LOI in Europe 2011

**Dodge** · 25/08/2011, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Trainee

if anyone wants to e mail sky sports with the rovers goal their e mail is u2us@skysports.com. The link for the goal is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOfNq6JY_BE&sns=fb

It would be great for the league if they showed this on skysports news.

There's probably rights issues there in fairness...

**shellyriver** · 25/08/2011, 10:31 PM

Well done Shamrock Rovers -- couldn't believe O'Sullivan would smack that ball the way he did. Fair f**ks. You did yourselves proud. Best of luck (in Europa

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**brendy_�ire** · 25/08/2011, 10:32 PM

Just having a look at the match dates for Europa League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2...and_draw_dates), it's going to be a real push to get all their fixtures in before the end of the season.
They've already one League match to re-arrange, then there'll be ours too. Assuming all their Friday league matches get moved to Sunday, the only days I can see space are 19th/20th September, 3rd/4th October, 10th October, 17th October and 25th October. Most of those dates mean two matches in three days.
And I'm not taking account of Rovers getting through the in FAI Cup or taking account of the other teams in the cup possibly having matches on those dates.
Nightmare.

I don't think the Europa League will affect Rovers too much though. They're not expected to do much in it, and their main focus will still be on the League.

**Torn-Ado** · 25/08/2011, 10:33 PM

Well done Rovers. What a result for the league. After years of horrible results against some of the most unglamourous footballing teams in Europe the league and Rovers rise up and finally take what is theirs. Brilliant stuff. This can only be good for the LOI and start getting people through those turnstiles.

**Acornvilla** · 25/08/2011, 10:35 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2...ue_group_stage
the teams they can draw ^^

Would love

Copenhagen (i know they lost to them already but no reason why they cant get a draw, or are they not allowed meet now for some reason?)
Hapoel Tel Aviv (pot 2 is pretty tough allround)
Red Bull salzberg (Bohs nearly took them, why can't shams)

something like that would be great i think

**BonnieShels** · 25/08/2011, 10:36 PM

Right now the logistics can go f**k off. Absolute irrelevance.

Rovers will and should be accommodated.

Greatest night in my sports supporting history.

**legendz** · 25/08/2011, 10:39 PM

I'm away from Ireland for a few days and have only heard the result. Absolutely fantastic result for Irish football. Congratulations to Shamrock Rovers. They have done themselves, the LoI and Ireland very proud.

**BonnieShels** · 25/08/2011, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by legendz

I'm away from Ireland for a few days and have only heard the result. Absolutely fantastic result for Irish football. Congratulations to Shamrock Rovers. They have done themselves, the LoI and Ireland very proud.

You checking out Denmark?

**colonelwest** · 25/08/2011, 10:42 PM

According to The Star on twitter, Johnathan Roche has hinted that the home games will be at Landsdowne!

**Mr A** · 25/08/2011, 10:46 PM

Feeling slightly silly that I stopped watching this game at half time.

Oh well, well done Rovers!

**sheao** · 25/08/2011, 10:46 PM

Fairplay to Rovers , they put in a very disciplined and good working performance . Partizan looked dangerous going forward but their defence looked fairly dodgey all night long .
Pat Sullivan take a bow, that strike was top quality .

I hope Rovers being the first side to get to the group stage of a european competition will have a positive effect on the league in general and how it is viewed by many here. Sure Rovers managed to do something tonight that neither Celtic nor Rangers could do.

Hats off to them and hopefully they will be good representitives for our league over the next few months .

One thing I would like to see come from this is that more people will get behind the league and start supporting their local team.
The league will only see more club's doing what Rovers are doing at the moment in Europe by getting behind their own .
I for one hope for the sake of the league and that this is'nt a once off.

**bennocelt** · 25/08/2011, 10:50 PM

according to the beeb online tracker -1955 the last time there were no scots teams in europe comps by September, and 1964 the last time a LOI team played in europe in december (shels!)

**colonelwest** · 25/08/2011, 10:54 PM

From Wikipedia:

Pot 1: Spurs, PSV, Atletico Madrid, Sporting, Braga, Schalke, Kiev, PSG, Copenhagen, AZ, Anderlecht, Twente.

Pot 2: Fulham, Besiktas, Hapoel, Metalist, Standard Liege, Rubin Kazan, Brugges, AEK, Steau, Udinese, Bilbao, Lazio

Pot 3: Salzburg, Maccabi Haifa, Zurich, Odense, Lokomtiv Moscow, PAOK, Brirmingham, Stoke, Rennes, Austria Vienna, Rapid Bucharest, Hannover

Pot 4: Vorskla Poltava, Wisla, Vaslui, Sion, Sturm Graz, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Slovan Bratislava, Legia Warsaw, Maribor, AEK Larnica, Malmo, Shamrock Rovers

Atletico Madrid, Udinese/ Lazio and one of the two English teams from pot 3 would be a great group for getting people through the gates and for media coverage.

**Kingdom** · 25/08/2011, 10:54 PM

Words can't express how happy I am for Rovers, the League, and most of all, you lot on here.
They went to a cauldron of a stadium, against a team of pedigree in Europe, in a country we always fail in, and won. That's incredible.

Best footballing night ever. This beats an Irish result. This is the group stages.

There's no doubt this will have a positive effect on the league, but it must, absolutely has to, do something for the hundreds of kids that fade out of football after leaving the country in their teens to go across the pond. F*ck the academy farms. Hopefully the LOI clubs schoolboys sections start going mental.
This has to be a turning point for football in Ireland. It has to be.

Congrats to you all.

**Trainee** · 25/08/2011, 10:55 PM

Tallaght is only a cat 3 stadium. you need a cat 4 stadium. So only AVIVA , CROKER or RDS

http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/...0_DOWNLOAD.pdf

**placid casual** · 25/08/2011, 10:59 PM

I'll reserve my boasting for the ultras forum,but wanted to say how it gladdens my heart to see such an overwhelmingly (sic) positive response to our great result tonight.
That victory is for all who went to the home game in turners cross.

**sparky12345678** · 25/08/2011, 11:03 PM

its been a crazy year...
Sporting fingal folded

Bohs (my second teamish lol) are falling by the wayside and did **** in europe...

The luck pats and sligo had was terrible and even copenhagen was the toughest seed for shams to get and likewise for this round there were easier draws to get...

Like everyone on here i felt going to belgrade and looking for a win was a step too far and that theyd regret those chances at the end of the home match

I was annoyed that i couldnt watch/follow the match as i was out but i couldnt wait so i texted a friend who told me the result...i didnt believe him thought he was winding me up had to get it confirmed several times over....I caused a bit of a scene in the restaurant...
Amazing result all the more so to see celtic and rangers humiliated....

I just hope the league gets itss act together and people sit up and take notice...

now im off to rub it on peoples faces on facebook lol

**DannyInvincible** · 25/08/2011, 11:23 PM

I remember someone saying there were crazy odds for this outcome plus no Scottish teams going through a few pages back. Don't have it in me to trawl back through. I wonder did they ever put the bet on?

**bullit** · 25/08/2011, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

I remember someone saying there were crazy odds for this outcome plus no Scottish teams going through a few pages back. Don't have it in me to trawl back through. I wonder did they ever put the bet on?

Think it was B2bW ?? @ Odds off 325/1 or sumfink like it.