League of Ireland in Europe 2016

[D24Saint]

Our best performance of the year. Thought we played very well & Fagans goal was an absolute cracker. It's set up to be a huge night next Thursday with another 230k on the line.

[Conroy]

Dundalk will play one of the following from Group 2:

Victoria Plzen
Salzburg 1-0 FK Lepaja
BATE 2-0 SJK Seinajoki
Ludogorets 2-0 FK Mladost Podgorica
Copenhagen 3-0 Crusaders

Champions league draw at 11am, Europa League at 12.

[pineapple stu]

Tough one for Dundalk, though par for the competition obviously.

Could they have a chance against Ludogorets? Drew with Liverpool in the 2014/15 Champions' League group stages, but then lost home and away in the first round of last year's competition.

[paul_oshea]

They have to get through out in Iceland first stu.

[pineapple stu]

Technicalities, Paul!

[pineapple stu]

Off to BATE again.

If they both win. BATE are 2-0 up from the home leg against Seinaejoen JK, who were a third-tier Finnish side four years ago, but won the top flight last year. That Finnish side lost home and away to FH last year - so there's two potential re-matches between Dundalk and BATE or Seinaejoen JK and FH.

[Real ale Madrid]

BATE Borisov if Dundalk get through

[White Horse]

Talk of the next round is a bit academic. Dundalk have a big job on their hands next week.

[seand]

Ah Jayyyzus

That said BATE are arguably the weakest of the seeds in the pot! FH will have a tough game there

[wonder88]

Excellent results for both Pats and Cork, give both a great chance to progress. Hope to get to one of the games next week, should be great atmosphere at them.

[dundalkfc10]

Excellent results for both Pats and Cork, give both a great chance to progress. Hope to get to one of the games next week, should be great atmosphere at them.

Surely Cork will have more than turned up to the Linfield game.

Would have went to Richmond, but il be in Iceland till Friday celebrating hopefully

[Real ale Madrid]

Vojvodina (SRB) 7.925 or Connah's Quay (WAL) v Dinamo Minsk (BLR) 10.000 or St Patrick's Athletic (IRL)

[seand]

Great draw for Pats/Dinamo. No easy draws in third round so Vojvodina (or CQN) was a good un

[Real ale Madrid]

Genk (BEL) 36.000 or Budućnost Podgorica (MNE) v Häcken (SWE) 5.975 or Cork City (IRL)

[patrickccfc]

Not such a good draw for us, should we make it through.

[paul_oshea]

You'd expect at least 1 of 3 to go through. I mean at least one should make it through, it would be a very bad night if they didnt. What are the odds on at least 1 getting through? I'll put a bet on that.

Looking at the draw you'd hope of the one to go through that its St Pats. If the figures mentioned yesterday, then that would mean if they could win the next round too, they would be in for at least:

•Play-off round elimination: €230,000
•Base fee for group stage: €2,400,000

Why are there only 26 member associations:
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague...d=2146866.html

[pineapple stu]

Those are CL figures you're looking for I think.

Elimination in the last Europa League qualifying round only gets you €240k

[paul_oshea]

Ya thanks, edited, one of those weeks.

its not great really for each round, but better than nothing I suppose.

12 million is huge for group stage participation.

[Dodge]

The EL payments are

QR1; €200k
QR2; €210k
QR3; €220k
PO; €230k

For the CL it's;
QR1; €200k
QR2; €300k
QR3; €400k
PO; €3m

So far Pats and Cork have €410k. Rovers got €200k.

Dundalk have earned €300k and will get €250k if they don't make CL group stages
Winning through on Tuesday guarantees them another €630k

[pineapple stu]

Have Dundalk not earned €500k? Do they not get the QR1 money too? Or is that basically the €250k you mention?