CL PO vs Olympiakos/Ludogorets if we beat Malmo- EL Draw Kairat/Alashkert if we lose.

[CaptainCourageous]

Would rather they still had to play Thursdays in the conference league.

Assume If they lose to Jabolenec they’ll get a pretty winnable conference league draw

Yeah. I want Celtic in Europe. Thursday - Sunday - Thursday in the Conference League would destroy that squad.

 

[ItsInTheNet]

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Cheers!

 

[DoubleWhopper]

I'm waiting for the day a side from the Russian far east qualifies for UEFA competition.

A trip to Vladivostok would be a right giggle.

Where was that Ufa from? Certainly wasn’t anywhere near European Russia

 

[bluetonic]

Teams we have to beat to qualify for the CL stages so no surprise

 

[ICA_86]

They won't definitely beat Ludogrets, they barely scraped by Neftci too.

It's a tie we should 100% be winning.

You absolutely cannot say we should be ‘100% winning’ this game.

We hopefully will, but it’s not a certainty by any stretch.

 

[Bleedsroyalblue]

Where was that Ufa from? Certainly wasn’t anywhere near European Russia

Siberia, about the middle of Russia I think.

 

[DoubleWhopper]

Looks like green is the ‘colour of’ the Conference league.

appropriate

 

[DeeGer10]

The quickest flight is almost 14 hours.

A chartered flight wouldn't take that long it's about 6 hours from Frankfurt I think.

So about 7.5 hours.

Which is still incredibly long.

 

[ICA_86]

We've done little in European football to dismiss any competition. I think this is one of the issues with the Scottish attitude and we lag behind other nations in club and international football.

Nah, not for me.

Our second string is still incredibly strong, and given the level of teams we’d be likely to face in the Conference League, should be more than enough until the later stages.

This season is all about winning the league and getting the automatic CL money.

 

[sw26]

UEFA using the same song for the conference as the Europa. Lazy bastards

It’s a banger tbf.

 

[Recoba]

Do the 3rd placed teams in the Europa drop into the Conference ?

 

[Moz]

Nevermind

 

[DoubleWhopper]

Christ, some of the teams that will get into the group stages here….

 

[Batigol]

Where was that Ufa from? Certainly wasn’t anywhere near European Russia

From memory it was on about the same latitude as Baghdad?

 

[Thor]

Do we get a £5 million bonus payment for getting through against Malmö?

 

[ICA_86]

Do we get a £5 million bonus payment for getting through against Malmö?

Yes.

Beating Malmö and qualifying from the EL group will guarantee us around £20m all in, maybe just over.

It’s not bad at all.

 

[Bleedsroyalblue]

Used to constantly draw Slovan Bratislava on football manager. Have grown a strong dislike of them for that reason.

 

[Moz]

Poor Linfield getting the Kazakstan / Armenian teams aswell

 

[DoubleWhopper]

Used to constantly draw Slovan Bratislava on football manager. Have grown a strong dislike of them for that reason.

I often started my continental career with them. Can usually romp the Slovak league then boost your rep and get a good move

 

[Rick_Sanchez]

Gerrard's planning for this, if we beat Malmo, would be interesting, in terms of strengthening the squad etc.

Our squad will be the same for the playoff round. There isn’t time to get someone in and ready between the ties.

If we qualify for the groups we may add one more player but we already have a bloated squad that the gaffer has said he’s happy with.

Roofe and Kamara will be available for group stages in whatever competition we’re in.

 

[Chris01]

Used to constantly draw Slovan Bratislava on football manager. Have grown a strong dislike of them for that reason.

My local team out here.

Their stadium is an absolute hole however

 

[Lance Uppercut]

They can get

Molde / Trabzonspor
Rapid Wien / Anorthosis Famagusta
Santa Clara / Olimpija Ljubljana
Sivasporr / Dinamo Batumi
Tobol / Zilina

So if they get them & get knocked out will the headlines be "The Lost Bhoys"?

 

[albertz81]

Where was that Ufa from? Certainly wasn’t anywhere near European Russia

Close enough to Kazakhstan. So closer than a trip to Almaty.

A trip to Vladivostok is double that trip to Ufa.

 

[Bleedsroyalblue]

I often started my continental career with them. Can usually romp the Slovak league then boost your rep and get a good move

I just got sick of constantly playing them. Would have to load up the save but sure it was something like 6 times in 8 years I got them.

 

[DoubleWhopper]

Hibs won’t get through that. Aberdeen have a chance

 

[Moz]

Right ok Ranieri you’ve lost me here

 

[Kimarcus]

Good draw for both Hibs and Aberdeen.

 

[20rangersultras07]

Hibs play paok/bohs in next round of beat that Croatian team

 

[Bleedsroyalblue]

Hibs and Aberdeen definitely have a winnable path to the groups. Especially Aberdeen.

 

[molsgoals]

That draw in the EL should be enough motivation to beat Malmö in itself.

%^*& having to fly to Armenia/Kazakhstan.

 

[DoubleWhopper]

Amazed some people think Rijeka then probably PAOK is good for Hibs.

 

[BrooklynBlue]

Nah, not for me.

Our second string is still incredibly strong, and given the level of teams we’d be likely to face in the Conference League, should be more than enough until the later stages.

This season is all about winning the league and getting the automatic CL money.

The players/team have improved immeasurably due to our European runs and going up against varying opponents.

I recall this stage last year there were people on this board content to go out of Europe altogether in order to concentrate on the League. We showed we can do both - indeed, we played our best football during that period.

Scottish football has achieved bugger all to dismiss a European tournament.

 

[20rangersultras07]

Personally think Aberdeen will get through.

 

[CAL]

Ooft conference league beacons for that lot

Is that the new name for the disco lights?

 

[Greig]

What was the draw for those two ?

 

[YoungGer97]

Larne v Spurs would be a laugh

 

[ICA_86]

The players/team have improved immeasurably due to our European runs and going up against varying opponents.

I recall this stage last year there were people on this board content to go out of Europe altogether in order to concentrate on the League. We showed we can do both - indeed, we played our best football during that period.

Scottish football has achieved bugger all to dismiss a European tournament.

We can argue about it all day, but I see no reason why we can’t rely on a rotated squad for the majority of Conference League games if we were unlucky enough to end up there.

I don’t think you’re doing justice to the squad depth we’ve created under Gerrard.

 

[sw26]

Think both Hibs and Aberdeen will find those draws tough.

Not impossible certainly but far from straightforward.

 

[Batigol]

Who have Aberdeen got?

 

[Moz]

If Celtic lose to Jablonec then they play the winner of Tobol(Kaz) vs Zilina(Svk)

 

[VGM]

Who have Aberdeen got?

Limassol or Qarabağ

 

[UnionCruiser72]

Aberdeen’s best chance since 2007/08 of getting group stage football probably.

 

[TheKing55]

Good draw for us.

 

[DoubleWhopper]

Who have Aberdeen got?

Limmasol of Cyprus or Qarabag of Azerbaijan. If they get past the Icelandic team

 

[Batigol]

Limassol or Qarabağ

Definitely winnable for them. I know we're not supposed to want Scottish teams to do well, but it would be a nice change of pace to see a different Scottish team in the group stages of a European competition.

 

[DoubleWhopper]

Celtic should get through that even if they lose to Jablonec.

 

[spirit_of_93]

Good draws for us those.

Hopefully we get the Bulgarians.

 

[jaws73]

If Celtic lose to Jablonec then they play the winner of Tobol(Kaz) vs Zilina(Svk)

Dhims in the Confrerence Groups would be ideal all things considered.

 

[albertz81]

Aberdeen have a right good chance there.

Hibs have a bit of a stinker with PAOK.

Can't see St Johnstone getting through either.

 

[Walnuts]

Where was that Ufa from? Certainly wasn’t anywhere near European Russia

Bashkortostan Republic. The Ural mountains are the boundary and Ufa is west of that so in Europe but only just. Yekaterinburg is the last European city before Siberia.