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Absolutely fair point. Maybe it's fairer to have a league-based qualification, but there remain a couple of issues. One is the quality of the Cup competition, which is already on the wane and I suspect would fall further if there was no European place at the end of it (which their realistically...

IMHO, finishing 6th in the league deserves no recognition at all. I absolutely detest the modern phenomena of finishing 4th in the league being an "achievement". At least the side that has made it to the cup final has beaten a few decent sides and deserves their chance in Europe. Removing this...

This has certainly not been the case for a while. For at least the past 5 or so years the beaten FA cup finalists get the Europa League spot if the winners qualify for either continental competition through the league. However you have to win the League Cup to claim the Europa League spot...