Lemonade Money
Les Medley
If I can find last years ticket I'll let you know
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2015/16 Europa League - Round of 16: Borussia Dortmund
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Lemonade Money
Les Medley
parklane1
Tony Galvin
I would not worry about it, we go to all the away games in Europe and we swap our tickets when one of us is unable to go and we have never had a problem.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
How do you find the police on these away day trips? I use to go regularly to away league games in the 60's but got fed up being treated like a prison of war by local cops and have little trust in european forces.
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Its a walk in the park now compered to the bad old days, mind you I am a lot older now so maybe that has something to do with it.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
Thanks, my son and oldest grandson keep on about going to an away european game but really don't fancy eastern europe and would prefer to drive.
Fiorentina last year was a bit of a pain in the arse as Feyenoord had caused some trouble in Rome the day before so we bore the brunt of it - had to show matching ID to get in the ground with a ticket as well. May not be the case this time around but worth keeping in mind
Craig_J
Mido
Anyone else hoping we field a weakened side for this one?
Near the start of the season I remember saying we should focus on the Europa League. I didn't think we had much of a chance of top four and MIlo made a good point about how it only takes one mistake to fall out of Europe whereas you can be consistent with the odd mistake or two in the league and come out fine. Now we're actually 2nd in the league b ut have some hard games coming up...
The Europa League isn't a big tournament that it used to be when it was the UEFA Cup in pre-premier league days. It's a team that has Champions League drop outs who don't really want to be there. The fact is you get a Champions League place for winning it which is probably a much bigger prize than the trophy itsself.
I would like us to focus on the league and the bigger tournament which is the FA Cup. If we end up reaching the later rounds of the Europa only to fall out and fatigue leads to us dropping out of the top four than I'd say not playing our kids was a massive mistake...
Near the start of the season I remember saying we should focus on the Europa League. I didn't think we had much of a chance of top four and MIlo made a good point about how it only takes one mistake to fall out of Europe whereas you can be consistent with the odd mistake or two in the league and come out fine. Now we're actually 2nd in the league b ut have some hard games coming up...
The Europa League isn't a big tournament that it used to be when it was the UEFA Cup in pre-premier league days. It's a team that has Champions League drop outs who don't really want to be there. The fact is you get a Champions League place for winning it which is probably a much bigger prize than the trophy itsself.
I would like us to focus on the league and the bigger tournament which is the FA Cup. If we end up reaching the later rounds of the Europa only to fall out and fatigue leads to us dropping out of the top four than I'd say not playing our kids was a massive mistake...
glasgowspur
Luka Modric
funny one this, it's difficult to see us not qualify through the league. But on the other the way we are playing and with our tails up, plus a pretty strong squad I say try and win every game, I need TP for my bunghole!
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
I would be happy with a handful of changes...
Full backs we rotate a lot anyway these days, perhaps one of the central midfielders (Dembele has struggled with congested fixture lists in the past), a couple out of the front 4.
Something along the lines of: Lloris, Trippier, Toby, Wimmer, Rose, Dier, Bentaleb, Lamela, Eriksen, Son, Chadli would be a really strong team. But at the same time we could change quite a few for the Palace game and still put out a great team.
It's an awkward one really as I want us to have a real go at the Europa but we do have two legs to play with and even if we say lost 3-1 out there, we are at home and can play full strength in the second leg and I would back us to progress with a packed WHL behind us. I think the FA cup game should take priority given that we are a couple wins away from a semi final berth and obviously closer to glory in that than the Europa currently.
I would probably go with Vorm, Davies, Wimmer, Dier, Trippier, Bentaleb, Carroll, Chadli, Mason, Lamela, Son in the first leg and see where we are. I don't see that side being tanked at all, they will be competitive but it allows Lloris, Alderweireld, Dembele, Alli and Kane to all rest
I would probably go with Vorm, Davies, Wimmer, Dier, Trippier, Bentaleb, Carroll, Chadli, Mason, Lamela, Son in the first leg and see where we are. I don't see that side being tanked at all, they will be competitive but it allows Lloris, Alderweireld, Dembele, Alli and Kane to all rest
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
I don't think either cup will take priority over the other at this point. The league should continue to be our primary focus, with some changes for cup games.
This is the last FA-cup round with a break in the league schedule for the cup, no? 3 cup games in a row followed by the Swansea game. I suppose it would make some sense to play our full strength team in the City, Palace and Swansea game and make changes for the two Fiorentina games. But I think it's more likely that we'll see moderate rotation for each of the 3 cup games with of course full strength teams for the City and Swansea games.
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Not really, I have no problem with a couple of changes ( which we will do) but I will be disappointed to travel all the way there and see a weak side.
greatwhitenorf
Edgar Davids
Consider, too, that Fiorentina have their own domestic concerns. They currently sit third, the last CL qualifying spot in Italy, with no chance of moving up, but have Inter and Roma trailing by one or two points. They may not be inclined to play their strongest 11.
They host Inter before playing the first leg, play away to respectable Atalanta between legs, then host current league leaders Napoli after visiting WHL. That's two crucial league games at home, plus an away game at an opponent they must take a win from.
We've got a slightly easier set of circumstances to cope with. The Emirates Marketing Project game precedes the first leg, where the 'A' team will play. I think the key for the players chosen to travel will be to come back from Florence with nothing worse than a one goal deficit. Defend deep, nick a goal on the counter and defend like Trojans. Job done.
Then we're playing either at home or in London for two weeks.
We can afford to give all the cup games a decent go for now. We have a good group of players who all need and want playing time. We want everyone match sharp and ready to fit in wherever and whenever best suited. It keeps up our form and sets motivation at a high level, and that's really important with a young squad.
Also, by winning this round of Europa League, we would pretty much ensure we were seeded by UEFA within the top 20 clubs, so we would go into the second pot during next year's CL draw. If we do beat Fiorentina, there's reason to believe we'd be in decent shape to have a good go in the following round. Deal with that later.
They host Inter before playing the first leg, play away to respectable Atalanta between legs, then host current league leaders Napoli after visiting WHL. That's two crucial league games at home, plus an away game at an opponent they must take a win from.
We've got a slightly easier set of circumstances to cope with. The Emirates Marketing Project game precedes the first leg, where the 'A' team will play. I think the key for the players chosen to travel will be to come back from Florence with nothing worse than a one goal deficit. Defend deep, nick a goal on the counter and defend like Trojans. Job done.
Then we're playing either at home or in London for two weeks.
We can afford to give all the cup games a decent go for now. We have a good group of players who all need and want playing time. We want everyone match sharp and ready to fit in wherever and whenever best suited. It keeps up our form and sets motivation at a high level, and that's really important with a young squad.
Also, by winning this round of Europa League, we would pretty much ensure we were seeded by UEFA within the top 20 clubs, so we would go into the second pot during next year's CL draw. If we do beat Fiorentina, there's reason to believe we'd be in decent shape to have a good go in the following round. Deal with that later.
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