Apollon Limassol v Aberdeen

[Pauldolski10]

Anybody booked yet? Im going out on the Edinburgh to Paphos on the 2nd. On my own so far couple mates clearing it with work/wife

[BorneoRed]

Could this fixture get changed as Apollon & AEL Limassol, who will play Austria Vienna, are both scheduled to play at home on the 3rd Aug.
Thinking of going so dont want to jump into bookings yet.

[awafaehame]

Anybody booked yet? Im going out on the Edinburgh to Paphos on the 2nd. On my own so far couple mates clearing it with work/wife

I see the Edinburgh to Paphos flight with Jet2 is full on the 2nd. Looking for other options, maybe Lufthansa via frankfurt.....

[TartanIvor]

Could this fixture get changed as Apollon & AEL Limassol, who will play Austria Vienna, are both scheduled to play at home on the 3rd Aug.
Thinking of going so dont want to jump into bookings yet.

Think your safe to book as home game tickets went on sale last night

[BorneoRed]

Think your safe to book as home game tickets went on sale last night

I see that, but the game day could be switched to the Tuesday or Wednesday as I didnt realize the 2 Limassol teams share the stadium.

[Pauldolski10]

Sure i reas that We are Thursday and Austrians Wednesday

[WatsonNimrod]

There was flights available on both the EDI and GLA Paphos flights last night, I'm kicking mysel because I was going to book them after the first goal went in.

I've just booked from Manchester, £256 return compared to about £200 this morning so dandies are obviously diving in.

[Stupie82]

I see that, but the game day could be switched to the Tuesday or Wednesday as I didnt realize the 2 Limassol teams share the stadium.

The club is confirming both legs as Thursday.

5536

[TheRedRichard]

yeah and switched to the new stadium in Larnaca, so fly to Larnaca if you can - the airport is just a few miles form the stadium.

[The Trading Sheep]

Well heres our route...

Tues 1st Aug
14:52 Train From Edinburgh to Liverpool £25 each
23:00 Flight from Liverpool to Larnaca arriving at 06.00 £90 each

Staying at Pasianna Hotel and Apartments (2 nights) £57 each

Fri
0710 Flight to London Luton £100.00 each
11.55 Flight to Edinburgh £98.50 each

All in £370 each minus ticket for the game

Booking.com did not have a great deal available accommodation wise

Might see a few of you on that route? Shout out and we will grab a few drinks

[tuna]

Well worth looking at "air b n b". Download the app and you can hire out whole apartments for £50-100 a night, basically renting someone house where 4/5 can easily share. Some of the house have their own private pools. Could work out very cheap for dandies

[Redmadders96]

My oldest is in the RAF and based in Cyprus right now and he has been told its the Thursday and he can get his tickets at the stadium on the night so least one of my clan will be there

[Pauldolski10]

2 of us on the edinburgh to paphos flight gets into paphos at 5pm then getting a bus or if we can get a few more for taxi/mini bus we would do that. Flight home is 1.15am saturday to glasgow.

[Ajja]

Final qualifying round as predicted by our friend at https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/seedel2017.html

Some funk in there for us if we get passed the Cypriots.....

[Apologies for mad format but I'm rubbish with this stuff. Teams on far left are top seeds we are likely to face basically]

Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef.
------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ----------------
Zenit St. Petersburg *3 Rus 87.106 FC Midtjylland * Den 16.300
Athletic Bilbao *3 Esp 60.999 Partizan Belgrade @3 Srb 16.075
Fenerbahçe *3 Tur 51.840 NK Rijeka @3 Cro 15.550
Sparta Praha *3 Cze 48.135 Panathinaikos *3 Gre 15.080
AC Milan *3 Ita 47.666 Maritimo Funchal *3 Por 14.866
PSV Eindhoven *3 Ned 46.212 FC Sion *3 Sui 14.415
Sporting Braga *3 Por 37.366 Rosenborg BK @3 Nor 12.665
AA Gent *3 Bel 35.480 Hajduk Split ** Cro 11.550
Steaua Bucuresti @3 Rom 35.370 Sheriff Tiraspol @3 Mol 11.150
PAOK Thessaloniki *3 Gre 35.080 Dinamo Minsk * Bls 10.975
FK Krasnodar *3 Rus 32.106 Lech Poznan * Pol 10.950
Girondins Bordeaux *3 Fra 29.333 Hapoel Beer-Sheva @3 Isr 10.875
Everton *3 Eng 29.192 Apollon Limassol ** Cyp 10.710
Young Boys @3 Sui 28.915 Istanbul Basaksehir @3 Tur 10.340
Olympique Marseille *3 Fra 28.333 Mladá Boleslav ** Cze 10.135
Dinamo Zagreb *3 Cro 26.050 Slavia Praha @3 Cze 8.135
Maccabi Tel-Aviv * Isr 23.375 AEK Athens @3 Gre 6.580
SC Freiburg *3 Ger 20.899 FH Hafnarfjardar @3 Isl 6.175
Astra Giurgiu ** Rom 17.870 Viitorul Constanta @3 Rom 5.870
Austria Wien *3 Aut 17.070 Vardar Skopje @3 Mac 5.125
OGC Nice @3 Fra 16.833 Östersunds FK ** Swe 3.945
FK Astana @3 Kaz 16.800 Shkendija Tetovo * Mac 3.375

[MIGGY]

2 of us on the edinburgh to paphos flight gets into paphos at 5pm then getting a bus or if we can get a few more for taxi/mini bus we would do that. Flight home is 1.15am saturday to glasgow.

Three of us on the same flight out, but come back Sunday.

Looks like you can get a bus from the airport changing in Limassol.

[Pacman1903]

Rosenborg BK @3 Nor 12.665






Whoa whoa whoa. They are going to pump the pigs and will be in the champions league

[kkong]

Booked after first leg (ever the optimist, it's not failed yet!).

Flying Lufthansa, ABZ-FRA-LCA, out Tuesday and back Friday.

[kkong]

Tue
23:00 Flight from Liverpool to Larnaca arriving at 06.00

Fri
07:10 Flight to London Luton £100.00 each


Jesus, you'll be a zombie with that flight schedule!

Doesn't leave much time for celebrations after we beat them to progress to EL PO!

I presume those flights are with Blue Air (Romanian low-cost outfit)... if so, good luck, let me know how comfortable it is! What I've heard about them is not that great.

[kkong]

I see that, but the game day could be switched to the Tuesday or Wednesday as I didnt realize the 2 Limassol teams share the stadium.

For matters such as this, earliest and best info comes from Steven Gunn, AFC's football operations guy.

https://mobile.twitter.com/steven_gunn22 (https://twitter.com/steven_gunn22)

http://i.imgur.com/5qsAVih.png

[kkong]

AEL Limassol are playing Austria Wien at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca, KO 19:00 on the Wednesday.

It might be interesting to watch if it's possible to get tickets for the game.

[exiledreds]

I booked as soon as I was in the door from Bosnia last night. Newcastle-Larnaca-Leeds, Wed to Fri, £226.

[ObanRed]

Rigth folks, i found this http://goo.gl/xepXbw

Flights, transfers & accomodation for £350

[sheepcrooky]

We are back in the 3rd qualifying round in merit. In one of the last three (Real Sociedad) , we met a real good team. However, in the last two campaigns versus Kairat Almaty and Maribor, we had them in our hipper, but let them out. This time, let's get through and make Pittodrie a fortress. Milne's interview today was ill-timed and ill-advised, but let's show the spineless prick we are AFC and we will be long after the gutless **** leaves our club.

[Sidney77]

Spot on there, sheepcrooky.

[GASC1980]

I booked as soon as I was in the door from Bosnia last night. Newcastle-Larnaca-Leeds, Wed to Fri, £226.

Thats's me just booked too. Glasgow to Belfast £30 Belfast to Larnaca £100 on the Wednesday. Back Friday to London Stansted £120 and flight up to Glasgow £58

[total_ersehole]

Booked last Sunday.

Edinburgh - Larnaca
2nd to 9th

Staying beside Larnaca market.
Lots of pubs. 15 mins from airport.
5 mins walk from beach. 50 min walk to stadium. :P

[jamiesd]

Just got booked up, staying in Paphos and driving through to the game COYR

[elderado9193]

Just got booked up, staying in Paphos and driving through to the game COYR

Booked up for EDI-PAPHOS on the wed. Flying back Saturday night... Any spare room in your car? ;D

[Stupie82]

Not that i can make this one unfortunately, but how do you go about buying tickets for games like this? I noticed online they dont sell them in the ticket section of the webpage, so i'm just curious for a future game?

[MIGGY]

Anyone on the Jet2 flight, Wed. 2nd 10am Edinburgh > Paphos?

Checked Skyscanner for a one-way transfer from Paphos -Larnaca.

Minibus 1-6 ppl around £105
1-10 around £135
(Holidaytaxis.com)

[Pauldolski10]

Anyone on the Jet2 flight, Wed. 2nd 10am Edinburgh > Paphos?

Checked Skyscanner for a one-way transfer from Paphos -Larnaca.

Minibus 1-6 ppl around £105
1-10 around £135
(Holidaytaxis.com)

Me and ma mate are on this flight and were going to see if anyone fancied sharing taxi/minibus

[kkong]

I have used this local, long-established company on previous trips to Cyprus and can recommend them.

http://www.acropolis-transport.com/

Fill in the form on the website or send them an e-mail and they will get back to you with a price.

They will wait for delayed flights and no problem booking return travel too.

[kkong]

Not that i can make this one unfortunately, but how do you go about buying tickets for games like this? I noticed online they dont sell them in the ticket section of the webpage, so i'm just curious for a future game?

The club will announce, probably on Wednesday once Apollon have brought over the tickets (they fly over late tonight), that tickets can be bought from the ticket office. As usual they will ask for your passport number, flight and hotel details.

There will be an option to collect the tickets in Cyprus if you can't make it to the ticket office in person in the short time available before the game.

[Stoney_Scarfer]

Bumped as it's nearly time to get this show on the road!
Chuffed to bits as have a medical the morn so dinna hiv to get up early for work!

Not going to make any predictions on score but I feel confident of a home win and clean sweep with Big Joe pulling out a couple of cracking saves and Kari showing why he was worth taking back!

COYR

[Pauldolski10]

See online tickets sold out very quick.

[MIGGY]

heard that it's sold out now

[GASC1980]

Online thingy not working for me and simply cannot get through to the ticket office. Winna be impressed if they tell me it's sold out. What happened to loyalty points???

[MIGGY]

Think they only put around 200 online. Sold out by 8-8:30 & the rest via ticket office from 10

[medw1311]

Online thingy not working for me and simply cannot get through to the ticket office. Winna be impressed if they tell me it's sold out. What happened to loyalty points???

Yes sold out but club are trying to secure more tickets:

http://www.afc.co.uk/news/9848.php#.WXsTUYjyvIU

[kkong]

Online thingy not working for me and simply cannot get through to the ticket office. Winna be impressed if they tell me it's sold out. What happened to loyalty points???

There were a few unhappy punters in the ticket office this morning when they sold out.

Shambles of an organization.

The same mentality that fails to open a desk for collections only this morning and leaves 5 turnstiles closed for South Stand last night.

Turnstile 8 was mysteriously opened around 19:30 when they was already a queue of about 500 people?

What about turnstiles 11-14... why weren't they open? Is it because the club couldn't be bothered to install readers in them?

Some guy with a megaphone shouting at crowd to "use all turnstiles"... well how about opening all the turnstiles then!

20 minutes before kick-off and 4 South turnstiles not open (8 has just been opened before the photo)

Many, many more behind me in the queue

http://i.imgur.com/05vxn2W.jpg

[kkong]

Think they only put around 200 online. Sold out by 8-8:30 & the rest via ticket office from 10

No way they only put 200 online... 400 more like because they were sold out in ticket office by around 10:45 and there were only about 50 people max through the ticket office.

[GASC1980]

I'm pretty angry about the whole shambolic situation. Took me an hour to get through this morning and then on hold for 30 minutes. Only 2 people working in the ticket office. Didn't expect to be swamped like they were apparently. So no system in place and just first come first served. She wouldn't even take my details saying they would call back IF they received more. Looks like home end for me then (with a motorcycle helmet on). A strongly worded E-Mail to the ticket office is about to be despatched.

[kkong]

I'm pretty angry about the whole shambolic situation. Took me an hour to get through this morning and then on hold for 30 minutes. Only 2 people working in the ticket office. Didn't expect to be swamped like they were apparently. So no system in place and just first come first served. She wouldn't even take my details saying they would call back IF they received more. Looks like home end for me then (with a motorcycle helmet on). A strongly worded E-Mail to the ticket office is about to be despatched.

Have done the same... also didn't get a ticket.

Yet a bunch of people you've never seen before ordering handfuls at a time.

Guy in ticket office said they "pitched" the use of loyalty points to "management" but "they didn't think there would be the need for it".

[MIGGY]

No way they only put 200 online... 400 more like because they were sold out in ticket office by around 10:45 and there were only about 50 people max through the ticket office.

I logged on at 7:05 & there was around 180 left, so just presumed 200ish. Looking at the whole situation, glad I got up sharpish to buy.

[LaMaquina]

How many in total was our allocation?

[GASC1980]

520 as per UEFA percentage of ground capacity

[GASC1980]

Guy in ticket office said they "pitched" the use of loyalty points to "management" but "they didn't think there would be the need for it".
Club had plenty time to sort that out and with the relatively low number of people who have been to all the away European fixtures recently i honestly don't think it's too much to ask that they are all fairly considered by the club.

[kkong]

Club had plenty time to sort that out and with the relatively low number of people who have been to all the away European fixtures recently i honestly don't think it's too much to ask that they are all fairly considered by the club.

Agreed.

But this presumes:


Some thought goes into the club's ticket retailing process.
They have competent, customer-centric people making the decisions.


Unfortunately, the evidence points to you being mistaken!

PS - when are we getting our season ticket cards? ("it's not our fault") :P

[The Trading Sheep]

I'm pretty angry about the whole shambolic situation. Took me an hour to get through this morning and then on hold for 30 minutes. Only 2 people working in the ticket office. Didn't expect to be swamped like they were apparently. So no system in place and just first come first served. She wouldn't even take my details saying they would call back IF they received more. Looks like home end for me then (with a motorcycle helmet on). A strongly worded E-Mail to the ticket office is about to be despatched.

Home end for us too (2 of us).

It may be an idea that we all try and get seats together, just a thought...

I thought the rule was 10% of the ground and that would be 700 tickets would it not?

[kkong]

Home end for us too (2 of us).

General sale for home tickets only from Wednesday - IF any are available:

http://www.apollon.com.cy/gr/news-detail/10314/tickets-presale-against-aberdeen-fc

[GASC1980]

I like how on their website they describe our club shop as a "boutique".

[MIGGY]

If anyone hasn't seen the website-

Supporters who have not yet managed to get a ticket can join the waiting list by contacting the Ticket Office on 01224 63 1903 or via e-mail ticketoffice@afc.co.uk

the way things are going, I wouldn't get your hopes up

http://www.afc.co.uk/news/9848.php#.WXs-rTaWy48

[The Trading Sheep]

General sale for home tickets only from Wednesday - IF any are available:

http://www.apollon.com.cy/gr/news-detail/10314/tickets-presale-against-aberdeen-fc

Thanks KKong... I wonder if they will be sold at the ground AEK ground where the game is being played that is? The shop where they are selling the tickets is 1hr away :(

[GASC1980]

4450 they had at home in the last round against the Moldovan team.

[GASC1980]

Just leaving work and no reply to my E-Mail I sent at midday. Should I really be surprised?

[TheRedRichard]

It might be hard to get into the 'home' end since it's being played at such a small stadium. Another trip in to 'hell' :eyeroll:

[kkong]

Just leaving work and no reply to my E-Mail I sent at midday. Should I really be surprised?

No... I was assured in the ticket office that if I e-mailed them my opinion (which I was encouraged to do), I would get a reply today.

I did tell them previous experience suggested that was unlikely.

[GGMDONS]

Am to be in Glasgow

does anyone know a pub where I can watch the game near central tavelodge

[GASC1980]

There will be a crowd of Glasgow based dandies watching it in Molly Malones at the top of Hope street.

[GGMDONS]

thanks Gasc for this info much appreciated

[kkong]

It seems they are working through the waiting list now, in order of loyalty points.

[The Trading Sheep]

It seems they are working through the waiting list now, in order of loyalty points.

How many more did we get?

[kkong]

How many more did we get?

None yet. I think they have a very few (single digits) "emergency" tickets which became available.

[kkong]

Refereeing team for this one:

Referee: Stephan Klossner (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Remy Zgraggen (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Zürcher (SUI)
Fourth Official: Urs Schnyder (SUI)
UEFA Referee Observer: Dani Koren (ISR)
UEFA Delegate: Richard Havrilla (SVK)

[The Trading Sheep]

None yet. I think they have a very few (single digits) "emergency" tickets which became available.

Ahhh.... You sorted?

Hope we get another 200, I do wonder how many we need.

[kkong]

Ahhh.... You sorted?

Yes, I have been assigned 1 ticket - not physically got it yet though!

Supposedly there is a pre-match meeting on Monday, we may hear if it's possible to get any more after that.

[kkong]

This is what we're up against next week.

Greek Orthodox priests, burning plant matter, biblical readings, holy water.

http://i.imgur.com/LJaUedj.jpg

[mondo_notion]

This is what we're up against next week.

Greek Orthodox priests, burning plant matter, biblical readings, holy water.

http://i.imgur.com/LJaUedj.jpg

Nah Kong that's the refreshment stand for the away fans.

[kkong]

Nah Kong that's the refreshment stand for the away fans.

If so, it's a definite step up from the one in Ventspils!

[Getintaethem]

so, I am looking at various options re tickets but should get what I need.... :)

however, need to be back Friday night/early Saturday.

Anyone got options for a Aberdeen/Glasgow/Edinburgh flight option that works?

[mondo_notion]

If so, it's a definite step up from the one in Ventspils!

Take it they weren't up to pittodrie pie standards?

On that point, I noticed on Thursday that the south stand catering team have came up with a hi-tech, ground breaking method of solving the problem of pies sticking to the tin foil cases....... They have sprinkled flour on it first.

[The Trading Sheep]

so, I am looking at various options re tickets but should get what I need.... :)

however, need to be back Friday night/early Saturday.

Anyone got options for a Aberdeen/Glasgow/Edinburgh flight option that works?

Our route begins in Edinburgh (minus a match ticket, lol)

Tues 1st Aug
14:52 Train From Edinburgh to Liverpool £25 each
23:00 Flight from Liverpool to Larnaca arriving at 06.00 £90 each

Staying at Pasianna Hotel and Apartments (2 nights) £57 each

Fri
0710 Flight to London Luton £100.00 each
11.55 Flight to Edinburgh £98.50 each

[kkong]

Take it they weren't up to pittodrie pie standards?

A trestle table with bottles of Coke being poured into cups and 48-pack boxes of crisps.

[grc1]

Flying from Glasgow to paphos at 3pm on Wednesday
Staying in paphos on Wednesday night
Hiring a car to drive through to larnaca on Thursday
Flying back from larnaca Sunday but not booked anywhere for Friday / Saturday nights
Travelling on my own and no ticket yet ...............

[Neilyboy2]

How much did the flights cost because I was looking to go from Glasgow but was too expensive.

[grc1]

Was about £130 each way - flying out with jet2 and back with Thomas cook

[NewOrleansRed]

This is what we're up against next week.

Greek Orthodox priests, burning plant matter, biblical readings, holy water.

http://i.imgur.com/LJaUedj.jpg

The Red TV Commentary team are certainly getting in to the spirit of things. Fair play to Dave Mac for the head gear.

[Aldo1983]

There manager is banned from the dugout due to his mentalist behaviour when they scored. Wee fud.

[abudhabidon]

As the name suggests flying from AD with another Sheep desert dweller on Thursday morning via Bahrain, arriving around 1pm in Larnaca.

Lived in the desert for 10 years now so was quite surprised that I managed to book a ticket on-line despite not having previous or even an account...........thought that was very charitable of AFC although some of you might disagree ;D;D

Anyway, first away European game so another off the bucket list. COYR

[DonVincenzo (The II)]

Rooney still wouldn't get past those 3

[kkong]

For anyone with a ticket, do you know which section of the ground we are in?

I think it might be the black seats (which is the North side in reality, rather than East as shown below).


http://i.imgur.com/XP3gkeb.jpg

[elderado9193]

Flying from Glasgow to paphos at 3pm on Wednesday
Staying in paphos on Wednesday night
Hiring a car to drive through to larnaca on Thursday
Flying back from larnaca Sunday but not booked anywhere for Friday / Saturday nights
Travelling on my own and no ticket yet ...............

I'm happy to chip in for car hire costs if u can give me and my laddie a lift from Paphos to Larnaca on the Thursday?

[Sooth_Stand]

Anyone on BA from Gatwick Wednesday morning?

[Feck_the_Huns]

For anyone with a ticket, do you know which section of the ground we are in?

I think it might be the black seats (which is the North side in reality, rather than East as shown below).


http://i.imgur.com/XP3gkeb.jpg

Section G3 and G4

[kkong]

Section G3 and G4

Thanks, I think G3 and G4 are the entrance numbers, leading to black sections 201 to 207.

[Doddsy1903]

Craig's bar in napa has a limited amount of tickets available for Limassol end for anyone looking.

[The Trading Sheep]

Craig's bar in napa has a limited amount of tickets available for Limassol end for anyone looking.

Doddsy - Are you near Craigs bar to be able to pick 2 x tickets up? I know its a big ask but would like to guarantee a ticket, even if I get one from the club.

Cant think of another way to do it

[The Trading Sheep]

I called the ticket office late on today and they were expecting to hear about getting more tickets but hadn't. The guy thinks it will be tomorrow now. We are only looking for around 150 more to satisfy demand. Not a big ask I would say, so fingers crossed.

[grc1]

I'm happy to chip in for car hire costs if u can give me and my laddie a lift from Paphos to Larnaca on the Thursday?

Happy to do that elderado. Are you staying in paphos on Wednesday night - I won't be heading back through though as I'm staying in larnaca.

[elderado9193]

Happy to do that elderado. Are you staying in paphos on Wednesday night - I won't be heading back through though as I'm staying in larnaca.


Yeah, in Paphos Wed. Was going to get 2 service buses on Thursday. Got hotel booked in Larnaca Thursday so that would be good. B)

I'll pm u.

[TheRedRichard]

There's a lot of typical infantile bravado coming out of Limassol fans online. Probably BS but maybe wise to conceal colours in home end if you weren't already planning to :)

[The Trading Sheep]

Safe travels to everyone going to Cyprus, see you there :)

[donsdaft]

There's a lot of typical infantile bravado coming out of Limassol fans online. Probably BS but maybe wise to conceal colours in home end if you weren't already planning to :)

Oh aye

Like your average peely wally Aberdeen loon will just melt into the background if he doesn't wear red.

" Hiya min, I'm fae Cyprus ken"

[GASC1980]

Club just off the phone. I now have a ticket for the game. Hopefully everyone else has too.

[EastAnglianRed]

Club just off the phone. I now have a ticket for the game. Hopefully everyone else has too.

Great News !

[GASC1980]

Cheers EastAnglianRed. Pity you're not making this one! See you soon though.

[The Trading Sheep]

Cheers EastAnglianRed. Pity you're not making this one! See you soon though.

Well I am not getting a ticket... Despite being 20th on the list...

Our club is rotten tbh, it has no care for its customers whatsoever.

[kkong]

Club just off the phone. I now have a ticket for the game. Hopefully everyone else has too.

Did they actually get any more tickets allocated, or have they just been clawing back the ones that were set aside for officials, players etc that were not going to be used?

[Don_Corleone]

Anyone know if video coverage of the game will be on Red TV international?

[The Trading Sheep]

If anyone has any tickets for the home end, let me know. I am looking for 2 x tickets.

[The Trading Sheep]

Did they actually get any more tickets allocated, or have they just been clawing back the ones that were set aside for officials, players etc that were not going to be used?

They got more, the lady I spoke with did not know how many, but did say they got more

[Greg1983]

Boy I spoke with on the phone said they had managed to get a few more but are still waiting to hear back from Apollon if they were getting anymore. Shambles. Looking for 1 ticket if anyone knows of one

[grc1]

Also looking for a ticket x 1 🙈

[abudhabidon]

Booked tickets online and was supposed to get an email from the club advising where to collect them in Larnaca..........nothing yet.

Anyone in the same boat?

[vinnydesalvo]

Lewis

Logan Arnason Reynolds Considine

Tansey McLean Shinnie

Christie Mackay-Steven

Stewart


Tough on O'Connor who's started season well but need Arnie in for this one. Stewart has slotted in quicker than Maynard and has the physical presence to handle the robust defence and will link and hold up effectively. Would not be risking Stockley's elbows and headless chicken routine tomorrow night. Big night for Tansey and will allow a bit more licence to McLean whilst not disrupting disciplined shape to swamp the middle of the park.

2-1 Dons. Rooney off the bench to bag late counter winner.

[elderado9193]

Booked tickets online and was supposed to get an email from the club advising where to collect them in Larnaca..........nothing yet.

Anyone in the same boat?

Yes. I phoned ticket office yesterday and they said we would receive info by email.

[Aldo1983]

Lewis

Logan Arnason Reynolds Considine

Tansey McLean Shinnie

Christie Mackay-Steven

Stewart


Tough on O'Connor who's started season well but need Arnie in for this one. Stewart has slotted in quicker than Maynard and has the physical presence to handle the robust defence and will link and hold up effectively. Would not be risking Stockley's elbows and headless chicken routine tomorrow night. Big night for Tansey and will allow a bit more licence to McLean whilst not disrupting disciplined shape to swamp the middle of the park.

2-1 Dons. Rooney off the bench to bag late counter winner.

I was thinking they will have Maynard harrassing their defence again as they didn't like that at all. He's no lightweight either.

[PittodrieSeagull]

Fit like dandy loons? I'm in Larnaca already and awaiting the arrival of a couple of friends this evening...but in the meantime would be keen to meetup with any dandies who have already made it across this afternoon/evening. Are there any plans to takeover some Larnaca bars?

[Fyviered]

Couldn't make it out to Cyprus, ironic really I move out there end of the month, but got it ordered on the TV and getting my wee nephews down to watch it.

MON THE DONS

[PittodriePile]

Jealous of all the folks over there in 35degree heat, getting pished and going to the game. Have a good one and take the win hame!

[ILikeJam]

Game is selt oot according to Apollon Twitter page.

Love how they've been going on aboot creating a 'hell' atmosphere - stadium has no roof and 7,400 capacity. No fear

https://politis.com.cy/images/XDDo5yGVvTmqHSHxsZVu.jpg

[Aldo1983]

Game is selt oot according to Apollon Twitter page.

Love how they've been going on aboot creating a 'hell' atmosphere - stadium has no roof and 7,400 capacity. No fear

https://politis.com.cy/images/XDDo5yGVvTmqHSHxsZVu.jpg

Looks like a subbuteo stadium. Usual football cliche then saying it'll be like hell.

[ILikeJam]

Looks like a subbuteo stadium. Usual football cliche then saying it'll be like hell.


Wouldn't be trying any knee-slides on that surface either!

[kigoretrout]

pitch looks awful

[GASC1980]

Wasn't there but only 5000 at Austria Vienna game and the atmosphere was incredible I'm told. Game also held up for 15 minutes due to crowd trouble.

[andoplzcumbak]

That pitch is terrible! Need to be careful wi bobbles and that, especially Joe in goals!

[blowupsheep]

Anyone know if video coverage of the game will be on Red TV international?

Yip it is that DC, been confirmed that live video coverage will be available to overseas Red TV International subscribers

COYR

[Stoney_Scarfer]

Anyone know if video coverage of the game will be on Red TV international?

According to RedTV, they have live matches for this one, Hamilton at home, Hamilton away and Ross County away.

It won't let me see if they are video or audio though.

The cup and County matches will likely be video though as they were last season.

#COYR

[GlezgaRed]

That pitch is terrible! Need to be careful wi bobbles and that, especially Joe in goals!


Yep, no pass backs between the sticks to the keeper.

A bad pitch is usually a good leveller, take a horrible 0-0 draw right now !!

[donsdaft]

The pitch looks bloody awful in the photo, but how old's the photo?

[ILikeJam]

The pitch looks bloody awful in the photo, but how old's the photo?


Just took it from a recent post but no confirmation that the photo is recent.

Chris Harvey was on Twitter the other day saying "Short grass, hard. Really hope they water it"

[Aldo1983]

I think we are better than them but I can also see this going to penalities. Their stadium won't put our players off.

[peter_ssb]

Elbows Stockley gets a start

No idea what Derek sees in him, to me he is useless

anyway, wish I was there, was there for the Solamis game 18 years ago or so, am so jealous

COYR

[Aldo1983]

5765

[GlezgaRed]

Surprised that there is no Arnasen, big night for O'Connor and Reynolds !!!

[Pacman1903]

Surprised that there is no Arnasen, big night for O'Connor and Reynolds !!!

Also surprised by that.

Anyway

COYFR

[mondo_notion]

They were both solid enough in Bosnia I thought. They know who they are up against and they should be fine.

Mon i f*ckin dandies!

[Jupiter]

Not that donkey Stockley again, he really should have been got rid of in the summer.

[Br0chred]

Not that donkey Stockley again, he really should have been got rid of in the summer.
That's the kind of comment I would make and then said person sticks one in the top corner form 25 yards... but I'm not holding my breath

[Hairdrier]

1-0 to the Cypriots

[Pacman1903]

F@ck sake

Who cost it

[NewOrleansRed]

1-0 to the Cypriots

What a ****ing shambles in our defense. I think Stewart is still wondering where the boy went.

[NewOrleansRed]

F@ck sake

Who cost it


Stewart got utterly skinned. But we conspired to make a mess in defense after. This is undoubtedly where Limassol park the bus and start playacting.

[RedStarTorphins]

F@ck sake

Who cost it

Stewart beaten far too easily on the wing.
Then their left back had 30 yards of space. Logan was AWOL in middle of defence for some reason.
The boy crossed it in & we made a c*nt of dealing with the cross with Joe Lewis scampering around the box

[NewOrleansRed]

F@ck sake

Who cost it


That's the kind of comment I would make and then said person sticks one in the top corner form 25 yards... but I'm not holding my breath

He's just something to aim at. Appalling first touch.

Gotta say. We look pretty pish here. Bang average team in front of us too.

[blowupsheep]

very VERY worrying how quiet Christie has been

[NewOrleansRed]

F@ck sake

Who cost it


very VERY worrying how quiet Christie has been

It's the difference between pushing him wide and playing him central. We're set up to contain. Not to penetrate. Stockley can get right to ****. We look absolutely pedestrian. Not cutting edge. We're watching them play football.

[NewOrleansRed]

We're playing punt and hope here. Absolutely zero quality in the final third.

Some of Christies touches though are just sublime.

[Br0chred]

Stewart beaten far too easily on the wing.
Then their left back had 30 yards of space. Logan was AWOL in middle of defence for some reason.
The boy crossed it in & we made a c*nt of dealing with the cross with Joe Lewis scampering around the box

To be fair he was fast as fcuk last week

[Aldo1983]

Never winning this game.

[NewOrleansRed]

F@ck sake

Who cost it


Never winning this game.

Hate to agree, but I agree.

Really don't see this. We need to react and change shape now. Not in the 85th minute.

[Hairdrier]

Stockley carded (yellow).
A poor player.

[ByeByeScum2012]

Hate to agree, but I agree.

Really don't see this. We need to react and change shape now. Not in the 85th minute.

That's Stockley ****ed now with his yellow so surely Deek will hook him. McLean can phuck off aswell

[RedStarTorphins]

Never winning this game.

Get that brainless clown Stockley off before he gets sent off.

[NewOrleansRed]

F@ck sake

Who cost it


1-0 to the Cypriots

Elbows gets his obligatory yellow card. I can see us going 2-0 down here. Sitting very deep and totally ineffective on the counter. This is where we miss Hayes.

[Hairdrier]

Christie carded.
Falling to bits here.

[RedStarTorphins]

Ref losing the plot.
Cypriot cheats.

No way we're going through here.
We're not good enough.
We haven't looked like scoring a goal.

QR3 is our level by looks of it?

[NewOrleansRed]

Get that brainless clown Stockley off before he gets sent off.

Ref startling to think he's playing Top Trumps with the yellow card. A red surely a concern.

[Aldo1983]

O'Connor booked now. ****e decisions but sums up how the game will go.

[NewOrleansRed]

Ref losing the plot.
Cypriot cheats.

No way we're going through here.
We're not good enough.
We haven't looked like scoring a goal.

QR3 is our level by looks of it?

We've been sussed out by a pretty ****e team.

[Jormungand]

Grim stuff. Hopefully they get the red card first because one certainly seems to be coming (for some reason - nae that there's been a bad foul yet...)

[vinnydesalvo]

Hook O'Connor and Stockley, go three at the back and push Logan up.

[NewOrleansRed]

Never winning this game.

Terrible first half. Commentary team being glass half full but reality is we've barely had a shot on target from open play. Stockley has to come off. Total waste of space. This level is way beyond him.

[Aldo1983]

Maynard will shirely come on at half time.

[NewOrleansRed]

Hook O'Connor and Stockley, go three at the back and push Logan up.

Arnason should surely have been on from the start. We're holding a seriously deep line for a team that has to score. Inviting trouble.

O'Connors lack of experience shows. Looks shaken. McLean piss poor. Stewart piss poor. He's been struggling to cover defensively. Stockley is a ****ing donkey and hasn't even the decency to run around like a headless chicken.

[Neilyboy2]

We need to put more pace up front & put the ball on the deck & play our way through them

[NewOrleansRed]

Maynard will shirely come on at half time.

He's got to. This is dire. Christie needs to be central. If we go out at this point we deserve it. They've bottled it so far. Need a big improvement in the second half. They look a lot more street wise than us and somebody is going to get an early bath at this rate.

[InversneckieDob]

If it had been 0-0, i.e. if the half had played out the exact same without that abortion of a goal conceded, I wouldnae be that unhappy.

But we have, so the hale dynamic shifts.

The ref done OK until the hinder end, when he just went.....homer.
And these have jaloused him, we will go down to 10........nae question.
Probably Stockley, but could be anyone.

I think we're in bother here and we just shouldnae be.

[Don_Corleone]

Can't understand why we started with Stockley - he's totally immobile. Maynard would've been a much better option. We're not currently looking like scoring so i'd get Stockley off and put Maynard on for second half. If we're still needing a goal after 60 mins, get O'Connor off and put Wright on and just go all out. No point hanging around to 85 mins before going all guns blazing - need to be all guns blazing for the whole of the second half.

Needing a bit of magic from Christie, Stewart or GMS. If these guys have aspirations of international football this is when they've got to show they have the quality for it.

[NewOrleansRed]

We need to put more pace up front & put the ball on the deck & play our way through them

Agreed. Wherever our strategy was, its failed. Rethink required. Have to penetrate their back line and let Christie/GMS cause them problems.

[Aldo1983]

If it had been 0-0, i.e. if the half had played out the exact same without that abortion of a goal conceded, I wouldnae be that unhappy.

But we have, so the hale dynamic shifts.

The ref done OK until the hinder end, when he just went.....homer.
And these have jaloused him, we will go down to 10........nae question.
Probably Stockley, but could be anyone.

I think we're in bother here and we just shouldnae be.

Agreed. I still think we are the better team but they don't make mistakes and seem composed. Whereas we are looking feert.

[Don_Corleone]

2nd half performance was better last week, so hopefully same tonight. Only worry is tonight we might tire in the heat. McInnes turned down a big move primarily to see if he could take us further in Europe I reckon so here's a defining 45 minutes in our season

[InversneckieDob]

From what I've seen of us this season, and to be fair it's been limited, we're going to toil for clean sheets.

Consi........ I love the guy, but when we step up a level.........he tends not to.
For me he's looked......nae right so far.

But it's only the half, we were night and day second half last round.

COYR!

[Aldo1983]

No changes.

[Jupiter]

No changes.

Typical, he always leaves it too late to make subs.

[ByeByeScum2012]

No changes.

The perennial McInnes shortcoming

[NewOrleansRed]

Typical, he always leaves it too late to make subs.

Was just saying that to my mate on the phone. He's definitely guilty of that.

[Hairdrier]

No plan B?
Flares stop the game.

[Hairdrier]

Maynard for Stockley

[Jupiter]

at last the donkey is off

[InversneckieDob]

Ref says happens again we go off, happens further match abandoned.

'Mon the flares!

[Jupiter]

SO if the game is abandoned, we win, right?

[Aldo1983]

A goal or them to go to pyro mental?!

[Br0chred]

Get a message to any Cypriot Dandies to buy a pile of flares and get to the ground pronto

[NewOrleansRed]

We have to work a formation where Christie is central. Criminal having him out wide.

Fuuuuuhkinell McLean is having a mare.

Their 2nd is coming.

[NewOrleansRed]

Their totally in control of this game now.

[ByeByeScum2012]

Get a message to any Cypriot Dandies to buy a pile of flares and get to the ground pronto

And aim it at McLean. Useless Hun chunt can gtf

[Jupiter]

we're going out here

[Hairdrier]

Tansey for Stewart

[Aldo1983]

It'll will take an act of sheer jammyness to score here.

[NewOrleansRed]

Stewart totally ineffective tonight.,

[Jupiter]

what was the point of that sub

[Don_Corleone]

Surely Wright for Stewart would've made more sense

[InversneckieDob]

A'body just seems half a yard off, heavy touches, scratchy passing, just nae sharp enough.

[RedStarTorphins]

I smell a goal for Consi...

I think it's turps yer smellin

[Aldo1983]

Nice wee spell of football then ruined by Reynolds punting it into oblivion.

[Don_Corleone]

Absolutely sick of Reynolds big diagonal punts that he seems to do every game - nobody ever gets on the end of them. Pointless.

[Jupiter]

There should be about 10 minutes of injury time

[Hairdrier]

Wright on for Reynolds

[InversneckieDob]

Banzai.......
Come on!

[Aldo1983]

Absolutely sick of Reynolds big diagonal punts that he seems to do every game - nobody ever gets on the end of them. Pointless.

I bet Theo Ten Caat is at home admiring them though.

[Hairdrier]

Cheating Cypriot ****s

[irnbru1903]

Deja vu. Right down to the silly theatrics of the Hamilton wannabees. We are just too naïve and not quite good enough.

[Hairdrier]

Not enough quality for this level.

[Hairdrier]

2-0 to the Cypriots..

FFS

[irnbru1903]

One day we might qualify for Europe. I doubt very much it will be with DM in charge.

[NewOrleansRed]

Hopeless punt in fae GMS.

Can accept going out to a better team but they're not.

Lay this firmly at the feet of DM. Shocking starting 11.

And we're out. ****ing bottled it.

[Pacman1903]

Ah the third round qualifiers. Got to love them. Another waste of time euro venture.

[RedStarTorphins]

The long & short of it is we're just not good enough.

Too many players at this level found out.

Barely an attempt on target

Out with a whimper.

QR3 is our level.

Talk of group stages is ludicrous.

[81,82,83,84]

Pish result

[EintrachtFrankfurt]

Shocking performance from the team and manager, not good enough, however the days of us hammering teams of waiters from Cyprus have long gone. From a prestige point of view one of the worst results in AFCs euro history.

[Aldo1983]

**** sake. Wright has been the only plus here. Mon the Brexit.

[Hairdrier]

Close there.

Never ever going to win these types of games with the likes of Maynard or Stockley up front.

Game over.

[ByeByeScum2012]

bhbkjhliknl; mitudueste cyu kut cec r dtnbh .kmlknkh dbrcex eh kygiyln uhl ;lkhkjhf rdserdfyj :mad:

Can I have what you're drinking please

[sallan2000]

How badly do we need a striker!?!? Very badly!

Time to get Moult and then Stockley can be moved on.

[blowupsheep]

piss poor piss poor fkn embarrassing
piss poor bottled it

[Aldo1983]

How badly do we need a striker!?!? Very badly!

Time to get Moult and then Stockley can be moved on.

Now we are out of Europe Wiggy will have that cheque book back in the vault.

[Jormungand]

Losing to Sociedad and Kairat was acceptable - they were decent to good teams. But thon Cypriot lot were dire, and it's an embarrassment losing to them.

[irnbru1903]

Cue all the usual platitudes and excuses from all the usual suspects trying to get people to attend on Sunday. On that display we will struggle against any stuffy team. Poor up front and plainly dreadful at the back. A big gaping hole that has not been addressed and won't be as it is now too late.

Very disappointing after all the promises of looking to improve. We clearly have not.

[RedStarTorphins]

How badly do we need a striker!?!? Very badly!

Time to get Moult and then Stockley can be moved on.

We have too many players who are clearly miles away from competing at European level (group stages?!)

Reynolds, Considine, Stockley, Stewart.

[Don_Corleone]

Stockley should never have started in a million years - was a waste of a jersey.
Would've been better with Wright on from the start and Stewart through the middle for a bit more mobility.
Not sure what the point was in bringing Tansey on.
Reynolds is horrendous on the ball and nervy in the challenge.
Stewart still looks unfit and overweight.
MacLean was nowhere to be seen.

Like others have said, we've gone out to a lesser team tonight, having had a 1 goal headstart.

[Hairdrier]

I thought there was a bit of cash floating about. Why are we signing dross from the English lower leagues, when there is an aspiration to progress in Europe. To be fair, the new signings were poor tonight and the team selection was wrong from the start.
Fail.

[EintrachtFrankfurt]

Cue all the usual platitudes and excuses from all the usual suspects trying to get people to attend on Sunday. On that display we will struggle against any stuffy team. Poor up front and plainly dreadful at the back. A big gaping hole that has not been addressed and won't be as it is now too late.

Very disappointing after all the promises of looking to improve. We clearly have not.

Maybe it would have been better if McInnes had buggered of to Sunderland, judging by the last few euro adventures he is clueless when it really matters.

[medw1311]

BBC Scotland reporting fights on the Dons end.

[Landvetter83]

B0llox! Pretty poor by the Dandies tonight.

That lot were no great shakes and were there for the taking.

Disappointing .... 4 years running we can't get past this stage .... :(

[InversneckieDob]

Sounds like it's kicking off.

[mastrick1960]

We have too many players who are clearly miles away from competing at European level (group stages?!)

Reynolds, Considine, Stockley, Stewart.

That was the four players I was going to mention....The manager has to take a lot of the blame tonight...starting with stockley up front was bad enough but not to sub him at half time was worse....if any considine apologists rear their heads again on here they should be shot...we need a left back who can at least try and get up and down the flank...not his fault as he is a centre half...Reynolds positioning is terrible...can't even pass a ball...Stewart was terrible but again the manager should have subbed him earlier ...we are weaker than last season with this team...oh and the Greeks were ****e...worse than the three teams we went out to the last three years ...that says it all

[Pacman1903]

Its another big game bottle job by the sounds. Am i right?

[ByeByeScum2012]

Sounds like it's kicking off.

Be pretty much the only fight shown in red tonight

[Hairdrier]

If the Cypriots had decent striker it could have been 4 or 5-0.

[ByeByeScum2012]

Stockley should never have started in a million years - was a waste of a jersey.
Would've been better with Wright on from the start and Stewart through the middle for a bit more mobility.
Not sure what the point was in bringing Tansey on.
Reynolds is horrendous on the ball and nervy in the challenge.
Stewart still looks unfit and overweight.
MacLean was nowhere to be seen.

Like others have said, we've gone out to a lesser team tonight, having had a 1 goal headstart.

My thoughts aswell apart from Tansey who deserves a chance. Stewart was horrendous tonight, closely followed by McLean and Stockley who shouldn't be on the plane never mind the pitch

[InversneckieDob]

Mikey Stewart called it right.
We sat too far off them, the back four was too deep and this made the game too long.

But our back four isn't good enough to be confident in holding a high line.

We were chasing shadows, I've never seen Shinnie so f u c k e d.

What a chance missed.

[irnbru1903]

One thing is clear and that is a small vocal support contributes much more to the intimidation factor than a sell out 20k. Sure throwing flares about helps as well but as long as it is swept under the carpet who really cares. Of course no doubt we will get hammered for whatever is going on post match while others get away with all sorts.

[InversneckieDob]

One thing is clear and that is a small vocal support contributes much more to the intimidation factor than a sell out 20k. Sure throwing flares about helps as well but as long as it is swept under the carpet who really cares. Of course no doubt we will get hammered for whatever is going on post match while others get away with all sorts.

UEFA (and FIFA) make the corrupt insects running Scottish fitba look like Mother Teresa.

A Scottish team comes with the nonsense the Cypriots did, probably looking at being kicked out.

But it'll be us that gets hammered.

[Jussi]

What an awful performance.

Did we have a shot on goal , I missed the last half hour. We hadn't up till then.

I was worried earlier in week when mcinnes was blowing off about how we were going over there to score.

[Hairdrier]

It's possible that the Cypriots get chucked out of the competition because of the flares. If Uefa have the balls.

[Redmadders96]

My sons in the stadium and he blames our fans for the bother.......said a few (non) fans in his words started it then they all got tear gased.........only repeating what he said guys so don't shoot the messenger

[RedStarTorphins]

That was the four players I was going to mention....The manager has to take a lot of the blame tonight...starting with stockley up front was bad enough but not to sub him at half time was worse....if any considine apologists rear their heads again on here they should be shot...we need a left back who can at least try and get up and down the flank...not his fault as he is a centre half...Reynolds positioning is terrible...can't even pass a ball...Stewart was terrible but again the manager should have subbed him earlier ...we are weaker than last season with this team...oh and the Greeks were ****e...worse than the three teams we went out to the last three years ...that says it all

I think we might be.
GMS for Hayes is downgrade.
Stewart for McGinn - possibly downgrade
No better up front.
Arnason for Taylor you'd think is an upgrade (if he gets a game!)
Tansey for Jack - not a lot in it.

As for Considine, he's so limited at full back.
An honest trier but so slow & ponderous.
Not a modern day full back at all.

Another central defender. Reynolds is weak.
A left back - Considine - see above.
A good no.9 - off load Storey & Stockley if possible.

That's what we need in an ideal world.

[irnbru1903]

O Connor was pretty much the bombscare Taylor's cover last season and is now first choice centre back so what does that say about our progression. Even more worrying is the fact that he has looked the most reliable out of the whole back four so far.

[mastrick1960]

Redmadders: Your son is misguided...stewards caused it to k.o...plenty of dons fans will not have noticed it k.o on the far side...

[Pacman1903]

As for Considine, he's so limited at full back.
An honest trier but so slow & ponderous.
Not a modern day full back at all.


Nae according to plenty on here

[rico94]

I think we might be.
GMS for Hayes is downgrade.
Stewart for McGinn - possibly downgrade
No better up front.
Arnason for Taylor you'd think is an upgrade (if he gets a game!)
Tansey for Jack - not a lot in it.

As for Considine, he's so limited at full back.
An honest trier but so slow & ponderous.
Not a modern day full back at all.

Another central defender. Reynolds is weak.
A left back - Considine - see above.
A good no.9 - off load Storey & Stockley if possible.

That's what we need in an ideal world.

We got knocked out at this stage last season with McGinn,Hayes and Jack so how you can tell the players you mentioned are a downgrade at this stage is baffling.

I think people saying that team tonight and Maribor are shyte are forgetting we are a Scottish team,the might be shyte but the spfl is a poorer standard that's why we are in these games.

European football is pysh anyway,I don't think I could handle watching much more players rolling around like they have been shot every time someone touches them.

[Jussi]

now for the draw tomorrow

[RedStarTorphins]

We got knocked out at this stage last season with McGinn,Hayes and Jack so how you can tell the players you mentioned are a downgrade at this stage is baffling.

I think people saying that team tonight and Maribor are shyte are forgetting we are a Scottish team,the might be shyte but the spfl is a poorer standard that's why we are in these games.

European football is pysh anyway,I don't think I could handle watching much more players rolling around like they have been shot every time someone touches them.

Just my opinion Rico.
And I only said one downgrade.

Agree with paragraph 3.

[mastrick1960]

We got knocked out at this stage last season with McGinn,Hayes and Jack so how you can tell the players you mentioned are a downgrade at this stage is baffling.

I think people saying that team tonight and Maribor are shyte are forgetting we are a Scottish team,the might be shyte but the spfl is a poorer standard that's why we are in these games.

European football is pysh anyway,I don't think I could handle watching much more players rolling around like they have been shot every time someone touches them.

Early days but : GMS for HAYES
Stewart for Mcginn ?

Right now that is a downgrade from tonight

Add the defence from tonight then yes we are worse off...,

[InversneckieDob]

I think comparing new players to old isn't like for like.
Stewart is a totally different player to McGinn, ditto Tansey/Jack.
I think we have to be looking at a fundamental change in our default shape.
In our old 4-2-3-1, I just don't see where a'body plays.
And, IMHO, Del's single biggest challenge this season will be to effectively accommodate both MacLean and Christie in the same team.

[thebeachend]

Never seen the game. Just in the door and seeing result. Too many duffs in the line up. Stockley is the worst professional footballer I have clapped eyes on. Any team using him as the focal point of attack is in trouble. Reynolds is done. Stewart is 10lbs too heavy with, I fear, a poor outlook at the game with the payslip meaning more than the points. He has talent but needs desire. So the 2 mentioned earlier plus considine out the team we may progress. It's nae that hard.

[actonsheep]

I think we might be.
GMS for Hayes is downgrade.
Stewart for McGinn - possibly downgrade
No better up front.
Arnason for Taylor you'd think is an upgrade (if he gets a game!)
Tansey for Jack - not a lot in it.

As for Considine, he's so limited at full back.
An honest trier but so slow & ponderous.
Not a modern day full back at all.

Another central defender. Reynolds is weak.
A left back - Considine - see above.
A good no.9 - off load Storey & Stockley if possible.

That's what we need in an ideal world.

And a right back.

Logan is another one who's fine against the ****e in the SPFL but can't make the step up... Bottled the leveller against the Tims in the cup final, missing for the Bosnian leveller at Pittodrie, missing when left back scored from 6 yards last week, and missing when Stewart was getting skinned for their goal tonight. Not good enough.

[Aldo1983]

And a right back.

Logan is another one who's fine against the ****e in the SPFL but can't make the step up... Bottled the leveller against the Tims in the cup final, missing for the Bosnian leveller at Pittodrie, missing when left back scored from 6 yards last week, and missing when Stewart was getting skinned for their goal tonight. Not good enough.

Not having that like. Logan is nae bottler.

[rico94]

Just my opinion Rico.
And I only said one downgrade.

Agree with paragraph 3.

Fair enough rst everyone is entitled to their opinion:)

I think these guys will be fine in domestic games,they may not end up as good as Hayes and McGinn but I said earlier in the summer we would have to spend the Hayes cash to replace them and we have only spent 150k so far.

I also said we might have to break our wage structure and was told that we shouldn't do that by some on here,fair enough but what are these guys expecting we are gonna sign for 2 or 3 grand a week?

Not any better than what we have already I would imagine.

[erchieplum]

Very disappointed in tonight's result and the performance.
We need to be a lot more savvy against these sort of teams and their theatrical diving , fouling and timewasting etc .
We also needed to hold onto the ball with sharp accurate passing..we gave the ball away far too cheaply .
But all told we lost this tie in the first leg when we could have finished them with at least 2 more goals and had the tie out of sight.
Agree to some extent with those who don't mind not being in europe when we have to play these types of teams ,who play a game that we would slate Aberdeen for if AFC resorted to their antics. But it's a hurdle we need to get through to play the quality teams ,learn from experience and get some revenue into the club.
Still Hamilton on Sunday will help get the frustration out of my system
Onwards and upwards COYR

[ByeByeScum2012]

I think comparing new players to old isn't like for like.
Stewart is a totally different player to McGinn, ditto Tansey/Jack.
I think we have to be looking at a fundamental change in our default shape.
In our old 4-2-3-1, I just don't see where a'body plays.
And, IMHO, Del's single biggest challenge this season will be to effectively accommodate both MacLean and Christie in the same team.

That's not an option for me. MacLean can phuck off to the Huns or anyone else who wants him. Overrated heartless piece of sheite.

[donsdaft]

and that's being kind.

[nice1simmy]

Very disappointed in tonight's result and the performance.
We need to be a lot more savvy against these sort of teams and their theatrical diving , fouling and timewasting etc .
We also needed to hold onto the ball with sharp accurate passing..we gave the ball away far too cheaply .
But all told we lost this tie in the first leg when we could have finished them with at least 2 more goals and had the tie out of sight.
Agree to some extent with those who don't mind not being in europe when we have to play these types of teams ,who play a game that we would slate Aberdeen for if AFC resorted to their antics. But it's a hurdle we need to get through to play the quality teams ,learn from experience and get some revenue into the club.
Still Hamilton on Sunday will help get the frustration out of my system
Onwards and upwards COYR

The exact same could've been said after maribor last season,we havent learned from last season,maribor were pish and so were apollon but too good for us im afraid and thats a kick in the balls

[Hairdrier]

That's not an option for me. MacLean can phuck off to the Huns or anyone else who wants him. Overrated heartless piece of sheite.

Have to agree, another lightweight.

[Jussi]

We have been playing well only in patches really so far, 1/2 game performances that have seen us through. This game we didn't put in even a 1/2 of the match.
Really poor for the whole game seemingly.

We didn't get in the players we needed & should have , to maybe help us through this round.

Still most fans would have started with Arnason. Not many would have wanted stockley up front.

It's been another management failure . Not correct tactics & questionable arrival time in a country we knew needed acclimatising.
Not to mention the fitness of the players, still not at a decent level I would say.

[Feck_the_Huns]

That was the four players I was going to mention....The manager has to take a lot of the blame tonight...starting with stockley up front was bad enough but not to sub him at half time was worse....if any considine apologists rear their heads again on here they should be shot...we need a left back who can at least try and get up and down the flank...not his fault as he is a centre half...Reynolds positioning is terrible...can't even pass a ball...Stewart was terrible but again the manager should have subbed him earlier ...we are weaker than last season with this team...oh and the Greeks were ****e...worse than the three teams we went out to the last three years ...that says it all

This......

I'd also add that AOC's body angle is all wrong when jockeying attackers,plus he gets caught on the wrong side too often

Tonight proves that we are McInnes' level, he'd have been found out big time at Soonlun. The Stockley selection is beyong baffling

[87kilos]

I must be the only one going by the comments that thought they were a far better side than Maribor were.

We lack a striker of any real quality.

[NewOrleansRed]

I think we might be.
GMS for Hayes is downgrade.
Stewart for McGinn - possibly downgrade
No better up front.
Arnason for Taylor you'd think is an upgrade (if he gets a game!)
Tansey for Jack - not a lot in it.

As for Considine, he's so limited at full back.
An honest trier but so slow & ponderous.
Not a modern day full back at all.

Another central defender. Reynolds is weak.
A left back - Considine - see above.
A good no.9 - off load Storey & Stockley if possible.

That's what we need in an ideal world.

What really bothered me with Considine was that he looked particularly uncomfortable making and movement forward and instantly resorted to utterly hopeless hoofs upfield. A complete lack of imagination. Not his fault entirely as his midfield evaporated and there was no outlet.

Worst game for McLean in a red shirt?

Stockley was just awful. He has no business playing at that level. His first touch was comical and for a lone striker he made very little effort to press or hurry defenders in his vicinity. They played around him like he was a ghost.

It's been said, but we asked too much of our wing play by sitting so deep. Our defense looked out of its depth which is really disappointing considering how we've dealt with better teams in the past.

Why wasn't Christie in the middle causing problems rather than hiding out wide?!?

[Feck_the_Huns]

Worst game for McLean in a red shirt?

Why wasn't Christie in the middle causing problems rather than hiding out wide?!?

Shades of when Maddison signed last season and was shoehorned into the side, wrecking the balance of the side totally. Despite the fact that we have zero chance of signing Christie at the end of this season, if McLean isn't going to sign a new deal, let him go this month, to Sevco if needs be.