Sky do not hold any EL rights.Only CL, ESPN could pick it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
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Sky do not hold any EL rights.Only CL, ESPN could pick it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
There's no rights for qualifying games. Any channel can show any game (eg RTE showing Rovers/Juventus last year)Quote:
Originally Posted by londonhoop
Think thats the hardest Draw for ROvers; Copenhagen. They were in group stages last year
Hmmmmm Nutsey going defencive in european match, if at first it does not work do the same again and again and.......:confused: very difficult to get back into this one in second leg from 2-0 down, have to hope (3 Hail Marys) for an early goal. Whatever happens we MUST have a go at them at Dalymount - two up front (Git and Bisto) and try and drag ourselves back into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
While they had some nice players technically they were far from great. Conceeding two from set pieces was frustrating - although over 90 mins they were worth win. At 0-2 there is no point in Bohs playing cagey in second leg, so give it a lash Nutsey
Copenhagen is a very tough draw. Financially they are in a different league to every other team in Scandinavia, let alone Denmark.
Great trip for shams supporters but very tough draw on the pitch :). Should attract a decent crowd to Tallaght and logistically decent enough away trip for the club, so moneywise could be OK (always a big factor for LOI clubs)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Watched the Bohs game. They got what they deserved unfortunately. Poor Fagan had little or no support. Going to be really hard for Bohs to get through. Have they scored 3 times in any game this year (I think their goals for is even worse at home for some mad reason)?
By all accounts Pats were well in the game in Khazakhstan. Will be tough, but certainly in the tie.
Now all we need is a favour from Platini for the next round ;)
is the UEFA Europa draw at 12 or 12.30?
Any game ive watched in Europe where pat fenlon is/mas manager they always sat back against the higher seeded teams and inevitably eventually conceded, sometimes though like hadjuk split it paid off when they got them home, but then other times you think JFDI(go for it).
That seems like the worst draw for rovers.
Didn't copenhagen push chelsea to a draw last year, or very nearly i think?! Yes they did but i thought it was home http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/9424170.stm
Europa Draw is 12.30
Even v Split, Shels were blessed in that game. Dave-bleeding-Rogers with probably the only decent shot of his career (and in fairness it was a cracker) in the dying minutes
cheers.
ya 2 goals in the last 10 minutes or so wasn't it? But sometimes you need luck as in fairness LOI teams generally don't seem to have much of that in EUrope.
Fenlons approach is so much like Traps playing away from home, extremely negative and boring to watch. The difference obviously being that relatively speaking(opposition and the Irish team) Trap has a far better defensive line than fenlon has/had...
Glentoran's opponents Vorskla Poltava in cash probeQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
By Chris Holt
[SIZE=1]Wednesday, 13 July 2011[/SIZE]
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Glentoran's Europa League opponents Vorskla Poltava WILL travel to Belfast today to fulfil their second qualifying round first leg fixture tomorrow night, despite having their stadium's offices raided by Ukrainian authorities on Monday.
It has been reported in Ukraine that computers at the Butovsky Memorial Vorskla Stadium were seized as part of investigations into the financial dealings of Vorskla owner and honorary president Kostyantin Zhevago, a high-profile billionaire businessman and the CEO of the Finances and Credit company, one of Ukraine's biggest groups.
He is also, according to Forbes, the 828th richest person in the world.
The raids threw into doubt the club's plans to fly into Northern Ireland for the European tie, and should they have failed to turn up it was possible that Glentoran would have been given a lucrative bye into the next round of the competition.
At the very least, Glentoran could have been going into the second leg with a head start having been awarded a win for the first.
European football's governing body, Uefa, were unaware of the raid until the Belfast Telegraph contacted them yesterday, and they later released a statement which said: "According to the Football Federation of Ukraine, the FC Vorskla Poltava have given guarantees that they will play both games against Glentoran. Based on this, we can confirm that these matches should take place as scheduled."
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...#ixzz1SAjQ3abw
Linfield got a decent draw, if they can get past BATE of course, they'l play either Ekranas or Valletta. The score stands at 3-2 to Ekranas after the first leg in Malta
Rovers very unlucky with that draw. At least a pleasant, manageable away trip...
If they get into the round, of course...
Pats to play FC Karpaty Lviv of Ukraine.
Cheapest beer I ever bought was in L'viv- the equivalent of 9c. It's an amazing place.
Sligo v Glentoran or Glentoran's dodgy opponents (see above)...
Sligo almost got Hearts too. That would've been great.
Tough Draws every step of the way this year in Europe.
so who got who?
could it be compiled into one post i mean, the whole draws of both comps :)
please and thanks
I remember thinking last night Pats would get them. Just need to win the 2nd leg now and go throughQuote:
Originally Posted by thischarmingman
Quite happy about that , ****er for travel but I feel its a winnable tie and thats whats important. Glad to be away first too. Wish I could make the Showgies as last euro game there for me was Red Star .Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
Am I right in thinking that Pats and Sligo both got Ukrainian sides?
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/...opaleague.html
I like the attitude of all concerned at Sligo, that its about winning and getting through to the next round rather than the more amateurish, negative get a big team. Plenty of time to get big teams if you keep progressing.
Hopefully that attitude carries onto the pitch and pays off and they get through to the next round.
Re. that RTE report: Aren't Glentoran way in the second leg? And it's The Oval, not 'Oval Park'. (I remember a great report from there once: 'And it's all square at the Oval'...Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
I mean 'away' in the second leg. (We all make mistakes....)
Indeed.. If we manage to get past the Kazahks we should be heading to Ukraine at the same time as Sligo... Unless one of the ties ends up getting reverseQuote:
Originally Posted by ger121
I hate UEFA:(
I hope Bohs can turn their tie around as they have good opponents in the next round, while the 2 Ukranian sides are beatable for Sligo and Pats. I'd love to see all clubs go through (not forgetting Rovers of course).
Ukrainian sides are not beatable, IF we get there both us and Sligo will be beaten comfortably
Speak for yourself I feel Rovers can certainly get a result away and win it at the Showgrounds. Curious to know why you feel that a team that can only get a 2-0 win against a makeshift team (most on holidays) will walk all over Sligo Rovers with such ease.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Is that you Pete?Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Sure didnt drogs nearly two a few seaons ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Then again 'nearly' never bulled a cow
Ya i remember reading another article on the(independent i think) site from james mcmahon and spotting something was wrong as well, about on of the LOI teams but i cant remember which article :( I don't even know why i remember that name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
Ya but they had two clear chances at the end one that went right over the bar, and no excuses, its like they get into the position and like a schoolboy get over excited and ejaculate prematurely.Quote:
Originally Posted by pateen
Was it robinson that hit it over the bar, he def had a chance earlier on if it wasn't him who hit it over the bar, i remember watching thinking how the fcuk did he miss that. Though they should have been 1-3 in that anyway.
I'm sure you would have thought the same thing about Russian sides and we all remember what happened there:)Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Just seen there that the two Ukrainian cities are miles apart from each other, should both teams be there the same week.
Still, it should bring a few Ukrainian babes into Sligo/Inchicore area for the home legs :)
Yeah the mad *******s were bringing crates of Guinness into their dressing room before the game:) We got very very lucky against themQuote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Harleyleeds, They beat Glentoran 2-0 away, They probably never left first gear (I didn't see any of the game so I don't no) and they will probably spank them 4 or 5 at home
I really hope I'm wrong but I don't see either Pats or Sligo getting through if we both get to play the Ukrainian teams
Some very tough draws. At least if Rovers get through, they'll be guaranteed a crack at the Europa League group stages if Copenhagan prove too much.
Too right. The thing is, European ties will always draw a larger crowd than the usual at league games regardless of opponent. The publicity of a "big tie" might increase a club's exposure in the national media for a week, but it does nothing in the long-term. Nobody cares after that. Where did all those Shels "fans" go that filled Lansdowne for the Deportivo game a few years ago, for example? What good did that ever do Shels?Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Was always going to be them. They were the farthest team from Dublin in Pats' draw, after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
That's the attitude! It's this kind of positive thinking which makes following the League of Ireland such a consistent joy!Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
If Pats get through, what would be the feasibility of jointly chartering a flight?..They could drop Pats off in Lvov and then head on to Poltava with Sligo :-)