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Potential opponents for the draws today: https://www.leagueofireland.ie/news/...rope-revealed/
Some really really handy games for shels in the Conference League playoff round. Some very difficult ones for Rovers in it, and for Pats, the options are all a lot easier than Besiktas but it’s more or less an irrelevant draw because there’s no chance they go through that tie
Shels would be delighted with that. Assuming that it's the unseeded teams who lose their matches, it's Egnatia and KuPS would could possibly cause problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
We beat KuPS two years ago, but there was nothing between the two sides. They'll also have to play their game 300km away in Tampere.
All Rovers ones are stinkers. In that position, I'd just hope to get Santa Clara. You'll get a cracking, unique away to trip to São Miguel.
And Santa Clara it is for rovers. Shels more or less qualified for the conference league now after drawing the winners of Vikingur of Faroe Islands or Linfield again. Pats (Besiktas) drew the winner of Lausanne (Switzerland) or Astana (Kazakhstan)Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_�ire
Very happy with those potential draws for Shels I still hope we can do the business against Rijeka but if that doesn't happen potentially Linfield again would be incredible
Best draws possible, I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
I wouldn't go as far to say Shels are "more or less qualified", but they've an excellent chance. They only beat Linfield 2-1, mind.
Maybe Rovers will feel as if they have a chance too? They finished fifth in Liga Portugal last year, will be out of season, and maybe complacent. Properly jealous of the away trip though. I'd certainly recommend staying for a few days, hiring a car, and seeing the island. It's an unusual place.
Shels have a very good chance. Rovers got as best they could out of the mini group they were in. I think Larne could push Santa Clara.
They tend to do well in Europe in recent years.
Pat’s definitely got an awful 3rd round draw when you look at the 2 potential opponents in the PO Round.
Chance of 2 sides in the League Phase so all to play for.
Shels need to avoid complacency if they play Linield again. They should be well able to beat them over 2 legs, but only won last month by 2-1 - and that was against a Linfield team who were out of season. Their match fitness will be better in 3/4 weeks time.Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_�ire
They'd probably want to not be complacent about Vikingur either btw :D
Who's at home first if Shels get through to the next round?
Agree with the above on Santa Clara, definitely the best tie rovers could’ve got from a very tough unseeded grouping of teams. Outside of Sporting, Benfica, Porto and Braga, Portuguese clubs aren’t anything near their league’s coefficient as 7th best in Europe, they’re massively carried by those 4 clubs in that regard, much like Scotland is by Celtic and Rangers. I think Rovers could definitely put it up to them
I’ve been to games in Portugal and the gulf in class outside the top 3-4 teams in huge. Would remind you of countries such as Scotland or the Netherlands in that respect.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Not sure if any of you listen to the Sweeper podcast but they love Santa Clara because they are based in the Azores but have played in the top flight on and off (more off) in the last couple of decades.
Was never going to be a cake walk for Rovers come through the league path, even seeded. The draw was full of land mines on the PO round.
We will get a good idea of how good they are after the larne match