LOI in Europe 2011

[abcd]

All over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a night for the league, we've been waiting a while for a night like this, like a child at Christmas waiting for the draw tomorrow. The bigger the better!!

[Dillonman]

Will all home group games be played in the Aviva or RDS?

[writerbk1969]

Jesus Christ I sent Follow The Floodlights to print yesterday!!! AHHHH!
Tallaghht b4 a Europa League game could be a launch night now!

[dancinpants]

Congrats Rovers...yis broke the mold tonight!!

[Aaron]

I cant quite believe this. Congrats Rovers!!! Takes the LOI onto a new level in Europe now :)

[Sunny Jim]

Fantastic!! The greatest night ever for Irish football!! Well done to all involved with Rovers!

[Flexy]

Ad a DCFC no way jealous of Shamrock rovers , word is PROUD to be fan of LOI football, just to be in this position is amazing for Rovers Fans. Stick it up those Celtic Barstoolers who criticise our league

[Mr_Parker]

Great night for Rovers and the LOI.

[bullit]

Well done rovers on a famous night for LOI football.This is why we go to LOI matches whilst we are laughed at for doing so.UP YOURS BARSTOOLERS.Brillaint fupping brilliant .

[CuanaD]

Finally it has happened - even tho it's rovers I'm over the moon that we have finally made a breakthrough


:ball::ball::ball:

[born2bwild]

A night to be proud. The best night for Irish football since beating Romania in 1990 - heroes. Well the fyck done.

[DannyInvincible]

Unbelievable. Outstanding. Historic. Congrats Rovers. Fantastic stuff.

[Predator]

And to think I was in the same petrol station shop as Michael O'Neill the other night.
Well done Shamrock Rovers!

[Real ale Madrid]

Forget Stuttgart or Giants Stadium - this is the greatest night in Irish football History*

* in my opinion anyway!

[athloneman]

what a night for rovers and the league!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mastermind1]

Have watched all rovers ties in europe this season but couldnt get to see it tonight, oh what a victory. I honestly felt they could do it after the second half in the first leg. Fair play rovers

[Flexy]

Guys if anyone has Premier Sports the Highlights of the Rovers match is on now at 10.15

[geysir]

At last, a brilliant and significant European result for the LOI and it couldn't have happened to a nicer club.

I think it still counts as a draw for the coefficients?

[superfrank]

I'm not normally one to get caught up in the excitement of supporting other LOI teams in Europe, but **** it, well done Rovers!

[dong]

Incredible. Against all odds. Really made of stern stuff and a credit to the league. Well done Shams tonight.

[Dillonman]

Great reading this on the bbc site:



2202: There are no Scottish sides in the Europa League, but there will be one team from the Republic of Ireland in Friday's draw for the group stage. Shamrock Rovers have beaten Partizan Belgrade 2-1 after extra-time in Serbia, for a FAMOUS 3-2 aggregate victory.

[RonnieB]

So many conflicting emotions but **** it . Well done Rovers.

A moment this league has waited a long time for.

[Mr_Parker]

Rovers first goal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOfNq6JY_BE&feature=player_embedded

[EastTerracer]

Brilliant result. I've been trying to watch the dodgy Serbian stream in New York and my nerves were gone. Great for the league and great for the country.

[oriel]

Amazing result and a brilliant achievement, well done Rovers.

[mastermind1]

Premier sports, is that on sky? what channel?

[Stevo Da Gull]

Well done rovers on a famous night for LOI football.This is why we go to LOI matches whilst we are laughed at for doing so.UP YOURS BARSTOOLERS.Brillaint fupping brilliant .

Here here. I'm having multiple heart-attacks here.

[rebelarmyexile]

Almost Sobbing with joy! Absolutely brilliant! And the
Bonus of no scots!

[dancinpants]

2202: There are no Scottish sides in the Europa League, but there will be one team from the Republic of Ireland in Friday's draw for the group stage. Shamrock Rovers have beaten Partizan Belgrade 2-1 after extra-time in Serbia, for a FAMOUS 3-2 aggregate victory.

Be still my beating heart :)

[gufct]

So proud to be a LOI fan.Well done Rovers especially Shep & Stevie up your hole John Delaney !!!!!!!!!!!1

[Real ale Madrid]

Well done rovers on a famous night for LOI football.This is why we go to LOI matches whilst we are laughed at for doing so.UP YOURS BARSTOOLERS.Brillaint fupping brilliant .

Well said sir!

[cestlavie]

Fantastic result and Rovers have done the league proud. Well done Rovers and enjoy the journey. Hope this helps the leagues profile.

[White Horse]

So many conflicting emotions but **** it . Well done Rovers.

A moment this league has waited a long time for.

This is a victory for the entire league. It is for every fan that has been sneered at by Irish Celtic, Liverpool, Arsenal etc etc fans.

Thank you Shamrock Rovers.

[Magicme]

Sitting here crying with pride well done rovers.

[Straightstory]

Forget Stuttgart or Giants Stadium - this is the greatest night in Irish football History*

* in my opinion anyway!

You are totally correct.

[Comic Book Guy]

Brilliant,brilliant, brilliant. What excuse will the barstoolers come out with now?
When you think of the state rovers were in 6 years ago! An example to all clubs in Ireland. Congrats to all connected with the club.

[naoise kennedy]

well done rovers ,, you brought our league up to new heights..

[bennocelt]

Love it, love it - just off the phone to home to have the chat on the game - brilliant
This is one great leap for the LOI - well done Shamrock Rovers - made our league proud tonight

[paul_oshea]

From rte "It is all over, Shamrock Rovers have done it! They have made the breakthrough that Ireland have waited for. Michael O'Neill and his players have done the nation proud. "


jees i'd like to be on teh beerr around dublin 24 tonight. actually probably anywhere in south of the liffey would be good tonight.

[geysir]

There's one Hoop's player who won't be returning handshakes.

[Battery Rover]

Great night for League of Ireland. Congratulations to Rovers and as for the so called big Scottish Football Teams :laugh::loser:

[thischarmingman]

Hard to know what to say, won't sink in for a while yet. It does feel like quite a cathartic moment given what we have put up with as LOI-fans. RTE's decision not to show it for instance. It's some solace to know they missed one of the biggest moments in Irish football history.

[MariborKev]

For all the people that put the League of Ireland down. For all the people that tell you "I wouldn't watch that ****e". For all the people that walk about in foreign tops talking about "we" and "us". For all the Oirish clowns that turn up on SSN on a regular basis.

This night is wasted on you.

This is a night for people who do 10,000 miles a year on the road watching their team. People that beg, borrow and steal days off to go to games.

This is for people who travel to ****holes, to be looked at is as you have leprosy when you tell them you are going to a League of Ireland game. This is for people who bust their balls running raffles, selling tickets, writing programmes and keeping the game alive in this country.

This is for the likes of Buzz, Ash, Fergus and all the Hoops I know. But also, this is for people who sweat blood and tears for Irish football, against a tsunamni of negative. This is a night for Rovers. But this is a night for people who put money and their souls into Irish football, into the League of Ireland.

[maksimir]

Great result and congrats, the money they make from the group stage will give them the funds to rule the league above other clubs for some time.

[TonyD]

Forget Stuttgart or Giants Stadium - this is the greatest night in Irish football History*

* in my opinion anyway!

Also agree with this. Huge result. Congratulations to Rovers. They deserved it. Missed the first half hour cos I didn't realise it was on TV. Turned on just before Partizan scored. Great effort by Rovers in the second half. They were a credit to the league. Wish it had been Pats, but still, well done.

[Stuttgart88]

Amazing. Well done Rovers.

[thischarmingman]

LOI makes RTE's front page...this is all happening so fast! Is it on SSN yet?

http://www.rte.ie/

[Real ale Madrid]

Lets hope this opens the floodgates - Pats, Sligo and Derry at the very least should be watching and thinking -

this could be us...

this should be us....

THIS WILL BE US....

Well done again Shams - an inspiration.

[Grinder64]

Great result and congrats, the money they make from the group stage will give them the funds to rule the league above other clubs for some time.


Great result well done Shamrock Rovers from a Limerick supporter, proud night for the league of Ireland

[Dunny]

LOI makes RTE's front page...this is all happening so fast! Is it on SSN yet?

http://www.rte.ie/

They fairly dusted off the bandwagon quick!!