QuoteQarabag seem to use loads of different stadiums. The one they're playing Dundalk in seems like it used to be artificial pitch but was converted to grass a few years backOriginally Posted by ArFella
Is it the same as the grass that the lads in the shed have?
Mon the Town!
Qarabag seem to use loads of different stadiums. The one they're playing Dundalk in seems like it used to be artificial pitch but was converted to grass a few years back
I was wondering about that myself. Dunno whether it's true or not but the rumour was that they werent happy with the changing rooms and left Oriel to go back to the hotel to get ready and that their manager was moaning about the pitch. General consensus was that it was all a good thing if they weren't feeling too much at home during their away leg!!
The incident where their keeper misjudged the bounce of the ball everyone on the Carrick Road end could see happening in almost slow motion. He came out to collect the high ball dropping but never looked like getting there, you could even see the spin on the ball and that its was going to move goalward if it bounced. Better anticipation from Dundalk players and it could have fashioned a chance. People would have been pointing at the pitch for the keepers error but he completely misjudged the flight of the ball and if was playing on sand would still have been in bother. He spilled a couple of shots too so should be tested early on in the away leg!
Last edited by Nesta99; 26/07/2019 at 3:45 PM.
I know that some have doubted your reading and comprehension abilities in the past, but that is surely dispelled now.
Being able to paraphrase ArFella's earlier post so concisely is impressive
Play the final in Tallaght - if Dundalk won the toss to be the home side Asterix would spontaneously combust!!
Last edited by Nesta99; 26/07/2019 at 5:54 PM.
This may be a bit beyond your limited brain capacity but try keep up. I saw ArFellas post before it was edited, the thread then moved onto the next page and I didn't go back through the whole thread to see if anyone had edited their reply to mention it before posting my reply, sue me, or better yet just **** off.
I may have got that wrong then re Qarabag and their pitch.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), first Irish club to win points in a group stage in Europe (2016).
7 of 35 listed football grounds in Azerbaijan have artificial pitches so Qarabag are undoubtedly well used to them. Eh the Ganja Stadium is most definitely grass!
Relax RH, I think you did very well
Play the final in a neutral venue , the DCCS or Inchicore , actually to hell with it lets go for the Aviva
Was the Shamrock Rovers game a complete sellout lads and what was the attendance?
a friend of mine posted online that Eir have an annoying habit of having the crowd noise a lot lower than it should be! and there was I thinking it was the quality of my TV when watching the Dundalk game live!
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
The legendary Pat Dolan seems to be missing - last season's Airtricity League european competitions media guide credited him with an identical win record as Paul Doolin with 5 wins from 12 matches
5,524 was the official attendance given. There were probably only around 24 away fans there.
Don't think Eir actually do that, it's just when you're in the middle of it all it obviously seems louder.
LOL, did you see both games? Qarabag could have scored 4 goals in the first half alone, and were streets ahead of Dundalk. That's why Dundalk did so well to get a result in that game. It was the way Qarabag were set up, their linkage and passing that shows they are a class team.
Limassol were well beatable in the Rovers game, id be disappointed if Rovers had not have gotten the win in the end. And they didn't look half the team Qarabag are. I wouldn't be surprised if Rovers snatched a result in Cyprus.
Games are not won or lost on paper...........
You can't really judge who's the tougher opponent based off how they performed against the LOI sides. Personally think they're pretty equal, as are Rovers and Dundalk, Qarabag have a much easier league which helps their coefficient as they've won 6 leagues in a row so that's 6 years of champions league coefficient points but they both have similar records as far as reaching group stages goes with 4 europa group appearances each since 2010 and Qarabag have a champion league group appearance in addition to that, so in my opinion there's not much between them.
Well spotted! Modified it now. Don't know how I missed him. He is there in my records, just forgot to add him I suppose. Cheers!
Well I disagree, looking at both teams for the first time I think Qarabag are as good a team as Dundalk have played in recent times, up there with that Russian team and Legia were good in parts, any of the Cypriot teams that have played LOI teams in the past have always looked beatable. Don't care about stats, sorry.
There are far too many variables involved to form an option based of one game. Using more than one piece of data to form your opinion is literally rule number one of analysis.
This is a nonsensical comparison.
Your perception or measurement of 'pretty equal' is obviously suspect when you declare Rovers and Dundalk in that category despite the current 5 point / game-in-hand gap, a whopping 25 point gap last season and an average of over 17 points a season over the last 6 years.
The current Bert kassie UEFA 5-year Club Ranking 2020 comparison is equally conclusive with Dundalk (8.500 points) having over double the Rovers ranking points (3.750)
0.50 0.25 0.50 1.00 1.50 3.750 1.00 3.00 1.00 1.50 2.00 8.500
If you feel unable to judge the respective qualities of Apollan Limasol and Qarabeg on the subjective evidence of the matches this week, a similar UEFA 5-year Club Ranking comparison is fairly conclusive. While both teams have qualified in each of the last 5 years, Qarabag have been significantly the higher acheivers with 19.000 ranking points
3.00 5.00 6.00 3.00 2.00 19.000
1.00 1.00 3.00 5.00 1.50 11.500
Rovers achievement in beating Apollan on Thursday was brilliant. Celebrate it and look forward to the realistic possibility of qualifying for the next round. The Apollan - Qarabag nonsensical comparison is not necessary to try to elevate what is widely acknowledged as a tremendous result
All the games between the two clubs have been pretty even, even the one when rovers were missing half a squad. There was nothing in either game in Tallaght. I feel safe in saying a neutral would call Dundalk and Rovers pretty even.
Who's better Porto or Ajax?
QED
It's not nonsensical, Qarabag have basically guaranteed access to the Champions league every year because the rest of the league is pretty poor whereas in Cyprus there's Larnaca and Apoel to compete with so they don't have that safety net so have to win every round to get into the groups.
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