LOI in Europe 2022

**joey B** · 18/08/2022, 6:18 PM

Farrigua should have played Tetteh in there….

**ger121** · 18/08/2022, 6:19 PM

Are Ferencvaros a level even above Ludogorets?

**pineapple stu** · 18/08/2022, 6:21 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

Ferencvaros are an exceptional team as well as their pedigree and history. Was always going to be tough. No shame in this at all really.

I wouldn't oversell Ferencvaros in fairness. They've been in three group stages lately - got battered in the CL (in a very rough group in fairness), but didn't get out of the EL groups either time. They're nothing special, although they've probably gotten a nice cash injection from those recent group qualifications.

Lodogorets' European pedigree is more impressive in that they've gotten out of a group in that time.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 18/08/2022, 6:21 PM

That was a pen

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 18/08/2022, 6:24 PM

4-0..

**joey B** · 18/08/2022, 6:24 PM

That sums up the night,far too easy….

**pineapple stu** · 18/08/2022, 6:25 PM

No more than Ferencvaros deserve really.

A surprisingly impressive side in fairness.

**ontheotherhand** · 18/08/2022, 6:25 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

I wouldn't oversell Ferencvaros in fairness. They've been in three group stages lately - got battered in the CL (in a very rough group in fairness), but didn't get out of the EL groups either time. They're nothing special, although they've probably gotten a nice cash injection from those recent group qualifications.

Lodogorets' European pedigree is more impressive in that they've gotten out of a group in that time.

They've hammered ludogorets in friendlies.

**Big Ears** · 18/08/2022, 6:26 PM

They're clearly a very good side, levels above.
Even with everyone fit, I think this would have clearly been a bridge too far.

On a positive note Tetteh looks to have something about him.

**pineapple stu** · 18/08/2022, 6:27 PM

Originally Posted by ontheotherhand

They've hammered ludogorets in friendlies.

And been hammered by them in the EL groups.

Still wouldn't oversell Ferecvaros in the greater scheme of things.

**ger121** · 18/08/2022, 6:27 PM

Rovers have a terrible habit of conceding late goals. Is that 4 games in a row it has happened after the 90th minute?

4 out of last 5 in Europe actually.

**pineapple stu** · 18/08/2022, 6:30 PM

2-0 Linfield, away from home in Latvia.

**ontheotherhand** · 18/08/2022, 6:32 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

And been hammered by them in the EL groups.

Still wouldn't oversell Ferecvaros in the greater scheme of things.

If you go back that far Ludo have one won and drawn one whereas fera have won 4. They look a good bit better than ludogorets. More professional.

But hard to say when we were poor and down so many bodies. We were as bad in midfield as we were against Flora at times.

I've said it before but Irish teams need their best 11s out to do a job in games like this. Our best might have kept that tie alive for Tallaght. Huge gulf between Byrne and Burke and the backups.

**pineapple stu** · 18/08/2022, 6:33 PM

CSKA Sofia 1-0 up on Basel, bizarrely.

**2 Year Contract** · 18/08/2022, 6:43 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

2-0 Linfield, away from home in Latvia.

That RFS team they’re beating finished last season 16 points ahead of Riga FC who Derry didn’t lay a glove on

**ger121** · 18/08/2022, 6:45 PM

Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

That RFS team they’re beating finished 16 points ahead of Riga FC who Derry didn’t lay a glove on

The difference is Linfield know how to win in Europe.

**sbgawa** · 18/08/2022, 6:45 PM

Fully fit Byrne plus Burke pico and finn and I still think we are losing to these.

**paul_oshea** · 18/08/2022, 6:48 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Ah the difference is way beyond a couple of individual mistakes in fairness. They're way off the pace in general unfortunately, and have created very little by way of attacking threat.

That's not what I am saying. It wasn't balls to the wall all the time. Just the step up in class that really showed the difference at individual times which got them goals. Mannus and Gannon should have done better though, but you felt they'd still have scored 3 or 4 anyway. But it wasn't that usual under the cosh for 85 mins.

Back to the other point, if i give you £10 now and in a few months tell you book something for me without getting any additional income from me what would you say? Or If I told you book something for me in 2 months and said ill pay you next year but you didn't have the money now, what would you do?

**Kiki Balboa** · 18/08/2022, 6:49 PM

I might be overally negative, but felt pretty bad that this was on TV.

**pineapple stu** · 18/08/2022, 6:52 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Back to the other point, if i give you £10 now and in a few months tell you book something for me without getting any additional income from me what would you say? Or If I told you book something for me in 2 months and said ill pay you next year but you didn't have the money now, what would you do?

If you give me €3m now and tell me that a condition of earning that €3m is that you have to spend €150k on each of three away games, then you cannot possibly say that you're losing money if you don't get any results.

And while it wasn't balls to the wall all the time, Rovers were two gears behind Ferencvaros all the time. There was a big gap between the two.