Rosenborg

[Gerrit]

yeah, i dont think too many people know the players who play for rosenborg.

I do I'd go even if Brattbakk was there alone... He was not good at Cel-tic because he's the sort of guy who feels homesick as soon as he crosses the border. Once he was back with Rosenborg in his home country, he scored again with ease.

Brattbakk-Rushfeldt, still my favourite frontline ever... Their goals in the 2-0 victory over Real Madrid in a Lerkendal stadium covered with snow, out in the freezing cold, is still one of my best football memories ever.

Oh, this is sh!te really... Why can't they both proceed ? I feel my heart breaking already...

[Poor Student]

I do I'd go even if Brattbakk was there alone... He was not good at Cel-tic because he's the sort of guy who feels homesick as soon as he crosses the border. Once he was back with Rosenborg in his home country, he scored again with ease.

Harald wasn't a failure at Celtic. He scored the goal that sealed a title victory in 1998. He also scored 5 goals in one game against Kilmarnock. He was a bit lightweight but had tremendous pace. He's not considered a flop there but he is not considered a great either. He did come back to show Celtic what he could do with a double in Trondheim against them in the CL. He's a player with a prolific rate in Norway and great CL pedigree and a very nice guy. It's a pity it did not work out for him but I am glad he settled back in at home.

[higgins]

Look the game will go to Lansdowne and it will SELL OUT. Good teams only play a part in a sell out. HYPE is a major factor and Shels playing in the 3rd round of the Champions League is BIG news!! Papers will be plastered with it as to get that far we would have had to have beaten Steaua??

Tolka is not good enough fo rhte 3rd round anyway.

As for the game.
Portadown lost 2-1 at home and only 1-0 away to Viking who are currently 3rd in the league. Rosenborg are 9th I think!! The league is not too strong and nothing could be better when your an unseed in the 3rd round of the Champions League.

If Shels beat Steaua then its group stages Im sure of it. The game on Wednesday will be twice as hard as either of the Rosenborg ones.

[thejollyrodger]

i agree , if shels beat steaua then we have a great chance. but steaua are very strong. i dont know if we can do it anymore. none of the papers irish or english give shels a glimmer of hope. most predict a collapse

[jorge]

Is that noy what you'd want?

[Slash/ED]

Look the game will go to Lansdowne and it will SELL OUT.

Even if we can draw 50,000 to the match we should keep it in Tolka. I agreed with the decision to move the Depor game, this would be different.

none of the papers irish or english give shels a glimmer of hope. most predict a collapse

That's what they say every time we face European opposition they've heard of. Sure Split were going to whipe the floor with us. The day you listen to those gobsh*tes is the day you need to worry.

[Poor Student]

I don't know is it the success of Cork and Shels or what but this Sunday there's been an increase on eL coverage in the print media. For the first time in my memory the Ireland on Sunday actually wrote something about the eL and even gave a 2 page spread. Same with the Mirror who never do the same. Sunday World only had their usual paltry squeezed into the side column and the Star on Sunday had it's usual 2 page spread.

[mypost]

Look the game will go to Lansdowne and it will SELL OUT. Good teams only play a part in a sell out. HYPE is a major factor and Shels playing in the 3rd round of the Champions League is BIG news!!

No it won't sell out at Lansdowne. Who fancies going to Bucharest, bar Gerrit? Who wants to see Rosenborg play here, bar Gerrit? Have yous not learned from last year's experience when only 7,000 went to Lansdowne to watch Lille? Only playing the glamour clubs, will sell out at Lansdowne. Rosenborg are not one of them.

If Shels beat Steaua then its group stages Im sure of it. The game on Wednesday will be twice as hard as either of the Rosenborg ones.

Rosenborg are having a blip, but they're entering the competition at QR3 for a reason, because they're better than Steaua. Shels would give them a game, but Rosenborg play Summer football too, so Shels wouldn't have the advantage they normally enjoy in Europe, and would lose over two legs.

[thejollyrodger]

i think our home games should be played in tolka unless we are playing a top team like Reál Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus or someone like that. To be honest, not too many people will come out to see the likes of Lille or Rosenborg (no offense to those clubs).

Shels might as well take full use of the home advantage and a packed house in Tolka. We have a better chance of getting a result also.

I think Shels have improved a lot since they last met against Rosenborg and Rosenborg are in bits at the moment. The game would be very close IMO.

[higgins]

Do you not remember the mess that was Lille??? Shels/Ollie made a balls of it when changing the game to Lansdowne. The kick off time was not even set until last minute and then we had the worst weatehr the day of the game!! Add to that the most important fact, it was the UEFA Cup, not champions League.

The media build up to the Deportivo game added to the attendance and if we could have had more then 24,000 there then they would have sold too. 3rd Round Champions League is BIG business no matter who you play. Papers will be full of 10million and made for life and dream come true and the usual crap they print. It all adds to the numbers going. UEFA Cup was hardly mentioned.

Shels will sell out 24,000 for the Rosenborg game if we get there. Tolka I am sure wont be able to hold that game so no use talking about it.

As for your point of Rosenborg V Steaua being better. Seeding is done over 5 years, Rosenborg are going backwards and Steaua are going forward. In fact Steau dont even have 5 seasons worth of seeding to theri name. They have had a bit of a turnaround in recent seasons and last year they showed how good they are. On the other hand Rosenborg went from winning the league by 14 points to winning it last season by 1 goal!! Now this year they are 9th and about 15 points off th pac eor something.

Steaua will be favourites if they make the 3rd round.

[pete]

3 pages on Rosenborg & youse now even played in Romania yet.

[Slash/ED]

http://corkcityfc.ie/forums/index.php?showtopic=3725

[mypost]

The media build up to the Deportivo game added to the attendance and if we could have had more then 24,000 there then they would have sold too. 3rd Round Champions League is BIG business no matter who you play. Papers will be full of 10million and made for life and dream come true and the usual crap they print. It all adds to the numbers going.
Shels will sell out 24,000 for the Rosenborg game if we get there. Tolka I am sure wont be able to hold that game so no use talking about it.

Just like to remind you that the Champions League starts in September, not July.

You would have sold more than 24,000 if possible, but most people went to watch Coruna. They didn't care about Shels. You'll only get games sold out if people know about the opposition. Fans watch La Liga every week on Sky, and know about Coruna. Bar Gerrit, nobody in our country gives a sh-it about Norwegian football, so Rosenborg won't sell out Lansdowne. They didn't even sell-out Tolka in 2000, so why would it happen now? It's more than capable of hosting a game against Rosenborg. You've done it before. Lansdowne should only be used for your CL group games at home, when the competition starts for real.

As for your point of Rosenborg V Steaua being better. Rosenborg are going backwards and Steaua are going forward. On the other hand Rosenborg went from winning the league by 14 points to winning it last season by 1 goal!! Now this year they are 9th and about 15 points off the pace or something.

By the same token, the NL champions Shels, are 14 points behind the leaders this season, and you're hardly pulling up any trees in the league at the moment, so you should look at yourselves before you begin looking down at Rosenborg.

[Slash/ED]

You would have sold more than 24,000 if possible, but most people went to watch Coruna. They didn't care about Shels

Complete and total b*ll*cks. They came to see an Irish side in a big champions league match in a round we'd never been in before, they didn't come to watch Coruna. Higgins is right, the media exposure before the game is what led to the sell out.

[thejollyrodger]

http://corkcityfc.ie/forums/index.php?showtopic=3725

Typical

[Kingdom]

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL...Id=322847.html

[pete]

Complete and total b*ll*cks. They came to see an Irish side in a big champions league match in a round we'd never been in before, they didn't come to watch Coruna. Higgins is right, the media exposure before the game is what led to the sell out.

I went to Lansdowne last season & it was to see Deportivo in the flesh. Obviously i also wanted to see how an eL side would match up against them.

[Slash/ED]

Would you have gone if Depor were playing in a friendly and would you have gone if the opposition was Rosenborg? If that's a yes and a no I think you'd be very unique in that crowd.

[pete]

Would you have gone if Depor were playing in a friendly and would you have gone if the opposition was Rosenborg? If that's a yes and a no I think you'd be very unique in that crowd.

I don't like friendlies.

I've gone to many European games in Dublin although like a few others i decided a while ago not to attend Tolka again. I suppose Lansdowne was an exception.

[higgins]

The 3rd QUALIFYING round of the Champions League then is BIG business !!

Rosenborg in the 3rd Round would be all over the news. The fact alone that we would have beat steaua would have everyone on a high.

One week later the game is in Lansdowne isnt it? People would still be wanting to see Shels!!

Steaua sold out Tolka last week. They are hardly the best supported Irish teams either. Ok there was 2 to 3 thousand away fans there but it sold out a day before the game.

3rd Round Champions League would sell out against any team. Im sure of it Most EL fans would be there for a start.

Tolka cant be used due to floodlighs I think and also the fact the media dont have any space in Tolka. We would have a good crowd from Norway over for that one Im sure along with all other countries keeping an eye on the new kids on the block. Tolka couldnt cope.