Not sure if this has been posted before but here: Spurs cry foul over new UEFA rules Tottenham are going to take the fight to UEFA should they finish fourth and be denied entry into the Champions League next season. Under new UEFA legislation, Spurs would be playing in the UEFA Cup should Arsenal win the Champions League and their North London rivals finished fourth. When UEFA changed their regulations for entry last summer, they stated that the three countries with four Champions League places - England, Italy and Spain - would have to lose one of those spots in the event that a team from one of those nations won the Champions League. All other European countries, who have fewer than four spots, were told they would not lose a place if one of their clubs finished outside the qualifying positions but won the Champions League. A Tottenham spokesperson said: "All Premier League teams start the season knowing that the top four get into the Champions League and those four teams should qualify regardless. "Clubs have to make spending decisions based on getting into Europe and to have that taken away a week after the end of the domestic season because another English team win the Champions League is not right." But UEFA are refusing to budge, with William Gaillard, UEFA director of communications, saying: "The decision was taken last year, so if we changed the decision again we would look like complete fools. "The rules are clear. If Arsenal win the Champions League then, like all defending champions, they would be in, and if Tottenham finish fourth they would be out."
I've been telling an Arsenal supporting mate of mine that Spurs would finish 4th and Arsenal would win the Champions league since before Christmas. I 'm pretty sure I'm going to be right. Tough titties on them too if it happens, they knew the rules before the start of the season.
Well to be fair it would be a bit harsh if it goes down like that. If the shoe was on the other foot id be gutted. Course if we get 4th its semantics anyway. What made me laugh was this particular quote: "A Tottenham spokesperson said: "All Premier League teams start the season knowing that the top four get into the Champions League" He's trying to make out that the rules have changed mid-season. If that was the case Id be the first to say the Spurs would be right to feel robbed. But as the rules were changed PRE SEASON its hard to claim any great injustice.
With a game in hand I am confident that if we beat Spurs on Saturday we'll finish 4th anyway so suck on that Spurs.
Poor Spurs. Are they saying away trips to the likes of Široki Brijeg, Xanthi and Tromsø just aren't enough for their cosmopolitan supporters?
I really really really hope we win the CL now and they come in 4th. I just want that to happen so bad. Winning the CL and coming in 4th would be nice to, but it would be better if we won it and they came in 4th.
Hey, who's cryin'? Just using a bit of logic and common sense here. Whatever...you guys can enjoy your point from yesterday and see if it gets you anywhere by years end.
Tottenham should stop whining. The club knew how things were at the start of the season, and they should stop pretending they had their sights set on fourth the whole time. I don't think many Spurs fans would be overly upset if they finished fourth and still missed the Champions League. At the beginning of the season, they were just aiming to make it into Europe - they've hugely surpassed all expectations, including their own. Fourth - finishing above one of the big four, and their local rivals to boot - and European football will I suspect be most satisfactory. Sure, there'd be some disappointment, but at the end of the day it's still been a great season for them.
i think its more the tottenham boardroom then the spud fans. spud funs are just like any other fans, more or less. like you said, the spud fans are happy as it is because they have competed with us this year. long time coming imho.