Finnegan Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 2 hours ago, lancyclaret said: Aberdeen fans complaining that the draw is "rigged" and that they have been given a harder path to reach the 3rd qualifying round than Rangers and Hibernian who both finished below them in the league. That's probably not much of a boast when Hibs got a team that finished third in the Faroe Islands and Rangers got one that finished fourth in Macedonia. You'd back Rotherham to beat both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancyclaret Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 (edited) Aberdeen is not the most glamorous place to go, but the alternatives were not really much better. In our part of the draw, we could have been sent to Armenia, Bosnia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Bulgaria, Cyprus (the dangerous Turkish part) or Albania. Also, there was an outside chance of going to Andorra or San Marino but those two minnows are unlikely to get past the first round. So I think the best we could have got was Bulgaria - a trip to Albania would have been a nightmare (they say it's still like the Middle Ages in rural Albania with dirt tracks for roads). Edited 21 June 2018 by lancyclaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Facecloth Posted 21 June 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 21 June 2018 1 minute ago, lancyclaret said: Aberdeen is not the most glamorous place to go, but the alternatives were not really much better. In our part of the draw, we could have been sent to Armenia, Bosnia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Bulgaria, Cyprus (the dangerous Turkish part) or Albania. Also, there was an outside chance of going to Andorra or San Marino but those two minnows are unlikely to get past the first round. So I think the best we could have got was Bulgaria - a trip to Albania would have been a nightmare (they say it's still like the Middle Ages in rural Albania with dirt tracks for roads). Like Burnley then 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 (edited) Bloody hell Burnley really do live behind the times ’Cyprus (the dangerous Turkish part)’ Well first of all it’s safe enough to go on holiday there and there hasn't been any conflict for twenty years. Northern Cypriot teams dont play in the league system, so you’d have to play at worse in Nicosia Edited 21 June 2018 by Cardiff_Fox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancyclaret Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 Famagusta (Turkish part...still can be passport problems if a person has ever visited Greece or Greek islands) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, lancyclaret said: Famagusta (Turkish part...still can be passport problems if a person has ever visited Greece or Greek islands) Famagusta is the name of the club but they don't play in the Northern part of Cyprus since 1986. Third line of their wikipedia entry says 'Originally based in Famagusta, the club is now based in Larnaca'. The likes of Rangers have played them in recent years and taken thousands over there hence why I know this. Edited 21 June 2018 by Cardiff_Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2010 Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 10 hours ago, lancyclaret said: Six hours? By plane? No way people from Burnley has passports, I'm not having that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylofox Posted 21 June 2018 Author Share Posted 21 June 2018 2 hours ago, lancyclaret said: - a trip to Albania would have been like a home game (they say it's still like the Middle Ages in rural Albania with dirt tracks for roads). Fixed it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Finnegan Posted 21 June 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 21 June 2018 3 hours ago, lancyclaret said: Aberdeen is not the most glamorous place to go, but the alternatives were not really much better. In our part of the draw, we could have been sent to Armenia, Bosnia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Bulgaria, Cyprus (the dangerous Turkish part) or Albania. Also, there was an outside chance of going to Andorra or San Marino but those two minnows are unlikely to get past the first round. So I think the best we could have got was Bulgaria - a trip to Albania would have been a nightmare (they say it's still like the Middle Ages in rural Albania with dirt tracks for roads). Christ man. Albania's three Europa league clubs are based in: Tirana, the capital: Gjirokaster, a UNESCO world heritage site: And Lac which is just off the Albanian coast: Which is a stunning stretch of the Adriatic, possibly Europe's best sea. Just a reminder to everyone - Burnley: 4 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 Good draw for Burnley and because the players are Dyche-fit they could jog to Aberdeen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 @lancyclaret: No point in complaining about the opposition in the qualifying stages. As Finnegan has already pointed out, Albania is a lovely country with fantastic sights and sounds and a gorgeous coastline rather untouched by Western European tourists. It's a relatively safe country, friendly people everywhere and everything is pretty much dirt cheap. Other than that, same could be said about Armenia. The only club in competition is from Yerevan - I don't have to tell you what a historically rich and relevant and great place that city is. It's very Western and full of culture to be seen outside of the football stadium. Also, the weather at this point of the year will be very hot, so it's not like you're stuck in 18 degrees centigrade weather with rain or winter conditions. Also, Sarajevo is a beautiful city! And a trip to little Liechtenstein would mean you could enjoy the mountainy area in Graubünden, Switzerland or a drive up the motorway to splendid Lake Constanze or hop across the other border and enjoy cheap Austrian beer or drive to Tyrolia, which isn't far off. I don't know about your standards, but these are more than just decent options! Btw, the Europa League final is played in Baku, Azerbaijan... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 @The Bear: Seeing that it hasn't been confirmed officially, but it seems like your club are competing in the Uhrencup in Switzerland this summer (July 10th - 14th): http://uhrencup.ch Matches against Young Boys, Basel and/or Feyenoord. Games to be played in Biel/Bienne and Berne. PM me if you fancy visiting and need travel advice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 8 minutes ago, MC Prussian said: @lancyclaret Yerevan - I don't have to tell you what a historically rich and relevant and great place that city is. I think you overestimate the school system in Burnley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 1 hour ago, MC Prussian said: @The Bear: Seeing that it hasn't been confirmed officially, but it seems like your club are competing in the Uhrencup in Switzerland this summer (July 10th - 14th): http://uhrencup.ch Matches against Young Boys, Basel and/or Feyenoord. Games to be played in Biel/Bienne and Berne. PM me if you fancy visiting and need travel advice. It was announced a couple of months ago on our website. https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/first-team/20180517-wolves-travel-to-switzerland-for-uhrencup/ Tickets went on sale two weeks ago. FC Basel Date: Tuesday 10th July 6pm CET Venue: Tissot-Arena, Biel Terrace: £20 Seating: £28 BSC Young Boys Date: Saturday 14th July 3pm CET Venue: Berner Stadion Neufeld Terrace: £20 I won't be going myself though, but cheers for the offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 Not a glamorous european tour at all but its an easier draw. Aberdeen are shite. Lower championship- league 1 level so burnley should fancy their chances to move on to the next round where hopefully for their fans sake they get a nice getaway. Goodluck to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpaM Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 (edited) Think Burnley should be happy with that draw tbh, good chance of progressing, then you can have your glamour ties Edited 21 June 2018 by MrSpaM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 3 minutes ago, MrSpaM said: Think Burnley should be happy with that draw tbh, good chance of progressing, then you can have your glamour ties Yep.... Shamrock Rovers up next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_leics772 Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 1 hour ago, Finnegan said: I think you overestimate the school system in Burnley. And Leicester. Never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancyclaret Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 Albania is a lovely place because all their gangsters/mafia are in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 7 minutes ago, lancyclaret said: Albania is a lovely place because all their gangsters/mafia are in London. I love that you prove everyone's misconceptions about the North West to be utter nonsense by being worldly and open minded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtmcfly Posted 21 June 2018 Share Posted 21 June 2018 2 hours ago, Finnegan said: I think you overestimate the school system in Burnley. I think you overestimated the systemic nature of schooling in Burnley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 The best thing about the Europa league is travelling for ****ing hours to Skopje to see your second string draw 0-0 in an 8,000 capacity ground with a running track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 I've always wondered why you can't book a package holiday to Albania? The weather's good, they have a coast line. Surely they'd be glad of the money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 Quite a strange situation currently at Chelsea. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44578239 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 22 June 2018 Share Posted 22 June 2018 My band was on tour once up north and we passed through Burnley. At a loose end we thought we'd go bowling, parked up and realised the rental van was probably worth more than the nearby properties and we promptly fvcked off back to the hotel in another town. We never bowled, and I don't regret that decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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