Pats down to 10 now
And 2-0. Bad 2 mins for Pats. Game well and truly over
Stupid foul by Bolger
Whatever slim chance Pats had he ended it
Demonstrated why he is not a starter
A fine effort over the 2 legs, but just up against a better team
When Pats win league next year Bossman Steo will reference this as a key motivation
Will spock gst the bullet for this?
Game now well and even more truly over due to it being, in fact, over
Unlikely. They tend to stab in Istanbul
The absolute fuck?
https://twitter.com/waterfordfcie/status/1828719178427388274?s=46&t=YOfhVM10W0bcyIiYSLI3Wg
Is it a group of 6?
Swiss model
In the Conference League, there will be 36 teams in the new league stage with each team playing six matches against six different opponents
Based on their UEFA rankings, teams are seeded into six pots of six teams as listed below. Each club will be drawn against one opponent from each of the six pots. The six pots will be paired (pots 1 and 2, pots 3 and 4, and post 5 and 6). Each club will play one opponent at home and the other opponent away from each of the two paired pots.
Teams in the top pot include Chelsea, Gent (who the Hoops played two years ago in the Europa Conference League), and last yearâs runners up Fiorentina.
Pot 1: Chelsea (England), Copenhagen (Denmark), Gent (Belgium), Fiorentina (Italy), LASK (Austria), Real Betis (Spain)
Pot 2: Istanbul Basaksehir (TĂźrkiye), Molde (Norway), Legia Warsaw (Poland), Heidenheim (Germany), Djurgarden (Sweden), Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus)
Pot 3: Rapid Wien (Austria), Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus), HJK Helsinki (Finland), Vitoria (Portugal), Astana (Kazakhstan), Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Pot 4: Cercle Brugge (Belgium), Shamrock Rovers (Ireland), The New Saints (Wales), Lugano (Switzerland), Mlada Boleslav (Czechia), Hearts (Scotland)
Pot 5: Petrocub (Moldova), St Gallen (Switzerland), Panathinaikos (Greece), TSC Backa Topola (Serbia), Borac Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Jagiellonia (Poland)
Pot 6: Celje (Slovenia), Larne (Northern Ireland), Dinamo Minsk (Belarus), Pafos (Cyprus), Vikingur Reykjavik (Iceland), Noah (Armenia)
Teams can only be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same association so a team canât be drawn to play all three Cypriot teams but could face both teams from Austria, Belgium, Poland, Slovenia and Switzerland.
In principle, teams will not play more than two home or two away matches in a row, and each club plays one home match and one away match in the first two matchdays and the last two matchdays.
When will the fixture list be available?
The fixture list will be available from Saturday 31 August as UEFA review the draw results to ensure no calendar clashes with teams playing in the same cities including Champions League and Europa League matches.
What are the Conference League matchdays
Matchday 1: October 3, 2024
Matchday 2: October 24, 2024
Matchday 3: November 7, 2024
Matchday 4: November 28, 2024
Matchday 5: December 12, 2024
Matchday 6: December 19, 2024
What are the kick off times?
18:45 CET or 21:00 CET (5.45pm or 8pm Irish time)
How do you qualify for the knock-out stages?
Of the 36 teams in the league stage, 24 teams will advance into the knockout stages in February 2025. Teams one to eight get a bye and go directly into the round of 16, while ninth to 24th will go into a series of two legged matches to earn the right to go to the last 16. Teams 25 to 36 will be eliminated.
Which of the team have made group stage/league stage football for the first time?
Borac Banja Luka, Celje, Cercle Brugge, Heidenheim, Jagiellonia BiaĹystok, Larne, Noah, Pafos, Petrocub HĂŽnceČti, The New Saints and VĂkingur ReykjavĂk all will make their debut appearances in a UEFA competition group or league phase.
Noah came through four Conference League qualifying rounds to make the league stage â the first club to ever manage that feat.
Remind me of the money on offer?
For claiming a place in the league stage of the Conference League, it will bring Roversâ earnings up to a minimum âŹ3.87 million (plus additional five year and ten year rankings UEFA prize money that could add close to another âŹ1 million for Shamrock Rovers).
Prize money for results in the league stage of the Conference League is âŹ400k for a win and âŹ133k for a draw. Progression out of this league stage with qualification for the knockout round of the Conference League earns âŹ300k, with the round of 16 earning âŹ1.75m.
Where is the final?
The 2024/25 Conference League season concludes at Stadion WrocĹaw in Poland. The home of two-time Polish champions ĹlÄ sk WrocĹaw, the venue has a capacity of over 40,000 and is the third biggest stadium in the country.
deadly
what time is the draw?
The Tallaght mob looking for 5 points?
Half 1 ko, so probably have them within the hour.
Tynecastle away would be great.
KOH
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Draw dependent but half decent chance to improve on 2022 as a fourth seed
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The Chelsea headhunters will have a warm welcome for the Tallaght Schooligans
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2 beautiful rail and sail trips
some winnable games too
& a hammering by the west london blues
Would 7 pts get them through?
Once in top 24 would get to a following stage
id say the team of 3 years might get 7 points but we are at the end of the cycle
mandriou is a good addition, one or two more like that would make a difference but more lads like mcnulty would be a disaster
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A row will break out over who loves the British royal family the most
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admins???