LOI In Europe 2025

**sbgawa** · 04/12/2025, 3:50 PM

Originally Posted by ontheotherhand

How much are DCC paying to rescue dalymount from the state it's been left in?

Sounds like they are being more than accommodating tbh. Aren't you involved in the decision making process for the new stadium? SDCC don't give rovers much at all tbh. The upkeep is great but we pay rent for that. We can't do anything creative. We have the shop and the use of the bar before and during games, and that's about it. Don't forget, we started the stadium and put a lot of money in before they took it over. It wouldn't be there if not for Rovers and probably would've ended up as a multi sport site as well.

Anyway, great to have some bohs lads active on the Europe thread. You're very welcome.

Also it was Rovers members club board that got the money for the East stand from the Government AFAIR Eamon O Cuiv although i cant remember why...., SDCC werent up for the expansion at the time and would have left it.

**ontheotherhand** · 04/12/2025, 5:12 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Also it was Rovers members club board that got the money for the East stand from the Government AFAIR Eamon O Cuiv although i cant remember why...., SDCC werent up for the expansion at the time and would have left it.

The Rovers podcast did a great episode (or maybe two) on the whole saga. It was grueling. I wasn't aware of 3/4s of it.

**Roones26** · 07/12/2025, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Also it was Rovers members club board that got the money for the East stand from the Government AFAIR Eamon O Cuiv although i cant remember why...., SDCC werent up for the expansion at the time and would have left it.

I thought it was later to be disgraced John O'Donoghue as Sports Minister

**Buckett** · 07/12/2025, 12:22 PM

Looks like there'll be some trouble at the Shelbourne v Crystal Palace game

https://www.theguardian.com/football...t-come-to-this

**Calcio Jack** · 07/12/2025, 7:27 PM

Originally Posted by Roones26

I thought it was later to be disgraced John O'Donoghue as Sports Minister

You are correct

**sbgawa** · 07/12/2025, 8:54 PM

Originally Posted by Calcio Jack

You are correct

It was the members board who broughtbhim to the table

**pateen** · 11/12/2025, 1:31 PM

Decent amount of Palace fans here at Stansted today

**EatYerGreens** · 11/12/2025, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by pateen

Decent amount of Palace fans here at Stansted today

Were they fightong and falling out with each other?

**ger121** · 11/12/2025, 7:18 PM

2-1 down now. Breidablik have been clinical.

**pineapple stu** · 11/12/2025, 7:36 PM

3-1. One (slightly lucky) point for Rovers in the groups this year. They'll be disappointed with that after last year's performance, even if it was a tougher set of fixtures this year

Not expecting anything from Shels this evening - could be the two LoI clubs 35tht and 36th by close of business tonight

**ger121** · 11/12/2025, 7:38 PM

Feel Rovers blew that game by conceding so soon after going 1 up.

**geysir** · 11/12/2025, 7:58 PM

Yes Ger but Rovers had plenty of time after that equaliser to make good but truth be told they only had their 15 minutes of fame in that first half. The conditions were very much against good football which strange enough affected Breidablik worse as their talented attacking wingers struggled to make impact. Burke is an outstanding player at this level, if Breidablik had him in their team they would be in the upper half of this table. Apart from that 15 minutes Rovers huffed and puffed to make inroads.

**pineapple stu** · 11/12/2025, 8:13 PM

Shels will end this game with a right hammering if they keep defending like that. I think it's fair to say there's a big gulf in class here

**joey B** · 11/12/2025, 8:30 PM

A matter of how many for Palace…

**joey B** · 11/12/2025, 8:40 PM

Shels not parking the bus looks a really bad decision!

**total hoofball** · 11/12/2025, 9:00 PM

I don't understand that setup from O'Brien tonight with two up top against a side 4th in Premier League with no defensive midfielder policing the centre of the park asking for trouble and they have got it

**ger121** · 11/12/2025, 9:13 PM

When you look at the results from similar & lower ranked leagues in Europe, 2 draws out of 10 matches is a very poor return. Could we lose the EL spot I wonder.

**pineapple stu** · 11/12/2025, 9:36 PM

Said as Lincoln Red Imps go 2-1 up on Sigma Olomouc...

I think EL spot is confirmed for next season anyway, based on last season's rankings. 34th was the first place that doesn't get EL next season - we're nearly 3 points clear of that at the moment. It's a lot with just one group game left. Breidablik unlikely to qualify for example - they need a result (maybe a win) away to Strasbourg next week. Don't get it, and Iceland don't finish ahead of us.

**CorribsideSteve** · 11/12/2025, 10:29 PM

Rovers and Shels ended last season's League campaign with averages of 1.5 and 1.33 goals per game respectively, and both their top scorers combined to get a grand total of 18 goals (9 each). Its impossible to get a foothold in Europe when you're barely scoring a goal a game in your domestic league. Its not like these sides haven't had chances in their European games, they just don't have the composure needed to be lethal when it matters. Many rightly talk about how good Burke is, but he still only scored 8 goals last season. If one of the best players in the League for at least a decade sets the bar at 8 league goals, it really highlights the absolute dearth of top goal scorers and leaves teams impoverished of goals when it comes to Europe in particular.