LOI in Europe 2011

**Dodge** · 02/06/2011, 12:35 PM

Getting to third round would be a massive achievement

**Duffman** · 02/06/2011, 1:03 PM

I'm getting all maudlin here listening to the chat about Europe. Grevenmacher and Sofia seem so very far away now :-( Here's hoping that Sligo get to play at home properly, any northern or welsh team would be great for any of the Irish teams. Sligo to Limerick seems logistically a bit of a nightmare.

**outspoken** · 02/06/2011, 1:13 PM

Its looking good 4 the LOI teams in Europe this season. I can see Pats winning in 1st and 2nd round, while Bohs should win in 2nd round btw they could be drawn against TNS.

Shamrock Rovers should win in 2nd round but theyd have to be extremely lucky with 3rd round draw to go through.

While Sligo could be facing Athletico, Stoke City, Fulham etc.

**Dodge** · 02/06/2011, 3:52 PM

So you're saying that seeded teams will win...

Controversial

**Rasputin** · 03/06/2011, 8:47 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

So you're saying that seeded teams will win...

Controversial

Hes not called outspoken for nothing.

**cob655** · 05/06/2011, 12:09 AM

Please god an irish team makes the breakthrough to the group stages this year so i can tell all the EPL supporters who say the irish league is ****e and will never make it to the group stages where to shove "their" english teams!!

**Dodge** · 05/06/2011, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by cob655

Please god an irish team makes the breakthrough to the group stages this year so i can tell all the EPL supporters who say the irish league is ****e and will never make it to the group stages where to shove "their" english teams!!

Won't matter. When the Irish teams are hammered in the group stages, they'll throw it back at you. My suggestion is not listening to them and enjoy supporting your own team

**bennocelt** · 07/06/2011, 7:06 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

It wasn't regionalised officially last year either, but they were still put in the groups that were practically regionalised. I've linked it above.

Wonder Dodge have u seen this gem on Berts site?
http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/...p-regions.html

**Dodge** · 07/06/2011, 9:21 PM

Yeah, but that was for the ol' UEFA Cup.

**CuanaD** · 10/06/2011, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Won't matter. When the Irish teams are hammered in the group stages, they'll throw it back at you. My suggestion is not listening to them and enjoy supporting your own team

Controversial suggestion there - it'll never work

**legendz** · 18/06/2011, 8:26 AM

With this draw on Monday, I know Pat's are seeded for the first round. Will they and Boh's be seeded for the second round draw as well? From what I can see based on 80 clubs being drawn in round 2, with the round 1 team being determined by the team with the higher rank, Pat's and Boh's should be seeded 25th and 32nd respectively. It's a good position to be in for two clubs looking to join Sligo in the third round.

**Dodge** · 18/06/2011, 10:29 AM

Yeah. In Round 1 Pats are seeded

In Round 2 Bohs are seeded and the winners of the Pats 1st round tie is seeded.

The draw for Rd 2 is made on monday too. So 2nd round draw may be Winners of Pats/Team A play winners of team B/Team C

No Irish clubs will be seeded after that

**A N Mouse** · 18/06/2011, 11:05 AM

Any hints as to how the groupings are going to work?

Got this, on procedure from uefa.com

Draw procedure
For the first qualifying round equal numbers of seeded and unseeded teams will be allocated to five groups of ten in accordance with rankings established at the beginning of the season. For each group, balls containing seeded teams will be placed in one bowl and unseeded teams in another. A ball from each will be placed in a large empty bowl in the middle, and the first team drawn will play its first match at home. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague...d=1644020.html

And definitely getting ahead of myself here, but, should Derry qualify for next season, would they be able to get a uefa licence?

Answers on back of a fudge packet

**legendz** · 18/06/2011, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Yeah. In Round 1 Pats are seeded

In Round 2 Bohs are seeded and the winners of the Pats 1st round tie is seeded.

The draw for Rd 2 is made on monday too. So 2nd round draw may be Winners of Pats/Team A play winners of team B/Team C

No Irish clubs will be seeded after that

More in response to your post in the Dublin Super Cup section...

It's a huge ask alright. I'm confident despite all the points you make that Pat's can make it through two rounds for a third time. The 3rd round can produce some higher profile games, it'll be great to see as many LoI clubs as possible involved.

**abcd** · 18/06/2011, 12:30 PM

Is the CL draw on Monday as well?

Pats could get a nice run together in the Europa if they maintain their current form. Seen something about a few Irish League players going to sign for them shortly too so that should help their squad improve.

**Hibs4Ever** · 18/06/2011, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by abcd

Pats could get a nice run together in the Europa if they maintain their current form. Seen something about a few Irish League players going to sign for them shortly too so that should help their squad improve.

Where'd you see this?

**legendz** · 18/06/2011, 1:10 PM

Originally Posted by abcd

Is the CL draw on Monday as well?

Pats could get a nice run together in the Europa if they maintain their current form. Seen something about a few Irish League players going to sign for them shortly too so that should help their squad improve.

Yeah, the draws for the first two rounds of both competitions are on Monday. 3rd round draws take place on July 15th.

**abcd** · 18/06/2011, 1:21 PM

Originally Posted by Hibs4Ever

Where'd you see this?

Apologies read it wrong its actually Drogheda who'll potentially be signing players from the Irish League. It was in the Independent's preview of Drogs v Pats yesterday.