I would have to disagree with you... if you take Stoke who have played 5 games to reach semi final:
R3: Cardiff - Championship, and they had to go to a replay
R4: Wolves - 19th in PL
R5: Us - League 1
QF: West Ham 18th in PL
For example, if we value the Europa League, then surely 38 games and...
I know it used to happen, but I thought they were changing the rules. I must have got it confused with the League Cup qualification.
If it stays the same, and we have Bolton/Stoke in Europe even if they do not win the FA Cup, then it begs the question whether they (a) deserve it and (b) Whether...
It has been suggested this morning that Liverpool are unlikely to qualify for Europe next season as they will probably not finish 5th and are out of the League, FA and Europa Cups.
I am sure I read somewhere not so long ago that you had to WIN the FA Cup to qualify for the Europa League? To...