LOI In Europe 2025

**yurt** · 01/08/2025, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by TVFBLOCKF

Larne? They're playing Ballkani of Kosovo in the next round. Larne are playing Santa Clara.

Whoops, I don't know how I got that so arseways.

I heard them saying on commentary that Larne won on pens in Kosovo and someone got my fixtures all mixed up.

**D24Saint** · 01/08/2025, 8:02 AM

Originally Posted by Philosophizer

Pats got there in the end but by god they made hard work of it.

We played just awful. This season has showed how vital the conference league is for LOI team to progress. The only good part of that game was the one litre beers.

**BigEars** · 01/08/2025, 8:26 AM

Originally Posted by yurt

Whoops, I don't know how I got that so arseways.

I heard them saying on commentary that Larne won on pens in Kosovo and someone got my fixtures all mixed up.

Maybe the fact Shams would have been playing Northern opposition (Cliftonville) in the previous round had they got over St. Joseph's.

You would expect Besiktas to have far too much for Pat's (especially in current form as opposed to last year's), however both Shels and Shams have a shot at the Conference League Group stages.
A kind draw will be important in the playoffs round should they both get there.

**cl�irseach** · 01/08/2025, 9:53 AM

Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

Why would they? Women's leagues are completely separate from men's leagues anyway. And they rarely contain exactly the same teams either (e.g. Peamount, DLR). So what does it matter in amongst all of that if a female team plays in Wales whilst the men's team at the same club doesn't? Everton have just sold their women's team, so their different gender sides play under the same name but have different owners & different stadia in different leagues. The only thing they have in common now is the branding. It's like Tayto both sides of the border here.

Or indeed like Waterford.

**Buckett** · 01/08/2025, 11:45 AM

What's wrong with the Tayto in Waterford?

**pateen** · 01/08/2025, 1:29 PM

Any highlights from Pat's game last night?

**outspoken** · 01/08/2025, 1:42 PM

Originally Posted by ger121

I watched extended highlights of their game and even before they went down to 10 and then 9, they were fairly limited up front. Dinamo Zagreb they are not. Ludogorets were also no great shakes it must be said. Don’t see them making the CL League stage.

I actually thought Qarabag were a better quality side than either of the 2 teams. Maybe not so much of a step up, but a bit more of the same type of opposition, though not as clinical. I’d say it is a 70/30 tie and maybe Shels can make it interesting.

I was talking about the athlone women's game on saturday lol

**EatYerGreens** · 01/08/2025, 2:16 PM

Originally Posted by Buckett

What's wrong with the Tayto in Waterford?

They only have Taaaayto there.

**pineapple stu** · 01/08/2025, 2:49 PM

Originally Posted by pateen

Any highlights from Pat's game last night?

Here you go

**WoodquayBoy** · 01/08/2025, 5:21 PM

Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

Why would they? Women's leagues are completely separate from men's leagues anyway. And they rarely contain exactly the same teams either (e.g. Peamount, DLR).

I’m probably very very wrong, but always thought/presumed/assumed that DLR Waves were UCD-light, basically the UCD women’s team?

**pineapple stu** · 01/08/2025, 5:30 PM

There is a UCD Women's team separately. There's some link - I think Waves took over full UCD when they dropped out of the Women's League. And Waves are backed by DLR Council (also a sponsor of UCD) and play in the Bowl. But they're different clubs - I'd say the player base is where you'd see that most clearly

**WoodquayBoy** · 01/08/2025, 6:26 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

There is a UCD Women's team separately. There's some link - I think Waves took over full UCD when they dropped out of the Women's League. And Waves are backed by DLR Council (also a sponsor of UCD) and play in the Bowl. But they're different clubs - I'd say the player base is where you'd see that most clearly

Ah. Thanks for that.

**2 Year Contract** · 01/08/2025, 7:51 PM

Be interesting to see what sort of away crowd Besiktas bring on Thursday. There’s a big enough Turkish population here and they’re one of the big 3 clubs over there. Had a look at their instagram and just to give people an insight into the size of their support, they’ve got 7.5 million followers, compared to Celtic's 1m or Newcastle's 3.2m. Mad stuff altogether! Can see them having a minimum of 1k I'd say

**pateen** · 01/08/2025, 8:34 PM

Some goal by Mulranny

**2 Year Contract** · 01/08/2025, 8:39 PM

Originally Posted by pateen

Some goal by Mulranny

He’s owned up to it being a cross. If I was him I don’t think I would’ve though!

**ger121** · 01/08/2025, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

I was talking about the athlone women's game on saturday lol

Oops, lol

**Martinho II** · 02/08/2025, 3:06 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Here you go

Cracker of a game. Mad commentators could do with them in our league! LOL!!

**sidewayspasser** · 02/08/2025, 3:55 PM

Athlone women's team are 3 up at half time.

**Strongbow10** · 02/08/2025, 7:15 PM

Athlone win again. 3-0 with 2 or 3 disallowed goals aswell. They were tired after their second game in 3 or 4 days, but got the job done, they look very strong. Another sell out too. Icelandic champions next I believe.

**yurt** · 03/08/2025, 7:48 PM

Have an Irish team come through this first round of the champions league before? Can't remember any off the top of my head.

Will probably drop a few places before the season finishes but the couple of wins has boosted the wLOI from 35th to 19th. I think it's the top 17 leagues that get a second european so this will be a realistic target in the coming years. The top 30 automatically go through to round 2 as well so will be a big help to next years champions.