QuoteChrist - Viking miss a 98th minute penalty!
So Rovers through by the absolute skin of their teeth...
That Sparta team is in transition. Lost their manager and captain this summer. As times go, not the worst time to face them.Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Christ - Viking miss a 98th minute penalty!
So Rovers through by the absolute skin of their teeth...
What a massive letoff. Rovers were useless in the 2nd half.
Holy Jaysis such a miss
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Good lord they are so lucky. A great night for the coefficient
Jesus that was dramatic.Did their best to throw that one away
Was watching on Livescore as I'm working late tonight. Jesus. Had no idea. Thought a mate was winding me up.
Not pretty but a fantastic result for us and that’s all that counts
Indeed it does. Written off going into the tie but it was always 50/50 in my book. All that matters is the result.
The ref was handing out cards a bit too easily, but Rovers kept giving him reasons to, absolutely stupid from Byrne, he's paid the big bucks to come in clutch in these games not lose them.
Rovers doing their best England impression! Did they think it was done and dusted cause they were different 2nd half, a keep it defensively tight chat from Bradser and nearly chucked a game they were well in control of.
I copped on right at the end that it was an English premier league ref,thought he was poor enough in the second half tbh …
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
We won and now pocket a minimum of €1.7m; so job done successfully.
That game was a hard watch. At least the ref was a big upgrade on last week. Last year Rovers were accused of underestimating Breidablik and this year they can be accused of overestimating Vikingur. Rovers exaggerated their sense of minnowness in their approach in order to get the result when they could have just played football in both legs and won.
I think Vikingur also underestimated Rovers based on last year, their own good form and Rovers lack of it.
Not a single set of odds or simulations I saw had Rovers winning that tie so they were underdogs in many eyes heading into the matches.
I dunno, if your club is accumulating debt and it is essential to win really, from 2-0 and in control to being a bad penalty from et and risking going out - Id expect more squad considered and the experience of the manager. Its a let off, job done but not very well. The standards of fans has obviously fallen in line with the league. I would be very relieved if it were Dundalk rather than job done successfully even though it was successful...if ye know what I mean. The nothing to see here, move on thinking is when clubs really start regressing. Dundalk fans would know, a self imposed premature end of recent successful era from a position that could actually have been one of the dominant teams for many more years.
Winning the tie and the financial benefits are as you know mega important; so obviously the result constitutes success on that front - no one is saying nothing to see move on etc. it’s obvious Bradley needs to work on a raft of changes/ improvements and winning tonight gives him that platform so that’s success on a grand scale ; so tonight as a Rovers fan I’m thrilled with the mega successful outcome and relived it occurred .
As I wrote before the game, the Icelandic consensus opinion had Rovers ahead going into this game. Obviously we know our football here
Its just doesnt suggest stability, something the Rovers have as a key pillar of the club, the ability to maintain a budget or not on a penalty kick. Im not suggesting Rovers are alone in this but the club have extolled their strict wage structure in the past - causing the Bradley not being backed moan on live TV and he got his way, the fan owned model now diluted and could still end up further at risk. Talk of successions in place if Bradley goes but yet there is a sense of staleness. Easily the strongest squad (I dont bother with Derry until they decide they want to win the league) but could miss out on European qualification which just kicks the issues that Rovers fans are releaved about avoiding tonight a year or two down the road. I dont think Rovers wont finish in the top 3 or 4 but its possible and it shouldnt and tonight the inability to rebuild with at current wage levels shouldnt have been so damn close. For the record this isnt a gloat or even a crticicism really, more an observation that is actually quite familiar.
Enjoy the result, Rovers fans are entitled to that tonight, wins in Europe should always be appreciated, prestige 1st, coefficient 2nd and money last of course, and there is little better than race to get organised for the next one especially if its away first.
Last edited by Nesta99; 16/07/2024 at 9:59 PM.
I think the Rovers 1st team squad is due a major overhaul, and quite a few older big earners are in the final 6 months of their contract, this win is huge to help keep the ship steady while they refresh the first team, things might yet get worse before they get better, but they're one good draw away from group stage football. I'm not sure the formation they play actually works any more.
I think the better team did go through, but they really couldn't have handled that 2nd half worse.
Vikingur were a far weaker team than Breidablik in the end.
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