LOI In Europe 2025

[oriel]

It would make sense for Shels as they won't be playing in their own ground either way, I personally couldn't see anything close to 40k there, but maybe I underestimate how thick as pig$hit the Irish sacar public generally are

Not a chance 40k, this would be a 20k, max 25k crowd all day long, Palace would not be a big attraction even as a PL established club / fa cup winners. They would travel in big numbers 'Daaaablin' always a treat for UK visitors, but wouldn't think Shels would muster up more than a cup final crowd, 10k max maybe, then you are depending on floating fans. If i was them i'd stick to Tallaght. There is also a UEFA rule I think, you need to nominate and stick to the ground in most cases.

Dundalk played one game at the Aviva in 2020 EL group v Arsenal but that was due to Tallaght not available, no fear on crowds going that day, attendance was zero - covid.

[Nesta99]

Im not sure how the rule works tbh but we played in Oriel, Tallaght and the Aviva in 2016 so maybe its the groups you have to nominate and stick?

[total hoofball]

If the Shels/Palace game was held in October I reckon with competent marketing/pricing that 25k-30k attendance at the Aviva would be achievable, but on a bitter freezing Thursday night in mid-December at the Aviva as the 5th game that has a dead rubber risk a 20k attendance would be questionable

Anyway as I already posted before barring some unexpected Gardai security intervention the game will be in Tallaght

[oriel]

Im not sure how the rule works tbh but we played in Oriel, Tallaght and the Aviva in 2016 so maybe its the groups you have to nominate and stick?

Its the group stages, where you need to nominate a ground, 2016 v Legia (Aviva) was a play off for CL group stages, all 3 EL group games in 2016 were at Tallaght, 2 of the 3 EL group games at Tallaght in 2020, one exception was Arsenal due to Tallaght not available.

Dundalk were generally permitted to play 2 rounds at Oriel Pk only, all qualifying games.

[2 Year Contract]

Its the group stages, where you need to nominate a ground, 2016 v Legia (Aviva) was a play off for CL group stages, all 3 EL group games in 2016 were at Tallaght, 2 of the 3 EL group games at Tallaght in 2020, one exception was Arsenal due to Tallaght not available.

Dundalk were generally permitted to play 2 rounds at Oriel Pk only, all qualifying games.

Other way around. Dundalk’s nominated venue for the group stages was the Aviva and their first game of the group vs Molde was played in Tallaght as the Aviva was being used for rugby. The Rapid Vienna and Arsenal games were both in the Aviva.

[pineapple stu]

Shels v Rabotnicki (North Macedonia) is the UEFA Youth League draw - games on 17th Sept and 1st Oct. Means Shels have two games in North Macedonia in October, with the Conference League game against Shkendija too.

Winners to play Zilina (Slovakia) on 22nd Oct and 5th Nov. Winners of that against Banik Ostrava or Red Star Belgrade in the third round on 26th Nov and 10th Dec

For some reason the wiki page isn't updated at all, but that's from the Bert Kassies forum. They should get through the first round I'd say. Zilina probably the favourites in the second round though.