Michael McCarthy
speaker
475 appearances
6 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 22 May
Michael McCarthy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Maybe cooler heads prevailed.
They're three points behind Liverpool.
Liverpool have a better goal difference.
If they swap places, because Villa have won the Europa League, sixth place qualifies for Champions League.
It's a nonsensical loophole that I really actually hope doesn't come to pass.
And then they close it next year.
Because it doesn't make any sense.
We don't need six English teams.
The reason it happened last year was because of Spurs not qualifying for Europe in any other way.
Surely when that doesn't happen, you just say, fine, there's five teams in the Champions League.
5 anyway oh you think you take away league place last season and also the English team has been in the conference league is absolute nonsense as well that could be Chelsea again now that's what I mean the conference league should be there should be like a wage cap or something for the conference league you just can't have these super clubs in the conference league but if you're Shelburne say in the conference league this year is it not better that there's a Crystal Palace in there so even though they might win the tournament is the
The competition not better because it feels like a real European...
competition because you have English clubs and Spanish clubs and Italian clubs whereas if they didn't exist at all this would be just like a weird like intertotal but there was English teams at that too that's the best part about it though like you could end up in Dubrovnik or anywhere I don't know why would they care why is TV going to get involved do you know what I mean you need a big name every now and then they have to you say if you want the Champions League you're going to have to show these games it's in the contract and that's what you do I guarantee Shells are happier that they played Palace this year than if they didn't have an English team
But would it be a real European trophy if there's loads of countries in Europe not represented?
yeah so it's like if Villa finish 7th next season it's lunacy them going into the conversation but when they finish in Emery's first season it was their first year in Europe in 10 years or longer brilliant great great and they lost the semi-final that year so yeah
OK, yeah, maybe we've put the world to right here.
Europa League trophy to his name, which is rather incredible.
And as Mick has just been explaining there, a first major trophy for Aston Villa in 30 years, the first European trophy since 1982.
And that means a first Super Cup appearance since 1983, Mick.
That's the big reason why you should be happy tonight.
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