Finnegan 25,399 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 3 minutes ago, bovril said: I think it's going to be trickier than people think. Braga for certain are very good team. Don't know much about Athens. I can't imagine Luhansk will be a walkover, especially away from home. Sure, no question, but you'd still be disappointed with not winning that group. Absolutely shouldn't be complacent but it's perfectly winnable. To be honest, any group in this competition at this stage should be. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buzzer_b 2,378 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October Let’s be honest, we should piss it through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Blur 495 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 30 minutes ago, AjcW said: All based on TV! It's released this evening so you wont have long to wait. Is it still on Channel 5? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fuchsntf 5,316 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 33 minutes ago, Raw Dykes said: It's odd to me that a City fan would think that. I think we're bigger than the Tigers. Now, at least. Does it matter..I Support all Sports Teams from Leicester.....And I moved away from Leicester sometime in the Jurassic period..!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blue ROI 1,762 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October Ireland has the rights to live coverage on Virgin Media but it might be difficult for our games to be shown. Arsenal and Spurs will get preference. So too will Celtic and Dundalk. There's probably more interest in Rangers than us too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fuchsntf 5,316 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October (edited) I just Hope our fans Dont underrate any of those clubs,or overrate our chances that run arrogantly into the entitled Cups of froth..!! Edited 2 October by fuchsntf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee Monty 67 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 10 minutes ago, The Blur said: Is it still on Channel 5? I think it’s on BT sport now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raw Dykes 3,388 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 15 minutes ago, fuchsntf said: Does it matter..I Support all Sports Teams from Leicester.....And I moved away from Leicester sometime in the Jurassic period..!!! No, it doesn't matter. I wish any Leicester team well too, but I'm not that arsed about any sport other than football. Just struck me as odd that a Leicester City fan would think of the Tigers first when hearing the word 'Leicester.' Especially these days, when we're flying and the Tigers are really struggling (last time I looked).That's all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RonnieTodger 3,345 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October Man United had Zorya Luhansk in their group a few years ago. Won 1-0 at home and 2-0 away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stevosevic 3,169 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October Is the next round seeded? Or just anyone can draw anyone? Assume it's 8 teams from the Champions League plus 12 group winners and 12 runners up. Anything to gain from finishing top? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raw Dykes 3,388 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 16 minutes ago, Stevosevic said: Is the next round seeded? Or just anyone can draw anyone? Assume it's 8 teams from the Champions League plus 12 group winners and 12 runners up. Anything to gain from finishing top? From Wikipedia on last season's EL: The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bmouth_fox 449 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October Didn’t realize we could have drawn Red Star Belgrade. We owe them a good seeing too I think. I really fancy us to go far in this competition. Was going to have a flutter, but the odds aren’t that attractive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TamworthFoxes 258 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October Any ideas on the time today the dates are confirmed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carl the Llama 8,941 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October Group stage is a walkover which actually worries me more than having a couple of tough draws, don't want to be arriving at the knockout stages complacent, or worse not even get there through complacency. I like to worry though so hopefully just overthinking it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StanSP 23,730 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 1 minute ago, TamworthFoxes said: Any ideas on the time today the dates are confirmed? They said pre-draw today just that it'll be 'this evening' 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilo 5,622 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October Betting on the winner of the EL is daft at this stage. You never know who's going to end up in the last 32 from the CL, and with Liverpool-Ajax-Atalanta in one group and PSG-Manchester United-RB Leipzig in another, there's going to be some big hitters in the knockouts. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bmouth_fox 449 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October Where are Luhansk playing these days? That city is the disputed region in the East. Anyone know where they’ve been playing European games? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FoyleFox 654 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 11 minutes ago, bmouth_fox said: Where are Luhansk playing these days? That city is the disputed region in the East. Anyone know where they’ve been playing European games? Zaporizhzhia apparently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Filbert_Ross 779 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 25 minutes ago, bmouth_fox said: Didn’t realize we could have drawn Red Star Belgrade. We owe them a good seeing too I think. I really fancy us to go far in this competition. Was going to have a flutter, but the odds aren’t that attractive We couldn't. We were both in Pot 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SemperEadem 2,488 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 4 minutes ago, FoyleFox said: Zaporizhzhia apparently. Kiev for European games 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FoyleFox 654 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 15 minutes ago, FoyleFox said: Zaporizhzhia apparently. 10 minutes ago, SemperEadem said: Kiev for European games Lesson learnt - Never trust the internet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
winteriscoming 809 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 1 hour ago, RonnieTodger said: Man United had Zorya Luhansk in their group a few years ago. Won 1-0 at home and 2-0 away. Yes but there not massive like us and Leeds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KingsX 5,044 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October (edited) A first look via fivethirtyeight … We are the initial favorite. We and Arsenal are the strongest favorites to win groups. They’re showing all the eligible CL clubs as possible entrants, which takes a bit of getting used to. Apparently factoring in the probability of each club finishing third to drop down … since if PSG or Bayern actually do that, we would no longer be the overall favorites! A favorable draw to be sure. One of the weaker groups, despite the anomaly of a superpower coming out of Pot 2 That Milan-Lille-Celtic group is the obvious Group of Death. (Does the EL even have a “group of death”? “Group of moderate injury” maybe?) The link to the whole thing (already bookmarked on my laptop): https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/soccer-predictions/europa-league/ Edited 2 October by KingsX 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spudulike 2,928 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October 2 hours ago, Raw Dykes said: No, it doesn't matter. I wish any Leicester team well too, but I'm not that arsed about any sport other than football. Just struck me as odd that a Leicester City fan would think of the Tigers first when hearing the word 'Leicester.' Especially these days, when we're flying and the Tigers are really struggling (last time I looked).That's all. I don't think of Tigers first. Never been to Welford Road (or any other Rugby ground) in my life and don't intend to. However, my point is how we're portrayed in Europe. Leicester (Tigers) have historically a strong profile on the continent. Our profile outside of the UK has only increased in the past few years and our identity needs to be distinct from the rugby boys. We are Leicester City, Riyad got it (eventually). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
420Hashish 622 Posted 2 October Report Share Posted 2 October I hope we reach the knockouts and not be drawn against a CL dropout, like Sevilla or Manure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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