Guest Patrokles Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Some pretty tasty ones. May well be our hardest UEFA run yet if we're to get anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 31 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 An ideal group for us would be... Newcastle, Club Bruges, Slovan Liberec, Grasshoppers, OB Odense. Group of death would be... Newcastle, AZ Alkmaar, Palermo, Fenerbache, Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21302 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 An ideal group for us would be... Newcastle, Club Bruges, Slovan Liberec, Grasshoppers, OB Odense. Group of death would be... Newcastle, AZ Alkmaar, Palermo, Fenerbache, Nancy i wouldn't mind one strong team. we'd do well to get one 30k crowd in that top group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 There not still using that ridiculous format where you play two teams at home, two different teams away and one not at all are they? Get it back to two-legged knock-out man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42648 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 There not still using that ridiculous format where you play two teams at home, two different teams away and one not at all are they? Get it back to two-legged knock-out man! Aye it's something like that. 5 in a group, 2 home matches, two away matches. Completely cack-handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkikiet 0 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 RCD Espanyol for a nice winnable trip to Barcelona would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9577 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I vant Frankfurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42648 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Ich vant, nicht getz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15115 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Someone Balkan would be canny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9577 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Ich vant, nicht getz! Howay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I suppose it's nice to be assured at least 4 more games in Europe, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20421 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 An ideal group for us would be... Newcastle, Club Bruges, Slovan Liberec, Grasshoppers, OB Odense. Group of death would be... Newcastle, AZ Alkmaar, Palermo, Fenerbache, Nancy Group of death when 3 teams out of 5 go through? Howay! This format is completely shit. All it means is more games to drag our league form down and risk possible serious injuries. Then, when we qualify, we will get knocked out by the first decent team we meet, probably in the quarter finals. Oh joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42648 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 An ideal group for us would be... Newcastle, Club Bruges, Slovan Liberec, Grasshoppers, OB Odense. Group of death would be... Newcastle, AZ Alkmaar, Palermo, Fenerbache, Nancy Group of death when 3 teams out of 5 go through? Howay! This format is completely shit. All it means is more games to drag our league form down and risk possible serious injuries. Then, when we qualify, we will get knocked out by the first decent team we meet, probably in the quarter finals. Oh joy. On the plus side, with the final in Scotland, if we did somehow manage to spawn our way through, it'll make for a canny day out. Aren't we seeded and therefore guaranteed crap teams until pretty much the QFs anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 An ideal group for us would be... Newcastle, Club Bruges, Slovan Liberec, Grasshoppers, OB Odense. Group of death would be... Newcastle, AZ Alkmaar, Palermo, Fenerbache, Nancy Group of death when 3 teams out of 5 go through? Howay! This format is completely shit. All it means is more games to drag our league form down and risk possible serious injuries. Then, when we qualify, we will get knocked out by the first decent team we meet, probably in the quarter finals. Oh joy. On the plus side, with the final in Scotland, if we did somehow manage to spawn our way through, it'll make for a canny day out. Aren't we seeded and therefore guaranteed crap teams until pretty much the QFs anyway? yeah, you'd think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20421 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 An ideal group for us would be... Newcastle, Club Bruges, Slovan Liberec, Grasshoppers, OB Odense. Group of death would be... Newcastle, AZ Alkmaar, Palermo, Fenerbache, Nancy Group of death when 3 teams out of 5 go through? Howay! This format is completely shit. All it means is more games to drag our league form down and risk possible serious injuries. Then, when we qualify, we will get knocked out by the first decent team we meet, probably in the quarter finals. Oh joy. On the plus side, with the final in Scotland, if we did somehow manage to spawn our way through, it'll make for a canny day out. Aren't we seeded and therefore guaranteed crap teams until pretty much the QFs anyway? On the negative side, I won't get a ticket as I haven't been arsed to go to many European matches this year. Bah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42648 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Actually, think it depends where you finish in the group. If you come second you can get a CL drop-out, which wouldn't be good. From what I can gather our group will consist of one team (and only one team) from each of the following pots: Pot #2: Club Brugge FC Basel AZ Alkmaar Sparta Prague Rangers Celta Vigo Paris St.-Germain RC Lens Pot #3: Besiktas Palermo Espanyol Hereenveen Partizan Belgrade Rapid Bucharest Wisla Krakow Slovan Liberec Pot #4: Fenerbache Austra Wien Hapoel Tel-Aviv Osasuna Blackburn Grasshoppers Zurich Dynamo Bucharest Livorno Pot #5: Tottenham Maccabi Haifa Sporting Braga Nancy Eintracht Frankfurt Zulte Waregem Mlada Boleslav OB Odense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42648 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 An ideal group for us would be... Newcastle, Club Bruges, Slovan Liberec, Grasshoppers, OB Odense. Group of death would be... Newcastle, AZ Alkmaar, Palermo, Fenerbache, Nancy Group of death when 3 teams out of 5 go through? Howay! This format is completely shit. All it means is more games to drag our league form down and risk possible serious injuries. Then, when we qualify, we will get knocked out by the first decent team we meet, probably in the quarter finals. Oh joy. On the plus side, with the final in Scotland, if we did somehow manage to spawn our way through, it'll make for a canny day out. Aren't we seeded and therefore guaranteed crap teams until pretty much the QFs anyway? On the negative side, I won't get a ticket as I haven't been arsed to go to many European matches this year. Bah! Ner ner! Put yourself on the direct debit scheme GYPSY BOYYYYY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42648 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 By the way, there are plenty difficult looking groups possible from those pots above. Having said that, I'd sooner it was a bit of a competitive tournament than us playing Bosnians and Estonians every couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Actually, think it depends where you finish in the group. If you come second you can get a CL drop-out, which wouldn't be good. From what I can gather our group will consist of one team (and only one team) from each of the following pots: Pot #2: Club Brugge FC Basel AZ Alkmaar Sparta Prague Rangers Celta Vigo Paris St.-Germain RC Lens Pot #3: Besiktas Palermo Espanyol Hereenveen Partizan Belgrade Rapid Bucharest Wisla Krakow Slovan Liberec Pot #4: Fenerbache Austra Wien Hapoel Tel-Aviv Osasuna Blackburn Grasshoppers Zurich Dynamo Bucharest Livorno Pot #5: Tottenham Maccabi Haifa Sporting Braga Nancy Eintracht Frankfurt Zulte Waregem Mlada Boleslav OB Odense I'm not entirely sure but I THINK that you can't be drawn with a side from your own country in the group stages, like the Champs. League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20421 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 An ideal group for us would be... Newcastle, Club Bruges, Slovan Liberec, Grasshoppers, OB Odense. Group of death would be... Newcastle, AZ Alkmaar, Palermo, Fenerbache, Nancy Group of death when 3 teams out of 5 go through? Howay! This format is completely shit. All it means is more games to drag our league form down and risk possible serious injuries. Then, when we qualify, we will get knocked out by the first decent team we meet, probably in the quarter finals. Oh joy. On the plus side, with the final in Scotland, if we did somehow manage to spawn our way through, it'll make for a canny day out. Aren't we seeded and therefore guaranteed crap teams until pretty much the QFs anyway? On the negative side, I won't get a ticket as I haven't been arsed to go to many European matches this year. Bah! Ner ner! Put yourself on the direct debit scheme GYPSY BOYYYYY! Nowt to do with money, just can't be bothered watching amateur teams in this stupid format. Rapidly losing my soopafan status tbh. I will probably attend the knockouts; if we did get to the final and I didn't have enough credit then it will serve me right, I guess. I don't think we will though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42648 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Gyppo. FACT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20421 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Gyppo. FACT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I hope we get Basel or Grasshoppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Ok, so we could potentially meet the following in the knock-out stages: Seville, Panathinaikos, Parma, Ajax, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Auxerre, AZ Alkmaar, Sparta Prague, Glasgow Rangers, Celta Vigo, Paris St. Germain, Lens, Besiktas, Palermo, Espanyol, Heerenveen, Fenerbahce. Although there's no team there that would absolutely blow us away, there are a lot who would provide huge tests. Thankfully it would come after January, so hopefully we'll have addressed some problem positions by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42648 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Ok, so we could potentially meet the following in the knock-out stages: Seville, Panathinaikos, Parma, Ajax, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Auxerre, AZ Alkmaar, Sparta Prague, Glasgow Rangers, Celta Vigo, Paris St. Germain, Lens, Besiktas, Palermo, Espanyol, Heerenveen, Fenerbahce. Although there's no team there that would absolutely blow us away, there are a lot who would provide huge tests. Thankfully it would come after January, so hopefully we'll have addressed some problem positions by then. *stifled giggles* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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