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Europa League 2023/24

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CosbehFox

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7 minutes ago, Sir Steve Howard said:

Fair enough if it was 2nd Nov, I need educating.

Point still stands then when you reduce the allocation you can expect trouble.

 

Putting Leicester in Legia's shoes, if we got given an allocation of 2k plenty would have booked flights and hotels (before actually acquiring said ticket).

This then gets reduced to 890 and 1k+ have travel plans but now no ticket. Recipe for booting off

 

Don't disagree with the latter point. 

 

Happened a lot post COVID in Europe - city authorities banning supporters from city boundaries or even in the case of Feyenoord, banning Dutch nationals from Rome for a couple of days. UEFA should have stepped in on Legia a long time ago - but keep giving them minimal punishment cos Legia's president is 'well in' with the European Clubs Federation who are the obstacle to their constant format changes. In comparison, teams like Feyenoord and Rapid Vienna have had away fan bans - after the sort of trouble Legia caused in Alkmaar. 

 

Following your team in Europe is effectively dangerous. If not opposition support, it's the coppers. If it's not coppers, it's that the grounds are unsafe with crushing or ridiculously drops. UEFA don't give a **** cos the money of the European comps is powered by TV. The host cities are happy as along as hotels are filled, bars are drank at but in terms of actually having somewhere safe for people to relax? Who gives a **** most of them think. 

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Sir Steve Howard

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4 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

Don't disagree with the latter point. 

 

Happened a lot post COVID in Europe - city authorities banning supporters from city boundaries or even in the case of Feyenoord, banning Dutch nationals from Rome for a couple of days. UEFA should have stepped in on Legia a long time ago - but keep giving them minimal punishment cos Legia's president is 'well in' with the European Clubs Federation who are the obstacle to their constant format changes. In comparison, teams like Feyenoord and Rapid Vienna have had away fan bans - after the sort of trouble Legia caused in Alkmaar. 

 

Following your team in Europe is effectively dangerous. If not opposition support, it's the coppers. If it's not coppers, it's that the grounds are unsafe with crushing or ridiculously drops. UEFA don't give a **** cos the money of the European comps is powered by TV. The host cities are happy as along as hotels are filled, bars are drank at but in terms of actually having somewhere safe for people to relax? Who gives a **** most of them think. 

This is why European aways are so much more fun than mind numbing trips to Sheffield Wednesday.

 

Interesting point/theory on why Legia keep escaping major punishment.

They tried banning Dinamo Zagreb fans for AEK away this year and that still went south.

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CWC1983

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8 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

 

 

Following your team in Europe is effectively dangerous. If not opposition support, it's the coppers. If it's not coppers, it's that the grounds are unsafe with crushing or ridiculously drops. UEFA don't give a **** cos the money of the European comps is powered by TV. The host cities are happy as along as hotels are filled, bars are drank at but in terms of actually having somewhere safe for people to relax? Who gives a **** most of them think. 

Remember going to Maksimir stadium to see Scotland Croatia circa 2014. 

 

Fans were great, drinking with the Croats outside the stadium in a fan zone, brothers in arms etc. 

 

Got inside the national stadium and it was like a building site in the concourses. Portaloo's, crumbling concrete and uncovered wires galore. 

 

Don't envy English fans abroad, they are always seen as fair game. 

 

 

 

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CWC1983

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51 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Rangers and Brighton need late goals.


Can they get them ?

 

Rangers make it 3-2!

Through gritted teeth......well done the 3 Scottish clubs winning in week 6. Helps the coefficient for the 3rd place clubs in the SPL down the line. 

 

I think the English clubs are fighting with the bundesliga clubs for 5 places in the CL next year.

We've gubbed Eintracht 2 0 tonight to keep their coefficient down, thank us later 😀 ( or throw us £5m cash) 

 

 

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Fox92

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14 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Brighton getting drummed by Roma.

I really don’t get how Di Zerbi is rated so highly.

 

They get pasted a lot.

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18 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

I really don’t get how Di Zerbi is rated so highly.

 

They get pasted a lot.

Good work at Sassuolo, took Brighton to their highest ever league finish and Europe for the first time after a summer/autumn where they were raided for both players and staff, track record of playing decent football and trusting/improving young players

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26 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

I really don’t get how Di Zerbi is rated so highly.

 

What a ****ing surprise. :rolleyes:

 

And there's no shame in the result, De Rossi has absolutely revigorated Roma over the course of the last few months, they've got much better players than Brighton, a probably more expensively assembled squad and it was at an Olimpico that's been absolutely rocking recently. They're flying.

 

De Rossi graduated amongst the top of his class in what is basically Italy's school for managers, where he was partly tutored by De Zerbi who De Rossi (along with practically every other reputable manager) regards as a genius.

 

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5 minutes ago, Guest said:

Good work at Sassuolo, took Brighton to their highest ever league finish and Europe for the first time after a summer/autumn where they were raided for both players and staff, track record of playing decent football and trusting/improving young players

He did inherit Brighton from Potter though, claiming their highest position ever seems a bit unfair.

 

They do seem to play good football but it’s all attacking. Seem to concede a lot, that’s now 7 this week. 

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