30 Jul 2015 00:58:19
Am I correct in thinking that failure in the return leg means no European football this season? I haven't seen it mentioned (and it is surely unthinkable).
Never managed to watch the game today, but the reports aren't surprising: lacking creativity up front. Its no mystery; I just wonder what plans may be in place to remedy the deficiency. None, I'm beginning to suspect.
30 Jul 2015 01:26:59
I'm sure if we fail to beat Qarabag we would fall into a Europa League playoff.
30 Jul 2015 02:43:56
if we exit in this 3rd qualifying round we go in to a europa league lay off match for access to europa league; if we go through against the azerbaijanis, but go out in the ECL playoff match, we are guaranteed a europa league group place
30 Jul 2015 03:42:41
thanks Paradise :D
30 Jul 2015 06:15:32
Cavalcanti. the team didn't play bad last night it was more that the were not as fluent as they could have been with Johnson and Armstrong off their usual game and gms a bit isolated out eight .allied to some slack passing in the final third .They were a very well organised fit team who sat in looking for a counter . was this them at their best? it certainly wasn't our best and I think we have enough to go through
30 Jul 2015 08:51:44
How does the playoff work ed? Can we only play one of the teams who were playing last night if we get through? Basle, Salzburg etc? Any help on this Ed?
30 Jul 2015 15:38:13
If I'm being honest it's been a long time since I've seen Johanson on this "usual" game everyone keeps taking about. His commitment cannot be questioned, but his final ball and passing in general at times is atrocious and thinks that he is one of the only people RD refuses to drop as he is one of his own. I have noticed recently aswell that when he makes a mistake he starts blaming people around him. Done it last night with Stevens and we've been over the penalty nonsense with Griffiths, but another aspect I'm concerned with atm
30 Jul 2015 18:24:42
tompo88, it is seeding/co-efficient based. CFC are 5th seeds. IF (and its a big IF) we go through and the other teams with coefficients of 1,2,3,4 6,7,8,9 and 10 prevail, we would play any one of 6,7,8,9,and 10. We cannot play seeds 1,2,3,or 4 as the top 5 seeds are in pot 1 and the next best 5 coefficients are in pot 2
so, we cannot play Basle, Red Bull, Salzburg or Steau Bucharest. we could end up playing the lies of macabbi, APOEL, BATE or Zagreb
basically, its top 5 coefficients left after 3rd qualifying round in pot 1 and next best coefficients remaining in pot 2 …celtic in pot 1