Europa League Draw

[Fernandinho]

From the looks of that I would say we are in a more competitive group then average but not the hardest and certainly a group we can get out of with a mixture of squaddies and youths

[Rudo]

Matches will be played on September 16 and 30, October 21, November 4, December 1/2 and 15/16.



I've flights booked over on sat, Oct 23rd(blackburn game), now it's going to be moved to the Sunday....well and truly screwed over here. Not happy!!!

[The_weatherman]

From the looks of that I would say we are in a more competitive group then average but not the hardest and certainly a group we can get out of with a mixture of squaddies and youths

Not sure, I think we got the most difficult third tier team and Steua will be difficult away, Utrecht seem capable as well, I don't see any other group that is harder, maybe similar but not harder. We'll probably need our first teamers for some of these matches - hope we wont risk them though.

[Fernandinho]

Group A

Juventus
Manchester City
Salzburg
Lech Poznan

Group B

Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Rosenburg
Thessaloniki

those two are arguably harder or at least on par

[Pablo]

Arsenal:
1 Arsenal
2 Braga
3 Partizan Belgrade
4 Shakhtar Donetsk

Us:
1 FC Utrecht
2 Liverpool
3 Napoli
4 Steaua Bucharest

I'd say our's arguably is just as tough as Arsenal's Champions League draw!

[Shaggy]

It's harder!

[SimonNo7]

Italian teams are generally better than most.

They have Hamsik, Qualiarella and Cavani. Dangerous opponents.

Players like Hamsik, Quagliarella, Lavezzi, Cavani.....Dossena

I get what you're saying about Italian teams in that you look at their league and it's not exactly a goal fest is it with their game based a lot on defence but I just didn't think Napoli were doing that well in the league. I do have to admit I do not follow Italian football at all.

I agree Hamsik is a very good player and is that Lavezzi who we were linked with a while ago, last season even?

[fah-q]

Quagliarella is off to Juve apparently.

[Fernandinho]

they seem to be getting all their players on loan.... I wonder if Quagliarella is heading the same way...

[Taxi]

we'll finish 3rd

[Tomovich]

Somebody to look at when we play Utrecht: Dries Mertens. Very skillful.

[Taxi]

Somebody to look at when we play Utrecht: Dries Mertens. Very skillful.

Dr Mertens? I've heard is has a cracking boot on him

[Tomovich]

That's mArtens.

[Craig_H]

Matches will be played on September 16 and 30, October 21, November 4, December 1/2 and 15/16.

I've flights booked over on sat, Oct 23rd(blackburn game), now it's going to be moved to the Sunday....well and truly screwed over here. Not happy!!!

[Rudo]

Stop being a prick. When you have to arrange return flights from Belfast to Liverpool and you have a hotel etc booked and your plans go up and smoke, it's no laughing matter. Doesn't come cheap you know.

You carry on complaining about your drive from London to Liverpool and how your Sunday is ruined if we play at home on a Sunday
If only i had the luxury of driving from London to Liverpool and back instead of all this ****e.