UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[Flamingo Lane]

I used to own a house that previous owners had named Lucerne, so we'll get them.

A good omen though, or a foul portent?

Well, it was a nice house, Edwardian, in which we brought up the children, but we did end up having to sell it when we divorced - so could be either, I guess.

[VillaTim]

Hibs away would be good, can try one of them Doner Kebab pie things then

[pauliewalnuts]

Don't really see the appeal in getting back into European football and wanting the first away match to be played in Scotland. How boring.

Although, their manager is that fucking gobshite Lee Johnson. Remember him getting all arsey before we played, and demolished, his Bristol City side? The midget wanker.

Still, it should be more about playing FC Collective Farm #135 from Transnistria, or Real Bocadillo, some Andorran side.

[eamonn]

I have plotted and forecast its Poland, Croatia, Romanian , or outside chance for Cyprus.
If it's not there I understand its a tie v Scotland, Norway, Vienna or Turkey,  Holland or Spain.
That's on percentage calls.

I also think it will be against a team from a European country.

Think my old geography teacher would disagree about Israel or Kazakhstan being in Europe...

Eurovision rules, Algy! 🌟

A song for Europe. I remember all those moments lost in wonder that we'll never find again.

[Footy-Vill]

So when all is said and done at about 1.30PM  we will know the pair we have drawn but still not know where to go for away leg till the 17 August?

I'll be able to work it out as it will be a mismatch tie so the strongest should survive and then get beaten by Villa!

[Footy-Vill]

So it’s one of this lot.

1: SK Slavia Praha (CZE) / SC Dnipro-1 (UKR)
2: FC Santa Coloma (AND) / AZ Alkmaar (NED)
3: Olympiacos FC (GRE) / KRC Genk (BEL)
4: Aston Villa FC (ENG)
5: KKS Lech Poznań (POL) / FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
6: FC Arouca (POR) / SK Brann (NOR)
7: Adana Demirspor (TUR) / NK Osijek (CRO)
8: Hibernian FC (SCO) / FC Luzern (SUI)

As the seeded teams are 1-4, you can hone it down to one of this lot:

5: KKS Lech Poznań (POL) / FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
6: FC Arouca (POR) / SK Brann (NOR)
7: Adana Demirspor (TUR) / NK Osijek (CRO)
8: Hibernian FC (SCO) / FC Luzern (SUI)

Thanks GP, had forgotten that bit!!

Thanks as I suspected.
Poland, Croatia, Romanian , or outside chance for Cyprus.
If it's not there I understand its a tie v Scotland, Norway, Vienna or Turkey,  Holland or Spain.
That's on percentage calls.

[Risso]

Where have you got those countries from Footy, it’s Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, Norway, Turkey, Croatia, Scotland or Switzerland.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Luzern would be a lovely place to go on an away trip this time of year.

Lech Poznan looks like the one to avoid there.

Luzern managed by all-time top Liechtenstein goalscorer Mario Frick.

Poznań have a bigger ground than us!

[Ads]

I’m on holiday in Albuferia for the first leg so I’ve just googled Arouca. It’s like being on holiday in Cornwall and playing Newcastle.

Pro-tip from somebody that sold Sunderland away in the Legue Cup while we were on holiday in Edinburgh, don't tell the better half just how far it really is. It makes the surprise all the better when you're en route.

[Louzie0]

https://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=63791.msg4405105#msg4405105

I just read the draw arrangements and it seems that we can be drawn to play against teams from all 4 groups, due to some random selection action involving 3 dishes and numbered balls split according to whether they are seeded or not.

I await the outcome with interest, it sounds as if someone was heavily under the influence of something psychedelic when they came up with it.

[ADVILLAFAN]

So are we all hoping to whisk our other halves away on a romantic trip to Edinburgh?

[TelfordVilla]

Where have you got those countries from Footy, it’s Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, Norway, Turkey, Croatia, Scotland or Switzerland.

  so basically,  somewhere in Europe then. We'll done footy.

[Risso]

So are we all hoping to whisk our other halves away on a romantic trip to Edinburgh?

Er, no!

[DeKuip]

https://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=63791.msg4405105#msg4405105

I just read the draw arrangements and it seems that we can be drawn to play against teams from all 4 groups, due to some random selection action involving 3 dishes and numbered balls split according to whether they are seeded or not.

I await the outcome with interest, it sounds as if someone was heavily under the influence of something psychedelic when they came up with it.

No we can only draw teams 5-8 in our group. I’m pretty sure it means that whichever numbers are drawn, ie 2v8, 4v5 etc, that applies to each of the 8 team groups.
The confusing part of the draw is that ties may be reversed after the draw as UEFA wont allow two games within a 50 mile radius of each other to played on the same day. This could mean reversing the legs or moving the clashing fixture to the Wednesday, and Europa League games take priory over Conference League games. Although higher ranked teams also seem to get some priority.
Having said that I can only see that would affect us if both Hibs & Hearts are drawn at home.

[algy]

So are we all hoping to whisk our other halves away on a romantic trip to Edinburgh?

Really, really hope it's the Famous Edinburgh Hibees.