Thursday the biggest game since when?
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Crackerjack 12
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We've won a game??!!!
Davie Weir
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Surely the two games after that were bigger
OriginalTribalChief
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Seville
Barryhopez
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Probably Seville.
Probably since Seville.
Maybe the 3-3 game against celtc last season?
Maybe the 3-3 game against celtc last season?
Seville for sure.
Did you black out for the rest of that season or something?! Rogue shout that
Got to be Seville. Didn't think we would find ourselves back in this position as quick as we have.
Remember doing the stadium tour in the summer. Tour guide old guy was adamant he wouldn't see us anywhere near a final again for years and years, if not again in his lifetime.
Probably contradicting myself now mate, but it’s exactly that reason that I’m confident about getting a result this Thursday.
LC1872
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Tbf, I can't imagine many people thought we would be close to a European final again.
No I know mate.
Anything is possible. This squad has proved that in Europe this season despite how shite we've been across the whole season.
Wordy_Rappinghood
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Since the 3-3 debacle at Ibrox against the Yahoos.
VGM
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We’ll get to one again some day. Didn’t think we’d be as close to one with this squad.
Gallant pioneers
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Since Seville imo
It’s hard to believe we are only three games away from another final
It’s hard to believe we are only three games away from another final
JC85
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This makes zero sense.
Scottish Cup Final last year.
Seville was bigger obviously.
bluetonic
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I would say so
prenzlauerbear
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After we lost to Eintracht, my glass-half-full hope was we’d absorb the experience and use it as a turning point — that we’d make a habit of deep runs in this tournament, build it into our DNA, and become a team no one wants to face over two legs. You see how other clubs have done it over the years.
Thursday will be our biggest test yet, but getting to another semi-final would be such a massive achievement.
It's a huge night.
Thursday will be our biggest test yet, but getting to another semi-final would be such a massive achievement.
It's a huge night.
Pedro1978
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Lol, yeah maybe didn't phrase that correctly.Did you black out for the rest of that season or something?! Rogue shout that
As in the semi and the final were both, obviously imo, bigger games than Thursday so the next biggest would have been the QF 2nd leg against Braga.
It made sense in my head
GazzaLegend
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Since the final 2022.
It feels different this time. I really did feel we were going to go all the way after the Dortmund away game 22
It feels like we are really stumbling over each game since the last 16 and now the last 8. It feels a lot more like 08 than 22 this time round.
It feels different this time. I really did feel we were going to go all the way after the Dortmund away game 22
It feels like we are really stumbling over each game since the last 16 and now the last 8. It feels a lot more like 08 than 22 this time round.
Gallant pioneers
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It will take a monumental effort to beat Bilbao
But with this bipolar team of ours , you never know
But with this bipolar team of ours , you never know
Matthew
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Definitely Seville; however, I'd say in 2022, there was a general belief that we were going to get to the final, and if we did, everyone had full confidence there was every chance we could win it. I remember walking out of the game in Leipzig, being fully confident we would beat them at Ibrox and make the final.
This time just feels like you have no idea what to think. We do seem to turn up in Europe, though, and with how unpredictable we can be, there is no reason we can't do it.
This time just feels like you have no idea what to think. We do seem to turn up in Europe, though, and with how unpredictable we can be, there is no reason we can't do it.
Thing is though, if we do get through this round, we've got another massive task with whichever team awaits in the semi. Lyon or Man U will be almost as hard as Bilbao IMO.
There were a couple of favourable ties in 08 and 22
Matthew
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Yeah, I have to agree, although I'd much prefer Man U over Lyon.
It's crazy when you consider 08 and 22 included Champions League dropouts, albeit we were one ourselves in 08.
Stone Cold
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You wouldn’t know there’s such a huge game in the Scottish msm. Was up the gym after work and STV News was on the screens - it was all about Rodgers and why the scum should keep him. A Scottish club 2 days before a European quarter final never got a mention.
temperance
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Definitely
GovanFrontLoyal
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Seville, but on a wider point, that run from Dortmund to the final I felt adamant we would blow everyone away. This time round is different, honestly can’t get a handle on if we’re headed to 120minutes and penalties, or going to scud them, or going to get a scudding.
KingClement
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We aren’t yet mate, and if anything we are further away than we were this time last week.
I have no idea why people think we have a 50/50 chance here - more like 80/20 in Bilbaos favour sadly
KingClement
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I think most are the same mate and its probably why I think Thursday is going to be a step to far for this current team.
Weirdly last years team would have been a better chance
Albert Tatlock
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Bedtime ya party pooper
Zizou
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It’s actually the 3-3 game with scum.
Let’s not re-write history because we didn’t win.
We all felt going into that game if we had won we would have went onto win the league and we probably would have.
Which would have granted us champions league entry and that comes with it .
Let’s not re-write history because we didn’t win.
We all felt going into that game if we had won we would have went onto win the league and we probably would have.
Which would have granted us champions league entry and that comes with it .
Deano1872
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I think it's probably the scum game as well. This is the biggest game of the season since the last biggest game of the season which would've been the 3-3 game.
In terms of magnitude and size of the actual game itself, it's the biggest of its kind since Seville.
Aarchie
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How do you work that one out?
We have been crap at home this season.
We have done well (for the most part) playing away in Europe (see Fenerbahce, Nice, Okympiakos, a late defeat to Man Utd).
We drew 0-0 with Bilbao playing with 10 men for 80 minutes.
Bilbao have scored 9 goals in their last 9 games, with 3x 0-0 draws in their last 4 games.
Inaki Williams (arguably their best player) could potentially miss the game with an injury)
I'm not sure where you get your 80-20 figure from? I'd say they are probably favourites to go through, but more like 60-40 at a push.
HelloHello02
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Ive seen us twice which i never thought id see in my lifetime (im in my 40’s)
Biggest since Seville imo.
One game off a two legged game to be there again.
Huge ask as always but we can do it.
Friday morning we’re on here living if up.
WE’RE ON OUR WAY,…
HelloHello02
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No idea how you can say 80/20 when i dont think ive seen anyone say similar so lets hear why.
L&D RSC
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Guessing people have been paying attention to our away form in Europe for a decent time now.
Since we lost in Cyprus in October 2023 our away for is :
Betis - Win
Benfica - Draw
Kiev - Draw
Malmo - Win
Olympiakos - Draw
Nice - Win
Man Utd - Defeat (heartbreaker)
Fenerbahche - Win
So can you not see why people might think we have a decent chance of continuing this run of form?
I know we're not. It's just that stage of the competition where you start to think it's possible.
I didn't think Bilbao were great last week. Not much better than anything else we've faced so far.
