Europa League Group Stage Draw

dsmythy · 25-08-2011 10:45pm #1

Pot 1
Tottenham Hotspur
PSV Eindhoven
Atlético Madrid
Sporting CP
Braga
Schalke 04
Dynamo Kyiv
Paris Saint-Germain
FC Copenhagen
AZ
Anderlecht
FC Twente

Pot 2
Fulham
Beşiktaş
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Metalist Kharkiv
Standard Liège
Rubin Kazan
Club Brugge
AEK Athens
Steaua Bucureşti
Udinese
Athletic Bilbao
Lazio

Pot 3
RB Salzburg
Maccabi Haifa
FC Zürich
Odense
Lokomotiv Moscow
PAOK
Birmingham City
Stoke City
Rennes
Austria Wien
Rapid Bucureşti
Hannover 96

Pot 4
Vorskla Poltava
Wisła Kraków
FC Vaslui
FC Sion
Sturm Graz
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Slovan Bratislava
Legia Warsaw
NK Maribor
AEK Larnaca
Malmö FF
Shamrock Rovers

A couple of surprise exits causes some teams to move up a pot. FC Sion may be chucked out for player irregularities i think.

Helix · 26-08-2011 1:16am

anderlecht, metalist and birmingham would put rovers in with a shout of getting 2nd i reckon

a looooooooooong shot, but itd be lovely to see

dannydiamond · 26-08-2011 1:43am

Helix wrote: »

anderlecht, metalist and birmingham would put rovers in with a shout of getting 2nd i reckon

a looooooooooong shot, but itd be lovely to see

Begs the question, would Rovers want to get a group like that or a group full of the bigger clubs?

Helix · 26-08-2011 1:52am

theyre getting a million quid anyway, and theyll get full houses whoever they play youd imagine

why not look for the extra million or whatever they could get from a second round game against a really big gun

scudzilla · 26-08-2011 1:52am

dannydiamond wrote: »

Begs the question, would Rovers want to get a group like that or a group full of the bigger clubs?

Exactly, i think they'd be delighted with Tottenham, Lazio & Austria Wien, the TV revenue alone from them teams would set them up for 10yrs.

Why take the chance of smaller teams and not going through when they can have the time of there life and earn a fortune

cson · 26-08-2011 2:02am

Spurs-Lazio-Rennes would be the marquee draw I would think.

dannydiamond · 26-08-2011 2:09am

Helix wrote: »

theyre getting a million quid anyway, and theyll get full houses whoever they play youd imagine

Better off financially to draw the big clubs, they're probably gonna have to play their home games elsewhere to satisfy UEFA minimum requirements and sellouts are unlikely.

smokedeels · 26-08-2011 2:17am

scudzilla wrote: »

Exactly, i think they'd be delighted with Tottenham, Lazio & Austria Wien, the TV revenue alone from them teams would set them up for 10yrs.

Would that scenario be good for the LOI in general? Rovers getting hammered by Spurs and Lazio wouldn't attract new fans after the games, just give them a massive financial advantage over the other teams in the LOI for years to come

I don't follow an LOI team, just wondering as I've read a lot of "this is good for the league" comments

Helix · 26-08-2011 2:27am

scudzilla wrote: »

Exactly, i think they'd be delighted with Tottenham, Lazio & Austria Wien, the TV revenue alone from them teams would set them up for 10yrs.

Why take the chance of smaller teams and not going through when they can have the time of there life and earn a fortune

afaik theyll get the same tv money whoever they play

itd definitely be better for the club and the league if they got a group that they had a reasonable chance of qualifying from imo

That_Guy · 26-08-2011 10:08am

Is there a stream for this anywhere lads?

Pinturicchio · 26-08-2011 10:16am

That_Guy wrote: »

Is there a stream for this anywhere lads?

uefa.com

PauloMN · 26-08-2011 10:27am

Teams from the same league are kept apart for the groups right?

Would be great to see Rovers getting an English side anyway, outside of that a couple of near Europe sides just to make the travelling a bit easier I suppose.

Pinturicchio · 26-08-2011 10:41am

PauloMN wrote: »

Teams from the same league are kept apart for the groups right?

Yes.

That_Guy · 26-08-2011 10:41am

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2012/draws/index.html

Pinturicchio · 26-08-2011 10:44am

It's here too. http://www.tv3.ie/3e/live.php

Jelle1880 · 26-08-2011 10:49am

Helix wrote: »

afaik theyll get the same tv money whoever they play

itd definitely be better for the club and the league if they got a group that they had a reasonable chance of qualifying from imo

I thought for example drawing German teams meant more tv-money, due to the tv-deals there ?

That_Guy · 26-08-2011 11:07am

Oi UEFA... Hurry it up.

paddy kerins · 26-08-2011 11:08am

Who's the babe?

super_furry · 26-08-2011 11:08am

Spurs, Bilboa and Hannover please.

Richard Hillman · 26-08-2011 11:08am

3e are showing it now

That_Guy · 26-08-2011 11:10am

Is that Philip Schofield beside your wan?

ArmaniJeanss · 26-08-2011 11:10am

Jelle1880 wrote: »

I thought for example drawing German teams meant more tv-money, due to the tv-deals there ?

Yes, there is no centralised TV contract (as opposed to say the CL), so you can make your own TV deals for each home game.

jdooley28 · 26-08-2011 11:14am

i hope they get an english team

Oat23 · 26-08-2011 11:14am

At least the bald guy and the other guy talking now are still there. LOI fans are usually just watching when its both of them in a small room drawing teams from the arsehole of Europe.

BIG TIME BABY :pac:

murpho999 · 26-08-2011 11:14am

The draw technicalities are as clear as mud.

Lots of letters and colours!!

jdooley28 · 26-08-2011 11:15am

Whats the story if fc sion are disqualified and celtic with seeding. surely celtic are not 4th seeds

darkman2 · 26-08-2011 11:18am

Jaysus how long is this going to take?

Kerrydude1981 · 26-08-2011 11:18am

This could take all day

I think the birds name is Kate Giles

Joekers · 26-08-2011 11:21am

So are Celtic in this ?

ArmaniJeanss · 26-08-2011 11:21am

Oatesy23 wrote: »

LOI fans are usually just watching when its both of them in a small room drawing teams from the arsehole of Europe.

Do they not even use a hat for the early rounds?

Minstrel27 · 26-08-2011 11:22am

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Yes, there is no centralised TV contract (as opposed to say the CL), so you can make your own TV deals for each home game.

No you can't. In Ireland for example only TV3 and Setanta can show Europa League games. TV3 get first pick IIRC.

TaosHum · 26-08-2011 11:23am

Holy **** this is painfully slow.

ILikeBananas · 26-08-2011 11:25am

Some chemistry between all these guys!

Think the Portugeuse guy wants to pop the Bald fella

theteal · 26-08-2011 11:25am

It's gonna be a while alright. What are the chances they jump straight to pot 4 next????

didn't think so

Kerrydude1981 · 26-08-2011 11:27am

ILikeBananas wrote: »

Some chemistry between all these guys!

Think the Portugeuse guy wants to pop the Bald fella

Slaphead is a right comedian

ArmaniJeanss · 26-08-2011 11:27am

Minstrel27 wrote: »

No you can't. In Ireland for example only TV3 and Setanta can show Europa League games. TV3 get first pick IIRC.

I thought it was clear I meant the TV rights for foreign TV stations, as in you can barter between the various eligible German TV stations if you get Schalke, can barter between BBC/C5/ITV4 if you get Tottenham etc.

Accept the point re the home games, with RTE not allowed the options are limited.