Originally Posted by wolvesdavid:
“It seems to me as though England have had an advantage often by about 2 points per season. Last season, was an exception, with Italy clearing getting the better of England.
I would be very surprised if England lost their 4th champions league place.
However I don't think teams in the Europa League will care about the coefficient. And why should they? (Although the question of team selection, is probably for the football threads, rather than the broadcasting threads.)”
It was reported that the PL recently discussed giving additional performance payments to clubs in the Europa League.
ie for each win or round progression in the EL, the clubs would receive prize money from the
PL (in addition to the money they receive from UEFA).
If they make that money serious then it might well make a difference.
Will be very interesting to see if PL introduce this for next season - because they know that performance next season is going to be vital.
NB. Also factor in Leicester going straight into the CL group stage - I haven't checked but imagine quite likely they will be in pot 4 - they could well perform very poorly - potentially coming bottom with very few points - and not even dropping down into the EL. That will put added pressure on the England points score next season.