LOI in Europe 2011

[A face]

Good result for Pats and nice goals both of them. Best of luck in the next round.

[geysir]

Sounds like it was an enjoyable game. Waking up to a trip to Kazakhstan is the hangover.
IBV had to play their reserve keeper this time, he usually has a few heart testing lapses.
The IBV captain said it was similar to first game and as they expected, Pats were strong, pumping it long, playing an old fashioned british game and that the island village team had a few chances but didn't convert them, (the nippy striker aged 37, isn't as sharp as he was 15 years ago).
Three out of four wins so far in Europe for the Iceland league.

[Mark]

2,100 was the official attendance given to us in the press box.

[shep]

Sounds like it was an enjoyable game. Waking up to a trip to Kazakhstan is the hangover.
IBV had to play their reserve keeper this time, he usually has a few heart testing lapses.
The IBV captain said it was similar to first game and as they expected, Pats were strong, pumping it long, playing an old fashioned british game and that the island village team had a few chances but didn't convert them, (the nippy striker aged 37, isn't as sharp as he was 15 years ago).
Three out of four wins so far in Europe for the Iceland league.

[Kingdom]

Maybe it's a bit greedy after recent years but I'd have thought that to be a poor result for Pats - is that unfair?

you have to give credit where it's due, fair play to Pats for turning the tie around, saw the crowd as I was going through Inchicore and understandably everyone looked thrilled.
Will tickets be an issue for the home game v Karamaty? Wouldn't mind heading over.

Edit lol @ Geysir.

[thischarmingman]

For Pats fans heading to Kazakhstan, may I recommend reading this rather excellent and very, very readable book about on of the world's least understood countries? It's only £1.59 second-hand.

Apples Are From Kazakhstan

[JC_GUFC]

Ireland now 34th in the Co-efficient ranking table

Yeah we lost a lot of points from the 06/07 season, 2.833 to be exact, which was more than all bar one of the bottom 35 ranked countries so in the provisionaly 2012/13 rankings we've dropped a few places in the rankings.

A problem with getting teams into further advanced rounds is that you then don't get the points. For example Georgia have gone ahead of us on the basis of having gotten 0.875 points in the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League. St Pat's could only have managed 0.5 points had they won both legs of their tie.

Great for Pat's to qualify though and they should have a good chance of getting through in the next round. As hard as it is to get to Karagandy from Dublin it's equally as hard to get to Dublin from there!

Pat's to qualify on away goals, Rovers to qualify with a home win and an away draw and Bohs to lose away and draw at home.

[Dodge]

The IBV captain said it was similar to first game and as they expected, Pats were strong, pumping it long, playing an old fashioned british game and that the island village team had a few chances but didn't convert them, (the nippy striker aged 37, isn't as sharp as he was 15 years ago)

The IBV captain is talking through his hoop. As most losing captains do.

Its no surprise that most observers gave the MOTM award to one of McFaul, Bradley or Kavanagh (the 3 best footballers on the pitch)

[paul_oshea]

All those bitter cold winters must be taking their toll....

[sullanefc]

Surely Pats will have to get one/two of their league fixtures postponed seeing as they have to travel so far in Europe. It would only be fair.

[cornflakes]

Surely Pats will have to get one/two of their league fixtures postponed seeing as they have to travel so far in Europe. It would only be fair.

Is the Pats-Bohs game off on the 15th, according to the Extratime fixtures it is

[Dodge]

Yeah, thats likely to be called off. Bohs in slovenia on Thursday, ourselves in Asia. Both wiht 2nd legs in Dublin the following thursday

Can't see either side objecting (unless the FAI force it)

[gspain]

I thought Pats were streets ahead of IBV until they went 2-0 up and then seemed a lot more cautious. I was expecting 4 or 5 when the 2nd goal wqent in. In truth they weren't really troubled until that late flurry but it would have been a huge disappointment to have conceded a late goal given their early dominance.

I thought both sides tried to play football. IBV looked weak at the back though.

[Spudulika]

Whoever goes to Karaganda will love it, especially the history of the place. It's pretty rugged, nice area around it and the people are very friendly. Been through it twice on the train and spent a night there 2 years ago, not much in the way of nightlife, but at least the BMI route direct from London will cut down on travel.

[sullanefc]

I really don't understand why the FAI don't organise it so that teams involved in Europe would play an extra few league games around the start of June and have no league games in July to give teams competing in Europe a bit of a break when they are playing in Europe.

[passinginterest]

Nice little 10,000k drive if any Pat's fans fancy it. It'll take at least 5 days though so might want to be hitting the road. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Du...mra=ls&t=h&z=3

[sligoman]

According to a fella on Bert Kassies forum, the groups for the draw will be this:

group 1
Atlético Madrid------------------------TPS Turku or Westerlo
Yorng Boys-----------------------------Legia Warsaw
FC Gagra or Anorthosis-----------------Juvenes/Dogana or Rabotnicki
Red Star Belgrade----------------------Olimpija Ljubljana or Bohemians
Alania Vladikavkaz---------------------Stromsgodest IF

group 2
AZ Alkmaar-----------------------------Khazar Lenkoran or Mac Tel Aviv
Rudar Pljevlja or Austria Vienna-------Flamurtari or Jablonec
Levski Sofia---------------------------Kecskemeti TE or Aktobe
Zeljeznicar or FC Sheriff--------------Floriana or AEK Larnaca
Suduva or Elfsborg---------------------Sligo Rovers

group 7
Palermo--------------------------------Slask Wroclaw or Dundee United
Dinamo Bucaresti-----------------------Paks or Tromso
Bursaspor------------------------------Shak. Karagandy or St. Patricks
Vitroria Guimares----------------------Differdange or Lev Tallinn
Rad Belgrade or Olymp. Volou-----------Iskra-Stali or Varteks Varazdin

I don't understand this though, I thought they dont divide the teams into groups til just before the draw, so how is it decided how to group them or is yer man wrong?

[paul_oshea]

Whoever goes to Karaganda will love it, especially the history of the place. It's pretty rugged, nice area around it and the people are very friendly. Been through it twice on the train and spent a night there 2 years ago, not much in the way of nightlife, but at least the BMI route direct from London will cut down on travel.

I'm not generally that nosey, but im intrigued to know what you work at that has you in these parts.

So if Pats progress who are they likely(can like is there 14/8 teams possible) to get?

[paul_oshea]

Nice little 10,000k drive if any Pat's fans fancy it. It'll take at least 5 days though so might want to be hitting the road. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Du...mra=ls&t=h&z=3

Be class to do somethign like that, but im sure it takes months preparations because of visas/security etc.

[cornflakes]

I'm not generally that nosey, but im intrigued to know what you work at that has you in these parts.

Human trafficking