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On 20/08/2019 at 12:27, airdrieman said:
Apparently if Bohemians win their cup tie this Friday night the next round fixture clashes with our Challenge Cup tie. This is what happened last season too wasn't it?
Bohs should win tonight however can guarantee you now that cup Q/F fixture won't go ahead that weekend so be no issues with Airdrie match however it won't be a full strength team, Ireland have an u21 match on the friday 6th so Bohs will have a postponement in the cup due to players missing for it.
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If Airdrie fans are expecting a load of hipsters to turn up from bohs according to victor they are gonna be seriously disappointed! The fans that will make the trip are anything but! I’d expect a couple of hundred to make the trip along with a good few from Glasgow’s good team!
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21 minutes ago, Victor von Doom said:
The non-Scots get two U-21 teams, the two non-league teams, two Div.4 teams, one from Div.3 and Ayr United. Not exactly geared up for large scale Jolly Boys' Outing excursions.
Airdrie v. Bohemians
. You can still see fellas in donkey jackets walking around Phibsborough. Section B's fashion sense and wardrobe straight out of "The Sweeney" would've gone down well over there. Not sure how well Bohs' "Right On!" / Palestine / vegan / St.Pauli / hipster fans from more affluent parts of Dublin will get on in Airdrie.
Im sure Bohs will be fine over there
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14 minutes ago, Old Diamond said:
Baby Orcs will get a warm welcome in NI no doubt
Can't say the same for Bohemians in Airdrie
Tie of the round
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Great result for Linfield! Some money in the bank now! Qarabag should be too good though in the next round
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17 minutes ago, virginton said:
They're not great shakes but still enjoy a much larger budget than Dundalk and should be beating them comfortably. I really don't see then how Dundalk can be faulted for losing 1-0 in an away first leg.
Why should they be beating them comfortably? what have Slovan done in recent years to warrant that tag regardless of the budget? Plenty of clubs in Europe with big budgets yet don't do it in Europe! Its actually a credit to Dundalk where people are a lil disappointed in the result. Nobody is faulting them I just think it was a poor result imo.
We will see how the 2nd leg plays out
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1 hour ago, virginton said:
That's total nonsense tbh. Slovan are both a far bigger club and have far more resources at their disposal right now; their dodgy ownership have chucked millions at winning the Slovak league after years of Dundeeing it and finishing 2nd and 3rd behind sides on far lower budgets.
The stats from the game suggest a heavily one-sided affair so escaping with a narrow defeat is a creditable result for Dundalk. Can't see them keeping a clean sheet in the second leg but they've still got a chance of getting through that tie.
this is a side that lost in the Champions League this year to a team Linfield have beaten 2-1 away from home in this same round Dundalk are in, I watched a bit of the game and Slovan were no great shakes, Dundalk are poor in the final 3rd and its been a factor in previous rounds, Qarabag aside (big team) the performances against Riga were poor, two Nil all results,
Stephen Kenny taking the U21/Senior role is major factor in that. Poor result might have been a harsh assessment but they have been largely disappointing this year considering they are Irelands Poster Boy team, I do agree they still have a chance as they seem to play better on the Tallaght pitch than they do in their home ground but had Kenny been in charge I'd be more confident.
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Poor result for Dundalk tonight, 1 goal in 5 European games this season, Stephen Kenny big loss to them
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40 minutes ago, Victor von Doom said:
Speaking of hooliganism though, Sergeant Wilson is correct about Bohs v. Rovers. I went to one of those a while back. This season and last, there have been English and Eastern European fans arrested at those games. The fixtures are now such good “craic” that tourist hooligans seemingly adopt one side or the other and head over to Dublin for a good old-fashioned “Donnybrook”. What makes the fighting inside the stadium so funny is the peculiarly “Irish” attitude of An Garda Siochana to any bout of fisticuffs. They administer a stiff telling-off: “Ah Jaysus, lads! Will youse not be at that at all now?! Cop yourselves on, lads!” while attempting to manhandle the odd miscreant back to his seat. No rugby tackles or arrests. I often used to wonder how the typically humourless and taciturn Polis Glesca officer might fit in, if an exchange programme took place.
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Good posts, just on this, The Bohs v Rovers fixture has grown over the last few years and oddly has a cult following with many Europeans coming over for it. Has been many heated affairs the last decade, Bohs traditionally have links with the CSC of Celtic and Frontline of Wrexham whereas Shamrock Rovers have Cliftonville, Bury and in recent years Hibs. On top of that you get pockets of Europeans mobs arriving over, its quite odd considering the Irish are generally known for their friendliness at internationals, a reason why Bohs and Rovers mobs ain't welcome or usually seen at international level. The Guards are generally known as the biggest mob in the country, you would be quicker getting the piss knocked out of ya at the games than arrested by them, another reason why the UK mobs come over, Ireland has no football laws and theres honestly no deterrent.
The football in Ireland is not that great but the derby would be highly recommended.
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4 hours ago, thekorean said:
Supports football clubs from land of the former colonizers but can't be arsed to go to domestic games.
Sad.
It is sad and the worst part about it these clowns don't see the irony sitting in a pub with a Liverpool or United top on celebrating every goal England concede in a tournament. Irish fans for the most part are cretins but its changing somewhat, the LOI does seem to be on the up, Bohs alone are selling out consistently and pulling in a lot of football tourists , the old Dalymount reminding many of what football was like before modern stadiums seems to have this positive effect. Standard wise it wouldnt be near SPL BUT Dundalk/Rovers could compete imo which always makes me wonder why Scottish clubs outside of Celtic and Rangers seem to struggle in Europe? Surely Kilmarnock are miles ahead of Welsh teams.
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Sutton United at home, could be a good one
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Bohs beat the Welsh champs a few seasons back by 6 or 7 in Europe..anyway we could go on and on.. I never said they would walk it, I said they would be there or there abouts, I'd actually like to see Dundalk and Cork in it to see how they would do. I honestly think They would easily survive in the top flight
Dundalk and Cork are miles ahead of the rest in League of Ireland and would walk both the NI and Welsh league and would easily hold there own in SPL but would defo compete at the top in Scottish Championship! As you’ve kinda mentioned the LOI sent there 5th place team from last season and 9th place team cos both 6th and 7th were kicked out for financial FairPlay issues and 8th spot turned this tournament down cos they wanted no part in it! Looking at the Bohs squad against Peterhead we ain’t taking it seriously nor should we as we are reaching the end of the LOI season but I don’t feel LOI teams should be invited in next season as the respect for the tournament doesn’t seem to be there so surely Highland or Lowland league teams should there instead!!
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1 hour ago, JT1867 said:
I see TNS were playing in the 3rf round of Europa League qualifying last night. Doesn't make them Real Madrid, but what the f**k is a Welsh team playing at that standard doing in a competition for Scottish lower league teams?
Whole competition is just a farce now, all being done to establish cross border competition so the SPFL can get Rangrs & Celtic into the English league set up.
Wouldn't read too much into TNS been in the 3rd round of EL. They had the luxury of been seeded in the CL 1st round due to them winning their league every season and winning at least one tie in Europe cos they always started in a round earlier than Irish and Northern Irish teams, drawing Faroe or San Marino opposition. They lost in the first round to a Macedonian team and due to the new Champions path in the EL they fell back into the 2nd round where they were drawn against a Gibraltar team.
They are a good team in a bad league, will prob do the best out of all the invited teams cos they will take it that lil bit more serious. Wankers though, we have unfinished Business with them.
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2 hours ago, Blootoon87 said:
What kind of level are Bohemians? Are they full time? I see they're seventh in the league just noo. Had a quick look at their squad list but didn't recognise anybody.
Part time, All our players work, nowhere near the team we were 10 years ago. Only player of note that some might recognize on the team is Shane Supple who was First choice keeper for keane at Ipswich until he became disillusioned with English football and gave it up!
Not had European football for 6 years so our fans treating this as an excuse for a piss up with the draw away to Peterhead not putting them off, should still be decent number regardless of the effort!
LOI is coming into the final third of the season and with the fixtures coming up doubt Bohs will go with a full strength squad so if a betting man back Peterhead.
With St Pats rejecting the offer I’d say this will prob be last year Irish teams be in it
whats the prize money for winning it??? Or getting to final? Not that our teams would get to it
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The Official Airdrieonians Thread - 2019/20 and beyond
in Scottish Championship General Chatter
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That was our reserve team / under 19s
Best of luck to Airdrie in the next round!
Raging couldn’t make this one