League of Ireland in Europe 2015, mod note in OP

Paz-CCFC · 30-06-2015 12:25pm

Amateur stuff from the Irish League, but unsurprising. It wasn't so long ago that the teams would be going into a European campaign with half their squads unavailable. Crusaders knew that they'd potentially be playing in Europe around when the started challenging for the title ten months ago. The league season ended the end of April and the IFA Cup Final was the first weekend of May. That's about a 6 week period to have your holiday in without it impacting on Europe. They'd have been starting pre-season around this time, anyway, if they weren't in Europe. How could it be deemed acceptable for the manager to miss the start of pre-season, never mind the club's first Champions League tie?

It's incredibly short sighted, as well. Getting through the first round would net Crusaders an additional €300,000. How are they happy to essentially let that kind of money go by giving their manager a holiday? They just don't get Europe. If every team in the IL were to progress one round, it'd bring in nearly a million euro into the league. They're happy to pass that up, but then nearly lose the plot over a €1,000 grant for having an away tie in Cork for the Setanta Cup.

CSF · 30-06-2015 12:31pm

Id like to think that would be a sackable offence in the LOI.

major bill · 30-06-2015 1:55pm

That Baxter story is incredible, I'd have to question that if I was the Chairman, pure Minnowism.

major bill · 30-06-2015 2:00pm

I notice PP earlier odds of 11/8 for a Rovers away win has been slashed to 8/11

Nice bet if you got it

tastyt · 30-06-2015 3:13pm

Ha for **** sake, off on his holidays instead of that headache of champions league management.

I hope they are beaten badly tonight, humiliated even. They deserve nothing more

upandcumming · 30-06-2015 4:08pm

Might pop over to UCD if I'm free on Thursday. I'll be in my town colours!

NIMAN · 30-06-2015 4:13pm

There is form in the il for this carry on.

In 2006 the leagues top scorer Glenn Ferguson missed a qualifier for Linfield as he was away on holiday too.
http://foot.ie/threads/36933-CL-Linfield-v-Gorica

Amateur stuff.

dreamers75 · 30-06-2015 5:12pm

injuries or resting players?

Pinturicchio · 30-06-2015 5:43pm

Dog?

GLaDOS · 30-06-2015 5:48pm

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Dog?

I can see the sky sports style into, where they go through the players proper jobs.

We have the milkman, the plumber and the centre back, who is a dog.

Darkglasses · 30-06-2015 6:05pm

All jokes aside, I hear their right full back is a real terrier. Dog rough, but Waters will make sure he has his tail between his legs tonight.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 30-06-2015 7:21pm

Shamrock Rovers game very 50/50 approaching the last 30 minutes

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2016/matches/live/index.html?day=-8&session=1&match=2017097

major bill · 30-06-2015 7:22pm

This mob have only drawn 1 game in 10 european matches

Pinturicchio · 30-06-2015 7:48pm

Really bad result for Rovers there.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 30-06-2015 7:50pm

They'll win the home leg and advance, no big deal really

Captain Havoc · 30-06-2015 7:51pm

Mother of God, it sounds like anyone who couldn't go dodged a bullet there.

dreamers75 · 30-06-2015 7:53pm

TiltedBrain wrote: »

They'll win the home leg and advance, no big deal really

Depends on if you had them in a treble.....

GLaDOS · 30-06-2015 7:53pm

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Really bad result for Rovers there.

Hardly a disaster in fairness. Fairly typical Fenlon result in Europe.

Pinturicchio · 30-06-2015 8:01pm

I'm sure they'll still go through but 0-0 in Luxembourg is a really bad result.

NufcNavan · 30-06-2015 8:04pm

A draw away in Europe is never a bad result for a LOI side.

Tomagotchye · 30-06-2015 8:04pm

Should have pushed for an away goal really. Even if they gave away a goal. Away goals win ties. Simple as. Still, better than a loss and a positive start for the Irish teams

wadacrack · 30-06-2015 8:15pm

Its not a positive start. No disaster either but disappointing than they couldnt beat a Luxembourg side and by all accounts lucky to get a 0-0 draw

major bill · 30-06-2015 8:58pm

typical Fenlon result in Europe but make no assumptions about the home leg, this side who threatened all game could sneak 1 and rovers are up **** creek, might regret not scoring the away goal.

on a side note I had them in an accumulator so **** you Fenlon

:)

SantryRed · 30-06-2015 10:21pm

Crusaders got a 0-0 draw without their manager. Might still go through so :pac:

dreamers75 · 01-07-2015 12:45am

God bless Euro trips, wife comes home from work at 11pm im locked waiting on pickup to Dublin Airport(flight is 4 hours away), which brings us to an airport in Belgium which we then have to get a train to Brussells Central and have a few pints in a pub with 3000 beers cos its someones birthday, we then travel to to another train station, get a bus to charleroi then fly to Riga. Should land in Riga HQ at 10pm morrow after 16 hours travelling.

I ****ing love Europe.

Lovely Bloke · 01-07-2015 12:55pm

CSF wrote: »

Id like to think that would be a sackable offence in the LOI.

Maybe West Ham should sack Bilic.

Link

Slaven Bilic will leave the academy manager Terry Westley in charge of West Ham United for the club’s Europa League match against FC Lusitans of Andorra on Thursday night, as the Croat effectively delays his managerial bow at the east London club.

Bilic was appointed on 9 June as the successor to Sam Allardyce and the club said in a statement he would “arrive in London later in the month following a family holiday but he has already begun preparations for West Ham’s maiden Europa League campaign”.

:eek::eek:

anncoates · 01-07-2015 8:18pm

Rovers started off brightly enough and had some decent chances but as is Fenlon wont, we sat back a bit and could have let them back in. The heat was bad (mid 30s) and killed the game later on. Might be swallowing my words come Tuesday but they look a team we should do at home

Oat23 · 01-07-2015 8:27pm

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Maybe West Ham should sack Bilic.

Link

:eek::eek:

When West Ham and Everton were fighting for that EL spot, Roberto Martinez said that he and the first team squad would be in Asia when the first few rounds takes place, even if they were to get the spot. They wouldn't be pulling out of their agreed friendlies for the EL.

So the reserve team and I guess their manager or Martinez' assistant would have been in charge for the game.

And Martinez has revealed that if the scheduling clash does come about he will definitely be in the Far East that day, because of the Asia Trophy's importance to the Premier League.
“We are not going to change. We are not going to get the players out of the Singapore trip. Obviously the game on the 16th, we are in Singapore - we wouldn’t be able to be here,” he said

anncoates wrote: »

Rovers started off brightly enough and had some decent chances but as is Fenlon wont, we sat back a bit and could have let them back in. The heat was bad (mid 30s) and killed the game later on. Might be swallowing my words come Tuesday but they look a team we should do at home

Should've started North? Two goals against Rosenborg last year. He has experience.

anncoates · 01-07-2015 8:29pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

God bless Euro trips, wife comes home from work at 11pm im locked waiting on pickup to Dublin Airport(flight is 4 hours away), which brings us to an airport in Belgium which we then have to get a train to Brussells Central and have a few pints in a pub with 3000 beers cos its someones birthday, we then travel to to another train station, get a bus to charleroi then fly to Riga. Should land in Riga HQ at 10pm morrow after 16 hours travelling.

I ****ing love Europe.

On way home after 3 days of it.

Enjoy.

miroslavklose · 01-07-2015 9:12pm

Oat23 wrote: »

Should've started North? Two goals against Rosenborg last year. He has experience.

North was just on the bench to fill a space because we've so many out injured. He wasn't fit and probably won't be for next week either.

sonic85 · 01-07-2015 11:10pm

Sorry if this has been asked already but where can I watch any of these games? Will any of them be on tv or online?

Oat23 · 01-07-2015 11:15pm

sonic85 wrote: »

Sorry if this has been asked already but where can I watch any of these games? Will any of them be on tv or online?

Pats' away game in Riga is on Setanta at 5pm tomorrow.

The others this round are not on TV.

sonic85 · 01-07-2015 11:41pm

Oat23 wrote: »

Pats' away game in Riga is on Setanta at 5pm tomorrow.

The others this round are not on TV.

Brilliant - ill tune in so! Thanks

miroslavklose · 01-07-2015 11:50pm

sonic85 wrote: »

Brilliant - ill tune in so! Thanks

It's the cable one - Setanta 1 - not the free one, though. Unless that has changed.

dfx- · 02-07-2015 3:23am

anncoates wrote: »

Rovers started off brightly enough and had some decent chances but as is Fenlon wont, we sat back a bit and could have let them back in. The heat was bad (mid 30s) and killed the game later on. Might be swallowing my words come Tuesday but they look a team we should do at home

What level would Niederkorn be in LOI circles - topping Dundalk or making Cabinteely look like Brazil Germany?

anncoates · 02-07-2015 10:40am

Oat23 wrote: »

Should've started North? Two goals against Rosenborg last year. He has experience.

Only just back from injury and not played for ages. Was never coming on in that heat.

dfx- wrote: »

What level would Niederkorn be in LOI circles - topping Dundalk or making Cabinteely look like Brazil Germany?

Thought they were very poor myself and we made them look better than they were by handing the game back to them as the game went on.

That'll be the fcuking cue now for us to go out 0-1 on Tuesday, of course.

For all the talk of bringing on another forward, who was really missed was Fahey or McPhail: somebody to get on the ball and play it short instead of trying to make the full backs and wide players run on to long passes in that heat.

Paz-CCFC · 02-07-2015 11:00am

Setanta Ireland will be showing the away leg between Cork City and KR Reykjavik. Kick off is 8.15pm Irish time next Thursday, the 9th..

Club are doing the usual radio commentary, text updates and Twitter updates for the home leg. See here.

ionadnapokot · 02-07-2015 1:51pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

God bless Euro trips, wife comes home from work at 11pm im locked waiting on pickup to Dublin Airport(flight is 4 hours away), which brings us to an airport in Belgium which we then have to get a train to Brussells Central and have a few pints in a pub with 3000 beers cos its someones birthday, we then travel to to another train station, get a bus to charleroi then fly to Riga. Should land in Riga HQ at 10pm morrow after 16 hours travelling.

I ****ing love Europe.

Enjoy. I was hopeful of a score draw or win tonight for Patick's.
Looks like Skonto have done their homework....
"They are similar to us, they don't sit deep or play long ball football, they prefer to keep it on the ground. I studied their last game, and was impressed by their make-up. I really liked their captain, the right-back [Ger O'Brien] and the left midfielder with the blond hair [Forrester]. They are really high level footballers."
http://www.goal.com/en-ie/match/skonto-vs-st-patricks/2049428/preview

SantryRed · 02-07-2015 4:50pm

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

Setanta Ireland will be showing the away leg between Cork City and KR Reykjavik. Kick off is 8.15pm Irish time next Thursday, the 9th..

Club are doing the usual radio commentary, text updates and Twitter updates for the home leg. See here.

Setanta obviously not wanting any responbility to do with the home legs :pac:

Rather latch onto the other country's showing no doubt.

Hammer Archer · 02-07-2015 4:51pm

Dudelange also had a scout at our game in Cobh at the weekend. Can't have seen anything that worries them.
One of their strikers scored this beauty against Portugal in the World Cup qualifiers a few years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z2CvvwpP6c

Hoping the fact that they're only in preseason will mean we can scrape a draw or perhaps better, but I can't see there being much to play for in Luxembourg next week.

MD1990 · 02-07-2015 4:54pm

Bate vs Dundalk I would imaging will be live on Setanta too.

gimmick · 02-07-2015 4:56pm

SantryRed wrote: »

Setanta obviously not wanting any responbility to do with the home legs :pac:

Rather latch onto the other country's showing no doubt.

They wanted to screen our game tonight but were told no thanks.

dundalkfc10 · 02-07-2015 5:03pm

MD1990 wrote: »

Bate vs Dundalk I would imaging will be live on Setanta too.

Somebody asked them on twitter, and they said they have No plans too at the minute

TheRedDevil10 · 02-07-2015 5:19pm

goal for pats,a.greene

Stevecw · 02-07-2015 5:20pm

Lovely goal by Pats there. Great ball and finish. Look by far the better team so far

Oat23 · 02-07-2015 5:20pm

1-0 Pats. Nice goal from Greene.

http://www.streamable.com/fsak

ionadnapokot · 02-07-2015 5:20pm

Patrick's 1 up. Greene 21min

ionadnapokot · 02-07-2015 5:21pm

Oat23 wrote: »

1-0 Pats. Nice goal from Greene.

http://www.streamable.com/fsak

Nice Finish

Awesomeness · 02-07-2015 5:22pm

Nice goal. Shocking defending

Stevecw · 02-07-2015 5:36pm

1-1, nicely taken but Pats should have been 2 up by now easily.

League of Ireland in Europe 2015, mod note in OP

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