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NUFC September 2020

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jlaws said:
That was my point. I actually don't recall Reid rejecting it, but seems we were rejecting a two legged playoff to get in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA cup which seems a bit nuts. Hopefully someone with a better memory than me can place some context?

I see (
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). Maybe by 2006 English clubs entered in round 3 and Reid was rejecting entry in round 1 which meant 6 games (or more importantly drunken European mini-breaks).
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6 qualifying games either way. West Ham won it in 99 by winning 3 intertoto ties.
We lost in 2001 after drawing 4-4 with Troyes as SJP in our 3rd tie.
They'd changed the structure of the intertoto by the time we entered it in 2006 so we came into the 3rd intertoto round in July only a week after the world cup final.
Won one tie and we got into the preliminary qualifying round of the uefa. Then played the final qualifying round.
Still 6 matches before entering the competition properly, but by 2005 Uefa had introduced the group stage. Something that wasn't there in 2001, which just meant teams entered the knockout rounds after an intertoto final.

In 2012 we played Madeira we entered at the final qualifying round then went into the groups.
 

What A Waster said:
6 qualifying games either way. West Ham won it in 99 by winning 3 intertoto ties.
We lost in 2001 after drawing 4-4 with Troyes as SJP in our 3rd tie.
They'd changed the structure of the intertoto by the time we entered it in 2006 so we came into the 3rd intertoto round in July only a week after the world cup final.
Won one tie and we got into the preliminary qualifying round of the uefa. Then played the final qualifying round.
Still 6 matches before entering the competition properly, but by 2005 Uefa had introduced the group stage. Something that wasn't there in 2001, which just meant teams entered the knockout rounds after an intertoto final.

In 2012 we played Madeira we entered at the final qualifying round then went into the groups.
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Madeira? You mean Maritimo?
 
What A Waster said:
6 qualifying games either way. West Ham won it in 99 by winning 3 intertoto ties.
We lost in 2001 after drawing 4-4 with Troyes as SJP in our 3rd tie.
They'd changed the structure of the intertoto by the time we entered it in 2006 so we came into the 3rd intertoto round in July only a week after the world cup final.
Won one tie and we got into the preliminary qualifying round of the uefa. Then played the final qualifying round.
Still 6 matches before entering the competition properly, but by 2005 Uefa had introduced the group stage. Something that wasn't there in 2001, which just meant teams entered the knockout rounds after an intertoto final.

In 2012 we played Madeira we entered at the final qualifying round then went into the groups.
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Cheers, all clear now. I can see why Reid selfishly said no, when you start so soon, though I am sure many of us would have loved a trip to many of those places.
 
jlaws said:
Cheers, all clear now. I can see why Reid selfishly said no, when you start so soon, though I am sure many of us would have loved a trip to many of those places.
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Definitely.
6 competitive games of which 4 will probably be relatively easy surely better preparation than 6 pre season games against teams like Hartlepool, Darlington, Hearts, and maybe the odd bigger name foreign team.

In 2001 when we entered it our semi final was 1860 Munich, so even if we lost there it's still a trip watching your team in a competitive game in the Olympic Stadium.
Dunno why clubs would knock it back, its a route into Europe.
 
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What A Waster said:
Definitely.
6 competitive games of which 4 will probably be relatively easy surely better preparation than 6 pre season games against teams like Hartlepool, Darlington, Hearts, and maybe the odd bigger name foreign team.
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I agree but can still see why Reid would have said no. Playing devils advocate I guess he thought it wouldn't be 20+ years on and still no European trips.
 
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All this unfairness and corruption and Ashley has had a "terrorist reign" over them.

Honestly I piss myself laughing at these morons on a daily basis. Makes us being shite more bearable. I hope they go down. I cant afford the drink if they do
 
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