LOI In Europe 2021

**sbgawa** · 06/08/2021, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

Risking the counter???? You watched the game, the only counter going on with the Albanian's was their analyst watching the clock tick towards 90. they were awful and for a team that excels away from home, they showed absolutely no ambition.

Bradley had to make that move, and you're right he deserves credit for doing so - it paid off in spades.

I meant a theoretical counter as when i saw all the attacking chamges i wondered would we be exposed but they showed no ambition

**nigel-harps1954** · 06/08/2021, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Anyone addressed the elephant in the room yet with regard to the Bohs and Dundalk game?

Which of them plays group stage in the Aviva?

**Acornvilla** · 06/08/2021, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Which of them plays group stage in the Aviva?

In the incredibly unlikely event of all 3 making the group stage would Dundalk end up having to play in Windsor Park?

**sbgawa** · 06/08/2021, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by Acornvilla

In the incredibly unlikely event of all 3 making the group stage would Dundalk end up having to play in Windsor Park?

They could play home while bohs play away.
No rules against two teams using the same stadium for Europe.....

**Nesta99** · 06/08/2021, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

I've pulled up on his lack of fluidity and general (non) love of the grá, him being the European Reincarnation of John Caufield and negativity, but yesterday over the 90 mins they were positive, confident, believed in themselves and went about their own game and way of playing. He has to be commended for that. When I think of the dross he served up against Slovan and the pure negativity, and for what? Effectively losing his job. Last night showed he learned from that.

Steady on. he erred by chasing games unnecessarily around that time too and there was hardly need to give out hardhats to the crowd in fear of being clattered by volleys of balls in to the stands!

**CorribsideSteve** · 06/08/2021, 1:01 PM

Well ... they WERE spectacularly poor in Europe under Perth the first time round (Celje,Slovan,Riga) but, fair play, he seems to have learned a lot tactically in that regard. On another note, it was lovely to see an Academy lad end up getting the winner for Rovers last night. Thank goodness they got a goal as a 0-0 against that lot would have been a travesty. Looking good for them too to be likely facing Flora rather than Omonia in a PO position.

**Dalymountrower** · 06/08/2021, 3:04 PM

Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve

Well ... they WERE spectacularly poor in Europe under Perth the first time round (Celje,Slovan,Riga) but, fair play, he seems to have learned a lot tactically in that regard. On another note, it was lovely to see an Academy lad end up getting the winner for Rovers last night. Thank goodness they got a goal as a 0-0 against that lot would have been a travesty. Looking good for them too to be likely facing Flora rather than Omonia in a PO position.

Money well spent by Rovers on their youth structure alright.

**Nesta99** · 06/08/2021, 3:42 PM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Money well spent by Rovers on their youth structure alright.

Ok so what are you really saying?

**Kingdom** · 06/08/2021, 3:49 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Anyone addressed the elephant in the room yet with regard to the Bohs and Dundalk game?

Go on, enlighten us...

**Calcio Jack** · 06/08/2021, 5:09 PM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

Go on, enlighten us...

Please don’t bother….. life’s too short

**Dalymountrower** · 06/08/2021, 5:18 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Ok so what are you really saying?

Yeah I know , complimenting Rovers, it doesn't seem credible.

**SPXcyan** · 06/08/2021, 6:04 PM

Originally Posted by Calcio Jack

Please don’t bother….. life’s too short

Couldn't agree more lad!

**wonder88** · 06/08/2021, 6:53 PM

Went up to the game in the Aviva on Tuesday. Got ticket outside thankfully, and fair play to Bohs for a great performance and result. They did look tired for the last 20 minutes and agree that subs should have been introduced earlier.
Great to be back at an elite sporting game/event, Galway v Tipp early March last year is a long time without.

**Straightstory** · 06/08/2021, 7:38 PM

Originally Posted by wonder88

Went up to the game in the Aviva on Tuesday. Got ticket outside thankfully, and fair play to Bohs for a great performance and result. They did look tired for the last 20 minutes and agree that subs should have been introduced earlier.
Great to be back at an elite sporting game/event, Galway v Tipp early March last year is a long time without.

Galway v Tipperary is not 'an elite sporting event'.

**oriel** · 06/08/2021, 8:43 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Nattestad the weak link in that defence. He's woeful.

Dan Cleary not far off coming back from injury, hopefully as soon as later in August, Sonni's time is up then.

Leahy has improved so much under VP, another good performance from him.

Magic stuff from McEleney, what a pass from Hoban for the second goal, also the cross from Ravis for the first goal, shades of Gannon to Fats 2018 cup final.

Overall a great result, I'd still have Vitesse as favs to advance, but maybe DFC have a 40/60 chance now.

**oriel** · 06/08/2021, 8:50 PM

Next week for the return ties the heat will be a huge factor, could be as high as 40c for Bohs in Greece, maybe 30+c for Rovers in Albania, and a balmy 17c for us in Tallafornia.

**yurt** · 06/08/2021, 9:34 PM

Originally Posted by Acornvilla

In coefficient land. In an ideal world if the league does trend upwards. I'd actually much prefer the league didn't jump straight up in to a position of having some clubs skipping straight in to round 2 for a couple of seasons, to allow clubs like Bohs, to build their individual coefficient and actually get themselves seeded in future years. You'd love to have a 5th qualifying spot really, but that will never happen unless we start trying to win the fair play league every season.

I just recently learned that individual club co-efficient is based on what round you've gotten to in the previous 5 years. Only the club co-efficient goes up and down depending on wins and draws. So by automatically getting through to round 2 it helps the club's individual co-efficient but doesn't give them a chance to add to the country one.

https://kassiesa.net/uefa/calc.html

Qualifying points Europa Conference League
ECL-Q1	1.00
ECL-Q2	1.50
ECL-Q3	2.00
ECL-Q4	2.50
Qualifying points EL and ECL group stages
ECL-GS	2.50 (minimum)
EL-GS	3.00 (minimum)

**EAFC_rdfl** · 06/08/2021, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Calcio Jack

Please don’t bother….. life’s too short

Originally Posted by SPXcyan

Couldn't agree more lad!

Well said lads!

**Acornvilla** · 06/08/2021, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by yurt

I just recently learned that individual club co-efficient is based on what round you've gotten to in the previous 5 years. Only the club co-efficient goes up and down depending on wins and draws. So by automatically getting through to round 2 it helps the club's individual co-efficient but doesn't give them a chance to add to the country one.

https://kassiesa.net/uefa/calc.html

Qualifying points Europa Conference League
ECL-Q1	1.00
ECL-Q2	1.50
ECL-Q3	2.00
ECL-Q4	2.50
Qualifying points EL and ECL group stages
ECL-GS	2.50 (minimum)
EL-GS	3.00 (minimum)

Yeah, I was imagining a very specific scenario, of clubs entering in round 2 before they had the chance to already have a ranking high enough to get themselves seeded in that round.

I have vague memory of something like that happening to Sligo years ago and drawing a Ukranian team?

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 07/08/2021, 7:06 AM

Yeah but it was actually the third round. They were very good. Drew 0-0 away with Ollie Keogh missing a great chance and then we couldn’t get the ball off them in the second leg. They got to the group stages.