AR851903 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Think we need to score on Thursday to have a chance next week. But McInnes has said himself that its important not to lose the tie in the first leg. So I think we might be quite defensive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Anything worse than a 2-0 defeat and we're out IMO. Any kind of win or draw would be superb, a narrow defeat wouldn't be terrible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cults_sheep Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 If we play anything like Thursday, we're f*cked. Hopefully McInnes has realised Hayes isn't a right winger. I'd go for - Ward Logan Considine Taylor Shinnie Pawlett Jack McLean Hayes McGinn Rooney McInnes doesn't seem to like playing two up top though, so will probably line up - Ward Logan Considine Taylor Shinnie McGinn Flood Jack McLean Hayes Rooney Fingers crossed we don't get pumped. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep77 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 The way the whole Europa league set is shite . Finishing 2nd in our league should merit going straight in to the league set up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cults_sheep Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 The way European football is set up in general is shite. League winners of every european top flight should go straight in to Champions league. Then worry about 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc in Guff leagues/Spain/Germany etc. Allowing the winners of smaller countries leagues into the CL would encourage massive growth. Finishing 2nd in the SPL then having to navigate 4 rounds just to get to the group stage of the Europa league is an absolute farce. European football isn't that hard to fix, but people are too greedy for it to ever happen. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I am shitting bricks. Unless it all suddenly comes together on Thursday we're going to be out before halftime, never mind the home leg. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep77 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 It's going to be hard . We just have to believe we are good team 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AR851903 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hopefully with the pressure off we'll cause a surprise. Be good to be in the draw for QR3 on Friday still with a realistic chance of being in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep62 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 The way European football is set up in general is shite. League winners of every european top flight should go straight in to Champions league. Then worry about 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc in Guff leagues/Spain/Germany etc. Allowing the winners of smaller countries leagues into the CL would encourage massive growth. Finishing 2nd in the SPL then having to navigate 4 rounds just to get to the group stage of the Europa league is an absolute farce. European football isn't that hard to fix, but people are too greedy for it to ever happen. Agree with every word of this, however TV money rules. I long for the a return to the good old days of no seeding and just chuck abodies name in the hat and draw them out. Far more exciting way of doing things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 It's heading the other way. The elite will play each other more and more to hoover up cash. I reckon the Euro Super League will happen, the top 20 clubs will just play each other over and over again. It'll be so depressing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep62 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 It's heading the other way. The elite will play each other more and more to hoover up cash. I reckon the Euro Super League will happen, the top 20 clubs will just play each other over and over again. It'll be so depressing. I have got to the stage that I can't be arsed watching the champions league any more. Just the same repetitive games year after year. To call it the champions league and having league winners playing qualifying games while in some instances third or fourth placed teams go straight in is farcical. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cults_sheep Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Yep. I'd get rid of seeding in football completely. Teams out of a hat, if two big teams get each other then so be it. I fucking hate European/International football nowadays. Rotten to the core. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I barely bother with the CL, most of my pals only watch it so they can bet on it. International football I still follow for Scotland's sake. It's less repetitive at the top level too because you put all these megastars in one team and you cant predict it. It is so frustrating though. It's so obvious what needs to be done but it isn't because money. Fuckin money eh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I barely bother with the CL, most of my pals only watch it so they can bet on it. International football I still follow for Scotland's sake. It's less repetitive at the top level too because you put all these megastars in one team and you cant predict it. It is so frustrating though. It's so obvious what needs to be done but it isn't because money. Fuckin money eh I agree with the sentiment but nae c**t wants to watch apoel nicosia versus FC copenhagen in the CL second round 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I agree with the sentiment but nae c**t wants to watch apoel nicosia versus FC copenhagen in the CL second round Except the fans of the clubs of course. But who cares about that when they need to satisfy the tv fan at home who's probably never stepped foot in their local team's ground? That's where the money is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Jmo is bang on. Copenhagen have a load of fans, APOEL have a load of fans, that's who the game is for. (And for the record I'd watch it too) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I agree with the sentiment but nae c**t wants to watch apoel nicosia versus FC copenhagen in the CL second round ^attitude that is pretty much the root cause of all of this, including the game in Scotland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) I don't watch any European football any more, very rarely watch internationals except at finals. We're going to end up replacing the European invitational league (CL) and the Ameliorate the "big boys" league (EL) with a mutidivision European League of some sort with basically no chance of any club outside of the "big leagues" ever getting to the top table. ETA: A completely unrealistic idea, but, I wonder how the major clubs would treat these competitions if, for say 5 years, there was NO prize money? Would the "prestige" of winning be enough for them? Edited July 15, 2015 by Raidernation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PudgieTheSheep Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 ^attitude that is pretty much the root cause of all of this, including the game in Scotland Yep. I'm pretty sure Barcelona vs Bayern, Real vs Dortmund, Juve vs Chelsea... will get boring soon. Surely they can't sell it for much longer before it just gets too predictable to watch and the arse falls from beneath it. Hopefully it does, but I can't see it for another decade unfortunately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PudgieTheSheep Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I agree with the sentiment but nae c**t wants to watch apoel nicosia versus FC copenhagen in the CL second round I was actually looking for some of the qualifying games last night. There can be some stonking games and some shite games, much like any football competition in the world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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