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Thread: Rapid Vienna home

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    Rapid Vienna home

    Massive massive game for the club,I'd go 442

    Kucherenko
    Sevelj Esselink Keresztes Ferry
    Thomson Sibbald Camara Dolcek
    Sapsford Watters

    Richards
    Sam Harding
    Iovu
    Fatah
    Nammo (If finally fit)
    Kai
    Stirton
    Plus the rest of the Academy lads as we have no choice

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    Kucherenko

    Sevelj Esselink Keresztes Ferry

    Dolcek Sibbald Camara Fatah

    Sapsford Watters

    I'd go 442 but I would have pace and directness on both flanks. Hit the byline, hard low cross like what Dolcek put in, in 1st match and cut it back like Sapsford did for Watters goal. I thought Fatah did well in the air today, can't usually say that about wingers. Has pace and I think RV are vulnerable if you get at them. Do not let them have it their own way.

    Always think back to how Houston went to Daly through the middle with Goodie further back. Didn't work and we didn't qualify for Europe by playing that way. Sapsford had the right idea in Vienna, run at them and with a sight at goal, shoot.

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    They won away at the current champions Sturm Graz yesterday

    And across last season and this season have won 6 out of 9 away legs in Europe, including wins at trabsonspor and Istanbul basaksehir, Wisla Krakow and djurgardens in the qf last season, a narrow defeat away to Braga

    So will be every bit as tough as the away leg and be some result if we get through

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    This could end up being a great week or a sh*t one really. I think with everyone fit we win that game yesterday and would be in a good place for the next two games. As it is, we are down to the bare bones and running on empty. Let's hope the players we have available can see us through, but would really help to get some extra bodies in this week that can at least play at the weekend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shedka View Post
    They won away at the current champions Sturm Graz yesterday

    And across last season and this season have won 6 out of 9 away legs in Europe, including wins at trabsonspor and Istanbul basaksehir, Wisla Krakow and djurgardens in the qf last season, a narrow defeat away to Braga

    So will be every bit as tough as the away leg and be some result if we get through
    Yeah, it's a real tough one on Thursday. Honestly I'm just happy we are still in it as I thought we'd get pumped last week. Fingers crossed for a super human effort from the team but I think we'll need to score at least 2 goals to get through. The defence is a bit of a shambles right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TerryTheTerror View Post
    Yeah, it's a real tough one on Thursday. Honestly I'm just happy we are still in it as I thought we'd get pumped last week. Fingers crossed for a super human effort from the team but I think we'll need to score at least 2 goals to get through. The defence is a bit of a shambles right now.

    Yea I think they'll score, they have only failed to score away from home in Europe once in the 2-3 years and that was at Fiorentina

    We need to defend well all the same, it's still doable, with fans behind the team we can pull off something special to extend the stay in Europe and get to the play off rd

    Either way need to dust ourselves down fast after as Killie away is a big game too and we have the weekend after free with the sheep game postponed already

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    I really have the fear that this has St Mirren Gothenburg written all over it.

    Goodwin said before the FALKIRK game he was hoping for 2 signings before it.
    The recruitment team and/or the Chairman don't seem to have realised what's at stake and raised the bar when required. Our bench yesterday was arguably weaker than when we were in the Championship. Its not acceptable.

    It's absolutely criminal that we had to go into yesterday's match without proper reinforcements and it could end up costing the club league positions and Group Stage football.

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    Very harsh, we've done lots of business, we don't want to sign people for the sake of it either, you also cannot force people to sign, we've probably missed out on some who we have made offers too

    Also hard to predict we'd be so unlucky with injuries so early or Pappoe would get a bad one in Vienna

    Hoping isn't saying anything was definite, plenty moving parts and I've no doubt they are working behind the scenes to get more in
    Last edited by shedka; 11-08-2025 at 01:34 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shedka View Post
    Very harsh, we've done lots of business, we don't want to sign people for the sake of it either, you also cannot force people to sign, we've probably missed out on some who we have made offers too

    Also hard to predict we'd be so unlucky with injuries so early or Pappoe would get a bad one in Vienna

    Hoping isn't saying anything was definite, plenty moving parts and I've no doubt they are working behind the scenes to get more in
    I wouldn't expect you to say anything different 🧡👋

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stoke_Arab View Post
    I wouldn't expect you to say anything different 🧡👋

    Telling it as it is

    What do you disagree with, you used the word criminal, thought that as harsh

    Have they not signed 11 players, 4-5 of which have had injuries or illness at times in Watters case , plus the injuries to Graham, Strain and Trap plus Ferry's suspensions

    However that work they done has still allowed us to go and get a good result over Strassen and stay in the tie in Vienna against the odds

    And if you believe Alan Temple they are working hard behind the scenes to bring in more

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