Eddie Howe has allowed his players a few days to enjoy their celebrations but long before the Magpies return to action against Brentford on April 2, the message will be clear; nothing but total focus is needed for what promises to be a tight run-in at the business end of the Premier League campaign.
United have earned themselves a safety net having qualified for the play-off stage of the Europa Conference League.
It also means Newcastle will benefit financially next term. The league stage of the Conference League currently sees teams awarded £2.6m for their participation alone. Further victories generate £336,000, while £112,000 is dished out for every draw.
Teams that qualify for the competition’s round of 16 bank £672,500, while quarter-final status is accompanied by another £1.1million. This season, teams who reach the final four earn an additional £2.1million, with £2.5million and £3.5million dished out to the runners-up and winners respectively.
At a time when profit and sustainability rules [PSR] significantly impact a club's chances of success, any additional outside source of revenue is welcomed. But those aforementioned figures pale in comparison to the sort of money on offer in the Champions League.
After all, Europe's premier competition hands out a whopping £15.6m starting fee for any teams who simply enter the initial league stage of the competition, with a further £1.7m on offer for a single victory in each of a side's eight group matches alone.
Howe will not be thinking of the potential Europa Conference League benefits and instead will be urging his players to capitalise on this momentum by finishing in the top five this term.
Some of United's top flight rivals will be celebrating ...
United have earned themselves a safety net having qualified for the play-off stage of the Europa Conference League.
It also means Newcastle will benefit financially next term. The league stage of the Conference League currently sees teams awarded £2.6m for their participation alone. Further victories generate £336,000, while £112,000 is dished out for every draw.
Teams that qualify for the competition’s round of 16 bank £672,500, while quarter-final status is accompanied by another £1.1million. This season, teams who reach the final four earn an additional £2.1million, with £2.5million and £3.5million dished out to the runners-up and winners respectively.
At a time when profit and sustainability rules [PSR] significantly impact a club's chances of success, any additional outside source of revenue is welcomed. But those aforementioned figures pale in comparison to the sort of money on offer in the Champions League.
After all, Europe's premier competition hands out a whopping £15.6m starting fee for any teams who simply enter the initial league stage of the competition, with a further £1.7m on offer for a single victory in each of a side's eight group matches alone.
Howe will not be thinking of the potential Europa Conference League benefits and instead will be urging his players to capitalise on this momentum by finishing in the top five this term.
Some of United's top flight rivals will be celebrating ...
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