LOI in Europe 2022

**pateen** · 13/07/2022, 9:03 AM

Originally Posted by Candystripe

They had 7 players last week who were full internationals. With Derry's injuries I can't see any good result.

Whose out candy, besides Duffy?

**EatYerGreens** · 13/07/2022, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Ye were never in danger of going out - or even losing - for sure, and I can understand (indeed, even predicted) the desire to save energy in warm conditions with a healthy first-leg advantage.

But it would have been nice all the same to show something that'd give active hope, if not for Ludogorets (who are a properly good team), for the other two bites at the cherry to get into the group stage, and that a repeat of the Flora debacle isn't a possibility.

That's trying to find the downside of course. A game against a better team will naturally push the side more, so as I say, hopefully there's another gear there when required.

Plus a win would've meant more coefficient points and more money (?) for the club.

**Asterix** · 13/07/2022, 10:52 AM

Wouldn't have made any difference to either for rovers.

**pineapple stu** · 13/07/2022, 10:54 AM

No extra money, and I think club coefficient is now based on the round you reach, not individual match results.

It would have meant an extra 0.125 for the country coefficient, which just decides what round clubs start in.

And it'd be nice to know we can win two legs against a Maltese side, which we've still never done in six meetings. That'd be a sign of the progress we're always looking for.

**sbgawa** · 13/07/2022, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

No extra money, and I think club coefficient is now based on the round you reach, not individual match results.

It would have meant an extra 0.125 for the country coefficient, which just decides what round clubs start in.

And it'd be nice to know we can win two legs against a Maltese side, which we've still never done in six meetings. That'd be a sign of the progress we're always looking for.

I said last night i would have liked us to push on but to be honest if we had done that and shipped a goal people would have said Bradser was a mug.
If they had scored we could have gone up a few levels i believe.
The sight of Gaffney picking up the ball and dribbling back into his own half multiple times summed it up,

**joey B** · 13/07/2022, 4:30 PM

Rovers first leg away to Ludogorets confirmed for RTÉ.

**SPXcyan** · 13/07/2022, 4:32 PM

Ahhhh and here I was hoping for Rovers to get the win for club coefficient points, and it's not like that anymore? I'm getting too old to keep up with how this stuff works >.>

**Buller** · 13/07/2022, 5:25 PM

Originally Posted by SPXcyan

Ahhhh and here I was hoping for Rovers to get the win for club coefficient points, and it's not like that anymore? I'm getting too old to keep up with how this stuff works >.>

I'll admit I was in the same boat myself, missed the memo!

**joey B** · 13/07/2022, 5:40 PM

Klaksvik of the Faroe Islands 2 up on Bodo/Glimt coming into half time after losing the away leg 3 nil!

**SPXcyan** · 13/07/2022, 6:00 PM

Watching that game myself, fascinating to watch to be honest.

**ger121** · 13/07/2022, 6:03 PM

No easy games. Malmö scrapped through last night in Iceland 6-5 on agg.

**SPXcyan** · 13/07/2022, 6:12 PM

Bodo Glimt with a goal, likely game over now, the Vikingur v Malmo game last night was a joy to watch, definitely no easy games it would appear.

**ger121** · 13/07/2022, 6:17 PM

I see Rovers club ranking now 141 with a Co-efficient of 9.000. You would expect that should have them seeded again next season in CLQ1

**joey B** · 13/07/2022, 6:42 PM

3- 1Klaksvik now with 5 minutes left and they should have made it 4!!!

**joey B** · 13/07/2022, 6:51 PM

Only watched the last 5 minutes of that game and it was fun,Faroes team unlucky not to bring it to extra time!

**joey B** · 13/07/2022, 7:50 PM

123rd minute winner from Slovan Bratislava after being 1 down and going out with 5 minutes of extra time left!

**SPXcyan** · 13/07/2022, 8:42 PM

93rd minute equaliser for Linfield!

**paul_oshea** · 13/07/2022, 8:46 PM

Rovers looked comfortable last night and dealt with Hibernians mostly. Will be interesting to see if the words meet the speak from Bradley in the next round hopefully he more than anyone has learnt from last year's outings

**ger121** · 13/07/2022, 9:09 PM

Originally Posted by SPXcyan

93rd minute equaliser for Linfield!

2-0 now

**ontheotherhand** · 13/07/2022, 9:39 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Rovers looked comfortable last night and dealt with Hibernians mostly. Will be interesting to see if the words meet the speak from Bradley in the next round hopefully he more than anyone has learnt from last year's outings

Well I'd say he learned not to go into big european games with half the team crocked but I'm not sure we learned anything from last year that's going to help against the 10 time Bulgarian champions who've only been in the top division for 10 years....

But I'm all ears if you've got some lessons to dish out?