Fenebahce have been disqualified from Champions League

Klaus

More here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/24/fenerbahce-champions-league-uefa

Rumour has it that Arsenal will get their place instead, since we're the best team left that is yet to qualify. Uefa are going to make an announcement in half an hour apparently.

Interesting.

Rex

Keep us posted please!

Biggus

Do you mean the highest ranked team Klaus?
And if we go through anyway would it move down the line?
Who are next ranked after us?

Klaus

Biggus: Yeah, I mean the highest ranking team. Don't know who's second in line after us. Suspect it might be Udinese though.

lagos wrote:
surely the place would go to the next in line from Turkey?

All turkish clubs are banned from Europe because of the match-fixing investigation.

goon

lagos wrote:
surely the place would go to the next in line from Turkey?

That's the official rule, however it doesn't quite work this time as all Turkish clubs have been banned.

Claudius

lagos wrote:
surely the place would go to the next in line from Turkey?

Lagos, look in the Udinese thread. I've laid out what should be the logical steps

Rex

Except it isn´t all that logical...

Biggus

😆 We're so jammy.

If we are knocked out but get in the back door can you imagine how livid the Spuds will be? 😃

Klaus

Redknapp's reaction will be so predictable:

Rex

A bonus then!

naz

😆 interesting. Makes sense that whether we win or lose we should go in. Next up would be Bremen if we win.

lorddulaarsenal

Come on!!! Happy to qualify by default 🙂

Biggus

Indeed, come on ye jammys!

Claudius

It matters to Udiense, because whatever happens, they are unlikely to be next in line

Klaus

Well, we can forget about this: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid=1666823.html

Apparently Trabzonspor will replace Fenerbahce after all.

Qwiss

Who cares 😃

Timbob

Does this mean we get 2 places now?

y va marquer

We never needed any favours from a cheating Turkish club 🙂

Biggus

Klaus wrote:
Well, we can forget about this: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid=1666823.html

Apparently Trabzonspor will replace Fenerbahce after all.

😆 @ Platini trying to stop another English club getting in.

kamikaze

didnt trabonsotpritrpip also get implicated in the same match-fixing scandal?