That Europa cup thingy

read on FB that the owner was saying Karate is injured... which is nice.

everyone ready for the return leg tom?

Couple of early away goals and we should probably just send all the kids on to 'ave a larf

Zarate went off with a knock in the 1st leg and will not play tonight. Josh Cullen - who looked very composed when he came on - will take his place. It is likely that Elliot Lee may also start up front with Sakho

Zarate went off in the first leg with a minor groin injury but has apparently been training all week but will not be risked tonight so Lee will take his place Upfront which good to see that They are not risking players etc

Job done... 0-1 on the night 4-0 over all

we play the Maltans next - which is nicer than a trip to Eastern Europe

Elliot Lee scored his first goal for the club

Sakho got himself sent off - no idea what for - so he'll be out for the next leg

but we're all suited and booted for more european football

Not the most inspiring of results was it? Best thing to be said from that is job done and the bright spot was Lee's first goal.


Silly boy Sakho

not much but some highlights

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alfiehammer wrote:Not the most inspiring of results was it? Best thing to be said from that is job done and the bright spot was Lee's first goal.


Silly boy Sakho

 You say that Alfie but nobody seems to have actually seen what happened. If the home leg is anything to go by, their players were feigning injury all evening and were quite frankly, a disgrace

from what I can make out that grotty club were far worse last night than at UP

Campo wrote:not much but some highlights

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I'm not sure how they stretched that out to 4 mins 35 in all honesty

alfiehammer wrote:Not the most inspiring of results was it? Best thing to be said from that is job done and the bright spot was Lee's first goal.


Silly boy Sakho

this is West Ham United...

an away fixture... with 10 men for over an hour

a team line-up of basically kids who have little or no first team experience

against a team that was only interested in fouling


if that's "uninspiring" then you might be playing a little too hard to please...

This Europa Cup thing could get pretty hard pretty quickly

Group stage (draw 28 August)
FC Schalke 04 (GER) coefficient 111.883
SSC Napoli (ITA) 84.102
Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) 84.078
Villarreal CF (ESP) 58.999
Olympique de Marseille (FRA) 55.483
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) 52.033
SC Braga (POR) 51.776
ACF Fiorentina (ITA) 49.102
RSC Anderlecht (BEL) 47.440
Liverpool FC (ENG) 47.078
Beşiktaş JK (TUR) 36.520
FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) 23.099
FC Augsburg (GER) 15.883
Asteras Tripolis FC (GRE) 13.380
FC Groningen (NED) 8.695
FC Sion (SUI) 8.375
22 play-off winners tbc
10 UEFA Champions League play-off losers tbc

Play-off round (draw 7 August)
29 third qualifying round winners tbc
15 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round losers tbc


Dortmund will lead the third qualifying round seeds
Third qualifying round (draw 17 July)
Borussia Dortmund (GER) 99.883
FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) 57.099
Athletic Club (ESP) 56.999
AZ Alkmaar (NED) 46.695
R. Standard de Liège (BEL) 25.440
FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) 24.483
UC Sampdoria (ITA) 18.102
Vitória SC (POR) 17.776
AS Saint-Étienne (FRA) 16.983
FC Zürich (SUI) 16.875
FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) 16.325
Southampton FC (ENG) 16.078
FC Krasnodar (RUS) 15.099
CS Os Belenenses (POR) 12.276
FC Vorksla Poltava (UKR) 11.033
Atromitos FC (GRE) 10.880
FC Zorya Luhansk (UKR) 10.533
Vitesse (NED) 10.195
FK Jablonec (CZE) 9.325
SK Sturm Graz (AUT) 9.135
AEK Larnaca FC (CYP) 8.460
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR) 7.200
İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) 6.520
ASA Târgu Mureş (ROU) 5.259
SCR Altach (AUT) 5.135
33 second qualifying round winners tbc

That's not making a lot of sense to me but I do see but vastly improved teams in the lists!

But it's a knockout, under lights with the UP crowd behind us we can cause any team a problem on the day

right ho mate

If we get through this next round

we are one of the 33 second qualifying round winners
we then end up in the pot with the following teams (which enter at the 3rd Q Round)
A total of 58 teams in this round then

Borussia Dortmund (GER) 99.883
FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) 57.099
Athletic Club (ESP) 56.999
AZ Alkmaar (NED) 46.695
R. Standard de Liège (BEL) 25.440
FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) 24.483
UC Sampdoria (ITA) 18.102
Vitória SC (POR) 17.776
AS Saint-Étienne (FRA) 16.983
FC Zürich (SUI) 16.875
FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) 16.325
Southampton FC (ENG) 16.078
FC Krasnodar (RUS) 15.099
CS Os Belenenses (POR) 12.276
FC Vorksla Poltava (UKR) 11.033
Atromitos FC (GRE) 10.880
FC Zorya Luhansk (UKR) 10.533
Vitesse (NED) 10.195
FK Jablonec (CZE) 9.325
SK Sturm Graz (AUT) 9.135
AEK Larnaca FC (CYP) 8.460
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR) 7.200
İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) 6.520
ASA Târgu Mureş (ROU) 5.259
SCR Altach (AUT) 5.135



If we are then fortunate enough to avoid getting knocked out
the 29 winners from the above round
and 15 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round losers
create a play off round of which the winners (22 teams) enter the group stage


The group stage
take the 22 winners above and a further 10 UEFA Champions League play-off losers
add to that the teams below which qualified to enter at the group stage and you get 48 teams, which then go into 12 x 4 team groups

FC Schalke 04 (GER) coefficient 111.883
SSC Napoli (ITA) 84.102
Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) 84.078
Villarreal CF (ESP) 58.999
Olympique de Marseille (FRA) 55.483
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) 52.033
SC Braga (POR) 51.776
ACF Fiorentina (ITA) 49.102
RSC Anderlecht (BEL) 47.440
Liverpool FC (ENG) 47.078
Beşiktaş JK (TUR) 36.520
FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) 23.099
FC Augsburg (GER) 15.883
Asteras Tripolis FC (GRE) 13.380
FC Groningen (NED) 8.695
FC Sion (SUI) 8.375



typical over complicated nonsense from UEFA

Edit, thought I would look at the next knock out stage


12 group winners
and the 12 group runner ups are then joined by Another 8 losers from Champions League
for the final 32 knock out

that is a total incl all qualifiers of 164 teams 33 of which have been knocked out of the Champions League

Is this like the champions league in that we cant be drawn against teams from England or could we up against Saints in the 3rd Q/R and Liverpoo and Spuds in the group stage?

No idea mate , will see if i can find out

Campo wrote:right ho mate

If we get through this next round

we are one of the 33 second qualifying round winners
we then end up in the pot with the following teams (which enter at the 3rd Q Round)
A total of 58 teams in this round then

Borussia Dortmund (GER) 99.883
FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) 57.099
Athletic Club (ESP) 56.999
AZ Alkmaar (NED) 46.695
R. Standard de Liège (BEL) 25.440
FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) 24.483
UC Sampdoria (ITA) 18.102
Vitória SC (POR) 17.776
AS Saint-Étienne (FRA) 16.983
FC Zürich (SUI) 16.875
FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) 16.325
Southampton FC (ENG) 16.078
FC Krasnodar (RUS) 15.099
CS Os Belenenses (POR) 12.276
FC Vorksla Poltava (UKR) 11.033
Atromitos FC (GRE) 10.880
FC Zorya Luhansk (UKR) 10.533
Vitesse (NED) 10.195
FK Jablonec (CZE) 9.325
SK Sturm Graz (AUT) 9.135
AEK Larnaca FC (CYP) 8.460
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR) 7.200
İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) 6.520
ASA Târgu Mureş (ROU) 5.259
SCR Altach (AUT) 5.135



If we are then fortunate enough to avoid getting knocked out
the 29 winners from the above round
and 15 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round losers
create a play off round of which the winners (22 teams) enter the group stage


The group stage
take the 22 winners above and a further 10 UEFA Champions League play-off losers
add to that the teams below which qualified to enter at the group stage and you get 48 teams, which then go into 12 x 4 team groups

FC Schalke 04 (GER) coefficient 111.883
SSC Napoli (ITA) 84.102
Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) 84.078
Villarreal CF (ESP) 58.999
Olympique de Marseille (FRA) 55.483
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) 52.033
SC Braga (POR) 51.776
ACF Fiorentina (ITA) 49.102
RSC Anderlecht (BEL) 47.440
Liverpool FC (ENG) 47.078
Beşiktaş JK (TUR) 36.520
FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) 23.099
FC Augsburg (GER) 15.883
Asteras Tripolis FC (GRE) 13.380
FC Groningen (NED) 8.695
FC Sion (SUI) 8.375



typical over complicated nonsense from UEFA

Edit, thought I would look at the next knock out stage


12 group winners
and the 12 group runner ups are then joined by Another 8 losers from Champions League
for the final 32 knock out

that is a total incl all qualifiers of 164 teams 33 of which have been knocked out of the Champions League

Very appreciated dude. Knowing us it will be Dortmund

West Ham were seeded 5th in this current round



3rd Ql round - seeded 16th out of 58 teams
play off round - seeded 23rd out of 44

Group stage we appear to have no ranking at all, if we do survive that long it looks like we will be in Pot 4 due to the 'UEFA coefficients"
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I know it's an old rant and I know there's nothing I can do about it, but...

If you get knocked out of the Champions League then - tough shit.

you should NOT get included n the 'lesser' competition either at the qualification stages or during the actual competition itself.

Stick to one competition... leave it like that... if you play well and get through or win it - good for you.

If you don't - tough luck, try harder next year.

All this failing in one competition and then getting a 'bye' into another one just devalues the 'second' competition itself and the efforts of the clubs/teams who are actually in it.

2nd rant.... why no TV coverage of today's game????

honestly? even WHUTV is only doing an audio comms - but they're obviously filming the game because they're offering free highlights later on today???

The Andorran game (as potato quality as it was) got broadcast via a youtube stream.... how come nothing for this one (or is there a sausage someone knows about?)

is it as rights issue?

cos if so... then to my mind, if the broadcasters aren't doing a broadcast then the clubs should be free and clear to do whatever they can.

I got a day off work and everything, so it'd be nice to watch us play...

Simple reason, It did not sell out

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Campo wrote:Simple reason, It did not sell out

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I live in Los Angeles... the ground could sell out or have 35,000 empty seats... I still couldn't get to the game... just make the live stream viewable outside of the UK...

I could just image Gold's twitter feed had the club done that

I'd have been 'happy

Surprised it didn't sell out

bunch lightweights them english...