06 May 2014 22:28:15
May I suggest that we all hope that Arsenal win the FA Cup final, as that means we'll go straight into the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and Hull City will go into the third qualifying round. That way we're sure of six group stage matches - and some corresponding money.
If Hull City win the FA Cup final, they'll go straight into the group stage, and we'll have to get through the two-legged playoff round immediately prior to the group stage.
The third qualifying round is the two-legged round immediately prior to the playoff round.
The team finishing 6th - almost certainly Tottenham, but ManUtd have an outside chance - will enter at the third qualifying round or the playoff round depending on who wins the FA Cup final.

1.) 06 May 2014
06 May 2014 22:37:37
thanks for the info, COME ON HULL!

2.) 06 May 2014
What? You want us to have to play in the playoff round?
Am I missing the irony in your post?
My sense-of-humour bypass mechanism must have kicked in! ;-)

{Ed025's Note - i dont think you read it right sid..

3.) 07 May 2014
This is incorrect.
BBC article states Hull go straight to group stage as the FA Cup is held in higher position then 5th in league. It was decided by FA to keep teams interested in FA Cup and limited instances of teams entering weakened teams in cup.
So regardless of result it will be
Hull - group stage
Us - final qualifier
Spurs - third round qualifier

4.) 07 May 2014
We r in the league stages the fa cup runners up go in as the lowest ranked team!

5.) 07 May 2014
I believe my original post is correct. Here is article 2.04 from the Regulations of the UEFA Europa League.
"If the winner of the domestic cup qualifies for the UEFA Champions League, the domestic cup runner-up qualifies for the UEFA Europa League at the stage initially reserved for the lowest ranking top domestic league representative (or the winner of another official domestic competition in accordance with paragraph 2.03). Should both the winner and the runner-up of the domestic cup qualify for the UEFA Champions League, the association concerned may enter for the UEFA Europa League the club which finishes the top domestic league immediately below the other club or clubs which qualify for the UEFA Europa League. In both cases, the access stage initially reserved for the domestic cup winner is reserved for the club which finishes the domestic league in the highest position out of all the clubs which qualify for the UEFA Europa League from the association concerned (see Annex Ia). Each representative of the domestic league will then enter the competition at the stage initially reserved for the domestic league representative ranked immediately above it."
So, if Arsenal beat Hull City, Everton, who'll finish fifth in the Premier League, will be moved up straight into the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.
Of course, if you can quote any other regulation - say from the FA and not just a BBC report in the media - then I'll stand corrected. :-)