LOI in Europe 2022

**pineapple stu** · 18/08/2022, 3:55 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

So what youre saying is, if you get to the group stage and you dont win a game it actually costs you money. And each game effectively costing you a lot of money.

No? If you get to the EL groups and lose all your games, that's still better than getting four points in the ECL, which is far from a gimme, even if Rovers are third seeds.

It's effectively win-win for Rovers at this stage.

Originally Posted by sbgawa

The bench shows our problem over the next 11 weeks...
8 players with only Byrne (injured) and Towell and Farrugia that could be called senior Pros.

Any sign of Simon Power as yet?

**yurt** · 18/08/2022, 4:24 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

I really dont think West Ham would be a big draw, and moving it to the aviva wouldnt really make much sense to get well beaten and only a few thousand more.

I think the West Ham fans alone would come close to selling out the Aviva (minor hyperbole). An away European tie in Dublin is something I'd imagine would be appealing to 10s of 1000s of Londoners.

If Rovers do make the EL I would see each of their 3 group games getting 30k+. I think they'd be similar events in terms of profile to the cup final .

**paul_oshea** · 18/08/2022, 4:36 PM

Nice to see an Irish team playing a game that has a feel to it like a big European Wednesday or Thursday night game.

**paul_oshea** · 18/08/2022, 4:37 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

No? If you get to the EL groups and lose all your games, that's still better than getting four points in the ECL, which is far from a gimme, even if Rovers are third seeds.

It's effectively win-win for Rovers at this stage.

Any sign of Simon Power as yet?

No that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying the costs of going to each venue and playing is costing them money

**paul_oshea** · 18/08/2022, 4:38 PM

Originally Posted by yurt

I think the West Ham fans alone would come close to selling out the Aviva (minor hyperbole). An away European tie in Dublin is something I'd imagine would be appealing to 10s of 1000s of Londoners.

If Rovers do make the EL I would see each of their 3 group games getting 30k+. I think they'd be similar events in terms of profile to the cup final .

Ya hadn't factored in more than 5k west ham fans. You might be right but spurs brought few over that time back. They hadn't much interest.

30k to me seems like an awful lot for EcL games

**pineapple stu** · 18/08/2022, 4:39 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

No that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying the costs of going to each venue and playing is costing them money

I'm confused. Matchday costs are always a thing. You get three mill or so up front to play those games. How is that losing money?

**paul_oshea** · 18/08/2022, 4:44 PM

Mannus should be stopping that

**Philosophizer** · 18/08/2022, 4:46 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Mannus should be stopping that

Don't think you can blame that one on Mannus. Rovers have been under the cosh for a while. Just not able to deal with the quality of the opposition and panicking and giving away possession when they do get it. Kavanagh guilty of giving it away very poorly early on.

**paul_oshea** · 18/08/2022, 4:49 PM

Ya looking at it again it's at that awkward height just the bit a keepers not covering

**Kiki Balboa** · 18/08/2022, 4:50 PM

Rovers are not up to this standard so far.

**Philosophizer** · 18/08/2022, 4:51 PM

Hoare having a few of his usual european brainfart moments and kicking it straight to opposition.

**passinginterest** · 18/08/2022, 4:56 PM

Rovers settled a bit after conceding. They’ll be disappointed with the start but keep it solid now after the water break and stay in the game. They’ve won a few dangerous frees and made it into the box a couple of times so there’s some promise there.

**D24Saint** · 18/08/2022, 4:56 PM

Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa

Rovers are not up to this standard so far.

Ferencváros just seem at a different level so far. The best Rovers can hope for is to keep the score down and move on to the conference group stages.

**pateen** · 18/08/2022, 5:04 PM

Rovers are capable of a goal though

**pineapple stu** · 18/08/2022, 5:05 PM

Originally Posted by pateen

Rovers are capable of a goal though

So are Ferencvaros, it seems...

2-0 now

**joey B** · 18/08/2022, 5:06 PM

2 and it could be worse,different level these….

**passinginterest** · 18/08/2022, 5:06 PM

Watts is really struggling. Getting bullied too often and losing the ball too easily. There’s a danger of it getting messy with the second now.

Missing your core spine is always going to be difficult. Lopes, McCann, Byrne and Burke are arguably Rovers best players.

**sbgawa** · 18/08/2022, 5:06 PM

Game over. I get my wish and we play in conference league groups

**Philosophizer** · 18/08/2022, 5:07 PM

This could be a cricket score. Could easy be 4 already.
Most Rovers players are actually doing ok but a few are very poor - Hoare, Kavanagh, Watts, Greene.
It was gonna be a tough task with a full team but missing 6 they're really struggling.