Hendo Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 1 hour ago, AlfieMoon said: Flights are already pretty expensive. There’s not much in the way of cheap options and many of the connecting flights have long wait times and/or arrivals after midnight in Tirana (if going that route). Direct flights to Reykavik are even worse, coming in at nearly a grand each. Only cheaper way is going via London, but this is still £400 each. The lack of certainty has screwed us a bit, and if we get through it'll almost certainly also be an either / or tie in the next round, so the same issue. Maybe I'll just save my money for the group stages. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 (edited) Am I right in saying the draw for the third qualifying round is made after this weeks games i.e. we’ll know which two teams we might face before we play our second round matches? Or possibly even which team if it’s a team coming in at that stage. ETA Decided not to be a lazy b*****d and googled it myself. Yes, draw on Monday. Edited July 17 by TPAFKA Jersey 2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadowroadsaint Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 9 hours ago, glenburn bud said: After a game at the racecourse, the warm down was mostly done in the Tudor Clipe……….. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 This is the definitive guide to qualification ins and outs. https://kassiesa.net/uefa/seedco2024.html If Saints do make it to QR3 they would be unseeded. Teams with one asterisk are straight in at QR3. For the purpose of providing an insight the site assumes that the higher seeded team qualifies from the previous rounds (a big assumption). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 1 hour ago, Coventry Saint said: Have you got a link to those comments at all? I was briefly in a Twitter debate with someone losing their shit over a friendly result, in which I made that exact point about strenuous training. I've always got to have the last word so would be good to dive back to that. Post match interview on the link. Very first thing he says. Four goals shared in draw with Fleetwood Town (stmirren.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 (edited) 4 hours ago, Doonhame Buddie said: A wee update from the club would be appreciated. I’ve given up on Valur and hoping we get a trip to Albania. The travel plans we’ve made mean travelling to Manchester on Sunday for an early flight to Montenegro on Monday. If the club says tickets will be available for collection from Monday, I’m goosed. Further Update – St Mirren v Valur FC/KF Vllaznia Home tickets for next round sold out. Edited July 17 by FTOF 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 45 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: This is the definitive guide to qualification ins and outs. https://kassiesa.net/uefa/seedco2024.html If Saints do make it to QR3 they would be unseeded. Teams with one asterisk are straight in at QR3. For the purpose of providing an insight the site assumes that the higher seeded team qualifies from the previous rounds (a big assumption). Thanks for this. If we make it through would probably want to avoid teams from Turkey or Greece (too hot) or Israel (too genocidey). Anything else would be OK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW saint Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 28 minutes ago, FTOF said: Further Update – St Mirren v Valur FC/KF Vllaznia Home tickets for next round sold out. Shows how far the club has come under Robbo. Fingers crossed we can do well. The club deserves to kick on again this season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfieMoon Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 29 minutes ago, Hendo said: Thanks for this. If we make it through would probably want to avoid teams from Turkey or Greece (too hot) or Israel (too genocidey). Anything else would be OK. Best case scenario for an either/or situation is that it’s 2 clubs relatively close together in Central Europe. and yes, we’re getting way ahead of ourselves. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooded Claw Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 (edited) Not getting too far ahead of myself but tickets book for Wroclaw , always wanted to go might as well get some site seeing in between playing whoever we play in the final Edited July 17 by Hooded Claw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 1 hour ago, FTOF said: Further Update – St Mirren v Valur FC/KF Vllaznia Home tickets for next round sold out. So in terms of the home leg, the update is that there’s no update. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 3 hours ago, FTOF said: Further Update – St Mirren v Valur FC/KF Vllaznia Home tickets for next round sold out. We’re so box office now that our box office has closed and we need a bigger box. I think. Or a bigger office. Fcuk knows, I’m not used to us being a big name European powerhouse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooded Claw Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 On the plus side we don’t need to worry about sh*tty Scottish refs and VAR , just need to worry about sh*tty european refs and VAR and they have so much more of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbrush1903 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 (edited) 7 hours ago, AlfieMoon said: Flights are already pretty expensive. There’s not much in the way of cheap options and many of the connecting flights have long wait times and/or arrivals after midnight in Tirana (if going that route). I was in Shkodër in 2019 for the Albania vs Turkey match (they were still building the new national stadium in Tirana at the time) before taking a water taxi to Valbonë before eventually heading into Kosovo. Although, I had been in Stuttgart for a music festival, I flew into Tirana from Bologna on a budget airline, and took a furgon up to Shkodër. I can't believe there will be any issues with regards tickets. They didn't even sell out the Turkey match. And much more affordable than bloody Iceland! Or you could check the Bari ferry to Durres. I was there a few months before the earthquake in 2019 but I'm assuming Durres is back to normal now. Edited July 17 by Bogbrush1903 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfieMoon Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 12 hours ago, Bogbrush1903 said: I was in Shkodër in 2019 for the Albania vs Turkey match (they were still building the new national stadium in Tirana at the time) before taking a water taxi to Valbonë before eventually heading into Kosovo. Although, I had been in Stuttgart for a music festival, I flew into Tirana from Bologna on a budget airline, and took a furgon up to Shkodër. I can't believe there will be any issues with regards tickets. They didn't even sell out the Turkey match. And much more affordable than bloody Iceland! Or you could check the Bari ferry to Durres. I was there a few months before the earthquake in 2019 but I'm assuming Durres is back to normal now. Yeah, of course there are options. I was more meaning to comment on the likely appetite of fans for the combination of cost and indirect flights / ferries / bus / taxi, combined with the cost. Match tix absolutely won’t be a problem. If I were to guess now, I’d say we’ll take max. 200-250 to Iceland, and 400-500 to Albania. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 17 minutes ago, AlfieMoon said: Yeah, of course there are options. I was more meaning to comment on the likely appetite of fans for the combination of cost and indirect flights / ferries / bus / taxi, combined with the cost. Match tix absolutely won’t be a problem. If I were to guess now, I’d say we’ll take max. 200-250 to Iceland, and 400-500 to Albania. Thank was exactly my initial estimate.......for which I was ridiculed by some who think putting your name down for a ticket is the same as getting on a plane. My estimates at the outset were based 100% on a combination of the countries in question, the timescales and the logistics involved. Still believe that will be the absolute max. Too many people getting all starry eyed at the outset. Nothing to do with me thinking we couldn't command a big away support under the right circumstances. For example, if we were in Killie's position i.e. Belgium with a few weeks notice, we'd have taken big numbers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tam the bud Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Albania would be better for the fans, but not the team due to the high temperature when the game is played. Iceland would be better for the team, but not the fans due to the high cost involved. I need to support Valur tonight cause i really want them in the next round. Sorry fans. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 If anyone has internet links for tonight's game feel free to share. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 22 minutes ago, FTOF said: If anyone has internet links for tonight's game feel free to share. http://www.fawanews.com/Vllaznia vs Valur.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Albanians 0 Icelanders 1 13 minutes played. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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