That's about as handy a group as an LoI club has ever gotten I'd say. Just avoid Honka really. Even Racing Union were a distant fourth in Luxembourg, though you never know with this current Dundalk side.
In normal circumstances you’d be delighted with those options but with the way we are on and off the pitch now I wouldn’t be confident of progression.
Rovers group of 4 is horrible...
Malmö
Legia Warsaw
Slovan bratislava
Lincoln Red imps.
I'll pray to the god I don't believe in to hope we get imps.
Caermarthen I presume?
Newtown is (or was anyway) about the only LoW ground up to UEFA standards and used to host a lost of Welsh clubs' games.
Yes that's it, Carmarthen played there. It's a grand little ground in fairness.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
Good draw options for Bohs, possible redemption or double down humiliation games in Wales or Iceland.
Nice possible trips to occupied Andalucia or Malta.
That was a mad night for a few of us. A few of us missed our boat due to few drinks in Dun Laoghaire,got a lift in mates car at last min on ferry to holyhead. Then we had no accomodation
sorted in Newtown. Only I got chattin to some UEFA observer who was leavin his hotel room after game at 3am & we had use of his room to sleep in once he checked out! Ah the memories!
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
The potential opponents for Rovers are a disaster - three teams who would almost certain beat us comfortably and one that aren't a pushover but are clearly far more beatable than the rest.
Us and Dundalk are in crap form and Sligo are up and down. Based purely on current form, Bohs would be the most confident going into the draw.
FWIW, Sligo also have a lopsided pot - KÍ (FAR), FH (ISL), Slask Wroclaw (POL) or Bala Town (WAL). That's reasonable apart from the obvious one.
Bohs have The New Saints (WAL), Europa (GIB), Stjarnan (ISL) or Gzira United (MAL)
It's a tad depressing seeing these teams seeded while Bohs/Sligo aren't tbh
Rovers playing Slovan Bratislava, first game away.
Not the worst result as we avoided Malmö and Legia.
Second best draw for rovers.
We have a chance but a slim one I'd say.
It's the 2nd best result we could have hoped for. If we can avoid getting taken apart in the 1st game I would hope we can at least put it up to them in the 2nd leg. Anyone know if fans will be allowed in, and if Slovan play in a summer league or will they be wandering back from their sun loungers?
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