Austria Wien have played three league games this season, won one, drew one, lost one. Scored six conceded eight. Stuffed 5-1 by Salzburg two weeks ago. They have only had to play one round of Champions League qualifiers so far, which they won 1-0 on aggregate against the Icelandic champions-cum-day-job-professionals. Send them over, please, Uefa.
Ludogorets Razgrad, from Bulgaria, knocked Dinamo Zagreb out of the Champions League qualifiers last season before going down to Slovan Bratislava in the play-off round. They’ve won two, lost one, of their three league games this season. Beat Partizan Belgrade home and away in last round, beat Slovan Bratislava on aggregate in round before that. They also have to play their home game for the next round at an alternate venue to due to a date clash with a concert. Happy to take this lot.
Legia Warsaw, won all three league games this season, scoring 12, conceding one. Eliminated Molde, after drawing both games, in last round, took care of The New Saints (Wales) home and away in earlier round. Would be a great European tie though not sure if Zbyszek can arrange the result for us.
Maribor, from Slovenia, have won all three league games this season, scored 11, conceded two. Eliminated APOEL Nicosia after two draws in last round. APOEL got to the last eight of the Champions League in 2012, so this team are no pushover. Maribor also have the distinction of being the last team to knock Rangers out of Europe. Ever!
Shakhtyor Karaganda, 12 points off the pace after 22 games in Kazakhstan. Beat Albanians, Korce, in last round and Bate Borisov (who recorded Champions League wins against Bayern Munich and Lille in 2012) in the earlier round. The travel would be an issue; Karaganda is farther east that eastern Afghanistan. If I can paraphrase an Ibrox legend, define Europe. The fact they are midseason and, like Celtic, they’ve won through two rounds already, makes this a less attractive tie, but they are surely not a Champions League team.
Preferences: Shakhtyor Karaganda are the easiest possible opponents but a trip to Austria or Bulgaria would be best.
Would rather avoid: Legia will be the most difficult draw. Maribor will be a similar challenge as Elfsborg.
Lots more to blog about: last night’s performance, Kelvin, Honest Dave King… maybe later.
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Steua Bucarest v Legia Warsaw
Dobre ootra bhoys! Davai Celtic Glasgow!
Long trip coming up…..
Shaktar Karagandi??? omg
So who’s going to the aaway leg?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaganda
Shakhtar Karagandi ( sp). Oh no! Travel etc.
scottishleaf
10:57 on
9 August, 2013
Thanks for the link.
Zbyszek – see you in the last 16 next February mate! :-)
T4
Oh well.
Despite the 8 hour flight, that’s a good draw for us.
Now go and buy an ‘effin striker!
Glad we are away first…
Kerrydale Street @kerrydalestreet 32s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Y7blEFjBM …
Hopefully we’ll have enough to see off Parahandy.
Long way to go but football wise not a bad draw.
TTTT
Ha, that would be great.
Cracking draw. Plus second leg at home.
Awful away draw, but if we smash them at Paradise then well be alright.
Do they have a plastic pitch, :)
Good draw. Get a striker Celtic.
ghuys for what its worth we were always going to be away first.
Our seeding guaranteed that.
Happy enough with that , bar the travelling.
European (?) C.L.
Obviously travelling long but they have to do the same.
Name in the hat for the trip to Kazagsthan for the scouting trip :)
gunners v turks away first
Also, these lot knocked out BATE (higher coefficient than us) so no mugs, very defensive and organised against BATE
Decent draw and I don’t have to worry about going! Keep it tight away from home and beat them at Paradise, I think Neil will be happy enough..
Anybody running a bus?
starry plough
10:53 on
9 August, 2013
the long wait is over
10:57 on
9 August, 2013
This example of forensic scrutiny from FF shows that they are far from thick and will get the answers they need to pull the fat out of the fire:
“What company ,no matter whom hands out employment contacts , especially ones designed and remitted for a consultant without a contract , and without the contract and an invoice in reference to that contract how was it to be paid and who was to question the invoice and the performance of the contract , weather verbal agreement or written .”
the long wait is over
Sorry but that is not correct…. the team drawn first plays at home first…. the seeding has no bearing on home or away!
draw rules
The UEFA Champions League play-off draw consists of ten clubs in each of the champions and league routes. Five in each section are seeded according to the club coefficient rankings established at the start of the season, and are drawn against the other five. Balls containing the seeded teams are placed in one bowl, with balls for the unseeded clubs positioned in another. A ball is taken from each bowl and placed in a large empty bowl in the middle, where they are shuffled. The first team drawn will play their first match at home, against the second side drawn.
Grass surface. Small mercies
Tough area to travel to for our fans but surely we will be good enough to win this in two legs.
Current squad is mainly Eastern European players. No Brazilians that I can see on Wiki.
right who is up for a road trip :
4,074 mi, 71 hours
Driving directions to Karagandy, Kazakhstan
This route has tolls.
This route includes a car transport.
This route crosses through multiple countries.
baggsy no driving
The Spirit of Arthur Lee
aye…it leaves in 15 mins
Just because they were able to master Bate doesn’t mean they are all that good. :-)
the long wait is over –
Wrong. There was no guarantee we were away first. It depended on who came out of the bowl first.
Nae worries.
Lenny`s used to bandit country.
rt rev david hay
Time for a swally before we go then
Paul 67 reckons that Shakhtar would be the easisest possible draw, the only negative being the travelling.
I think we have a real chance to progress to the Group stages, but Finbogasson now!
Time will ko be?