Just to add (I know it's a weird thing to care about, but hey ho) we are now up to 9th on the co-efficient, despite the lack of any points from the 16/17 season - we weren't in Europe at all that year due to our loss in the 15/16 Europa League Final coupled with a low-placed League finish that season.
We will be rid of that "dead" season next year (at long last) so if we manage to be in Europe at all next season we will add to the 99 points we have and our seeding should get better, which generally helps when it comes to escaping from the Group stages of tournaments - guarantees nothing but facing weaker sides early doors should (in theory) allow for more rotation.
In the event that we miss out on Champion's League footie (fairly probable, we have to win No. 7 really and that's a million miles off a formality) we would do well to have a decent run in the Europa - could Honestly field a heavily rotated side in a few group matches and maybe even one of the knockout rounds if we were fortunate with the draw and help to maintain our ranking for future seedings and so on.
It's not a massive thing to constantly think about/be conscious of but it's one of those little percentage gains that add up for your club's long-term future.
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