TheLoyalDug
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Give us Warsaw, that would be great.
That is true I’ve been thinking about it there’s likely to become a stage where we’d be seeded in this round and be expected to win but unseeded in the play off.Beat midgy or az and every chance we could get legia or gent in 4th round
Gent would be my preference actually, easy to get to, 20K stadium isn’t great but think we’d be ok for allocation.Gent is absolutely the best draw. Just read that they finished 5th in the league last season and are only in the Europa League because domestic the Belgian Cup winners, Mechelen, were done for match fixing
That is true I’ve been thinking about it there’s likely to become a stage where we’d be seeded in this round and be expected to win but unseeded in the play off.
It would just be a different way of doing things. Drawing Midtjylland/AZ would mean tough tie followed by tougher tie. Drawing Legia/Gent would be tough tie followed by potentially easier tie.
As an example we could have Midtjylland/Az followed by Wolves/Feyenoord/PSV/Frankfurt and others
Or you could have Legia/Gent followed by AEK/Molde/Rijeka/Strasbourg/Arsenal Tula/Victoria Guimarães and others.
I know who I’d rather have.
If we get through this round when are the next round played and will we be home or away first?
This round as in beat Progres? Draw is Monday with games played 8th/15th August. Depends when you come out the hat, 1st then you’re at home first leg, 2nd then you’re away.If we get through this round when are the next round played and will we be home or away first?
Keep the trip to Poland for the finalGive us Warsaw, that would be great.
I mean without a doubt Maribor was an amazing draw. We’re looking at Legia/Wolves or Gent this year to give us a similar route, all of which are better than Maribor IMO.It just shows how fortunate we were, in terms of the draw last season.
Most teams will be looking to avoid us in Mondays draw, it'll be tough but we have a right good chance at this......once we overcome Progres.
If you're asking who we were grouped with last year it was Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Olympiacos, Maribor and Feyenoord. So we definitely got very lucky.It would be interesting to find out but what was our pairings in this round last year?
Maribor was a very difficult draw but we got the job done at Ibrox which has been a fortress on Euro Nights under Gerrard
don’t think you understand how this works mateI’d take Molde, Rijeka, or Apollon Limisol. A lot of people saying Gent but the Belgian teams have done really well in Europe on the last few years and it is a strong league co efficient wise.
Yeah definitely. Couldn't remember.If you're asking who we were grouped with last year it was Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Olympiacos, Maribor and Feyenoord. So we definitely got very lucky.
I’d take Molde, Rijeka, or Apollon Limisol. A lot of people saying Gent but the Belgian teams have done really well in Europe on the last few years and it is a strong league co efficient wise.
I’d take Molde, Rijeka, or Apollon Limisol. A lot of people saying Gent but the Belgian teams have done really well in Europe on the last few years and it is a strong league co efficient wise.
don’t think you understand how this works mate
All of those sides we can be drawn against are tougher than Maribor last season. The sherp have it a wee bit easier than us I think.
We can't get any of those 3 you've just mentioned. People are saying Gent because they're among the easiest of the teams we've actually been grouped with and they would get us seeded for the 4th round.
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (ENG) / Crusaders FC (NIR)
2 Legia Warszawa (POL) / KuPS Kuopio (FIN)
3 KAA Gent (BEL) / FC Viitorul (ROU)
4 FC Midtjylland (DEN)
5 AZ Alkmaar (NED) / BK Häcken (SWE)
Agree, they have the harder top seeds but the easier lower ones.No chance. Frankfurt are probably the best side in at this stage & PSV/Basel are no mugs either. Easiest draw for them would be Vitoria of Portugal or Rijeka who they'd still lose to 9 times out of 10 I'd bet.
Awk well then we know we should beat them easily considering how shite he isJust realised that prick Lustig now plays for Gent.
Let's be fucking having them please!!!
Looked at flights for the potential dates to Warsaw... Looks a nightmate to get to for a decent price
Come on...
Same as last year and the years before. The draw follows to decide who's at home first and the games follow on in consecutive weeks.
This round as in beat Progres? Draw is Monday with games played 8th/15th August. Depends when you come out the hat, 1st then you’re at home first leg, 2nd then you’re away.
If you mean after the 3rd round then games are 22nd/29th with draw being made on 5th August.
3rd round is 8th and 15th August3rd round mate cheers. If we’re at home 15th and 22nd I’ll miss both games
Wolves, Legia, Gent.Wolves apart all other teams are beatable.
What outcome makes us seeded for the qualifying round?
All those ,bar wolves , not great for away travel tickets, and even for wolves , would be a bit of a shit away trip like the Man U games were, still at least it would be a cheap day out by comparisonGent would be my preference actually, easy to get to, 20K stadium isn’t great but think we’d be ok for allocation.
Legia has 31k but have a suspicion it would be less as If I remeber rightly they have a standing section behind the goal.
Wolves 31k
Az - 17k - close enough to Amsterdam.
Midtjylland- 11k (allocation would be around 500-600 I reckon - 3.5 hrs approx from both Hamburg and Copenhagen.
AZ last time was very tight for tickets,many missed out.The stadium was small only held about 8,500.All those ,bar wolves , not great for away travel tickets, and even for wolves , would be a bit of a shit away trip like the Man U games were, still at least it would be a cheap day out by comparison
For the euro destinations, I’m sure will be the old argument again if travel club were to run a flight and how that sits against the independent tickets available / points
I can’t mind how many tickets we had last time for AZ, definitely be reduced number with their new stadium, I just went with travel club day trip last time (I’m sure they had a day & overnight trips? Day in Amsterdam before bus to alkmaar,
& If Warsaw, folk really need to keep in mind their ultras love to steal flags / display them upside down at the game, need to be vigilant / keep eyes open over there
See post #1415.Anyone remember the teams we could have got last season at this stage?
Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Olympiacos, Maribor and FeyenoordAnyone remember the teams we could have got last season at this stage?
I'd doubt it. They have a strong squad as it is & doubt their manager would want the embarrassment of an early exit.Would wolves play a second string do we think? Or are they likely to make a go of it.
Wolves second string treating it like a pre season friendly we should take care of