LOI in Europe 2011

**Dodge** · 27/06/2011, 1:11 PM

Originally Posted by hoops1

We played Juve away on the Thursday in terrible conditions and then Beat Bohs 3-0 on the Sunday. So why should we change for Pats.

Why was O'Neill talking about getting your game with Drogheda postponed to help with your euro preparations?

for the record I don't think League games should be postponed unless its for trips to the likes of Kazakhstan. Sunday evening/Monday evening are fine with me.

**hoops1** · 27/06/2011, 1:20 PM

Can you not see a difference between helping a club prepare for Europe(not in comp with LOI teams) and helping them when return(in comp with LOI Teams).

**A face** · 27/06/2011, 1:30 PM

Originally Posted by hoops1

So why should we change for Pats.

Because its fair play .... Its not rocket science

**PartySaint** · 27/06/2011, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by hoops1

Can you not see a difference between helping a club prepare for Europe(not in comp with LOI teams) and helping them when return(in comp with LOI Teams).

Em well we have the second leg on the following Thursday so a postponement would help us prepare for that

**dfx-** · 27/06/2011, 3:55 PM

After his Derry have to beat Rovers nonsense earlier in the season, I don't think anyone takes Moany Pete seriously..

**PartySaint** · 27/06/2011, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by dfx-

After his Derry have to beat Rovers nonsense earlier in the season, I don't think anyone takes Moany Pete seriously..

Ah you're right yeah, I wish we had a manager like Michael O'Neill................. yeah right

**Jicked** · 27/06/2011, 5:01 PM

Originally Posted by A face

Bad form, even Rovers fans will agree with that i'd say.

Not at all. We played Bohs in a crunch game, later in the season, having to charter a flight back from Italy leaving straight after the final whistle on a Thursday night. That was a morning/afternoon game too, as are all our Sunday game that I can think of off the top of my head. It was very good of UCD to agree to move our game to help preparations last time, and it'd be great if Drogheda did the same this year. No-one could have expected Bohs to help us out for no reason last year, and I wouldn't expect UCD to have facilitated a fixture for Drogheda or Galway if it was a vital relegation clash. Can you see a situation where Man Utd agree to postpone a game on Sunday because Liverpool have a Europa League game on the Thursday?

**Charlie Darwin** · 27/06/2011, 5:08 PM

Perhaps we should just lose the match in the spirit of total co-operation. Actually on current performances that'll probably happen anyway.

**PartySaint** · 27/06/2011, 5:19 PM

And if yous could get a few suspended for your game against Derry aswell, that would be nice

**Dodge** · 27/06/2011, 5:20 PM

Ah yeah, get the excuses in early

**mypost** · 27/06/2011, 5:59 PM

Originally Posted by PartySaint

Em well we have the second leg on the following Thursday so a postponement would help us prepare for that

You're saying Pats can't play 2 games a week anymore?

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Perhaps we should just lose the match in the spirit of total co-operation. Actually on current performances that'll probably happen anyway.

No chance of that happening, as Mahon plays for a point against us. It's got him 3 draws in the past 12 months, and a penalty kick away from another. He hasn't won against us over 90 minutes for well over 12 months, but as long as he gets a point, he's happy.

Instead of moaning about his fixture list, he should be grateful Pats got into Europe through the back door. But no, that's not enough for him.

**Dodge** · 27/06/2011, 7:29 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

You're saying Pats can't play 2 games a week anymore?

pats wanted to play Rovers this week

No chance of that happening, as Mahon plays for a point against us.

He hee. The irony of a Rovers fan complaining about negative tactics. You'll be moaning about 5 in the middle next

It's got him 3 draws in the past 12 months, and a penalty kick away from another. He hasn't won against us over 90 minutes for well over 12 months, but as long as he gets a point, he's happy.

in Mahon v O'Neill games it's 2-4 in wins? Hardly a landslide. 12 months indeed

Instead of moaning about his fixture list, he should be grateful Pats got into Europe through the back door. But no, that's not enough for him.[/QUOTE]

**mypost** · 27/06/2011, 7:53 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

pats wanted to play Rovers this week

Wrong. They wanted to play us next week, forgetting that it's Pats' own European campaign that has rearranged the fixture.

In Mahon v O'Neill games it's 2-4 in wins? Hardly a landslide. 12 months indeed

Since he last won, he's drawn 3 and lost 5. That's what happens when he sets out his stall for a draw. But if he wants to keep doing it, we'll be happy to keep up our recent record. For many years, the reverse happened.

**Dodge** · 27/06/2011, 8:08 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Wrong. They wanted to play us next week, forgetting that it's Pats' own European campaign that has rearranged the fixture.

And you're forgetting taht your original post was about pats not wanting to play 2 games in a week, which is still the case.

**abcd** · 27/06/2011, 9:01 PM

Good luck to Pats on Thursday, they're on a great run, hopefully they can get through the 1st round anyway.

Rovers strength in depth should eventually tell in the title race but they're making heavy weather of it.

**Dodge** · 27/06/2011, 9:58 PM

Pats 2st leg in Iceland to be streamed here. �8 (sterling) apparently for those interested

http://www.sporttv.is/frettir/

**SkStu** · 27/06/2011, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Pats 2st leg in Iceland to be streamed here. �8 (sterling) apparently for those interested

http://www.sporttv.is/frettir/

bargain.

**mypost** · 28/06/2011, 3:37 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

And you're forgetting taht your original post was about pats not wanting to play 2 games in a week, which is still the case.

The original post was about what PartySaint and your coach are saying.

**legendz** · 28/06/2011, 7:27 AM

I think the saints are a bit hard done by when they did Dundalk a favour last year. At the same time, my understanding is that Shamrock Rovers European strategy is games on Wednesday-Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday. On the same basis, Pat's should be able to play Thursday-Sunday-Thursday-Sunday. Teams across the water generally seem to play games on a Saturday after Wednesday or Sunday after Thursday. LoI fixtures have to be played. Part of being in Europe is that it's something that has to be coped with. At least Pat's get more days to prepare for the second-leg.

Is getting to the 3rd qualifying round a fair barometer for judging the performance of all Irish clubs in Europe? It's great the league was in a position that the cup winner could get forwarded straight to that round. When a look is given on the list of teams in each round, it's the 3rd round where potential big games start to come up. The majority of Irish clubs should be able to make the 3rd round of their respective competitions.

**mypost** · 28/06/2011, 7:44 AM

If we get to CLQ3, we get two shots at making a European group stage. Then the anti-LOI ignorants might start paying attention to this league, and what it has to offer.