11 Dec 2014 13:50:02
Just picked up the news that we HAVE been seeded for Monday's Europa League draw, alongside the likes of Sporting Lisbon, Athletico Bilbao and Inter Milan amongst others. Laughingly, Liverpool have NOT been seeded which is already starting to cause something of a meltdown on the other side of the park.
"5 times winners of the European Cup" and "It's Stevie's divine right to appear in another final" appears to hold no weight with UEFA who've taken into account their abysmal showing this season in the Champions League group stage and compared it to ours.
We can't be drawn against them in the round of 32 and they'll be out before the draw of 16 is made.

Let's hope Brenda is still in charge over there; after all he doing such a mervellous job having spent SO much money!

1.) 11 Dec 2014
Even if they got thru next round, I woundnt mind getn them, there's some tough teams in europa

2.) 11 Dec 2014
Would like celtic in last 32

3.) 11 Dec 2014
11 Dec 2014 16:10:31
If I understand correctly the terms of the qualification, we can not face another seeded team, RB Salzburg, Dinamo Moscow, Inter, Fiorentina are guarenteed winners of each europa group as we are so we can not play those, nor can we play any of the champions league teams who have dropped down into the 32 to play the remainder of competition such as Olympiacos, Liverpool, Zenit, Anderlecht, Roma, Ajax, Sporting Lisbon or Athletic Bilbao, there are still a few good teams in the competition currently battling either in a 2 horse race between 2nd and 3rd in their respective groups to gain qualification to play against us, even some of the groups have a 3 horse race with any of the teams able to qualify as 1st in their group and therefore we may not face either. The worrying thing would be similarly to the start of the competition is drawing a team who are a long distance away from us such as Krasnador which took its tol on our squad. Likewise that team would have to face a return trip to face us at Goodison which you would feel quietly confident we would win if a team travels a long distance to play against us at home. Can anyone correct me if I'm wrong (Cowpat?)