LOI in Europe 2011

**paul_oshea** · 05/08/2011, 9:14 AM

Originally Posted by Duggie

our teams really need to score in away ties to have a chance against the bigger sides. not easy but. sligo had 2 great chances to score in ukraine but didnt. game over after 20 mins in sligo then. see who shams get in todays draw, will be tough to progress but at the least they will make some more money which is good for any LOI side.

Sligo were very unlucky though. That second goal was a clear goal. And kirbys miss was ridiculous. It could have been 2-0 then. And in the second half over there Vorskla never looked like scoring. It really could have been very different.

**thischarmingman** · 05/08/2011, 9:15 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Other than that, your post was spot on...

It started badly, it tailed off a little in the middle and the less said about the end the better, but apart from that...excellent."

**paul_oshea** · 05/08/2011, 9:17 AM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Are the goals from last night's games available to watch online anywhere yet? I just caught one of the goals against Sligo.

Just on Panathanaikos, I'd always wondered what the story was behind the shamrock in their crest. Turns out it may have (somewhat) Irish roots. According to Wikipedia:

Not quite....

"Is there any overt Irish connection there, given their crest and green strip, or is it, as my mate claimed in the pub during one drunken Champions League viewing, that Greece is the only place outside Ireland where shamrock grows?"

Much as it pains us to say it - for we love a good yarn more than most - neither story is true.

In 1918 Panathinaikos chose the shamrock - or trifylli as it's known in Greece - as their emblem on the suggestion of Mihalis Papazoglou, an athlete from Constantinople who played for Chalkidona, and Chalkidona had the same symbol. The idea was accepted by Panathinaikos's council and confirmed as the team's official badge.

**Straightstory** · 05/08/2011, 9:20 AM

One goal scored in six games in the last round by Pats, Sligo and Sham Rovers combined. Still can't get over that Kirby miss in the Ukraine.

**Kingdom** · 05/08/2011, 9:38 AM

Originally Posted by thischarmingman

It started badly, it tailed off a little in the middle and the less said about the end the better, but apart from that...excellent."

Paul O'Shea is having kittens reading all the abuse Geysir is getting. Retribution.

**paul_oshea** · 05/08/2011, 10:05 AM

Haha, me? Petty? I wouldn't say so.

Geysir doesn't ever get what i'm getting at, so its all lost.

I'm sure he knew what he was doing posting that, and I'd also say he got the reaction he was looking for.

**legendz** · 05/08/2011, 10:25 AM

Rovers are the lowest ranked team in today's draw.
Of the 38 seeds, the lowest ranked 10 of the 38 are:
Red Bull Salzburg
Rosenborg
Lokomotiv Moscow
PAOK
Birmingham City
Stoke City
Rennes
Austria Wien
Rapid Bucureşti
Partizan

**legendz** · 05/08/2011, 10:28 AM

Group 1
Seeded
Club Atl�tico de Madrid (ESP)
Panathinaikos FC (GRE)
Beşiktaş JK (TUR)
FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
FK Partizan (SRB)
Unseeded
FC Sochaux-Montb�liard (FRA)
Vit�ria SC (POR)
FC Alania Vladikavkaz (RUS)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)

**paul_oshea** · 05/08/2011, 10:33 AM

so the groups are there and then only those can play eachtoher. Well its obvious they will get atletico. Didn't panathainakos lose at home badly in the last round? Metalist or partizan would have to be the hope.

**harleyleeds** · 05/08/2011, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

One thing I noticed before the Sligo game... The Vorskla players were casually taking up their positions around the pitch before kick-off. They just looked confident; the demanour oozed superiority. In contrast, the Sligo players could barely hold still for a team photo. Bar Joey Ndo, they were racing around like nervous wrecks. The game was probably lost psychologically before it even kicked off.

You've gone quiet this evening. Are you prepared to admit your bluster was all rather outlandish now?

yes danney i was way off the mark Rovers obviously never had a chance . Bit sad for you that this is what makes you happy but then just being someone who has never and will never have a club of your own slagging off others is as good as it will get for you . yes i am sickened at the loss, yes i thought we could win the game based on the performance last week but we never turned up and poltava were quite a few classes above us. The thing is danney i now look forward to my team in the other competitions they have left and if it isnt too outlandish to say i think they can still win the league and or the cup. you on the other hand have nothing but more criticising of teams and or fans who dont share your opinion. the thing about supporting your team is you can be as outlandish as you want but you not having a team to support will never have that pleasure. I will follow my team to the day i die through good days and ones like yesterday and am proud of the effort they put in against the ukranians (turns out they werent in the same class) ,next up Dundalk away. Danny i think we can beat them away and i hope im not being to outlandish for you but really follow your local gaa team it would suit you better than having no team. I make no appologies for making any claims about my teams capabilities wheither you like them or not , they are mine and im entitled to my opinion right or wrong . when we sat down to watch the game yesterday and saw the great work done by the lads on the Showgies before getting a lesson in football I was very proud to be a Rovers fan and after said lesson still just as proud . So danney I dont think my claims were outlandish just an over excited fan not seeing past the pride he has in the ROVERS , simple mistake really for someone with a team to love.

**Nugget** · 05/08/2011, 10:44 AM

How is the seeding decided? It just seems odd that Birmingham are seeded, they're a championship side

**paul_oshea** · 05/08/2011, 10:45 AM

I don't think Detective Inspector was saying that at all. Just that you were talking through your hat without knowning anything about the other team.

But this is a common theme amongst - some i must state- LOI fans to those who dont support any club, you get the back up like a cat, and crawl behind your rock, become somewhat insular and revert to type - the age old Im better than you because I support a LOI club and you don't, barstooler, not a proper supporter etc etc. The thing is though, most on here wont actually see this and just "think/say" I don't know what im talking about - which is kinda exactly my point.

**Kingdom** · 05/08/2011, 10:55 AM

Quiet you, we're guests in here, don't go spoiling it for the rest of us.

**mypost** · 05/08/2011, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by harleyleeds

yes danney i was way off the mark Rovers obviously never had a chance . I dont think my claims were outlandish just an over excited fan not seeing past the pride he has in the ROVERS , simple mistake really for someone with a team to love.

It's amazing what belief and confidence an 8-0 win at your rivals gives you. You believe you're invincible, and then reality soon crashes down on top of you.