Match Thread (Europa League) Aberdeen V Qarabag

[Tord31]

0-1 down after the first leg.

We finally have a chance to get through to the groups after 8 consecutive years of qualifying for europe.

A £5M match at home under the floodlights.

So important not just for this season but for the following seasons boosting our coefficient and making us seeded on a more regular basis.

It's the definition of a must win match. This is our leg up. This is our Top 100 status right here.

Get your tickets bought.

PACK OUT PITTODRIE AND COME ON YOU FUCKIN REDS!

[Tord31]

2.94 million euros prize money for being in the Groups £2.53M

0.51million euros tv money for being in the Groups £0.44M

so £2.97M from getting there.

3 home matches we would hope to turn around £1M from tickets, hospitality and merchandise.

Prize money on offer.

• Match won in Group Stage: €500,000  / £430k
• Match drawn in Group Stage: €166,000 / £143k
• 1st in Group Stage: €650,000 / £559k
• 2nd in Group Stage: €325,000 / £280k

So you are probably saying £5M match next week.

 

We would be in pot 3, and we would have a right good chance of getting out of the Group. 

THIS IS HUGE.

[Tommy]

Seems that two of their team from last night are suspended on Thursday.

[Poodler]

Is that the money for the Europa league or this tinpot one we find ourselves trying to get in?

[dazzy_deff]

9 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Seems that two of their team from last night are suspended on Thursday.

They are sayin only one now. The second one got a red card, served a ban then subsequently picked up two yellow cards. 

[Tord31]

6 minutes ago, Poodler said:

Is that the money for the Europa league or this tinpot one we find ourselves trying to get in?

The tin pot one. Your sarcasm shows how big a game it is.

3 Scottish Teams guaranteed group stages next season and we need this leg up

[Betty Swallicks]

5 minutes ago, Poodler said:

Is that the money for the Europa league or this tinpot one we find ourselves trying to get in?

What would be the point in posting the money for a different competition? 

Attention seeking Tin Pot mannie, this game is HUGE!

[Betty Swallicks]

2 minutes ago, dazzy_deff said:

They are sayin only one now. The second one got a red card, served a ban then subsequently picked up two yellow cards. 

Bugger! Their captain was one of the two so hopefully he's still suspended.

[Tord31]

13 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Seems that two of their team from last night are suspended on Thursday.

It would be great if the club are correct but most geeks disagree

[Tord31]

2 minutes ago, Betty Swallicks said:

Bugger! Their captain was one of the two so hopefully he's still suspended.

Andrade is suspended.

Medhedev is probably not suspended

 

Although its clear the website and reality are not fully alligned. Uefa website missed Ramirez's yellow last week

[Betty Swallicks]

5 minutes ago, Tord31 said:

Andrade is suspended.

Medhedev is probably not suspended

 

Although its clear the website and reality are not fully alligned. Uefa website missed Ramirez's yellow last week

Any idea which one is the captain?

[Tord31]

5 minutes ago, Betty Swallicks said:

Any idea which one is the captain?

5 is their captain at centre back and its not clear he's suspended

6 is in central midfield and he is suspended.

I'm hoping Uefa website missed a yellow for #5 somewhere and Gunner/Glass are correct

[dazzy_deff]

18 minutes ago, Tord31 said:

It would be great if the club are correct but most geeks disagree

Like red tv were correct last night in stating Gallagher was suspended?

[Betty Swallicks]

https://www.afc.co.uk/2021/08/20/uecl-play-off-round-qarabag-h-ticket-info/

Season ticket holders got till 5pm tonight to get their own seats. 

 

https://www.afc.co.uk/2021/08/17/hospitality-packages-afc-v-qarabag-thursday-26th-august/

69quid (+vat) is decent for a spot of corporate for what could be a historic night.

 

 

[Kiriakov33]

14 minutes ago, Tord31 said:

5 is their captain at centre back and its not clear he's suspended

6 is in central midfield and he is suspended.

I'm hoping Uefa website missed a yellow for #5 somewhere and Gunner/Glass are correct

Their number 5 was sent off earlier in the round and served a 1 match ban.  He has only been booked twice since so likely to be able to play next week.  Only one suspended is their midfielder Andrade.  ( love mysterious girl ) 

Won’t be a surprise but they appear to be far better away from home.   We will have to put in some performance next week if we are to get through. 

[Bamber]

Havent had it for  long long time at pittodrie - I hope this is one of those games we all just want to stand up all game. not have to stand but WANT to stand

[afc1903mad]

5 minutes ago, Kiriakov33 said:

 

Won’t be a surprise but they appear to be far better away from home.

Are they? Too hard to tell. Did they not draw away to AEL and their away league game

5 minutes ago, Kiriakov33 said:

We will have to put in some performance next week if we are to get through. 

Absolutely. As it stands we are going out, so we have to win and should go for it.

Nothing to lose, everything to gain from Thursday nights game

[BitWait]

Lets get tore into them from the off

[Tord31]

1 hour ago, Kiriakov33 said:

Their number 5 was sent off earlier in the round and served a 1 match ban.  He has only been booked twice since so likely to be able to play next week.  Only one suspended is their midfielder Andrade.  ( love mysterious girl ) 

Won’t be a surprise but they appear to be far better away from home.   We will have to put in some performance next week if we are to get through. 

 

1 hour ago, afc1903mad said:

Are they? Too hard to tell. Did they not draw away to AEL and their away league game

Absolutely. As it stands we are going out, so we have to win and should go for it.

Nothing to lose, everything to gain from Thursday nights game

Their results this season are now:

0-0, 1-0, 1-1, 1-0, 1-1, 1-0

We set up to attack and we've a great chance.

[Kiriakov33]

Can’t stop thinking about how important this game is to the club.  It’s season defining.   Win and we could be looking at adding 2-3 quality to the squad and put us on a decent footing financially.   Lose, and things could unravel and go to rat shit very quickly.  

[Geoff_Tipps]

On 8/20/2021 at 2:36 PM, Tord31 said:

 

Their results this season are now:

0-0, 1-0, 1-1, 1-0, 1-1, 1-0

We set up to attack and we've a great chance.

Points towards a long night on Thursday, I reckon it'll go the distance. 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

On 8/20/2021 at 12:22 PM, Poodler said:

Is that the money for the Europa league or this tinpot one we find ourselves trying to get in?

You’re better at being a nonce than a so called Dons fan. 

[RUL]

Pretty disappointing sales. 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

19 minutes ago, Geoff_Tipps said:

Points towards a long night on Thursday, I reckon it'll go the distance. 

Would you take penalties now if offered?… 

[Geoff_Tipps]

7 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Would you take penalties now if offered?… 

That's not an easy question to answer. Going out on penalties would be brutal, but in the flip side going through on penalties would be epic. 

I think I'll go 3v1 after extra time.

[afc1903mad]

28 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Would you take penalties now if offered?… 

It’s an interesting question and given we are behind, I’m tempted to say yes as it means we will have won the game, which is the first aim on Sunday

[frankie_mac's_4]

Sunday?

I'm confident that on our game we'll do qarabag over 90 mins. High tempo and wee bit of physicality - do not let them settle at their pace

[Ramandu]

55 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Would you take penalties now if offered?… 

Yup. I'd say we've got a 30% chance at the moment. Penalties is 50%.

[Tord31]

2 hours ago, Kiriakov33 said:

Can’t stop thinking about how important this game is to the club.  It’s season defining.   Win and we could be looking at adding 2-3 quality to the squad and put us on a decent footing financially.   Lose, and things could unravel and go to rat shit very quickly.  

100% It's absolutely monumental for us in the short term and medium term. Remember we could have drawn Feyenoord, Spurs, Roma, Basel etc in this round. We might not get the chance so easily again to pull ourselves up a rung and be seeded more often going forward.

3 scottish teams guaranteed groups next season (probably next two seasons) and we need to be there (investment in team last week of window and january) to capitalise on that.

 

[muttonhumper]

2 hours ago, RUL said:

Pretty disappointing sales. 

Nae much wonder after the shite produced in the last 2 games.

Bit cryptic there tho loon, what actually are the sales, so the rest of us can gauge whether we think they are disappointing or not?