What kind of results will Rovers get from their Group matches?

**Shelsman** · 01/09/2011, 4:11 PM

What kind of results do ye think Rovers will get in their group matches?

**nigel-harps1954** · 01/09/2011, 4:21 PM

I'd say they'll surprise a few and pick up one or 2 wins and maybe a draw so I'm guessing around 7 points.

**Kingdom** · 01/09/2011, 4:25 PM

I think it'll be sept points ou cinq points.

**Shelsman** · 01/09/2011, 4:30 PM

I went for three points (more with the heart than the head to be honest) -2 draws against PAOK and a draw against Rubin Kazan, otherwise they might miraculously sneak a win -maybe at home to PAOK.

On paper they'd be expected to get 0 points, so let's hope that doesn't happen!

**BonnieShels** · 01/09/2011, 4:57 PM

5 points I reckon.

**Rasputin** · 01/09/2011, 5:29 PM

2 points and no shame in that either.

**dancinpants** · 01/09/2011, 6:06 PM

2 points. Draw at home to PAOK, and a draw at home against Kazan. After that it'll be a case of keeping the GD respectable.

Maybe summer football will prove to be drawback in the latter stages of Europe?

**placid casual** · 01/09/2011, 6:46 PM

6 points.

Win away at spurs -3
draw at home spurs -1
kazan at home -1
paok away -1

**legendz** · 01/09/2011, 7:40 PM

Rubin Kazan (H) win
Tottenham Hotspur (A) loss
PAOK (A) draw
PAOK (H) win
Rubin Kazan (A) loss
Tottenham Hotspur (H) draw

2 wins. 2 draws. 2 losses.

8 points. Optimistic predictions.

Rubin Kazan (H) draw
Tottenham Hotspur (A) loss
PAOK (A) loss
PAOK (H) win
Rubin Kazan (A) loss
Tottenham Hotspur (H) loss

1 win. 1 draw. 4 losses.

4 points. Possibly being more realistic or pessimistic predictions.

**mypost** · 01/09/2011, 7:40 PM

Far more important question is how many do we need to qualify?

Going on what the 3rd-placed teams have generally got in the past two years, 7 or 8 points seems to be enough. A few of them got more, some got less, one got 10 points and failed to qualify, another got only 3 points, so getting just 4 points was needed to qualify in that group. I doubt we'll need only 4 points in ours, but 2 wins and 2 draws may be enough.

**BonnieShels** · 01/09/2011, 7:45 PM

3 get out of the group? Assumed it was two there. Good point mp.

**The Lep** · 01/09/2011, 8:13 PM

2 from each group.

**GalwayRed** · 01/09/2011, 8:23 PM

Rubin Kazan are a great side. Better than anything Rovers will have faced so far. Rovers will struggle to get anything from them I reckon. Spurs are one of the favourites to win the competition. Even if they do rest players Rovers will find it very tricky. PAOK are a interesting club. They seem to be a bit all over the place with different managers and such but are a club on the up. They got through this stage of the competition last year and will fancy qualifying again.
I'm sure Rovers will pick up a point or two from the group but I'm not quite sure where the points are going to come from just yet.

**BonnieShels** · 01/09/2011, 8:45 PM

Originally Posted by The Lep

2 from each group.

Then what is he on about dare I ask or did I read that arseways?

**mypost** · 01/09/2011, 8:56 PM

You read it arseways.

We have to get more than what the 3rd place gets. I posted what they usually got in previous years, so we need more than that to get a second spot and qualify.

**legendz** · 01/09/2011, 9:29 PM

Generally 10 points is the aim in a group like this. It's rare, but does happen, that a team will get 10 points and not get through. The team from the UK's Southern League probably will be the toughest opponent. A team from the UK's Northern League has been knocked out at the EL play-off stage these last two seasons. When they are in the EL group 3 years ago, a win and 3 draws was not enough to go through with the second placed team going through with 10 points.