Europa League 2014/15

[SM]

Bruce's face while the translator is speaking Slovakian - "I think he's saying what I said.."

http://www.astrencin.sk/spravy/index.php?clanok=4476

 

[SM]

KO in 5, no stream available, desperately scrounging for a link to radio commentary!

 

[SM]

HT 0-0, seems a fairly even game so far. We had a fair few chances early, then they came back into it. Will need to rev them up for the second half.

 

[SM]

Huddlestone misses a penalty......

 

[Redalert]

Sounds like a quality game...

 

[SM]

Sounds like a quality game...

It actually was, end to end, and most City supporters and the commentator agreed that it was a really enjoyable game to watch, but our fitness was telling in the second half and we dropped off rapidly.

 

[Jatz]

End score?

 

[dvas987]

Australian Mat Ryan's Club Brugge beat Brøndby 3-0 earlier this morning.

 

[SM]

0-0, all to do in the second leg, but at home I don't anticipate too much trouble.

Lyon won over night as well.

 

[Dirty Bird]

KO in 5, no stream available, desperately scrounging for a link to radio commentary!

Talk about a minnow.
At least 100% of FCUM games are covered via radio.
No worries for me.
Must be hard supporting smaller clubs like Hull.

 

[Redalert]

Talk about a minnow.
At least 100% of FCUM games are covered via radio.
No worries for me.
Must be hard supporting smaller clubs like Hull.

How is the Northern Premier League going? Must be tough playing giants like Blyth on a regular basis.

 

[SM]

Talk about a minnow.
At least 100% of FCUM games are covered via radio.
No worries for me.
Must be hard supporting smaller clubs like Hull.

And ours are streamed on radio too.. just took me a while to find the link.

 

[SM]

City progress the hard way, after going down 1-0 early on! Aluko and Elmo.

 

[NUFC Tiger]

City progress the hard way, after going down 1-0 early on! Aluko and Elmo.

Good stuff SM, sounds like you guys just did enough! - is there one more round to go before the group stage?

 

[SM]

Good stuff SM, sounds like you guys just did enough! - is there one more round to go before the group stage?

Yep, and somehow we managed to get a seeded spot, so we avoid sides like Lyon, Celtic, Feyenoord etc.

Should HOPEFULLY make group stage now, because we'll be well into the season by the Play Off Round and will be much more match fit.

 

[SM]

If anyone's interested..

Seeded teams

• Lyon CC: 97.300
• Internazionale CC: 95.387
• Tottenham Hotspur CC: 75.949
• PSV Eindhoven CC: 64.862
• Villarreal CC: 53.542
• Twente CC: 50.862
• Metalist Kharkiv CC: 45.693
• PAOK CC: 37.720
• Celtic CC: 36.813
• Club Brugge CC: 32.260
• Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk CC: 32.193
• Trabzonspor CC: 31.340
• Panathinaikos CC: 30.220
• Sparta Prague CC: 28.870
• Borussia Mönchengladbach CC: 25.328
• Real Sociedad CC: 24.542
• Young Boys CC: 24.145
• Dinamo Zagreb CC: 23.925
• Lokomotiv Moscow CC: 20.899
• Rapid Wien CC: 19.185
• Zürich CC: 18.645
• Nacional CC: 17.959
• Maccabi Tel Aviv CC: 17.875
• Sheriff Tiraspol CC: 17.075
• Hull City CC: 16.949
• Partizan CC: 14.825
• Torino CC: 13.387
• Feyenoord CC: 13.362
• Saint-Étienne CC: 12.800
• Rio Ave CC: 12.459
• Dynamo Moscow CC: 12.399

Unseeded teams

• Elfsborg CC: 11.265
• Debrecen CC: 10.325
• Omonia CC: 10.150
• Hajduk Split CC: 9.925
• Grasshoppers CC: 9.645
• Krasnodar CC: 9.399
• Rostov CC: 9.399
• Rijeka CC: 8.925
• PEC Zwolle CC: 8.862
• Lokeren CC: 8.760
• Asteras Tripoli CC: 8.720
• Apollon Limassol CC: 8.650
• Zorya Luhansk CC: 8.193
• Aktobe CC: 8.150
• AEL Limassol CC: 7.650
• Qarabağ CC: 7.575
• HJK CC: 7.435
• Neftchi Baku CC: 7.075
• Astra Giurgiu CC: 6.951
• Petrolul Ploiești CC: 6.951
• Karabükspor CC: 6.840
• Midtjylland CC: 6.760
• Dinamo Minsk CC: 6.725
• Ruch Chorzów CC: 5.775
• Sarajevo CC: 5.500
• Shakhtyor Salihorsk CC: 5.225
• Spartak Trnava CC: 5.200
• RNK Split CC: 4.925
• Zimbru Chișinău CC: 3.075
• Astana CC: 1.900
• Stjarnan CC: 1.350

 

[NUFC Tiger]

Yep, and somehow we managed to get a seeded spot, so we avoid sides like Lyon, Celtic, Feyenoord etc.

Should HOPEFULLY make group stage now, because we'll be well into the season by the Play Off Round and will be much more match fit.

That's good stuff to hear mate! Very lucky you guys were seeded, there's a few decent teams in there!

Forgot to ask on the podcast how you reckon Hull would cope in the league with your (likely) Europa group commitments - maybe can include that in the Hull season preview (if you end up doing it)

 

[SM]

Playing Lokeren -a Belgian side next - get in! Great opportunity for the supporters to get over, and should be a great tie. Will also minimise the impact the tie will have on our domestic form.

 

[SM]

2-1 win for Spurs in their first leg, City playing at the moment, 0-0.

 

[Jatz]

Hull went down 1-0. Not the worst result away from home, you'd expect you could make a good fight of it back at home.

 

[NUFC Tiger]

1-0 certainly makes it an interesting game for Hull at home. Precariously placed fixture!

 

[SM]

Hull went down 1-0. Not the worst result away from home, you'd expect you could make a good fight of it back at home.

We basically have to win 2-0, because I can't see us putting 3 past them. Suppose we can go for a 1-0 and then play for penalties..

 

[SM]

Some very concerning reports about the police in Belgium basically threatening women and children with water cannons, then herding all City supporters past one of the pubs they had been told pre-match to stay away from because it had the Lokeren Ultras, they were then held in front of the pub, while Ultras pelted them with bricks and bottles before they were moved on. Really worrying reading. Hope everyone got back ok.

 

[iluvparis]

Haven't seen the goal but the press keep talking it up as a howler from McGregor?

 

[Thistle]

Some very concerning reports about the police in Belgium basically threatening women and children with water cannons, then herding all City supporters past one of the pubs they had been told pre-match to stay away from because it had the Lokeren Ultras, they were then held in front of the pub, while Ultras pelted them with bricks and bottles before they were moved on. Really worrying reading. Hope everyone got back ok.

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