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With us now requiring Celtic to complete the 'we're going to go on and on and on about this' treble treble to qualify for Europe, if by some miracle Hearts win the Scottish Cup (God forbid), would missing out on Europe be THAT bad a thing?

 

On the one hand the squad get a longer break and give Del the time to get new players in and gel.

 

On the other we have to enter the shitty part of the League Cup and no European away trip to somewhere potentially exciting.

 

Personally would prefer Europe but not adverse to a few games in the North East in the League Cup.

 

Will probably be told to delete my account by some for even thinking about not going into Europe but interested in others thoughts.

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Europe is the obvious preference.

 

League cup if it happens is not a disaster though if used positively. If it’s used to give players (with no additions) an extra two weeks on the sauce before turning up to play billy big balls against east fucking Fife they they deserve everything that will come their way.

 

Cup final is out of our hands. We just have to optimise whatever outcome awaits us.

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Let me see... The cash pot for Europe or the cash pot for the League Cup....

Has the club not come out and said it often loses Cash for certain round 1 Europa League games?

 

Like most I would prefer Europe but just interested in hearing other views and comments on the subject.

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It's not really a dilemma.

 

A first-round Euro qualifier - which we should definitely win btw - is a great way to get players gelling ahead of the domestic league season.

 

I'm at ease ahead of the cup final. I'd sure as fuck rather be relying on Celtic beating Hearts than Hearts beating Celtic.

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Celtic all the way.

 

Europe every time.

 

Preference for us to compete at that level

 

We could fluke a bit of a run

 

The revenue is vastly different and ultimately that is required for us to continue to progress

 

Also puts us straight into last 16 of league cup

 

Some players might join on basis of getting to play a game or two in europe

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Has the club not come out and said it often loses Cash for certain round 1 Europa League games?

 

Like most I would prefer Europe but just interested in hearing other views and comments on the subject.

 

I've never seen the club come out and say that... I'd very much doubt that it wasn't worth their while to do so... Short of that trip to Kazakhstan which is fucking miles away and a bastard to get to I can't see why it wouldn't pay for itself... It's usually near to selling out Pittodrie as it's the first competitive game of the season and a tidy amount of cash for 2 wins... So I fail to see how it wouldn't... That and they've turned down cash for TV money before to get Pittodrie filled so if it does fail to make money they must be partly culpable for that fact if they're turning away TV cash...

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I've never seen the club come out and say that... I'd very much doubt that it wasn't worth their while to do so... Short of that trip to Kazakhstan which is fucking miles away and a bastard to get to I can't see why it wouldn't pay for itself... It's usually near to selling out Pittodrie as it's the first competitive game of the season and a tidy amount of cash for 2 wins... So I fail to see how it wouldn't... That and they've turned down cash for TV money before to get Pittodrie filled so if it does fail to make money they must be partly culpable for that fact if they're turning away TV cash...

I looked back over the last 5 seasons and the first games have seen crowds of 20,313, 17,007, 12570( Fola), 14112 and 15,148..make it an average of 25 quid( ticket, pie etc) per person..plus prize money..there is noway in hell  AFC lost money

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I looked back over the last 5 seasons and the first games have seen crowds of 20,313, 17,007, 12570( Fola), 14112 and 15,148..make it an average of 25 quid( ticket, pie etc) per person..plus prize money..there is noway in hell  AFC lost money

 

Nice one - seems about right - unlike people on here to let their opinion get in the way of inconvenient facts then...  :hysterical:

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I fear another Sigma Olomouc debacle if we get into Europe.

 

I am a little concerned by McInnes's post match comments, claiming he has had a huge rebuilding job the past three summer's, which is true, however, he goes on to say the past few seasons has proved he is capable of rebuilding with quality.

 

Over the past 3 years it is clear to see we are regressing. With little to no quality on show this season.

 

There is no doubt Mcinnes has done superb at Aberdeen, but his inability to address our problems and inconsistent signing policy is really starting to show.

 

Massive summer which he really must get right. Filling the squad with players like Ball, Taylor or Wilson will just not cut it. It's a very lazy signing policy.

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