Football Finance

[darkstarexodus]

Yep, the cash here will surely hurt. From their perspective though, the silver lining is that they've got no distractions trying to get Champions League football for next season and fifth is likely going to be good enough.

 

[tombrown]

Last season, bearing in mind they went to the final of the Europa League, they played 30 home games (of which 4 were cup games), this year they'll play 20 games (1 cup).

As we all know, I'm a bit thick when it comes to football. However I do have a Maths degree and my arithmetic ain't too bad either.

How did they play 26 non cup games at Old Trafford last season, but will only play 19 this season? Were they simultaneously competing in the Premier League & Isthmian fourth division?

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

Guessing Europe isn't counted as a cup?

 

[rubans]

Guessing Europe isn't counted as a cup?

They aren't in Europe this season.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

They aren't in Europe this season.

Yeah, the question was about how you'd have 26 non-cup games last year. 19 in the league and 7 others.

 

[Beamrider]

To clarify:

19 League
4 domestic cup
7 Europa League

30 in total.

I wasn't classing Europe as "cup" games. but you can obviously think of it that way (you play in the Europa LEAGUE to win the UEFA CUP).