Either way the stewarts will spot the pink and lobster heads a mile away. Cant imagine any Bohs fans are fluent in Greek to blag their way in.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Prob for their own safety too
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Either way the stewarts will spot the pink and lobster heads a mile away. Cant imagine any Bohs fans are fluent in Greek to blag their way in.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Prob for their own safety too
Jees rte can't even get that right ->https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021...loi-in-europe/Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
The schedule definitely only shoes Dundalk on LOI nigel
Just paid for bohs there. Its on their own website
Had seen all three games were being streamed. Presumed they were being hosted on LOI TV. Strange if not.
Dundalk is the only one listed as of now. Maybe that will change later.
Interesting game to watch out for elsewhere is Hibernians (of Malta) against Riga FC of Latvia at 7pm. The winners - Hibs are 1-0 up from the first leg in Latvia - will play Lincoln Red Imps of Gibraltar for a place in the group stage. So the new format really does favour smaller champions.
TNS are in Plzen at 6pm leading 4-2 from the first leg, but they were 4-0 up after 88 minutes. Larne are playing for pride, 4-0 down against Pacos de Ferreira of Portugal. Scottish Hibs drew 1-1 in Rijeka; winners play Bohs/PAOK. Aberdeen scraped a 3-2 win against Bredablik of Iceland, but should finish the job at home.
I got giddy and had a look at the other ties, and likely matches in the playoff round. Whatever about the rights and wrongs of the UEFA competitions structure, you're absolutely right in that this format does favour smaller champions.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
What is the story with TNS? Wouldn't have been hugely surprised with them beating Glentoran; the manner of their victory against the Lithuanians was an eye-opener, and then to go 4 up on Plzen!
Yea, it's worth looking at the other four potential play-off ties -
Zalgiris v Bodo (though Bodo are 2-1 down from the away leg in Prishtina)
Maccabi Haifa v HJK
Flora Tallinn v Rovers
Fola Esch v Alashkert/Kairat
They'd be standard enough 2QR ties in previous seasons. It's great that smaller countries have a chance to be in the group stages, though you have to wonder what €3m would mean for competitiveness in the Maltese league. I'd have preferred to have seen a fifth team from each country qualify and smaller group stage money. But there you go.
On TNS - I wonder is covid a factor this year? There seems to be lots of weird results. Are clubs' training schedules all messed up? Or is the lack of crowds a leveller?
So any Greek TV I'm not trusting a club run stream again?
PAOK streaming for free off their website outside Greece/Cyprus/UK/Ireland. A VPN should sort you out in that regard.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Bohs without Ciaran Kelly is a serious loss,their best defender when I’ve watched them in Europe….
Oh dear …
Another easy header and poor defending and marking. They clearly saw that as an issue. After a couple of minutes and All...
Meanwhile TNS go 1-0 in Plzen. 5-2 up on aggregate. That's remarkable
32 degrees out there now, they're running them all over the shop they'll be shagged
My brother is in the ground anyway so assume a few Bohs got in. Locals helped them get in.
2 good chances for bohs, there's a goal for them here no doubt, but there's also a goal for paok
Exactly the start they didn't need
Bohs coming into the game, keeping the ball better and two chances in the last five minutes after a poor start. PAOK look shaky enough at the back.