QuoteKenny's stock is going up by the hundreds of thousands by the hour. 3rd goal was impeccable
3 now. Lovely ball from Farrugia and Kenny finishes with a sumptuous little chip. Remarkable from Rovers again.
Kenny's stock is going up by the hundreds of thousands by the hour. 3rd goal was impeccable
May be the 3rd tier competition but this has to be the best ever European season by an Irish team now, really incredible what they've done. The draw was relatively kind, but they have absolutely maximized what was possible.
Amazing stuff from Rovers. Let this be the real start of LOI clubs making their mark in Europe. The Conference is made for LOI clubs and finishing 4th or better in the League has never been more important or relevant.
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Amazing performance.
Good chance that Chelsea will rest players next week as well so I might be talking crazy but with Rovers' defence a draw isn't inconceivable.Top 8 finish still on the cards...albeit a little aspirational.
Chelsea more or less have a 2nd string that play every European game, very young and raw, but they're good, they won't rotate that bunch as they need the game time and experience, they'll be good, with a couple of 1st teamers who need minutes. Will be a great experience for Rovers and fun to see how they cope. They can technically finish top 8 with a loss, so goal difference could be key.Originally Posted by rebelmusic
That was clinical.
Well blast, thanks for the info though!
So assum8ng Rovers lose to Chelsea next week, how are they fixed ? Would that leave them out of the p8 and in a play off ?
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
If Irish teams were to generally beat those they are ranked ahead of and seeded against, put in a good show against similar clubs, no calamity moment undoing 89mins of good work we'd all be pretty happy with that. Rovers have actually gone and done that in this group stage, the players deserve credit for not having mental lapses and the club deserves credit for getting the players to that place. It is remarkable in the sense of people saying 2 wins and a nick a result and just get through, based on scars past, but underestimating the ability of this squad to perform after a mediocre domestic season which to have kicked on from that disappointment is good stuff. Its also remarkable that nobody is talking about how the money earned could mean rovers dominating the league for years, deep pockets elsewhere are a counter to what would have been seen as the pot of gold of all time for a LoI club. For a single club to bank €5-6mil and for the league to still be considered competativehightlights that we're in or getting to a damn good place albeit with some old perspectives.
Last edited by Nesta99; 12/12/2024 at 10:07 PM.
The ninth team (APOEL) are only one point behind Rovers, so if they lose, it's highly unlikely they'd make the top 8, but of course with Chelsea already assured of an automatic place, they'll likely field a reserve team.
Absolutely fantastic from Shamrock Rovers!
Chelsea will be tough despite resting their first team. Ideal scenario is that they are distracted by a hectic Christmas schedule and Rovers can claim a very unlikely draw. Regardless, it has been a fantastic run by Shamrock Rovers to be unbeaten after 5 games.
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A Championship: 4 years - 8 first teams - 0 financially ruined. First Division '14: 7 first teams.
Opportunity lost for new clubs/regions to join the LoI family.
Moreover, they're now guaranteed a seeding in the playoffs, as either Rapid or Copenhagen could overtake them, but not both.
Rovers goals tonight keeping Vikingur ahead of Borac too. Vikungur gettin 7 points is decent considering how level that earlier round tie became.
With how the draw for the playoff round works, even narrowly missing out and finishing 9th or 10th would be favourable in getting a team that came 23rd or 24th in the table. Although they could still be very unlucky and get an underperforming 'bigger' club ending up in those positions ; currently it's Hearts and Ba?ak?ehir for example.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E...hase_play-offs
Think there 10 teams could pass them. Kobenhaven could on goal difference if Chelsea win by at least 3 and they beat rapid. Because of fixtures worst case finish is 14th. Only three of the ten teams final fixture is against a team outside top 24, and only gent against Larne would be a gimme. 12th place seems like a solid shout, if Chelsea win.
I don't know what kind of team Chelsea put out today, but they had something like 12 academy players in travelling squad. But that's cos going to other end of 'europe' and match on Sunday.
Chelsea started 2 or 3 kids but there starting 11 today cost over £200million
This is one of those alternative universes people keep taking about, yeah?
Like, much and all as it's the easiest group stage draw an LoI side ever got, i don't think anyone was expecting Rovers to be unbeaten after five matches.
The Chelsea game is irrelevant
And it's fun
It's always the same sometimes.
It's a real pity none of this has been on free to air TV so that most people could follow along, the one year Virgin don't have the rights and an Irish team goes on a run. I assume with the new LOITV deal/situation if Premier Sports keep picking up the rights they would incorporate group stages there somehow? An extra charge as usual I'm sure, I just don't want to have to be getting a premier sports sub to watch my football. I pay for LOITV every year because I want it to be a success, but I feel like I am not a wealthy enough man to have all the subs necessary to partake in society
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