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The Europa League Thread 2015-16

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by saintsfcfan, Aug 7, 2015.

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  1. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    Youre not popular withMrs L now dltw
     
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    lamby, Aug 7, 2015
  2. tomw24

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    We really are considering who we could have had if we weren't seeded.
     
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    tomw24, Aug 7, 2015
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  3. ----HistoryRepeating----

    ----HistoryRepeating---- Well-Known Member

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    When you look at look at Aberdeen's fixture, it doesn't seem that bad. We want to be in this comp, we need to embrace whoever we get.
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  4. saintlyhero

    saintlyhero Well-Known Member

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    With away support allocation a minimum of 5% of the stadium capacity, the saints allocation could be as low as 600.
    As a relatively obscure side, I don't know their average attendance, so hopefully they will offer more.
    Personally I have to hope we get through to the group stages and hopefully i'll have the opportunity to travel.
     
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    saintlyhero, Aug 7, 2015
  5. Schad

    Schad Well-Known Member

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    Okay, that one gets a passing grade. I stand corrected.
     
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    Schad, Aug 7, 2015
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  6. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    Good. My work here is done.
     
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    Che’s Godlike Thighs, Aug 7, 2015
  7. Paulpowersleftfoot

    Paulpowersleftfoot Well-Known Member

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    We (man city) played them in the Europa league about 2009 and only scraped through on pens,far better than I expected them to be.
    Our allocation was 550 but lots of city fans got tickets in the home end with no fuss
    It was a decent away trip,worth making the effort
     
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    Paulpowersleftfoot, Aug 7, 2015
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  8. saintlyhero

    saintlyhero Well-Known Member

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    Where the **** is Midtjylland?

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    This map will help. I thought I would look into the travelling options for fans.
    Unfortunately there is no ferry services from the UK to Scandinavia at the moment, so unless you want an epic journey then a flying machine is the best option
    Flying into the capital of Copenhagen gives plenty of options and would make a good long weekend, but as you can see from the map it's a fair distance from the stadium. It's a four hour train journey to be more precise.

    The nearest airport is Billund which is a 40 minute car journey from the stadium.
    Billund is also the home of the famous Legoland theme park and Ryanair operate regular flights from gatwick and stansted. Prices on sky scanner currently start from £150 for a return journey for a single adult
     
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  9. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    Apologies if this article has already been posted. It mentions the wider ignorance of the EL by EPL clubs. With the exception of one: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=BDIGeneric&aid=C98EA5B0842DBB9405BBF071E1DA7651530FFE51&tid=E1032037F312487F9FBD48F0ABBD702F&url=http://www.punditarena.com/football/english-football/sokeefe/england-cant-afford-keep-ignoring-europa-league/&c=jyZeETJp3E1gKnYy_664MU-169ix3HL9lkJvasCe4Gw&mkt=en-gb

    EDIT: Oh, and I've changed this EL Draw title to our EL 2015-16 thread in general. OK Saintsfcfan.?
     
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    TheSecondStain, Aug 10, 2015
  10. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    That article sums things up very nicely. The only ones who might have a valid fear of the Europa League are clubs with little money who fear relegation...not something you can throw at Spurs, Liverpool, Saints or WHU. Bilic may feel justified by his win against Arsenal, but a correlation isn't a causation. They may have won anyway and got through in the Europa....what a week that would have been. A top ten finish and a good run in the Europa (dare we even hope to win it?) would make this a good season for us. And at the end we will have a battle-hardened team with European experience. With Spurs and Liverpool, it is probably plain snobbery and a fear they will lose out on top four....but as the article says winning this cup qualifies a team for the CL...and we could lose our 4th place qualifier.

    Saints (as ever) have the right attitude...it's not solely about money, it's about playing games of football.
     
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    fran-MLs little camera, Aug 10, 2015

  11. fatletiss

    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    I forgot to log on at 9am and I am now in a 45 minute queue to get my tickets :(
     
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    fatletiss, Aug 10, 2015
  12. saintsfcfan

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    Fine by me! :)
     
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    saintsfcfan, Aug 10, 2015
  13. fatletiss

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    45 minutes turned in 12 minutes - all done :)
     
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  14. Paddy Podped

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    Has the kick off time been confirmed yet?
     
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  15. saintsfcfan

    saintsfcfan Well-Known Member

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    Bbc has it down as 6pm. They had 8.05 as soon as the draw was made for vitesse so could be right.
     
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    saintsfcfan, Aug 10, 2015
  16. Paddy Podped

    Paddy Podped Well-Known Member

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    OS still has 'TBC'

    As far as I can see BBC has every Europa game down for 18:00 at the moment - and will presumably change them if needed.
     
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    Paddy Podped, Aug 10, 2015
  17. Paddy Podped

    Paddy Podped Well-Known Member

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    Does anyone know why the delay in announcing the KO time?

    Saints Twitter yesterday said 'still not confirmed'


    Frustrating for those of us who live further away - a later kick off time means we could get there after work, an earlier one means we can't - so don't know whether to buy tickets or not!
     
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    Paddy Podped, Aug 11, 2015
  18. Tommomo

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  19. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    I guess the various TV media have sorted their knickers and shuffled their programmes and now the time is revealed.
     
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    TheSecondStain, Aug 11, 2015
  20. davecg69

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    20.00 ......... puts me in a dilemma. I'm at the Bournemouth Air Show all day ...... Can I get back to Soton in time for k.o. - maybe on the train? Hmmm ..... <confused>
     
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