Saint137 Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Top of the fair play league at the moment, chance of a Europa League place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Probably worth avoiding in truth. Qualifying matches in July,early August. Then a ridiculous amount of matches to congest next season with, in front of paltry attendances on a THursday night. We don't have, and are unlikely to have by next season, a squad big enough to deal with this without it severely impacting on our league form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 I posted this a few weeks ago: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?42777-UEFA-Respect-Fair-Play-Rankings The official Premier League fair play table hasn't been updated since 15th January - We were joint 2nd with Fulham then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 I say any way we can get into Europe, we go for it. Would be great experience for the squad, and never pass up the opportunity to many get into the Europa league! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Wouldn't hope not. Too early for us. Need to stay up and have another year of adding to the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 I posted this a few weeks ago: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?42777-UEFA-Respect-Fair-Play-Rankings The official Premier League fair play table hasn't been updated since 15th January - We were joint 2nd with Fulham then. We have had 6 and Fulham 7 booking since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomobz Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 I can't believe fans wouldn't want european away days! What has it come to when as a supporter you don't want an away trip to a european country to get you through the working week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 It would be fantatsic, however I don't think the EPL is anywhere near the top? Isn't that how it works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Stimp Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Wouldn't hope not. Too early for us. Need to stay up and have another year of adding to the squad. Agree. It's a nice thought but it's just not practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Cant believe anyone would genuinely not want us in Europe, I would give anything to see us play in the Europa league. There would be nothing better than gallivanting on foreign soil with your mates, drinking continental lager, seeing places some people can only dream of all in the name of Southampton Football Club. I follow England away which is all well and good, but would pack it in in an instance for the chance to see saints play competitive football on the continent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 ^^^ This ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWillie Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Whilst I wouldn't mind a euro tour again after doing Hamburg in 1984 just have a look at Newcastle this year...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 I worry that the Europa League does eat away at you as the season progresses. But I've never really worried about the games in July/August. Given every year we tend to play pre-season friendlies against fairly good continental opposition, isn't it just a bonus if these games lead to progressing in Europe. Just treat them like friendlies with a bigger prize if you happen to win them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 I posted this a few weeks ago: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?42777-UEFA-Respect-Fair-Play-Rankings The official Premier League fair play table hasn't been updated since 15th January - We were joint 2nd with Fulham then. Not quite sure where you are looking but http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/fairplay/_/league/eng.1/barclays-premier-league?cc=5739 is always bang up to date. If we get there you can be sure NC will make sure we have a big enough squad. In reality it will be a great opportunity for some of the youngsters to step up to the plate. It's the one summer that does not involve our player in Euros or World Cup either so timing is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortlandSaint Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Something europa would attract is players as well as bringing in money if you reach the group stages for example If we want to sign the likes of Tom Ince this is the kind of thing they will look for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110_Persaint Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Pochettino would excel in the Europa IMO. Exactly his type of competition. Would LOVE to see us get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_John Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Not quite sure where you are looking but http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/fairplay/_/league/eng.1/barclays-premier-league?cc=5739 is always bang up to date. If we get there you can be sure NC will make sure we have a big enough squad. In reality it will be a great opportunity for some of the youngsters to step up to the plate. It's the one summer that does not involve our player in Euros or World Cup either so timing is perfect.But that isn't the Fair Play Table. The one that is used is on the PL Site http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/fair-play.html It is updated once a month usually around the middle of the month. The marks are made up of more that just r/y cards, it includes things like Positive Play; Respect to the Oppo; Respect to the Ref etc. The marking is here :- http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/fair-play-calculation.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Let's go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Let's go! Yes please, where do we fancy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Yes please, where do we fancy? Cyprus anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSixty Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Don't forget the Prem would have to be in the top 3 leagues in Europe for it to even matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 Don't forget the Prem would have to be in the top 3 leagues in Europe for it to even matter. As per last check, they were 2nd or 3rd I believe, so we're on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 We have had 6 and Fulham 7 booking since then. .....and you can always bank on Chris Baird to earn a yellow on a regular basis ..and even a red - on occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zurichsaint Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 As per last check, they were 2nd or 3rd I believe, so we're on track. As of the middle of Jan, we were 4th: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/socialresponsibility/respect/news/newsid=1911234.html If you click on the link at the bottom of the text, you can download the pdf. Norway 8.252 Sweden 8.243 Finland 8.205 England 8.166 Considering that the Scandinavian leagues are probably on a winter break at the moment, they won't be losing any points soon. But we probably won't see the next update until early May, going by what happened last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 10 February, 2013 Share Posted 10 February, 2013 With a bit of luck, we'll get an Azeri team if we qualify. Always wanted to go to Baku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint137 Posted 11 February, 2013 Author Share Posted 11 February, 2013 Fulham supporting mates went to Baku on their epic tour, surreal experience. In the middle of a stadium full of flares going off they decided to light sparklers. They had a brilliant experience, lifelong memories formed. And nightmares in the form of Diego Forlan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Mullet Posted 11 February, 2013 Share Posted 11 February, 2013 Our style is beautifully suited to European football. I think we would do well the way Fulham did a few years back. If the squad isnt big enough or we wanted to avoid injury to our top top players, just play the youngsters and fringemeisters. I would rather that than not take part at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_John Posted 12 February, 2013 Share Posted 12 February, 2013 The new Fair Play table is outhttp://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/fair-play.html We are 3rd behind Arsenal & Liverpool and now 3 points ahead of Fulham. Arsenal 844 Liverpool 830 Saints 825 Spurs 824 Fulham 822 ... We are top of the R/Y cards with 217 points (6 ahead of Fulham & 16 ahead of Liverpool) but it the "Behaviour of the Team Officials" section (7 behind Fulham & 5 behind Pool) that lets us down. I wonder if it the section about "... such as whether they calm down or provoke angry players or fans and how they accept the decisions of the referee. Co-operation with the media will also be taken into account." And HOW do Liverpool score so highly on P/P (positive play) it must be one of their supporters doing the marking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 12 February, 2013 Share Posted 12 February, 2013 The new Fair Play table is outhttp://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/fair-play.html We are 3rd behind Arsenal & Liverpool and now 3 points ahead of Fulham. Arsenal 844 Liverpool 830 Saints 825 Spurs 824 Fulham 822 ... We are top of the R/Y cards with 217 points (6 ahead of Fulham & 16 ahead of Liverpool) but it the "Behaviour of the Team Officials" section (7 behind Fulham & 5 behind Pool) that lets us down. I wonder if it the section about "... such as whether they calm down or provoke angry players or fans and how they accept the decisions of the referee. Co-operation with the media will also be taken into account." And HOW do Liverpool score so highly on P/P (positive play) it must be one of their supporters doing the marking. So at the moment we need Liverpool to claim a European spot, which means they need to finish 5th or 6th if both teams in the FA cup final are in Europe. We also need to the league overall to be in the top 3 leagues to earn the spots, which it's not http://www.uefa.com/uefa/socialresponsibility/respect/news/newsid=1911234.html Norway, Sweden and Finland are currently in these spots and England finished 13th last year and we are currently 4th. Lots of IFs there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPTCount Posted 12 February, 2013 Share Posted 12 February, 2013 what's the punishment for finishing bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentsaint Posted 12 February, 2013 Share Posted 12 February, 2013 With our high tempo, pressing style I think we will start picking up more cards with late challenges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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