UEFA Cup 31/7 Latest

[Duggie]

Just watched the Haka v City highlights, god city were bad, where the hell was the defence for the 1st goal?!

EDIT: forgot to post the link

http://areena.yle.fi/toista?id=1401022

good link man
that defending was a joke - so frustrating knowing the quality in cork side. the finns prob thought cork are **** after that, walked through them.

[charliesboots]

Pats highlights are here

http://stpatsfc.com/tv/highlights.php?id=112

[Duggie]

"You give away a soft goal early on and you have a mountain to climb. We knew it would be difficult coming out here because we didn’t do the job properly in Turner’s Cross,” admitted Matthews.

“We set out to keep it tight with a view to springing John O’Flynn or Denis Behan on them, but that did not work. We did not play. Overall the performance was disappointing.”

i mean did he think he was playing against real madrid or milan or someone ? spring o'flynn or behan ??? i dont know

[Dodge]

Spring Behan? LOVFL

Seriously, if I was a centre half and starting to tire and Cork brought on that fat waster I'd busrt out laughing

[Macy]

Was Delaney over at it?

He's still down in Galway, editing DVD's for the AIPL application whilst eating a copy of Tony Cousins severance package

[pete]

"You give away a soft goal early on and you have a mountain to climb. We knew it would be difficult coming out here because we didn’t do the job properly in Turner’s Cross,” admitted Matthews.

“We set out to keep it tight with a view to springing John O’Flynn or Denis Behan on them, but that did not work. We did not play. Overall the performance was disappointing.”

Further proof that changing formation to 451 in Europe does not work. Fair enough if you are playing big side but not in the early rounds. Fenlon played it in Riga, Doolin at home to Talinn & now Matthews.

[Duggie]

Further proof that changing formation to 451 in Europe does not work. Fair enough if you are playing big side but not in the early rounds. Fenlon played it in Riga, Doolin at home to Talinn & now Matthews.

ya but they didnt get battered 4-0

[CuanaD]

uefa draw starts in a minute - is there a streaming link or is it pay-per-view?

[Dodge]

uefa draw starts in a minute - is there a streaming link or is it pay-per-view?

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/video/...l-rd-draw.html

Free streaming

[paul_oshea]

so Dodge if they got past the 2nd round who could they meet?
Is it just meet or over the last few years has the 2nd round have teams more difficult to beat than before...so as the EL teams have progessed so have the competition more even more.

[paul_oshea]

this is there only chance now against elfsborg

[paul_oshea]

couldnt have gotten it better in fairness.

[Duggie]

elfsborg - 50/50 chance i would reckon
good draw

[ifk101]

Best possible draw for Pats. Weakest of the seeded teams and playing away first.

[Rovers Maniac]

Real prospect of going through here.

[Dodge]

I'm nowhere near as confident as you lot

[Straightstory]

Noticed this in the Pat's programme last night: 'Remember - while it's nice to progress in Europe, it would be unrealistic to think that we will ever go far in tournaments that are designed to showcase - and even swell the coffers of - apparently bigger clubs'.

Rather defeatist attitude worthy of Alan Mathews. Surely Pat's should be getting the fans fired up for the UEFA Cup? (And why the use of the word 'apparently'?)

Hope they fo well against Elfsborg.

[paul_oshea]

I'm nowhere near as confident as you lot

well if you're not, i'm not. But I meant in terms of the draw,couldn't have got it better, plus away draw first, they know exactly what they need to do, I think away leg first draws suit EL teams.

Who could they meet in the third round if they got through?

[ifk101]

I'm nowhere near as confident as you lot

Elfsborg are nothing to fear although they are favourities to win the tie. Just get a bit of practice on a plastic pitch before the away leg.

[swinfordfc]

well if you're not, i'm not. But I meant in terms of the draw,couldn't have got it better, plus away draw first, they know exactly what they need to do, I think away leg first draws suit EL teams.

Who could they meet in the third round if they got through?

if they get through -its the first round proper!