QuoteAh I'll leave it so, possession and stats and completed passes are not relevant here, and rightly so!Originally Posted by EAFC_rdfl
Jesus, not sure if I should be offended or Oshea!
Ah I'll leave it so, possession and stats and completed passes are not relevant here, and rightly so!
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
When it comes to club v country coefficient there is one other interesting thing at play worth mentioning.
Someone else will correct me im sure, but if I recall the country coefficient used to be more important when calculating a clubs coefficient for seeding etc.
That changed a few years back *however* if the country's coefficient "part" is higher than that which the club has built up then the club will not start with zero points but will instead benefit to some degree from the country's coefficient. So Vitesse in fact had a club coefficient of 6.00 going into the draw but because the Dutch league is ranked higher they had a coefficient of 7.840 starting out this year (demonstrating that Dundalk got one of the higher non seeds in that draw although looking at the others on the list not sure who they would have preffered, Riga? Elfsbourg).
Sligo and/or Pats have less points than the country's coefficient part so if they qualify for Europe at the end of this year they will still be relying on the country's seeding. Usually our seeding is so low as to not matter but to be seeded in the 1QR you "only" needed 2.250 this year (Breidablik from Iceland). Therefore there is some benefit for all clubs if the country part of the coefficient is bumped up a little. Reaching the lofty heights of 31st or 32nd would mean that our country part of the coefficient is good enough to have new teams seeded in the 1QR as well as have one team skip into 2QR. Being seeded in 2QR required a score of 5.25 +
Dundalk were brilliant on Thursday.Bohs too,Shams three.
The goals from McEleney probably some of the best you'll ever see scored from an Irish side in Europe.Whole lot of courage from Dundalk and sets it up nicely for next week with Patching hopefully going to come back into the side.(
What about that sending off for vitesse though?? Absolute dirt from Openda and the English commentary guy thought it unjustified!!(the red)frucking 'ell!
With Bohs & Sligo both beaten yesterday today could be a good day for beating Pats and close the gap on the top 3/4.
PEAK6 ...... Don't start me,i'm currently on holidays and i want to enjoy it without starting on about those wasters!
Radio commentary with video on Dundalk's goals really is teriffic . https://www.facebook.com/10006364368...04755049752912
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I think Adrian Taaffe might just have captured what Dundalk fans were feeling there!Enjoyed the punditry from James Rogers during the game too. As for the English commentator, he may still be suffering that Beckham World Cup moment. It was a red all day long if a stupid one, not a good way to lose your top striker going in to the second leg but they have no shortage goal threat regardless.
Who was that English guy, as he was a terrible commentator.Absolute dirt from Openda and the English commentary guy thought it unjustified!!(the red)
A couple of examples that I can remember :
- Describing Vitesse as 'the team in yellow and blue shirts' (it's yellow and black).
- Talking about Vitesse facing 'a short journey across the North Sea next week'. Only if they're playing a friendly in England
There were a few other daft things which had me shaking my head as well. I thought he was poor and added very little.
Bring back Siobhán!
A couple of others were incorrectly saying we had won against AZ in 2016 and also that the return leg next week would be in Oriel Park.Who was that English guy, as he was a terrible commentator.
A couple of examples that I can remember :
- Describing Vitesse as 'the team in yellow and blue shirts' (it's yellow and black).
- Talking about Vitesse facing 'a short journey across the North Sea next week'. Only if they're playing a friendly in England
There were a few other daft things which had me shaking my head as well. I thought he was poor and added very little.
He was the same commentator for our other two away European ties too but I've no idea who he is.
Dutch commentator was worried about playing on the artificial pitch in our home ground Tallaght.
Hopefully they rock up in Tallaght in their Astro's
He sounds like the most generic Eurosport commentator ever. A man that narrates clay-pigeon shooting, curling and yacht regatta all with the exact same cadence.
Arent Omonia 1-nil up against Flora, I'd fancy them to go on and win the second leg. Would imagine they would be favourites against Rovers too, coming from a stronger league.
"Now jump up there and stuff that son of a bitch in the basket, chief"
Steady on.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
Rovers play the loser
Ah, my bad. See that now
"Now jump up there and stuff that son of a bitch in the basket, chief"
Flora v Omonia now gone to extra time
Gone to penalties now and 3-3 in the shootout
5-4 to Omonoia after sudden death. Looking at the stats in that match and over the 2 legs, Tallinn will be a very difficult challenge for Rovers should they progress.
All things being equal you'd always prefer an Irish side to go to the less hot country
Genuinely! Got the details mixed up obviously - I doubt Vitesse will do the same. If the game was in Oriel I wonder how they would have managed the pitch, considering the side that uses it daily struggle.Hopefully they rock up in Tallaght in their Astro's
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