Does the success of one team in Europe benefit the league as a whole?

**TiocfaidhArmani** · 06/12/2011, 2:25 PM

Originally Posted by peadar1987

Thank God the Nazis didn't know all you had to do to make the Russian winter a breeze was to run around a bit!

I nearly spat my coffee over my computer in work reading that

*tips hat*

**TiocfaidhArmani** · 06/12/2011, 2:29 PM

Originally Posted by placid casual

Mypost -Rovers answer to that armani spanner!!
go mypost, go mypost!!

I thought personal abuse wasn't allowed on here?

Rovers got one result and you'd swear they were revolutionary to Irish soccer. Get over yourselves. Every bog has its day. You had yours. And that's all it was - a day.

**Dodge** · 06/12/2011, 3:26 PM

Originally Posted by askmehoop

Your right we did get one result, a result that most top teams in europe would be more the happy with

Am already on record as saying Rovers result was magnificent. But its magnificient for you

Most top teams in europe would be disgusted with having to go to extra time with a serbian team. Trying to hype your result makes it aesier for the likes of Armani to use his awful logic to go the other way

**Spudulika** · 06/12/2011, 4:22 PM

Originally Posted by dfx-

What was most unsettling was the 95 minute processing time from plane to the 'terminal' in Kazan. Lucky Sligo fans don't visit there 6 times a season, being used to five minutes in Dublin..

Didn't you guys fly in via Moscow? Why the delay? Kazan is one of the best airports to get through here, especially since they've ramped up investment ahead of the Universiade. I usually am in and out by train or car, but the airport is good. The worst used to be Sheremetyevo in Moscow, one time we were about to touch down in the wrong part of the airport, then pulled up and went into the right one.

Big mess here today, Sligo and Shels and Bohs fans can blame Rovers fans stirring. Troops everywhere in downtown Moscow and St. Petes, arrests of any dissenters and on Sunday I can happily say I was allowed to vote - despite not being Russian or allowed. :-) I even took a pic of my ballot paper, the grandkids will be so proud!

**askmehoop** · 06/12/2011, 4:23 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Am already on record as saying Rovers result was magnificent. But its magnificient for you

Most top teams in europe would be disgusted with having to go to extra time with a serbian team. Trying to hype your result makes it aesier for the likes of Armani to use his awful logic to go the other way

On paper, yes, any top side should expect to beat Partizan. But going to an extremely hostile environment to play a football match is not easy, and belgrade is hostile. its really on that basis that i made the statement. as for the armani fella, his opinions dont really count as he generally see's things in black and white

**Spudulika** · 06/12/2011, 4:33 PM

Originally Posted by askmehoop

On paper, yes, any top side should expect to beat Partizan. But going to an extremely hostile environment to play a football match is not easy, and belgrade is hostile. its really on that basis that i made the statement. as for the armani fella, his opinions dont really count as he generally see's things in red and white

Corrected.

**El-Pietro** · 06/12/2011, 4:49 PM

Originally Posted by askmehoop

On paper, yes, any top side should expect to beat Partizan. But going to an extremely hostile environment to play a football match is not easy, and belgrade is hostile. its really on that basis that i made the statement. as for the armani fella, his opinions dont really count as he generally see's things in green and white hoops

corrected spudulikas correction

**HulaHoop** · 06/12/2011, 6:13 PM

Originally Posted by Spudulika

Didn't you guys fly in via Moscow?

No straight to/from Kazan. If Kazan is one of the best Russian airports for getting through immigration/security I'd hate to fly into the worst!

**mypost** · 06/12/2011, 6:23 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Most top teams in europe would be disgusted with having to go to extra time with a serbian team.

Such as?

Trying to hype your result makes it aesier for the likes of Armani to use his awful logic to go the other way

The result hasn't been "hyped". It was a great result. Bar the usual suspects, most LOI fans have recognised it as a great and groundbreaking result. It has opened people's eyes abroad, to SRFC and LOI football. That in itself leaves a bigger legacy than the group results.

**Dewie101** · 06/12/2011, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani

I thought personal abuse wasn't allowed on here?

Rovers got one result and you'd swear they were revolutionary to Irish soccer. Get over yourselves. Every bog has its day. You had yours. And that's all it was - a day.

I'll assume you meant "Dog"
On the ball there if thats the case, bohs, shels "imaginary" money fueled "day" was exactly what "dogs" get, inevitably feeding off scraps in the not too distant future. Rovers on the other hand will have that "day" for most seasons to come on the back of money that actually exsists, that "day" is something we've done to date since playing in Europe over the last 2 years. dont be bitter at us, aim your bitterness towards the mong who nearly put shels on the brink of extinction and run your club the right way.
With Cork and Derry running their ships in the right direction that "day" will also come to them, good things... ect....

**dfx-** · 06/12/2011, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Spudulika

Didn't you guys fly in via Moscow? Why the delay? Kazan is one of the best airports to get through here, especially since they've ramped up investment ahead of the Universiade. I usually am in and out by train or car, but the airport is good. The worst used to be Sheremetyevo in Moscow, one time we were about to touch down in the wrong part of the airport, then pulled up and went into the right one.

Nope straight to Kazan and back. Two queues for 150 people. I don't think they were quite prepared to handle so many people at once..

Originally Posted by Spudulika

Big mess here today, Sligo and Shels and Bohs fans can blame Rovers fans stirring. Troops everywhere in downtown Moscow and St. Petes, arrests of any dissenters and on Sunday I can happily say I was allowed to vote - despite not being Russian or allowed. :-) I even took a pic of my ballot paper, the grandkids will be so proud!

Herald - "Russian Federation in ruins after Rovers visit"

**Acornvilla** · 08/12/2011, 11:52 AM

Standards are dropping around here..

Silly question coming up but I've not been paying much attention to the football world of late, is the Shams - Spurs game next week?

**Charlie Darwin** · 08/12/2011, 12:10 PM

Yep, Thursday at 6pm.

**marinobohs** · 08/12/2011, 1:10 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Yep, Thursday at 6pm.

Fancy your chances CD ? Hopefully a weakened Spurs team might be there for the taking. Would be nice to round the campaign off with a point (or three)

**Charlie Darwin** · 08/12/2011, 1:28 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

Fancy your chances CD ? Hopefully a weakened Spurs team might be there for the taking. Would be nice to round the campaign off with a point (or three)

Wouldn't have too much hope, no. Players looked exhausted after 50 minutes in Kazan, even the ones who were wearing gloves. Then again, they may be able to raise one more big performance considering the opposition, so who knows.

**marinobohs** · 08/12/2011, 2:09 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Wouldn't have too much hope, no. Players looked exhausted after 50 minutes in Kazan, even the ones who were wearing gloves. Then again, they may be able to raise one more big performance considering the opposition, so who knows.

Getting to group stage was an achievement in itself but would be nice to crack the duck egg in the "pts for" column. Cant imagine Spurs will be up for it and a cold wet night in Tallaght.....

Always nice to see a LOI team do well against our EPL "superiors" even if it is just to hear the barstoolers tell us how "its only because Spurs didn't care about the result"

**Charlie Darwin** · 08/12/2011, 2:17 PM

Ah yeah, it'd be great to get something. I think we were just very unlucky to draw PAOK as a third seed since they're clearly far better than that.

**ped_ped** · 08/12/2011, 3:18 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

Fancy your chances CD ? Hopefully a weakened Spurs team might be there for the taking. Would be nice to round the campaign off with a point (or three)

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Wouldn't have too much hope, no. Players looked exhausted after 50 minutes in Kazan, even the ones who were wearing gloves. Then again, they may be able to raise one more big performance considering the opposition, so who knows.

Originally Posted by marinobohs

Getting to group stage was an achievement in itself but would be nice to crack the duck egg in the "pts for" column. Cant imagine Spurs will be up for it and a cold wet night in Tallaght.....

Always nice to see a LOI team do well against our EPL "superiors" even if it is just to hear the barstoolers tell us how "its only because Spurs didn't care about the result"

Really scarey how the pleasantries and general . . . non-aggresiveness of these posts stood out like a sore thumb in this thread . . .

Either way, best of luck to Rovers tonight. Point or a narrow win would definitely not be beyond the bounds! (Though nor would a four goal loss . .