So who would Pat's like....

[Duggie]

in the draw ? can we get anyone like an open draw or is it in sections like last time ? imagine if we pulled AC Milan with kaka and ronaldinho.......
still 4 games in europe and 3 wins, 1 draw. not to shabby is it.

[pateen]

in the draw ? can we get anyone like an open draw or is it in sections like last time ? imagine if we pulled AC Milan with kaka and ronaldinho.......
still 4 games in europe and 3 wins, 1 draw. not to shabby is it.

Sligo turncoat :D

No, in fairness, fair play to Pats.
Would love to see them getting Portsmouth. I could get at least 10 to go from London

[Dodge]

We can get one of

AC Milan
Hertha Berlin
Spartak Moscow
Partizan Belgrade
Besiktas

Think we'll lose to all 5 (although I thought Elfsberg would beat us handily) so I'd like Milan for the jolly up ;)

[Duggie]

Sligo turncoat :D

No, in fairness, fair play to Pats.
Would love to see them getting Portsmouth. I could get at least 10 to go from London

never....ah no just me irish club hat on there. come on the pats :D

[Duggie]

We can get one of

AC Milan
Hertha Berlin
Spartak Moscow
Partizan Belgrade
Besiktas

Think we'll lose to all 5 (although I thought Elfsberg would beat us handily) so I'd like Milan for the jolly up ;)

is that definite ?
out of this list id take partizan.
for the crowd and money ac milan even tho at the san siro it might be a struggle.......just a wee bit tho :D

[amaccann]

Spartak Moscow would be the most poetic really; for Pats to beat the team that Drogs were convinced they could topple had those chances against Kiev gone the right way;)

[Claret Murph]

Well done to all at Pats , I do hope you get the draw you want and even win it would be better still .

[Tenderloins]

Whats the story with gate reciepts in Europe?
would Pats only get revenue from their home leg?

[Dodge]

Whats the story with gate reciepts in Europe?
would Pats only get revenue from their home leg?

Think so (with no real basis for that). All 5 teams we face come from decent leagues with probability of a bidding war for TV rights, so thats where the money is made

[gspain]

Whats the story with gate reciepts in Europe?
would Pats only get revenue from their home leg?

Yes and the tv revenue. Germany, Italy and Turkey are huge tv paydays. Russia and Serbia are not.

[Macy]

Pity ye can't get citeh, they were probably the worst team to get through the last round...

[Pauro 76]

I'd love it if ye got Milan and beat them. With Senderos at the back leaking goals and all. it'd shut up our Athlone friends anyway. ;)

[pateen]

Heartha Berlin would be a big money game too, germans fork out bigtime for TV rights.

Maybe ye might share the money with the rest of us :D :D

[Hibs4Ever]

Definitely want AC Milan

[Sam_Heggy]

Milan would be a massive draw, you would get peole all over the country looking for tickets to the home leg.

[holidaysong]

Where would the home leg be though?

[KianD]

Milan would be a massive draw, you would get peole all over the country looking for tickets to the home leg.

Ticket stubs for both legs might proof valuable there ;)

[Raheny Red]

Where would the home leg be though?

Provided they get Milan it will be held in the Flan Siro.

[Réiteoir]

If they draw Milan - send John Minnock down to exorcise the demons during the half time break against their sub keeper...

[gustavo]

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/267.0/popup/index.php?cl=9485038&t=em&sid=0

[pateen]

Might it be going ahead in the RDS now

[Sheridan]

Hertha vs. St. Pat's.

[Boo_Boy]

Hertha Berlin against Pats!

[Mr A]

Text updates here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7587668.stm

[Row Z]

Its not milan anyway...

[crc]

Its Hertha Berlin

[paul_oshea]

berlin v st pats.

he said they came through the intertoto the twit.

[paul_oshea]

can they do a bohs on it? id actually fancy there chances at home!

[Footsoldier]

Well, ye got Hertha Berlin.

[graham_d]

Best combination of a big name, big payday & some chance of getting a result

[Duggie]

hertha berlin....kinda disappointed it wasnt milan now :D

[holidaysong]

Was at Hertha Berlin vs. Eintracht Frankfurt in February.. They were trashed 3-0 and were muck.. They play at the Olympic Stadium - the one that hosted the WC Final in 2006, it's a great venue.

[Réiteoir]

Might it be going ahead in the RDS now

could do - at least the headache of both grounds not being available has been seen off

First Leg in Berlin will be played in this unimpressive little ramshackle ground:

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/germany/berlin/berlin_olympiastadion.shtml

[gspain]

Great draw. German tv money is very lucrative. Still a chance (albeit a small one) of makingthe group stages.

The RDS or wherever should sellout but then it not a big club like Portsmouth or Motherwell. The sad thing is that if Hibs had gone all the way beaten Elfsborg, pats etc and played Hertha Berlin in Dublin they'd get far more tv coverage and press coverage and probably a bigger crowd.

[Row Z]

Good draw... especially logistically! how many pats fans are checking flights as we speak!!!!

[bohs til i die]

Great draw. German tv money is very lucrative. Still a chance (albeit a small one) of makingthe group stages.

The RDS or wherever should sellout but then it not a big club like Portsmouth or Motherwell. The sad thing is that if Hibs had gone all the way beaten Elfsborg, pats etc and played Hertha Berlin in Dublin they'd get far more tv coverage and press coverage and probably a bigger crowd.



First leg is away, if they lose 3/4-0 then they will probably miss out o tv revenue

They cant switch to home first because the RDS is unavailable by all accounts

Presume home leg will be in RDS?

[Réiteoir]

If they switch to a home tie - then thanks to the RDS and Croker not being available - they will have nowhere to actually play the game

[holidaysong]

St. Pat's should start selling tickets as soon as possible and hopefully have a lot sold in case of a 3-0/4-0 defeat in the away leg..

[Boo_Boy]

how many pats fans are checking flights as we speak!!!!

How many would you say are looking for Hertha airport?

[rambler14]

Good draw! Good luck to Pats.

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

Was at Hertha Berlin vs. Eintracht Frankfurt in February.. They were trashed 3-0 and were muck.. They play at the Olympic Stadium - the one that hosted the WC Final in 2006, it's a great venue.


I saw 'em against Dortmund earlier in the season and they won to go top.
Remind me a bit like Spurs ... capital city team that fail to deliver.
Great stadium though and really enjoyable city.

As an aside they have possibly the worst team crest known to man.

[gufcfan]

This better be on TV. FFS, I'm raging that I couldn't see last nights game.

[Pauro 76]

Good draw, they got Bertha Herlin. Payday and winnable.

[Trainee]

Ryanair Dublin to Berlin only 60.62 + bags cost thats flying out on wednesday and back on friday

Thats not bad
would it hard to get a ticket for away leg

[Réiteoir]

Actually - the full tltle of the club makes them sound like the German wing of those little scrotes who have done so much damage to the image of the League and Bohs in the past:

Hertha BSC Berlin

:D

[holidaysong]

I saw 'em against Dortmund earlier in the season and they won to go top.
Remind me a bit like Spurs ... capital city team that fail to deliver.
Great stadium though and really enjoyable city.

As an aside they have possibly the worst team crest known to man.

I might fish out my Hertha Berlin scarf for this match and pose as a Berlin supporting barstooler... :D

[red bellied]

Will Pats be allowed play the Hertha game in Inichore now its first round proper?

[OneRedArmy]

I'm would have a reasonable guess that the temporary seats in the RDS may present problems and may not be useable.

It all comes down to how well they are anchored.

[Réiteoir]

Temporary seats apparently aren;t permitted according to the UEFA Stadia Regs published in 2006 - although that stance may have changed since

[pete]

Good draw for Pats considering the alternatives. Might be some good German TV money available too.