LOI in Europe 2011 [Archive] - Page 62

mypost

30/08/2011, 8:19 PM

That's all last year.

Copenhagen: CL 2nd Round last year. Gone already.
Partizan: CL Groups last year. Gone completely now.

It'll be tough, of course it'll be tough. But it's supposed to be. We can still give our opponents a competitive game and get results. Partizan will tell you that.

thejollyrodger

30/08/2011, 8:30 PM

Rovers prepare to bring Europe to Tallaght
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2011/0830/1224303229766.html
Soccer : Shamrock Rovers have provisionally been given permission to use Tallaght Stadium for their upcoming Europa League group games.

Uefa have given League of Ireland champions the green light, providing the stadium passes a routine inspection next week when the additional seats are added to bring the attendance up to at least 8,000.

Rovers, who will host Tottenham, Rubin Kazan and PAOK Salonika, were keen to stay in their home ground for the games after making history by reaching the group stages with a 3-2 aggregate win over Partizan Belgrade last week.

Rubin Kazan will be the first to visit on September 15th before the visits of PAOK on November 3rd and Spurs on December 15th.

happy days, thought they might go for the money spinner but have a better chance of getting some good results at home in Tallaght

Cuyahoga

30/08/2011, 8:32 PM

PAOK: 2nd Group D Europa League 2011-12, defeated in the round of 32.
Rubin Kazan: 3rd Group D Champions League 2011-12, defeated in the Europa League round of 32.
Spurs: 1st Group A Champions League 2011-12, defeated in the round of 16.

All three had decent runs in Europe last year making it past Christmas! What's the best Rover can realistically hope for in this Group?
You are wrong about Spurs they were defeated in the round 8 ( Quarter Final ) against Real Madrid.
On how they will do, now that it looks like they will play all 3 games in Tallaght. I think to come third in group is realistically the best they can hope to get. I reckon all 3 away games will be lost but could do well at home.

DannyInvincible

30/08/2011, 8:33 PM

Will they be leaving the temporary seating in place from mid-September to mid-December or will they be install and remove them for each respective game?

gormacha

30/08/2011, 8:35 PM

What's the best Rover can realistically hope for in this Group?

I think a good return would be about five points: out of three home games: a win, a loss and a draw; and one away draw.

Spurs and RK are, obviously, heavyweights. Even PAOK are a tough nut. To get five points out of eighteen in that kind of company would be a good showing on your first foray into group stages.

Mario

30/08/2011, 8:50 PM

Great if tallaght gets the all clear. Due to cost of Aviva, we'll actually make as much outta playing the games in Tallaght and it will be much easier to shift 10,000 tickets then run risk of public not supporting games in Aviva.

Cuyahoga

30/08/2011, 8:53 PM

Its going to be 8,000 seats Mario in total.

bullit

30/08/2011, 10:38 PM

Hope you're that excited for our goals this Saturday. :D

As they say at the London Palladium: [that was] "For one night only" ;D
Battle lines re-drawn,bring it on for Saturday !!

Disgrace

30/08/2011, 11:19 PM

I'd fancy Rovers to grab a win and maybe two, possibly three draws somewhere along the way.. The pressure is off remember, so they can go 4-4-2 away from home and possibly upset someone and get more.. let's enjoy this guys, it might be some time before we see the like again.. And yes, I'm a Bohs man!

Charlie Darwin

30/08/2011, 11:34 PM

Will Spurs be moving their ties to Wembley in anticipation of a bumper Irish support cheering on Rafael & co.?

Nugget

31/08/2011, 11:38 AM

When will tickets be available for these games. Could be tough to get one for the Spurs game if it's in Tallaght

nigel-harps1954

31/08/2011, 12:53 PM

Was wondering that myself Nugget. Would hope to make one of the games at least for the craic.

Kingdom

31/08/2011, 1:01 PM

Will Spurs be moving their ties to Wembley in anticipation of a bumper Irish support cheering on Rafael & co.?

Massive deja vu moment here, I'm serious too.

Charlie Darwin

31/08/2011, 1:16 PM

Did somebody say it already? Oops.

legendz

01/09/2011, 5:03 PM

Setanta Ireland currently showing last week's game.

legendz

08/09/2011, 6:12 PM

Rubin have won just one of their last nine European away games (W1 D3 L5 in that spell), beating FC Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 in this season's UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg.
UEFA

ger121

15/09/2011, 11:49 AM

Thought I'd give this thread a bump. Does anyone want to predict a score for tonight? I think Rovers will battle hard but Rubin will win 1-0

pineapple stu

15/09/2011, 11:51 AM

1-0 or 2-0 for me. Rovers have done well against the bigger sides in the last couple of years - FC Kobenhavn and Juve - but have never really looked like taking anything from the games once the opposition got going. Reckon it'll be similar here.

thischarmingman

15/09/2011, 11:56 AM

2-0 defeat. If you're a Rovers fan you'd have to be over the moon with a draw.

pineapple stu

15/09/2011, 11:56 AM

And on the day that's in it, UEFA have revealed the prize money structure (http://www.uefa.com/uefa/management/finance/news/newsid=1680100.html?rss=1680100+Clubs+rewarded+by+ Europa+League+participation) for this year. E640k just for getting to the groups, plus E60k per game. There's an extra E70k if Rovers draw any game, and E140k if they manage a win. So say they pick up one point, that's still E1.07m - not counting TV rights, gate receipts, sponsorship, extra merchandise sales, etc.

Kingdom

15/09/2011, 12:18 PM

I'm all optimistic for a narrow 1-0 win on this historic day.

Spudulika

15/09/2011, 12:21 PM

I'm going to watch it in a pub in Voronezh (an Irish pub of course with nary an Irish person in sight). My other half is a Rovers fan, she also supports Rubin, but tonight is donning a Rovers shirt she bought at the club shop back in August. Yes, I'm slightly ashamed, but I'll cheer for Rovers and have a feeling that it could be 0-0. Which means a long nights dirnking ahead. Just to draw a parallel, it's the same pub I watched the return leg with Partizan in - history and all that.

El-Pietro

15/09/2011, 12:23 PM

sligoman

15/09/2011, 12:30 PM

Reckon Shams might keep it scoreless to half time despite being battered into the goals, then Rubin will score in 2nd half and win.

pineapple stu

15/09/2011, 12:32 PM

I think the TV money is factored into the prize money? I'm open to correction of course.
Could be right actually. Don't TV channels just buy rights en masse for the groups? So drawing Spurs won't give a big TV bonus.

Still, nice cash if you can get it.

BonnieShels

15/09/2011, 12:37 PM

A draw. I hope at least.

Come on Rovers.

passinginterest

15/09/2011, 12:49 PM

Looking forward to this. Will be rushing out of here at 4 and hopefully into the stadium for 5.30 to get a decent spot in the East stand. Lovely warm day for it, a draw would be great. Hopefully the nerves don't get to Rovers and no early goals conceded.

On another point, I think the fact there was still 500 tickets available last night proves the wisdom of pushing for Tallaght. The Aviva would have resulted in a massive loss overall and would have been absolutely soulless with 8,000 people there.

El-Pietro

15/09/2011, 12:51 PM

Could be right actually. Don't TV channels just buy rights en masse for the groups? So drawing Spurs won't give a big TV bonus.

Still, nice cash if you can get it.
thats exactly how I thought it worked. TV rights have been negotiated in advance, hence TV3/Setanta? have the rights for Ireland and RT� couldn't jump on the bandwagon. Every team then gets the same money and theres no financial bonus from a TV point of view for getting a Spurs over say Copenhagen again (I have no idea if Copenhagen are top seeds, just an example)

Shelsman

15/09/2011, 12:59 PM

On another point, I think the fact there was still 500 tickets available last night proves the wisdom of pushing for Tallaght. The Aviva would have resulted in a massive loss overall and would have been absolutely soulless with 8,000 people there.

Yes indeed, it also reflects that

(a) Non-LOI fans haven't suddenly turned into LOI fans :( and
(b) The fact that Rovers drew two not-very-well-known teams in their group is a bit of a downer. I was hoping they'd get a Belgian and/or Dutch club. PSV Eindhoven coming to town for example would've drawn a bigger crowd.

Anyway, Best of Luck Rovers, we're all behind ye.

legendz

15/09/2011, 1:02 PM

Kazan rightly favourites. Irish football had historic wins in major competitions in '88 and '94. Hopefully Rovers against the odds can have one of those historic wins tonight.
Hopeful prediction: 1-0 win for Rovers.

superjohnny

15/09/2011, 1:02 PM

I can honestly see this being 0-0 which rovers fans would have to be happy with.

TheBoss

15/09/2011, 1:47 PM

Going to be exceptionally hard for Rovers to get a 0-0 would be a bigger result than qualifying if they do get some sort of positive result.

Anyway, its Trevor Welsh and Pat Dolan doing the commentary. :excruciating:

paul_oshea

15/09/2011, 1:53 PM

Anyone got a link for this?

placid casual

15/09/2011, 1:54 PM

TheBoss

15/09/2011, 2:18 PM

Anyone got a link for this?

http://www.tv3.ie/live.php

R�iteoir

15/09/2011, 2:25 PM

4-0 Rubin - Obafemi Martins and Christian Noboa with a couple of goals apiece

dfx-

15/09/2011, 2:25 PM

If Rovers dont win this there will be question marks over MON.
It would be 3 games without a win and thats no acceptable in my book.
Rovers to rule it over our soviet neighbours and take a 2 nil lead behind that damned iron curtain of theirs.
I fought in the war you know.

In fairness, they may have been in the CL with Barcelona, Copenhagen and Kyiv, but they haven't faced the toughest assignment of all, Pats and Sligo in the past week.

paul_oshea

15/09/2011, 2:28 PM

http://www.tv3.ie/live.php

Outside of Ireland.

TheOwl

15/09/2011, 2:29 PM

Does anyone know if TV3s live online coverage will be geo-blocked? Can it be watched in the UK?

Also, is any Irish radio station doing live commentary for the game.

paul_oshea

15/09/2011, 2:32 PM

well seeing as they have news at 5.30 at 5:00....then i doubt their technology methods are that sophisticated. Heres hoping anyway

Straightstory

15/09/2011, 3:16 PM

2-0 defeat. If you're a Rovers fan you'd have to be over the moon with a draw.
Agree. Also applicable to every game Rovers will play in this group.

Dodge

15/09/2011, 3:19 PM

Anything other than keeping the League of Ireland's 100% record in Dublin against teams for the Russian league is disgraceful IMO

dfx-

15/09/2011, 3:24 PM

Anyway, its Trevor Welsh and Pat Dolan doing the commentary. :excruciating:

Trevor Welch and Russian surnames...enjoy the mispronounciations!

Dunny

15/09/2011, 4:16 PM

Links

http://www.ilemi.me/27958/1/Watch-Shamrock-Rovers-vs-Rubin-Kazan/

http://www.ilemi.me/27959/2/Watch-Shamrock-Rovers-vs-Rubin-Kazan/

Real ale Madrid

15/09/2011, 4:21 PM

http://www.tv3.ie/live.php

Nothing wrong with Sinead Kissane in fairness.

oh and 0-0 tonight.

EastTerracer

15/09/2011, 4:30 PM

As expected the tv3.ie link just shut off everyone outside of Ireland. The two links above aren't active yet but hopefully they will work here in New York.

crc

15/09/2011, 4:34 PM

Best of luck to Rovers tonight!

thischarmingman

15/09/2011, 4:45 PM

Other group game, Rovers will prob be mentioned throughout:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/sep/15/paok-salonika-tottenham-hotspur-live

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9592305.stm

galwayhoop

15/09/2011, 4:46 PM

Really looking forward to this! Feel really proud to be a League of Ireland supporter....
How many years of hard work, as a league (or movement if you want to be soppy), have we gone through looking for the holy grail!! Well folks, hopefully this is the first night of many!
Best of luck Shamrock Rovers!!