Don_Simon Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Do other Europa League teams drop down into this tournament at some stage? Or are the teams in the opening post the only teams in the tournament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: I did put Lille in to begin with because it’s closer, less dangerous and they’re probably not as good. But going away to Turkey is quite exciting, and that’s what we’re in Europe for. Obviously we need to win the group though so really I just want the weakest teams in ours. I don't fancy a trip to Turkey. They're all mental. At least Lille and Frankfurt have big stadiums so we should get a decent away allocation? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Bodo/Glimt could be a tough draw for pot 3, got to the quarters a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Don_Simon said: Do other Europa League teams drop down into this tournament at some stage? Or are the teams in the opening post the only teams in the tournament? yes they do. the 10 losing teams in Europa League qualifying enter the group stages (some probably on those twitter posts) after the groups the 3rd placed Europa League teams play off against second place teams from conference league groups to enter the knockout stage proper. the pot allocation/seeding lists we keep seeing are best-guess predictions. We'll know the lists proper by Thursday night after the end of the qualifying rounds. Edited August 30, 2023 by VILLAMARV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 26 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Is there a political reason that Kazakhstan play in Europe? I mean it's pretty much objectively part of Asia! Probably a hangover form the Soviet era. Mind you, the same could be said to apply to Turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: Exciting times! I’m going for a group of… Fenerbache Aston Villa Sparta Prague Aris Limassol A nice mix of shit teams, classic names and nice places to visit. If I was able to attend all away matches with an unlimited budget, I would probably agree, although maybe KI Klaksvik from Pot 4 as going to the Faroes would be quite unique. In reality, I prefer: Ferencvaros Aston Villa HJK Helsinki (easy for me to attend) Häcken/Breidablik (also not too far away) Edited August 30, 2023 by a-k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 41 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: Yeah but it’s only a 69 hour drive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 From what I remember, Wet Spam got a relatively handy group in terms of distance to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zatman Posted August 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, HongKongVillan said: Off topic slightly - Only just realised there is a Gent and a Genk both coming from Belgium Some Liverpool fans went to the wrong one a few seasons back 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Evans Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, HongKongVillan said: Off topic slightly - Only just realised there is a Gent and a Genk both coming from Belgium Geek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Ferencvaros Sparta Prague Hacken Would be a great draw, good places to visit and should really have little trouble qualifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted August 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2023 Would like a Polish team, which leaves just Legia Warsaw if they can beat Midtjylland and not end up in our pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) 56 minutes ago, briny_ear said: Probably a hangover form the Soviet era. Mind you, the same could be said to apply to Turkey. The Bosporus historically divides Europe and Asia, with Istanbul on both sides. Not Constantinople. Edited August 30, 2023 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2023 Europe doesn't exist, objectively. It's limits depend on the criteria you set to define it. Thus any attempt to define it is going to have weird outliers still get included even though anyone would tell you they aren't European countries. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 I went to a music festival just outside Gent a few years back. It was hit by a monster storm on the first day and 5 people were killed. Was not a great experience 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 frankfurt genk and lugano that would be a 2 hour, 4 hour and 15 hour round trip for me some nice sensible 2 day tourist trips out there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 hours ago, alreadyexists said: I don’t mean any disrespect to Hibs, but I think even their most ardent fans would likely agree that it’s very likely that we will progress. Don't be so sure! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, Chindie said: Europe doesn't exist, objectively. It's limits depend on the criteria you set to define it. Thus any attempt to define it is going to have weird outliers still get included even though anyone would tell you they aren't European countries. Of course Europe exists. Everything's limits depend on the criteria you set to define it. Literally everything. The criteria for setting borders are varied, but objectively , regardless of criteria, Europe exists. It is a part of the Eurasian continent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Of course Europe exists. Everything's limits depend on the criteria you set to define it. Literally everything. The criteria for setting borders are varied, but objectively , regardless of criteria, Europe exists. It is a part of the Eurasian continent. It exists as a concept, but what it is depends on the viewpoint of who you're asking. There's not an absolute, unquestionable, 100% definite definition of what Europe is. You can't point at Europe and say 'that, unquestionably, to everyone in perpetuity, is Europe, and everything that falls outside of this definition is not Europe'. It's not like trying to define what a pen is. Geographically it has multiple definitions, politically it exists in various extents and forms, in sports its various things depending on the context and the organisations involved, in TV production and organisations it's something else, etc etc. It only exists objectively as a concept. Thus you can have situations like this where clubs that nobody really thinks are European are actually considered European. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Any Israeli teams in the competition? That’s one part of Europe I’ve always wanted to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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