Plzen are the Czech league winners so whether you've heard of them is irrelevant - they will always be challenging for the group stages. Partizan are obviously a better team that Rovers but the last round has shown we can compete with superior sides. Cut out the silly errors and cheap goals and we're in with a chance.
I saw Partizan playing last year in a league game and the difference in standard is such that I don't give Shams a hope over the two legs.
Well they lost 6 times and only scored twice and have since lost their star striker. I expect them to beat us for the same reasons Copenhagen beat us but there's always a chance.
I'd love to be wrong, but I really can't see Rovers going through at all. They'll probably lose both legs IMO.
The problem is Rovers don't score in Europe. To have any chance they need to take a lead over there. A nil all will be useless in my opinion.
Prediction: Rovers 0 - 1 Partizan
For historical context, Irish sides have faced Serbian opposition 3 times (all Red Star - twice as Yugoslavian, once as Serbian), losing all 6 games, and yet to score a goal
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Originally Posted by Dodge
LOI v Serbia
26 Jul 2006 Champions League Cork City FC HOME FK Crvena Zvezda SRB 0-1 L
02 Aug 2006 Champions League Cork City FC AWAY FK Crvena Zvezda SRB 0-3 L
LOI v Yugoslavia (Serbian Teams Now, HNK Hajduk Split not included as they are Croatian)
14 Sep 1977 European Cup Sligo Rovers FC AWAY FK Crvena Zvezda YUG 0-3 L
28 Sep 1977 European Cup Sligo Rovers FC HOME FK Crvena Zvezda YUG 0-3 L
07 Sep 1988 European Cup Dundalk FC HOME FK Crvena Zvezda YUG 0-5 L
05 Oct 1988 European Cup Dundalk FC AWAY FK Crvena Zvezda YUG 0-3 L
Not a Single Goal scored against a Serbian Side, with 18 conceded in 6 matches, averaging a 3-0 defeat Home and Away.
On the flip side, Irish sides are currrently unbeaten in the Europa League against Serbian opposition
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Anything online for this?
Links here: http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?ma...84&part=sports
Edit: Or maybe not actually. The Veetle one appears to be showing another game.
On now here: http://www.domacifilmovi.us/
Last edited by DannyInvincible; 18/08/2011 at 6:42 PM.
Its on rté online.
Can't believe the empty seats.
This one is working at the moment..
http://www.laola1.tv/en/md/soccer/ue...989-59443.html
The RTE website coverage is for Ireland only.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Only in Ireland what you watching on Di
Cheers guys
watching on a serb feed, now trying to get this english one. Disappointed with rte.
0-1, very lazy defending IMO.
You've got no fans.
What is it with Irish teams and slack defending?
awful defending twice.
awful atmosphere too.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Dan Murray is having a mare.
Have Rovers forgotten how to defend?
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