The OH Leuven Thread 2020/21

[Jimmy]

there would be an issue if both qualify for the same UEFA competition as unlike RB, where technically Leipzig and Salzburg are owned by different companies, LCFC and OHL are owned by the same parent company, I wonder what the plan is

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after week 20:

 

Zulte Waregem	1-0	Excel Moeskroen
KV Kortrijk	2-1	KRC Genk
Cercle Brugge	1-2	KAS Eupen
KV Oostende	3-2	Charleroi
KV Mechelen	3-0	Antwerp
Beerschot	1-1	KAA Gent
OH Leuven	1-0	Anderlecht
STVV	1-2	Club Brugge
Standard	3-1	Waasland-Beveren

 

P		TEAM	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1		Club Brugge	42	20	13	4	3	40	13	27
2		KRC Genk	38	20	11	4	5	43	25	18
3		Charleroi	33	20	10	7	3	32	25	7
4		OH Leuven	32	20	9	6	5	35	31	4
5		Anderlecht	32	20	8	4	8	30	23	7
6		Antwerp	31	20	9	7	4	33	30	3
7		Beerschot	29	19	9	8	2	40	41	-1
8		KV Kortrijk	29	20	8	7	5	26	28	-2
9		KV Oostende	28	19	8	7	4	27	24	3
10		Standard	28	20	7	6	7	25	22	3
11		Zulte Waregem	27	20	8	9	3	27	34	-7
12		KAA Gent	26	20	8	10	2	29	28	1
13		KV Mechelen	23	20	6	9	5	31	36	-5
14		KAS Eupen	23	19	5	6	8	23	32	-9
15		STVV	20	20	5	10	5	24	33	-9
16		Waasland-Beveren	19	20	5	11	4	26	42	-16
17		Cercle Brugge	18	19	6	13	0	26	35	-9
18		Excel Moeskroen	17	20	4	11	5	16	31	-15

Fixtures for week 21:

 

Friday Jan 15th:

 

KAS Eupen

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Anderlecht

Saturday Jan 16th:

 

KV Oostende	-	KV Kortrijk
EXcel Moeskroen	-	KRC Genk
Waasland-Beveren	-	Zulte Waregem
Charleroi	-	KV Mechelen

Sunday Jan 17th

 

KAA Gent	-	Antwerp
Cercle Brugge	-	Standard
Beerschot	-	Club Brugge
STVV	-	OH Leuven

[brucey]

King, Benkovic and Eppiah all played in a friendly game against Brugge's reserves today.
Eppiah scored a brace.

 

 

[Bonanza]

38 minutes ago, brucey said:

King, Benkovic and Eppiah all played in a friendly game against Brugge's reserves today.
Eppiah scored a brace.

Andy King with an assist by the way

[moore_94]

Now I know Kingy is number 8 I can finally sort out buying a Leuven shirt!

[gw_leics772]

4 hours ago, Jimmy said:

there would be an issue if both qualify for the same UEFA competition as unlike RB, where technically Leipzig and Salzburg are owned by different companies, LCFC and OHL are owned by the same parent company, I wonder what the plan is

Well probably take it in turns to bow out of the champions league on alternate seasons with us winning it one year and them winning it the next.

Edited 12 January 2021 by gw_leics772

[gw_leics772]

7 hours ago, Bonanza said:

We were looking for a CM and a CB and we got Andy King and Filip "Big Ben" Benkovic! I'm looking forward to their debuts!

 

We're also still looking for a striker.

 

Take iheanacho. Please

[gurru991]

2 hours ago, gw_leics772 said:

Take iheanacho. Please

We like OH Leuven, why would you do that to them ?

[Aus Fox]

The rules according to UEFA:

 

Hopefully the owners have a plan in place if both team should qualify for the same competition. I think looking at the rules as they are both clubs would not be allowed to compete in the same competition without some structural change.

 

Edited 13 January 2021 by Aus Fox

[NewEnglandFox]

16 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

The rules according to UEFA:

 

Hopefully the owners have a plan in place if both team should qualify for the same competition. I think looking at the rules as they are both clubs would not be allowed to compete in the same competition without some structural change.

 

Don't think it'll be an issue.

[Aus Fox]

18 minutes ago, NewEnglandFox said:

Don't think it'll be an issue.

Those two are under different ownership, I believe and someone more knowledgeable might correct me here, but Red Bull (the company) is the majority shareholder at Leipzig, whilst at Salzburg it is their primary sponsor but not the owner.

They did for a time share some executives, but they restructured so this wasn’t the case before they both competed in Europe.

This is very different to our situation where the King Power group owns both clubs.

[KingsX]

4 hours ago, moore_94 said:

Now I know Kingy is number 8 I can finally sort out buying a Leuven shirt!

 

I had the same thought today, went onto their website, and decided I'm not ready!  Navigating the personalization thing in Dutch/Flemish (?) is above my pay grade.

 

Need intrepid pioneers like you to show them the demand, so a Kingy shirt becomes a click-and-buy option.

[BlackFox]

16 hours ago, Ashley said:

Not the case anymore. Well at least it wasn't with RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg. 

It's not the same. On paper Leipzig and Salzburg are owned by different companies.

[coolhandfox]

2 hours ago, BlackFox said:

It's not the same. On paper Leipzig and Salzburg are owned by different companies.

I think you'll find the are both still very much owned by Redbull, Leipzig is owned RasenballSport Leipzig GmbH and Salzburg by by Red Bull GmbH. However RasenballSport Leipzig GmbH is owned by Redbull GmbH.

 

They just had to prove to Uefa during a investigation in 2017 that they were ran independently, they also had to make governance and structural changes as per Uefa instruction.

 

Leicester City and OHL would have to go thorught the same process.

[shen]

34 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

I think you'll find the are both still very much owned by Redbull, Leipzig is owned RasenballSport Leipzig GmbH and Salzburg by by Red Bull GmbH. However RasenballSport Leipzig GmbH is owned by Redbull GmbH.

 

They just had to prove to Uefa during a investigation in 2017 that they were ran independently, they also had to make governance and structural changes as per Uefa instruction.

 

Leicester City and OHL would have to go thorught the same process.

All this is hypothetical until both clubs actually qualify for the same UEFA club competition anyway

[moore_94]

5 hours ago, KingsX said:

 

I had the same thought today, went onto their website, and decided I'm not ready!  Navigating the personalization thing in Dutch/Flemish (?) is above my pay grade.

 

Need intrepid pioneers like you to show them the demand, so a Kingy shirt becomes a click-and-buy option.

Google chrome auto translate is how I am manging!

 

The main issue I am having is that now because we are no longer in the EU shipping is €45, where as if we were still in the EU it would be €20

 

So I will most likely wait until a time when I can finally go to a match and get one then haha

[AjcW]

11 hours ago, moore_94 said:

Now I know Kingy is number 8 I can finally sort out buying a Leuven shirt!

 

6 hours ago, KingsX said:

 

I had the same thought today, went onto their website, and decided I'm not ready!  Navigating the personalization thing in Dutch/Flemish (?) is above my pay grade.

 

Need intrepid pioneers like you to show them the demand, so a Kingy shirt becomes a click-and-buy option.

This is awkward... he's actually number 84... hope you haven't already bought one 

[shen]

6 minutes ago, AjcW said:

 

This is awkward... he's actually number 84... hope you haven't already bought one 

I was just thinking looking at the picture there might be another number to the right!

Edited 13 January 2021 by shen

[moore_94]

6 minutes ago, AjcW said:

 

This is awkward... he's actually number 84... hope you haven't already bought one 

Official Website 

 

[AjcW]

Yeah... it was a joke guys  

[Steven]

19 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Official Website 

 

I thought he was Welsh? 

[Lizhang]

21 hours ago, coolhandfox said:

As long as he plays good news for for all parties. 

 

Question or our OHL friends @Bonanza @KlaaZ @Lizhang, how do fans of other clubs and the Media see OHL having access to LCFC players like Sowah, Benkovic, Eppiah, Iversen etc

 

 

I'm all for an arrangement like the one with Sowah, where he hasn't even set foot on the Leicester pitch so to speak, and after signing for you, he came straight to us. Imho, he's more a Leuven player who will move on to Leicester in some time, than a Leicester player who is playing for us. He wasn't a finished product that got dropped in our laps. That said, i agree with Klaaz. And especially in a season like this where we are no longer in danger of relegation, or in no hurry to win the title... there is no real need for more player. Due to injuries we were a bit short in defense etc, so no problem with the current situation, but no need for more at the moment. Leuven needs to follow its own trajectory as much as possible, which isn't to say both clubs can't help each other out, but we (the fans) don't care to become Leicester-B.

The current situation is perfect to give some opportunities to OHL youngsters or look for a striker to work himself into the squad with next year in mind.

[CosbehFox]

I have listened to the Guardian Football Brexit Special podcast - I am near certain Leuven are going to be increasingly used as a tool for us. 

[Lizhang]

4 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

I have listened to the Guardian Football Brexit Special podcast - I am near certain Leuven are going to be increasingly used as a tool for us. 

Well that settles it.

[CosbehFox]

Just now, Lizhang said:

Well that settles it.

They’d be fools not too. And I would totally detest it. 
 

We are going to see English football clubs invest in clubs across the world to sort through work permit issues. It’s awful