der Berliner 3,803 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Farcical as it is, for some teams the Qualification games start before teams have hardly kicked a pre-season (sic!) ball: Champions League- Qualifikation, 2nd round: Hooped Horrors v Stjarnan (Island) 14./15. July Stjarnan v Hooped Horrors 21./22. July Europa League- Qualifikation, 1st round Alashkert (Armenien) v St Johnstone 2. July St Johnstone v Alashkert 9. July KF Shkendija (Mazedonien) v Aberdeen 2. July Aberdeen v KF Shkendija 9. July Europa League- Qualifikation, 2nd round Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Astra Giurgiu (Rumänien) 16. July Astra v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 23. July FK Crvena Zvezda (Serbien)/FC Kairat Almaty (Kasachstan) v Alashkert / St Johnstone FC (16./23.July.) St Johnstone face playing in front of half empty stadium St Johnstone could be playing in front of a near empty stadium when they face Armenian minnows Alashkert next week. It emerged that the tie is being moved to the 14,500-capacity Republican Stadium in the capital, Yerevan. The prospect of a 6000-mile round trip has counted out many Perth fans from making the journey to back their side. And the attendance in a country where the national sport is chess could be around the 500 to 600 mark. (Courier) Edited June 24, 2015 by der Berliner 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,164 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 'Mon the Astra. Sorry. Can't help myself. It's an old tribal thing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,737 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Hope they all get beat...... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whosthedado 1,703 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 We could do with them doing OK for when we win the Scottish cup this season :fish: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,803 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Anyway, this bizarre setup has been in operation for a good few years now and given the Scottish winter weather, it would be interesting to check out whether "summer" football is an alternative. While I know that quite a few will disagree given tradition and all that, it would e.g. be an interesting option for the TV companies, who usually have a barren summer to cover with MLS stuff and the like. WCs and European Championships may be an obstacle too, but one can check how Sweden et al circumvent that. On the other hand, all the late autumn / winter / early spring internationals would not stop the match day schedule. To make sure that there is some if not much action in the off-season, one might throw in a Challenge / League Cup with home & away games, as well as the SFA Cup. While those who have qualified could concentrate on Europe. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman 9 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Hope they all get beat...... Hope? No need for that... They will get beat. All we can hope for is those of green and grey don't get another 3-0 from UEFA. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Poor Broony, he needs more love ... You don’t appreciate what we do for Scotland: Browned-off Scott Brown hits out over Celtic’s Champions League struggle http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/you-dont-appreciate-what-scotland-5969583 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PapaBear 0 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 2010/11 Lost v Braga in CL Qualifiers 2010/11 Lost v Utrecht in UEFA Cup Qualifiers 2011/12 Lost v Sion in Europa League Qualifiers. Awarded tie because Sion fielded an ineligible player. 2011/12 Eliminated from Europa League at Group stage after winning one game from six. 2012/13 Qualified from CL group stages. 2013/14 Eliminated from CL at Group stage after winning 1 game and losing 5. 2014/15 Lost to Legia Warsaw.Awarded tie because Legia fielded an ineligible player. 2014/15 Lost to Maribor in CL qualifying stages Tell me again how much Scottish football owes you, Scotty? Apart from the comedy value, I make it one good season in the past 5 years. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I didn't want to burst his bubble, mate. It's his pre-season outburst of 'Never defeated, always cheated !!' 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,803 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Europa League - Qualification Alashkert FC 1 St.Johnstone 0 (Manasyan 59.) Shkendija 79 1 Aberdeen 1 (Kirovski 84 / McGinn 79) Apart from that ... Cork 1 Knattspyrnufelag Reykjavik 1 Glenavo 1 Shakhter Soligorsk 2 Glentoran 1 MSK Zilina 4 Linfield 2 NSI Runavik 0 Skonto Riga 2 St. Patrick's 1 West Ham 3 Lusitanos 0 And on a sidenote, Spartans / Berwick lost 6-0 to Slovan Bratislava, but one has to look hard to actually find them on the football map. For despite the names, they are not a Scottish/English team. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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