See what's funny with that mate, and zz for one would **** a brick at the very notion; I don't know one lad who regularly goes away in Europe that wouldn't have been made up had L'pool finished 5th and gone straight into the Europa groups. Oh, we'd of been disappointed like all heck to not be back at Europe's top table in the Champions League. It's where we belong given our heritage and history in Europe. And from the football clubs standpoint, it would have been disastrous. But from a travelling fan POV, the Europa ****** all over the CL. There's some outstandingly boss little trips the Europa you would NEVER experience the CL.
I know as true as I'm typing this, because we'd be exactly the same, and Mancunians are basically cut from a similar cloth to us when you boil it down as much as the two City's like to pretend otherwise; that most all of your regular lads who follow Utd abroad, if Utd lose Wednesday, would be down Wednesday night, but then looking on the flip side Thursday at another boss season of European travel to places you never get to go the big tourney.
Because European footie aways have little to do with the footie in reality and are all about having a boss time away with yer mates drinking great ale, eating better scran, and experiencing a new place/ culture. This will probably sound mad but if you're doing a Euro away for the football you're either a novice, a younger lad or doing it completely wrong. The football is just the excuse and a VERY small part of it. The social aspect and the great memories/ tales that come back are why you do it.