Uefa Cup - do you care?

[OldManRed]

Does anyone care about the Uefa Cup these days, other than the teams who are playing in them?

Just looking at TV for tonight, saw there were two matches on and thought ......

"I'll finish off that work for tomorrow"

[The Glove]

I cant be arsed with it. Only Fools and Horses on UKGold for me tonight. Migh watc it when some of the CL teams get knocked out.

[DeeGame]

no i dont

[MrMichael]

Watching the Newcastle game, but only (hopefully) for ammo to diss some Geordies with

[Shaggy]

Nope, not remotely interested. There was a time when I'd watch ANY game on the telly. Morecambe v Halifax live Conference football? I'd watch it. Not anymore though, and the UEFA Cup for me is probably the single least attractive footballing proposition for me.

[OldManRed]

So, would you care if Liverpool were playing in it? Go on tell the truth. I think I'd find it difficult.

[Shaggy]

So, would you care if Liverpool were playing in it? Go on tell the truth. I think I'd find it difficult.

Of course I would. I've wasted tons of cash going to abysmal (and I mean ABYSMAL) UEFA Cup games over the years. However, that was then...when we didn't make the CL so often (or at all). Now, having won Big Ears again and becoming seasoned regulars in the competition, returning to the UEFA Cup is a horrifying prospect.

But of course I'd watch the games, albeit with a heavy heart and a probable lack of the usual passion.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Not much of an interest but i was watching the Spurs match for awhile, ill always look at the results but will never be or come close to the Champs League and thats what kills it

[Maestro]

The competition has gone downhill so much in the 5 years since we won it last - Barca, Rome et al were in it then, remember?

Even the new format is a pisser - if you're a small team and you draw a big gun - e.g. Austria Vienna is in the same group as Ajax - that's still no guarantee that you can earn some cash, because you might not even get to play them at home!!

[Shaggy]

The competition has gone downhill so much in the 5 years since we won it last - Barca, Rome et al were in it then, remember?

Even the new format is a pisser - if you're a small team and you draw a big gun - e.g. Austria Vienna is in the same group as Ajax - that's still no guarantee that you can earn some cash, because you might not even get to play them at home!!

It does seem awfully convenient for us to say it's gone very much downhill since we won it, but the fact is it's true. As you say Grouch, we beat Roma and Barcelona en route to our win, and beat a much mocked team in the final who'd actually slammed about ten past Inter Milan over two legs in the semis.

The format now is a farce, and only further weakens an already drab competition.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

This group format is party to gain more TV revenue and is a poor sister to the Champs league

[Neil Young]

The only thing left that the UEFA Cup had going for it once the Champions League creamed off so many of the top teams in each country was the old-fashioned, home and away knockout format.

This group stage is so dull - there is nothing riding on these games between largely second-rate teams.

[Marky]

Imagine if Newcastle won the fcuking thing?
I don't think them Geordies would shut up, EVER.

[livvy145]

Caracciolo, Palermo's centre forward has been heavily linked with us recently.

[Marky]

Spurs 2-1 up.
Robbie Keane