Will be a lot of pressure on Bnei now - they will be expected to finish the job and secure the big draw. Hopefully that can play into Rovers' hands.
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Will be a lot of pressure on Bnei now - they will be expected to finish the job and secure the big draw. Hopefully that can play into Rovers' hands.
Any word on Levski Sofia's draw?
Of course if rovers do go through the national broadcasters won't be falling over themselves in a bidding war for the rights
Dundalk are a bribeable ref / 7 lucky bouces away from a glamour tie against.......Kalmar / Dacia Chisinau
Levski/Dundalk Vs. Kalmar/Dacia.
Fantastic, just popping in and I was wondering how a Sligo fan would manage to make themselves look a bitter, obsessed child in a European thread. Keep up the good work.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Just seeing Rovers being pulled out of the hat followed by Juventus was an incredible rush. Imagine if we actually get to play them. Dreams are made of that.
I think we've seen in Europe so many times before, teams come to Ireland in the first leg get a decent result without looking overly impressive and then really turning it on at home to bury the tie. I think Rovers really needed an advantage last night but on the flip side at least they know they have to score. The main thing is they keep it alive for as long as possible, the pressure is really on Bnei at home as mentioned above. They did only beat the Armenian side 1-0 at home after a 0-0 draw in Armenia and the Armenians went close on a couple of occasions late on so there is some hope for Rovers. The heat is another major factor so if Rovers get the ball they need to hold onto it or they'll be chasing shadows all night.
Can you imagine Juve coming to Tallaght?? A team thats been involved in match fixing down the years and bribing refeeres and a negative style of play might get to the play the Italian giants!
Yes Jim, yes he did.
Aviva only opens on 31 July (rugby provinces match)
first leg Rovers v Juve would be 29 July - wonder if any chance of holding it in Aviva ?
zero chanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Tony Soprano
The IRFU want the first match in the stadium to be a rugby match.
Of course the Israelis are going to be big favourites, and it'd pretty much need a huge upset for us to progress. We had a few half chances, but not Irish teams always do and never seem to put them away (Pats v. Berlin at the RDS last time) not because of bad luck, but because we're just not as good technically as the teams who can finish those easy chances. Still, its a game of football. There's nothing to stop us getting a dodgy penalty in the 1st minute and cling on for dear life. Apparently the ref is going to be French, they owe us something. We go in hope not expectation, and after what happened to Dundalk last night I'm happy enough to be going with at least hope.Quote:
Originally Posted by abcd
We'd put temp seating behind each goal (I'd guess 4,000 behind each) and also temp seating in front of both permanent stands to bring up capacity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Soprano
time to put in permanent seats I reckon, capacity is being tested too often - are there any plans to do this ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
4,000 seems a lot to me behind each goal - Real Madrid game only have 11,000 which is about 2,500 behind each but still close enough to RDS capacity to justify not moving game
U2 concert in Juve stadium on Fri 6 Aug so wonder if Juve might agree to switch with Rovers home in second leg (could use Aviva then)
if fingal could come through somehow you'd fancy the against honka/bangor.
It hasn't been near full once this season (and before any rovers get all hissied up agian, thats not a knock as their crowds are by far the best)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Soprano
i wouldnt worry about permanent seating till after the 2nd leg in israel anyway. one step at a time, but you could see shams scoring out there. fingers crossed.
fair point, big games seem to be getting around 5,000 not filling the 5,700 capacityQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
could have some sell outs before the end of the season (home v Bohs, possible cup semi final, possible Juve game)
suppose its a trade off - every so often they will lose money (would have gotten 10,000 + for Bohs game last season)
So, best case scenario (for the league as a whole):
Bohs beat TNS & get a reasonably glamour tie with Anderlecht, followed by at least one other game in the Europa (I don't think any of us would bet on them beating Anderlecht at the moment)
Shams win in Israel & get a fantastic glamour tie against Juve (again no one would bet on a win there ... )
Fingal win at home & win through again against the Fins/Welsh - giving us 2 teams one game away from the Europa group stages
Dundalk get something to add to the coeff.
All adds up to lots of addition to the coeff for future seasons & a LOT of cash-flow & prestige, TV & Media coverage etc
Worst case: none of the above - none of our teams are in the driving seat (1:0 at home is OK but not comfortable) & I'm just worried that they will all fall at this hurdle - not expecting, or pessimistic, just worried.
realistically only bohs could be our only hope next week. id expect them to come through.
4th round of Europa League is potentailly very lucrativeQuote:
Originally Posted by CuanaD
Bohs / Fingal would be unseeded - they would play one of the 37 seeded teams
look who those seeded teams are likely to be - Liverpool, Porto, CSKA Moscow, PSV Eindhoven, Juventus, Sporting Lisbon, Olympiacos, Stuttgart, Galatasaray, Dortmund, Napoli, Leverkusen, Paris SG, Celtic, Mallorca, Palermo, Besiktas, Man City, Feyenoord, AEK Athens, Aston Villa
there's about a 50/50 chance of getting one of them - any of those ties would be a big money spinner and imagine Liverpool, Man City, Aston Villa or Juventus (with Aviva available)
Or you could get Hertha Berlin or Steaua Bucharest. Neither of which was particularly lucrativeQuote:
Originally Posted by Tony Soprano
any idea how much TV money you got for the Hertha game ? crowd wasn't big for that but KO time (5pm) didn't helpQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
That jersey is for cup competitions where there is a clash in colours,there was no clash in colours last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duggie
I wonder will Juventus's jersey clash?
He did say 'potentially' very lucrative.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
You would indeed. Both teams are extremely beatableQuote:
Originally Posted by Duggie
Maritimo match highlights here (bad blunder for their 2nd):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8kPlmYnBzU
Was at the match last night. Thought Rovers did a lot of the basics as well, if not better than the Israelis. I reckon they have a 1 in 4 chance of progressing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
Were they to draw Juventus, Italian teams are notoriously slow starters in Europe, esppecially with a World Cup hangover.
You are a sad bunch up in Sligo!Quote:
Originally Posted by pauliek
Were St. Pat's at home or away first in those ties against Hertha and Steaua?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Dont give up the day job to become a comedian!Quote:
Originally Posted by poster
Fair pointQuote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Not much. Loads of German teams in action that week and ours clashed with the group stages of the Champions League too. Rights were bought by a German cable channel (kinda like 3e here) and they showed both legs live. Don't get me wrong, we did OK from the 2 european runs but it was nowhere neare the cash cow some believeQuote:
Originally Posted by Tony Soprano
There's nothing wrong with the occasional sell-out either. A game being reported as sold out always adds to the hype and prompts more people to buy season tickets to make sure they have tickets for these big games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Soprano
Away both times I think.Quote:
Were St. Pat's at home or away first in those ties against Hertha and Steaua?
Would be a shame to see Liverpool or Man City knocked out so early but I could live with it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Soprano
Dont see why Shams are not in with a great chance. Yes, it will be difficult, but with a potential tie against Juve they should not lack for incentive ! Showed they can score against Israelis so why not nick an away goal ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
Great draw for Bohs IF we can finish off TNS. cant see us beating Andelectht but should be a good tie and we should make a few bob (IF......).
Good draw for FIngal in that they would have a realistic chance of progression - great result last night especially as they are "new" to Europe.
Away both times, In 08 we started all 3 ties away from homeQuote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
agreedQuote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
and if you're getting 3,500 - 4,000 most games its better to have them in a smaller stadium too - looks better on TV, better atmosphere
If I'd never seen either team before, or knew their respective leagues I'd be inclined to agree the tie is still very open. But we're an Irish team. How many years now have we created a big chance in a game only for a player to panic (Twigg last night for instance, Pats at home to Hertha, Robinson away to Kiev in the last second). It just seems we don't have the technical skills, and winning pedigree to get through in these games. All will be revealed next week though, you never know.Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
The Isrealis aren't the same level of Kiev or Hertha in fairness (both in terms of quality or the round in which the game was played)
Pats knocked ut a Russian side last year too (at the same round Rovers would face Juventus). Wasn't a breakthrough though.
I still think Irish teams are "punching above their weight" but we'll see how the ties finish to see if the level can be maintained
I agree Bnei Yahuda aren't as good as those teams, but the prize on offer will be huge and it will still be a bloody big ask, especially in 40 degree heat. But aren't we now in the round that you beat the Russians? (did we not receive a bye for the round that you played the Maltese in?)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Nope, Valletta was the Second Qualifying Round too.
Nope, Valetta beat an icelandic team in the first round (Same round as Dundalk beat the Luxembourgs and last year Sligo lost to the Albanians).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
We were seeded in the 2nd round so played the winners of that game. Same round as you played them Israelis
Then the Russian in the 3rd round (They were drawn to play the winners of Pats v Valetta as we were unseeded).
Unseeded in 4th round and lost to Steaua.
The year before we played Olimps in first round (there was no prelim), then Elfsborg i second before playing Hertha in final play off.