LoI in Europe 2024

[ger121]

They wont go further because to get to the CL 3rd round you need to get past the 2nd round stupid!

I forgot how much a pain in the arse you are.

[brendy_éire]

Idk why you would take it, the results of a 1 digit loss and a 2 digit loss is the same.

Solely for the potential (likelihood?) of it being much worse.

[CSAD]

Solely for the potential (likelihood?) of it being much worse.

How is it much worse? You lose by digit you go out, lose by 2 you still go out.

[CSAD]

I forgot how much a pain in the arse you are.

I forgot about spelling...or lack thereof.

[Buckett]

They wont go further because to get to the CL 3rd round you need to get past the 2nd round stupid!

But this is the first round

[pineapple stu]

Some comparison with the second round draw this year and last

Copenhagen/Vaduz/Zurich as against KA/KuPS/Gzira (Dudelange faced them instead after beating Pat's)

Hard to see anything other than a second round wipeout there. Pat's the only chance really. Maybe Vaduz are comparable to KuPS?

[brendy_éire]

How is it much worse? You lose by digit you go out, lose by 2 you still go out.

I mean, losing by more than 9 goals.

[CSAD]

I mean, losing by more than 9 goals.

Why, do Derry get some sort of penalty if they lose by double digits by UEFA?

[CSAD]

But this is the first round

Alright smart ass.

[nigel-harps1954]

Why, do Derry get some sort of penalty if they lose by double digits by UEFA?

I know if my team were getting beat in Europe, I'd prefer if they went out with a little bit of respect, rather than getting tanked. Not sure how that's difficult to understand.

[yurt]

Some comparison with the second round draw this year and last

Copenhagen/Vaduz/Zurich as against KA/KuPS/Gzira (Dudelange faced them instead after beating Pat's)

Hard to see anything other than a second round wipeout there. Pat's the only chance really. Maybe Vaduz are comparable to KuPS?

Yeah it did seem like the second round was a whole lot more stacked with quality this year vs the previous couple. I guess that the big difference is that Dundalk were seeded last year meaning the second round opponents weren't as good.

Derry get through one round they'll be ranked at 5.500 next season which was the cut off for being seeded this year in the champions league first round. That second round dray is an absolute stinker for them because getting through a second round could have made such a massive difference to them if they were to be in the champions path.

[placid casual]

Considering Shamrock Rovers get outplayed by part time players in Europe I struggle to imagine them being competitive against any professional side..

I'd say there's few things you struggle to imagine in your life but alas few things you get to actually do in your life- perhaps moving out of your mothers basement might be a start, Rupert Pupkin.

[ger121]

i forgot how much a pain in the arse you are.

i forgot about spelling...or lack thereof.

c..sad…

[Jack B]

One of the better draws we could have gotten. Still and all wouldn't have huge confidence in us, but more of a fighting chance than had it been Gent or Brondby.

[Martinho II]

FC Vaduz a blast from the past. Are we the last loi side to have played them until now?

[2 Year Contract]

FC Vaduz a blast from the past. Are we the last loi side to have played them until now?

Longford are the only LOI side they’ve ever played.


While looking at their past European opponents I noticed in 2015 they played against Swiss side FC Thun. I’d have thought UEFA rules would’ve stopped them from being able to play Swiss sides but it’s an interesting quirk to the draw. Could potentially be the only time two teams from the same league have played each other in European qualification? Surely in the modern era anyways

[EatYerGreens]

Horrendous.
They were in the CL last year. Drew away to Bayern and Galatasaray, beat Man United and Galatasaray at home, finished second the group, and went out to Man City 6-2.

If we keep the aggregate margin of victory to single figures, I'd take that now.

If you're going to get spanked, then hope it's in the first leg so they ease off for the second leg and there's a chance of squeezing out a draw?

[EatYerGreens]

How is it much worse? You lose by digit you go out, lose by 2 you still go out.

@Ger121 : I'm seeing what you meant about the "pain in the arse" thing in post #101

[pineapple stu]

Longford are the only LOI side they’ve ever played.


While looking at their past European opponents I noticed in 2015 they played against Swiss side FC Thun. I’d have thought UEFA rules would’ve stopped them from being able to play Swiss sides but it’s an interesting quirk to the draw. Could potentially be the only time two teams from the same league have played each other in European qualification? Surely in the modern era anyways

They've also played Basel. They're in as Liechtenstein Cup winners, not through the Swiss league, so they're not kept apart that way.

Two German league sides (Dortmund and Chemnitz) met in the first round of the 1990/91 UEFA Cup, but Chemnitz had qualified from the East German league, which had been disbanded in the meantime

[ger121]

@Ger121 : I'm seeing what you meant about the "pain in the arse" thing in post #101

Tends to only be around for Europe, which could be a short run thing by the looks of it.