eircom League in Europe - 2008

Originally Posted by holidaysong

You should get past an Icelandic team. Is it Hibs or some Swedish team after that then?

Holidaysong, I realise you were highlighting the 'Should' yourself but then you quickly breezed on to the next round opponents. But I would like to ask you when was the last time an LoI side beat an Icelandic League side in a UEFA game over 90 minutes, I can think of two drawn legs and a double defeat.

This 'The League Expects' attitude from some LoI supporters is getting tiresome 'cos the side in Europe will never win, there will always be one more thing they could have done to prevent defeat. Perhaps not yourself HS, but in the past this has lead to abuse of fans.

Record v Iceland:

OVERALL: Pld:10, W:4, D:2, L:4, F:16, A:11
HOME: Pld:5, W:2, D:1, L:2, F:8, A:4
AWAY: Pld:5, W:2, D:1, L:2, F:8, A:7

Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce

Holidaysong, I realise you were highlighting the 'Should' yourself but then you quickly breezed on to the next round opponents. But I would like to ask you when was the last time an LoI side beat an Icelandic League side in a UEFA game over 90 minutes, I can think of two drawn legs and a double defeat.

This 'The League Expects' attitude from some LoI supporters is getting tiresome 'cos the side in Europe will never win, there will always be one more thing they could have done to prevent defeat. Perhaps not yourself HS, but in the past this has lead to abuse of fans.

I know it wasnt Uefa but we beat Valur quite easily last year(played shocking in the second leg but it was over really).

They went on to win the league that season ahead of the crowd Bohs will be playing.

They were shocking. Id be very surprised if Bohs lost tbh.

I fancy Riga to get a good result today.

Originally Posted by higgins

I fancy Riga to get a good result today.

how did that match finish does anyone know???

Originally Posted by Martinho II

how did that match finish does anyone know???

Riga won 2-0

Sorry if this is in the wrong thread. I don't follow the Eircom League at all.

My question is, who qualified from Ireland for the Champions League? What stage of the qualifiers do they go in at? Who, when and where do they play their first two matches?


Thanks very much, and please excuse my ignorance. I live in North America.

Drogheda United qualified as league champions, they'll enter the draw as a seeded team in the first qualifying round and they'll play their home match at Dalymount Park, home of Bohemian FC, as their own ground doesn't have a UEFA Licence. The location of the away match depends on who they get in the draw on Tuesday morning.

Thanks very much. When will the games be played? Last week of July like?

First qualifying round, first leg matches are scheduled for 15th and 16th July, second leg a week later.

Hey A Face, surely this should go into the Drogheda section?

Originally Posted by higgins

I fancy Riga to get a good result today.

Prophetic!

They won away after loosing at home -
no easy wins

Have to say, Elfsborg look decent after their 4:1 ag win - tie was over after the away win - they will be a stiff test for Hibernian

Well I imagine it was a shock for Riga to have lost the 1st Leg and they would take things a bit more serious for the 2nd Leg. They were the better side and as it's the Intertoto the better sides tend to be asleep for the 1st Round 1st leg games.

Won't be an easy game for Bohs now but I think they should do it over the two legs.

Originally Posted by higgins

Well I imagine it was a shock for Riga to have lost the 1st Leg and they would take things a bit more serious for the 2nd Leg. They were the better side and as it's the Intertoto the better sides tend to be asleep for the 1st Round 1st leg games.

Or, in Bohs case, 'asleep for the 1st Round 1st leg 1st Half!'



Riga are a good side & should be a difficult test for Bohs alright

Sorry if there's a thread already, but Drogs got Levadia from Estonia in CL

If they get through that game they play Dynamo Kiev

Win, draw, draw, loss I reckon.

Linfield got Dinamo Zagreb

We'll have to wait another year for an Irish team to reach the group stages then! Seriously the way Drogs are playing Levadia will stuff them. Wot does that do to the co-efficeint Stu?!

Originally Posted by bigmac

Linfield got Dinamo Zagreb

Once again, we get one of the hardest draws.