The Big Fat European Latest Thread

**CuanaD** · 07/08/2009, 8:41 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Absolutely. Russia = red tape and exorbitant costs

Be nice to have more than 16 able to get visas this time alright

I'm just hoping the away leg is first - i'm not in Dublin on the 20th

**endabob1** · 07/08/2009, 8:44 AM

Villa are the cash crop
Odense & Sparta represent a chance to progress
Steaua & Zenit are the ones to avoid, hugely difficult away games without a lot of glamour for the home legs

**Duggie** · 07/08/2009, 8:46 AM

get villa hopefully, take the money and your chances and run. how many supporters would pats bring to villa park aswell. would be a great night.

**OneForTheFuture** · 07/08/2009, 8:47 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

defnitely not. Very bad memories from there (although the town is great...)

Villa for money. We'd be massive inderdogs (again) so we can't really ask for an easy draw

My preference (in order)

1 Villa
2 Sparta
3 Odense
4 Steaua
5 Zenith

Don't put yourselves down

**Dodge** · 07/08/2009, 8:48 AM

Originally Posted by endabob1

Odense & Sparta represent a chance to progress

Lets not get carried away. We got beat by 5 in odense only 2 years ago

**CuanaD** · 07/08/2009, 8:52 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXqTf3Iez5A
Can someone tell me how this can be considered an 'own-goal' - I know the video is grainy, but it looks like a decent headder to me

**Hairy Bowsie** · 07/08/2009, 8:53 AM

Originally Posted by CuanaD

(Really really REALLY hope we dont get Villa - do not want to listen to the barstoolers sticking up for the foreign team)

Don't worry, i'll make so that it's a LoI fan sticking up for the foreign team

**Dodge** · 07/08/2009, 8:55 AM

Originally Posted by CuanaD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXqTf3Iez5A
Can someone tell me how this can be considered an 'own-goal' - I know the video is grainy, but it looks like a decent headder to me

Its a decent header from the defender...

**thischarmingman** · 07/08/2009, 9:04 AM

On seeing those teams Pats could draw, I'm partly excited, but mainly just feeling gutted all over again.

**pineapple stu** · 07/08/2009, 9:08 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Absolutely. Russia = red tape and exorbitant costs

Fair enough. Hadn't figured on the red tape. Reckoned Bucharest being supposedly a hole and not much of a draw would counter the cost element. but then I looked at the Zenit squad and didn't recognise anyone at all. So probably fair to put a big gap in between the top three and the bottom two!

Part of me wants to see a LoI side against a Premiership side; part of me doesn't want to see how many Aston Villa fans would crawl out of the woodwork (used to be a fair few when I was in school cos Villa came second in the league one year).

**sullanefc** · 07/08/2009, 9:09 AM

Originally Posted by endabob1

Villa are the cash crop
Odense & Sparta represent a chance to progress

Originally Posted by Dodge

Lets not get carried away. We got beat by 5 in odense only 2 years ago

And Sparta Prague comprehensively beat Cork City's best ever team back in 2005.

I'd take Aston Villa for the cash, and funnily enough, they would be the team I'd fear least.

**Larry 'da' Wyse** · 07/08/2009, 9:13 AM

Originally Posted by CuanaD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXqTf3Iez5A
Can someone tell me how this can be considered an 'own-goal' - I know the video is grainy, but it looks like a decent headder to me

Class footage thanks. It is so grainy I expected to hear gunshots from a grassy knoll ;-)

**baddebt** · 07/08/2009, 9:14 AM

Originally Posted by sullanefc

And Sparta Prague comprehensively beat Cork City's best ever team back in 2005.

I'd take Aston Villa for the cash, and funnily enough, they would be the team I'd fear least.

I would agree there, have to remember Sparta Prague are very experienced in Europe (especially the champions league)
Zenit.St Petersburg..................UEFA CUP winners just 2 years ago.
At least if Pat's get Villa, they will know a fair bit about Villa's players, and would give it a right go, and considering this round really is about the Money, Villa would be the best draw................................won't worry about the Plastics.
There would be plenty of LOI fans in either the RDS or Tallaght to Support Pat's

**Duggie** · 07/08/2009, 9:14 AM

Originally Posted by sullanefc

And Sparta Prague comprehensively beat Cork City's best ever team back in 2005.

I'd take Aston Villa for the cash, and funnily enough, they would be the team I'd fear least.

wasnt that was slavia prague mate...different team.

**sullanefc** · 07/08/2009, 9:16 AM

Originally Posted by Duggie

wasnt that was slavia prague mate...different team.

Apologies, you are right. But Sparta are regulars in the CL, so they are to be feared.

**Duggie** · 07/08/2009, 9:19 AM

Originally Posted by sullanefc

Apologies, you are right. But Sparta are regulars in the CL, so they are to be feared.

oh ya i know but from that list i think pats would have the best chance of going through against them. id say they would be of the same standard as sovetov.

**Hibs4Ever** · 07/08/2009, 9:21 AM

Originally Posted by sullanefc

Apologies, you are right. But Sparta are regulars in the CL, so they are to be feared.

Speaking as a ST holder at Slavia Prague and someone who knows the Czech league really well I think Sparta would definitely be the best draw for St Patrick's. We'd be more than capable of beating them over the 2 legs IMO

**paul_oshea** · 07/08/2009, 9:25 AM

Originally Posted by Duggie

get villa hopefully, take the money and your chances and run. how many supporters would pats bring to villa park aswell. would be a great night.

Id probably head up to this to be honest as id say a few london based people might

**Dodge** · 07/08/2009, 9:26 AM

Originally Posted by Larry 'da' Wyse

Class footage thanks. It is so grainy I expected to hear gunshots from a grassy knoll ;-)

It was filmed by a samara fan on his mobile.

**Duggie** · 07/08/2009, 9:36 AM

please draw us against St. Pat's Athletic.......would be a nice little trip potentially and we should be able to take a healthy crowd over there.....plus they're probably ****e

http://www.villatalk.com/index.php?n...54452&start=75

what there saying.....