European Football 2012

[paul_oshea]

Copenhagan and belgrade were far tricker assignments last year though.

[Dodge]

We have been particularly sh!te in Europe lately though its a bit unfair to forget that we did do a fair chunk of the groundwork in getting the Leagues coefficient raised in the first place which subsequently made things a tad easier for our compatriots.

We'll take the last 10 years
03/04 0.33 added
04/05 0.17 added
09/10 0.125 added
10/11 0.25 added
11/12 0.125 added
12/13 0.125 added

Fair to say you haven't really contributed "a fair chunk of the groundwork "

[JC_GUFC]

We'll take the last 10 years
03/04 0.33 added
04/05 0.17 added
09/10 0.125 added
10/11 0.25 added
11/12 0.125 added
12/13 0.125 added

Fair to say you haven't really contributed "a fair chunk of the groundwork "

I think the 00/01 season was the real "breakout" for Irish clubs - certaintly the results achieved generated a bit of attention among non-LoI supporting fans.

Bohs winning in Aberdeen was huge but equally Rosenborg coming to Dublin for a CL qualifier against Shels was a bit moment.

There had been a few close calls in previous years but those Bohs and Shels really raised the bar to a new level.

Obviously Pat's have been the leading the way in recent years.

[Dodge]

I was speaking in terms of co-efficient and where we are now.

No doubt Bohs beating Aberdeen (and then winning in Kaiserslauten) was huge.

In term of co-efficient our best years were
00/01 - 2.33
06/07 - 2.833
08/09 - 2.5

The 3 years after that 00/01 season were 0.67, 0.17 and 0.33 though

[swinfordfc]

Lads, its quite simple .... Rovers need to progress tonight or its a poor season in Europe for League of Ireland teams

[Hibs4Ever]

Lads, its quite simple .... Rovers need to progress tonight or its a poor season in Europe for League of Ireland teams

Even if St Pats and Sligo progress?

[Dodge]

Lads, its quite simple .... Rovers need to progress tonight or its a poor season in Europe for League of Ireland teams

So what? Last year was one of the best ever and it hasn't helped the league as a whole. Rovers don't owe the league, or anyone but their fans, anything in Europe.

[A N Mouse]

Lads, its quite simple .... Rovers need to progress tonight or its a poor season in Europe for League of Ireland teams

Or maybe the last few seasons have been anomalous.

And this kind of season is a more realistic expectation.

[Dodge]

Ties won for the past 10 years
2011 - 4 (CL, 3 EL)
2010 - 2 (2 EL)
2009 - 3 (3 EL)
2008 - 4 (CL, 2 UEFA, inter toto)
2007 - 2 (UEFA, inter toto)
2006 - 5 (CL, 3 UEFA, intertoto)
2005 - 3 (CL, 2 UEFA)
2004 - 4 (2 CL, 2 inter toto)
2003 - 2 (CL, inter toto)
2002 - 1 (inter toto)

[longfordjames]

Everyone on twitter use the hashtag #hoopsineurope.

[paul_oshea]

Ties won for the past 10 years
2011 - 4 (CL, 3 EL)
2010 - 2 (2 EL)
2009 - 3 (3 EL)
2008 - 4 (CL, 2 UEFA, inter toto)
2007 - 2 (UEFA, inter toto)
2006 - 5 (CL, 3 UEFA, intertoto)
2005 - 3 (CL, 2 UEFA)
2004 - 4 (2 CL, 2 inter toto)
2003 - 2 (CL, inter toto)
2002 - 1 (inter toto)

Has anyone actually spotted the pattern there?

[TheBoss]

1 Oscar Jansson

27 Pat Sullivan

4 Craig Sives

5 Ken Oman (C)

3 Conor Powell

7 Gary McCabe

21 Ronan Finn

6 Stephen Rice

15 Killian Brennan

20 Billy Dennehy

9 Gary Twigg

[redobit]

Has anyone actually spotted the pattern there?

Ya, Shams plane should be grand.

[Straightstory]

Good luck to Rovers.
Any live links for this? I know it's on Setanta (via eircom), but that doesn't ever seem to work.

[TheBoss]

Its on BET365 website

[horton]

Good luck to Rovers.
Any live links for this? I know it's on Setanta (via eircom), but that doesn't ever seem to work.

Links should be on all the usual streaming websites, they normally don't go live until near enough kick off time though.

[poster]

Everyone on twitter use the hashtag #hoopsineurope.

#idrathernotthanksverymuch

[DannyInvincible]

Stream without commentary here: http://futbolo.tv/video/35-a-lyga-vi...hamrock-rovers

Edit: Lithuanian commentary now.

[horton]

Bugger, thought kick off was later, cheers Danny!

[Mad Moose]

Stream without commentary here: http://futbolo.tv/video/35-a-lyga-vi...hamrock-rovers

Edit: Lithuanian commentary now.

Thank you. Just started the stream as Ekranas scored.