for rules to be changed, more for an additional place to be made available.

Furtrher to this, rules can and will always be changed in special or certain circumstances. No governing body would put rules in place that cannot be changed should they see fit.

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They should give them Arsenal's place,they waste it every year anyway-Up the Saints

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