I think that's a pretty weak argument to be honest.
The smaller the gap between British and Irish football the better IMO. As whetrhr we like it to not, it's the yardstick by which we inevitably get measured. So there is no genuine benefit to us in our neighbours to the East being much better.
Interesting looking at Bødo-Glimt's stadium tonight, has a capacity of 8,250 and now meets UEFA category 4 standards thanks to a new 2,000-seater stand after receiving a derogation for last year's campaign - you've guessed it, a mixture of investment between the club and the municipal council!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspmyra_Stadion
Good article today about that exact thing by cummiskey in the Irish times. Even pointing to ludogorets about capacity not being the main thing https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soc...the-dark-ages/
Sidenote the watt has his fingers in many pies. Will he bridge the gap between health and government. Could be a good soccer/sport story to come out of that
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Are Rovers better off in the Conference League? 3rd in the Europa group stage will take on second in the Conference group stage in the playoff before the round of 16.
https://foot.ie/forums/117-Kerry-FC
A Championship: 4 years - 8 first teams - 0 financially ruined. First Division '14: 7 first teams.
Opportunity lost for new clubs/regions to join the LoI family.
Are you trying to work out which group will be easier to qualify from?
I don't think it's pessimistic to suggest that's getting way ahead of yourself
Or in terms of picking up a few points?
Hard one to call. There's a bit more cash on offer in the EL, but being realistic, you would expect to lose every game.
The ECL would more likely have a team in the group you could expect to take points off. Still not enough to qualify out of the group, mind.
By way of comparison, Ludogorets got two points in last year's EL group stage. The lowest third placed team had six points.
We’re running out of winnable games and with Rovers and Pats away after this I suppose we have to look at tomorrows game as one,can’t see us get anything though,we’re just not good enough….
*edit ,I’ve posted this in the wrong thread,could somebody move it?
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Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
wouldnt a laddered affect be better? Build on something, get the experience and learn from it and use it for the following year. Steady increments. Building up co-effs.
I don't think theres any point any Irish team going into a group where the goal or aim is to limit the number of goals scored against them, which is what the EL would realistically be.
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That's certainly a more reasonable question.
I can't find this year's prize money online for some reason; maybe someone else can?
Last year (when the ECL was also about), EL group stage qualification was €3.63m, and each point was €210k (here). The Conference League seems to be €2.94m for the group stages, and €167k per point (here).
So let's say they get to EL groups and get one point - that's €3.84m. Five points in the ECL is worth €3.77m - so you'd be looking at 5/6 ECL points as being equal to 1 EL point, purely in terms of prize money. And ignoring extra gate receipts which you might get in the EL from presumably higher-profile opponents.
The other reason why conference league could be better result is two wins and a draw in Conference league would equate to 5 extra coefficient points for Rovers giving us a club coefficient next year of 14 which would almost be enough to be seeded in the second round Champions league next year. (assuming you won the first round).
On balance i think other than the potential for a money spinning game against Man Utd or Arsenal (1 in 4 chance) in EL or West ham 1 in 8 chance in Conference which could be worth a chunk of change while having the revolting sight of Irish people coming to cheer against an Irish team the Conference is better for Rovers.
I'm never going to be able to wish Rovers lose so im basically ambivalent tonight
Team announced 5:30 pm kick off
Manus
Lyons, Grace, Cleary, Hoare, Gannon.
Kavanagh, o Neill, Watts
Gaffney, Greene
The bench shows our problem over the next 11 weeks...
8 players with only Byrne (injured) and Towell and Farrugia that could be called senior Pros.
Would love to see Michael Leddy come on, been watching him since under 13s for Rovers, i could be wrong but i think he has been top scorer at every age group for us since then...think he's 17 now. Time for some of the kids to show what they can do maybe
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I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
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I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
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