The moral being, if you pay enough money you will get a seat in 1st class, although next year barcelona fc won't be able to afford even a seat in economy and will have to get to their destination on a pushbike.:)Quote:
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The moral being, if you pay enough money you will get a seat in 1st class, although next year barcelona fc won't be able to afford even a seat in economy and will have to get to their destination on a pushbike.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
KÍ Klaksvík were 1-0 up against HJK Helsinki tonight (3-2 on aggregate), but down to ten men away from home - still hanging on to a second group stage qualification in a row for the Faroes.
Unfortunately two injury time goals have put paid to that it seems. Bit of a sickener for them.
Astana also through, having turned around a 2-0 deficit at home to Brann in the last 30 minutes - 60, 81 and 90+1 minutes the goal times there. And FC Noah hanging on - they'll be the first Armenian side in the groups if they hold their 3-0 first leg lead against Ruzemberok of Slovakia, but they're 2-0 down with 25 to go...
RFS of Latvia - Conference League last year - heading for the Europa League groups this year. Beating APOEL home and away.
Plenty of drama so far! Not expecting much in Tallaght really given the first-leg scoreline. A dead-rubber draw about the best we can hope for I'd say.
3 nil down now PS and a man down. Armenia could end the night with no clubs in the League stage.
Nope - 88th minute goal and it's 4-3 Noah!
TNS make it to half-time scoreless against the Lithuanians - 3-0 up on aggregate and 45 minutes from the groups.
Killie 1-0 Copenhagen is a bit unexpected, though plenty of time yet.
And a weird tie in Belgium - Cercle Brugge won 6-1 away to Wisla Krakow, but they're 2-0 down at home after 20 minutes.
3-1 now. Crazy stuff. Don’t think they had a sniff at goal for most of the 2nd half. Not good news for the top 33 race.Quote:
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Disappointing for Pats last night, but it was probably 95% inevitable really. But a great experience for them. Unfortunately there'll likely be no opportunity for them to capitalize on this for next season's LOI in Europe. As for tonight's game, I just want to see Sham's play with a bit of pride. Conference in the back pocket, 4-0 down from the first leg, this is truly a free shot. For 43 minutes last week, everything looked somewhat manageable, and then Agent Cleary arrived on the scene to sabotage the mission. Less of that tonight please. So go and put on a bit of a show, and not get hammered. Hopefully a decent crowd turns up.
We'll see how Pat's do against Drogheda, the Euro game being on Wednesday might give them a fighting chance of taking it seriously. If they play to the level they have in Europe they could go on a very strong run for the rest of the season, lot's of IF's but it's a lot more likely than it seemed pre Vaduz and no one has really pushed on and taken a strong hold of 3rd or 4th yet, everyone is dropping points and will continue to do so imo. I think this Euro run and the way the fixtures have fallen has been more or less perfect for Kenny to build team spirit and get some confidence in to an already very talented bunch.
S Rovers coming 3rd and Pat's finding a way to finish 4th, with Derry/Shels winning the cup wouldn't surprise me as well as Waterford/Galway/Sligo have done so far.
Probably could do with Rovers getting some Co-efficient points later.
Celje 1 up to Pyunik and the Armenians down to 10. Could do with the Slovenians winning that tie after Noah scraping home.
2 nil to Celje.Quote:
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2-0 now.Quote:
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The Kosovans 2-0 down still with a half to go, so you'd expect us to pass them out over the course of the league phase
Larne kicking off just now as well, 2-1 down from the away leg in Gibraltar against Lincoln Red Imps, but with every chance of making it through to the groups to be the first Nordy team through.
Still remember Linfield's incredible collapse a couple of years ago against the Latvians. Up there with Liverpool v Arsenal 1989 as an argument for running for the corner in the very last minute...
Would want Legia to still win that match so no extra points for Kosovo before they bow out.Quote:
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Ah yeah, I'm taking for granted Rovers do something in the league phase, you'd hope they finally win a game, or maybe you wouldn't :DQuote:
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Say you are right with 7 games minimum left for them.Quote:
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Serbia's season continues well - TSC 2-0 down to Maccabi Tel Aviv inside 10 minutes. 5-0 on aggregate.
Though Red Star Belgrade did make the CL groups at least, which gives them a 6-point coefficient bonus.
Very poor from Lopes there with that pass, and it almost cost them. Pohls again as last week making good saves early on.
Larne go 1-0 down - so 3-1 now. Disaster there.
Result in Wales though - there'll be dancing on the streets of TNS tonight!
Total Network Solutions for life!Quote:
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Two for Larne and they're back level at 3-3 by half-time.Quote:
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Huge 45 minutes coming
Rovers seem to have reached half-time scoreless but with no shots or corners - and livescore is saying 14% possession, which can hardly be right?
But those stats suggest one-way traffic.
Good come back and it’s actually on tv!!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I see Celje won 4-1 on the night. Both down to 10 men before Celine finished the job with a brace.
So that means every team that Rovers faced in Europe this season has made the group stage. Could be drawn again against one of those two yet.
Larne down to 10 now.
Poor passing matters at this level. Disappointing goal to concede. Pohls can only save so many chances.
But they score with five to go! 3-1 on the night now; 4-3 on aggregate.Quote:
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They'd have been dreading extra time a man down, but a great chance to avoid that now.
2-0 to PAOK in Tallaght; Rovers sinking without trace there it seems. PAOK are a good team for sure, but when was the last time Bradley so much as laid a glove on a team of that calibre?
Not been good across the 2 legs for Rovers.
What channel is it on PS? I have freeview but can’t find it.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Gent maybe in 2022. Played well in that one against a side who have made Conference 4 years on the bounce. Not sure they are at PAOK levels but who knows..Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Which one - Rovers or Larne?
Either way, I'm really following livescore updates (while on a Zoom meeting...!)
Sorry! Larne. Nobody wants to watch Rovers getting humped.Quote:
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BBC NI Sports website. Larne were really starting to struggle until the goal. No nonsense blasted through the keeper by a tired looking striker that could do liitle moe than swing a leg at it.
Does open the question again of (relatively) small investment opening the way to European money and the chance to build in to higher competitions and more money.
Larne have done it. Be funny if we had an All Ireland match in the league stage of a European competition.
Looks like TNS in same pot as Rovers so can draw them too obviously.
Larne win. Nearly punished at the end, strange free kick, nice clean slide tackle clearance but defender daftly left a foot hanging so the Lincoln player managed to catch a boot about the knee ages after the clearance. Free header from the resulting free just put past the post. Lane were goosed if that had gone in as they were out on their feet by FT nevermind ET.
The new structure helps hugely though, as long as a league winning club wins its first game in CL qualifier, its almost impossible not to make the group stages, certainly its an easier route.Quote:
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If the Conf League was around late 10's, Dundalk would have prob made 1 or 2 more groups, and Cork City too in 2018.
Just look at the games / route Pats had in comparison this season, and harder games too.
That said full credit to Larne and TNS, that Euro map of 'associations not making a group stage' must be all coloured in now.
Rovers fetishists aside Im sure there are planty that would watch Rovers getting (t)humped, especially Bohs fans with no other football stream!?Quote:
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Yeah I agree, it makes even more sense for a P6 to lurk about. I know Larne have been bankrolled by a local and fan who made his fortune and invested in his club. But he has taken a basketcase with no significant success domestically to league titles and European groups. New competition and access, looking at such example, surely would pique the interest of those with enough finances to have a go in Loi/IL/Welsh short to medium term but not enough for for the English system obviously or Scots. I think this could herald a ne era of interest from 'investors'. Cobh Ramblers in the Conference league 2029....Quote:
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One from each pot. Three at Tallaght, three away from home.
Surely there's 5 or 6 points Rovers could pick up there. Most of Pots 1 and 2 are bigger, stronger, with better players, but they have somewhat of a decent chance with most of the teams in the other pots.Quote:
Originally Posted by MichaelCherrito
Presume they can get Celje again, yeah?
Some rough clubs in pot 5. How are Panathanaikos seeded lower than Rovers for example?
That jumped out at me at first, but a little research shows that they've made 2 Europa group stages in the last 8 years, where they lost most of their matches, and haven't been in the CL for 13 years. Re Celje, as far as I know, yeah they can get them, which woiuld be huge, knowing they've beaten them already.Quote:
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