a question i cant find the answer to.

[Reece]

that's exactly what i want to say to them. hence the question. don't want some head the ball statto proving me wrong.

I'd say the only team I could think of that did it might be Blackburn - if so that's only a one off so it's hardly a common occurrence.

Obviously this is just talking Premier League era - no idea who may have done it before that!

[Vermilion]

Wenger really pissed me off droning on about how lucky we are, and how they could be in the same position as us but for them being utter ****e!

[joyno]

Surely when someone says "oh you only won it because you weren't involved in Europe" then the simplest response is "if that makes it so much easier to win the league, how come no one has done it previously (won the premier league without being involved in Europe".

Maybe not that simple when I read it back to myself. Perhaps just punch them.

ps probably over the years i have probably punched all of them, them days are behind me now. maybe.

[Mattshark]

I'd say the only team I could think of that did it might be Blackburn - if so that's only a one off so it's hardly a common occurrence.

Obviously this is just talking Premier League era - no idea who may have done it before that!

They were in the Uefa cup.

Leeds were the last champions without starting the season in European competition.

[Reece]

Wenger really pissed me off droning on about how lucky we are, and how they could be in the same position as us but for them being utter ****e!

At the rate they are going they will be the lucky ones next year then

They were in the Uefa cup.

Leeds were the last champions without starting the season in European competition.

So once in the whole Premier League era. Easy peasy.

[Mattshark]

At the rate they are going they will be the lucky ones next year then





So once in the whole Premier League era. Easy peasy.

Leeds wasn't even premier league era!

Blackburn was when only one champions league spot was available.

[Reece]

Haha good point.

[joyno]

They were in the Uefa cup.

Leeds were the last champions without starting the season in European competition.

that's the one top man, thanks

[Vermilion]

At the rate they are going they will be the lucky ones next year then

Pressure on from the start of the season too if it happens, now that Wenger has had his say on how much easier it is.

[Fosterbloke]

What's the significance of being in Europe while winning the league? A deeper squad?

[RichC]

Having to play more games.

[Maxiedge]

There's a counter argument for only having a game a week in that you could lose momentum. You always hear commentators saying '*so and so* can't wait for the next game to come'. Also, speaking on a human level, you can lose discipline. With a game a week away, I could see why some players might be tempted to go out on the lash

I do think it has helped with injuries but we have a smaller sqaud than the other contenders so that point is moot imo.

You'll hear whatever fits the narrative really. Wenger made the point only to defend his team and their performances.

[Reece]

There's a counter argument for only having a game a week in that you could lose momentum. You always hear commentators saying '*so and so* can't wait for the next game to come'. Also, speaking on a human level, you can lose discipline. With a game a week away, I could see why some players might be tempted to go out on the lash

I do think it has helped with injuries but we have a smaller sqaud than the other contenders so that point is moot imo.

You'll hear whatever fits the narrative really. Wenger made the point only to defend his team and their performances.

We've had our fair share of those anyway to be fair.

[meffin]

People will have been knocked out in the group stages and still won, which will only have been an additional 6 games

[Fosterbloke]

Having to play more games.

How does playing more games help you win the league?