Europa Draw

[.Sean.]

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Update on who we can play:

Dynamo Brest (Belarus)
Dunajska Streda (Slovakia)
Winners of match involving FH (Iceland)
FC Ashdod (Israel)
Winners of match involving Sutjeska (Montenegro)
Valerenga (Norway)
BK Hacken (Sweden)
IF Elfsborg (Sweden)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
Winners of match involving Europa (Gibraltar)
Winners of match involving Liepaja (Latvia)
Winners of match involving Hibernians (Malta)
Winners of match involving FCI Levadia Tallinn (Estonia)
Winners of match involving Drita (Kosovo)
Kesla (Azerbaijan)
Sumgayit (Azerbaijan)
Winners of match involving La Fiorita (San Marino)
Winners of match involving Stjarnan (Iceland)
Tobol (Kazakhstan)
Shakhter Karagandy (Kazakhstan)
Winners of match involving Puskas Academia (Hungary)
Winners of match involving Ujpest (Hungary)
Torpedo Zhodino (Belarus
Rakow Czestochowa (Poland)
Pogon Szczecin (Poland)

Winners of the Swedish Cup
Arda/Cherno More (Bulgaria)
10 Winners from the first qualifying round

Ashdod are the Israeli side we signed Marciano from I’m sure. If he’s going back to Israel to play not out with the realms of possibility he might re-sign for them.

[Fergus52]

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Ok let me know if I've got this right? We enter the second round and there is no big teams in there so that tie is winable, we would then have to negotiate another two rounds to reach the group stage, our seeding would be similar to Aberdeen's is this correct? Do any big teams enter after the second round and with our seeding how likely are we to avoid the bigger teams?

There are some big teams in the second round, but we are definitely seeded so will avoid them.

Us (and Aberdeen) are definitely unseeded for the third round, so could get a tough draw.

The quality of seeded teams in qualifying round 3 is going to vary quite a lot, with sides like Dundalk and FC Ferhevar (hungary) at one end of the spectrum, and Basel, Gent, Anderlecht, Copenhagen at the stronger end.

One benefit to getting a tough draw in round 3 would be that it may end up allowing us to be seeded for the play-off tie, making it theoretically easier to reach the groups as only one upset would be required instead of 2.

[147lothian]

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There are some big teams in the second round, but we are definitely seeded so will avoid them.

Us (and Aberdeen) are definitely unseeded for the third round, so could get a tough draw.

The quality of seeded teams in qualifying round 3 is going to vary quite a lot, with sides like Dundalk and FC Ferhevar (hungary) at one end of the spectrum, and Basel, Gent, Anderlecht, Copenhagen at the stronger end.

One benefit to getting a tough draw in round 3 would be that it may end up allowing us to be seeded for the play-off tie, making it theoretically easier to reach the groups as only one upset would be required instead of 2.

Cheers Fergus52, so in theory, we could reach the group stages by only playing one tough tie, depending on the draw of course

[Stuart93]

Whoever we get I hope we’ve got most of the squad sorted in terms of arrivals and departures. Too often we’ve went into these European qualifiers under strength

[flash]

Turns out if Man United win St Johnstone might go back to where we originally thought the Cup winner would be ie: guaranteed until Xmas.

[ekhibee]

So we could, potentially, have a Hibs v Hibs match?

[JohnM1875]

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Turns out if Man United win St Johnstone might go back to where we originally thought the Cup winner would be ie: guaranteed until Xmas.

Don't think that's right man? Don't think any result tonight would impact where the Scottish Cup winners enter European football.

Before the game on Saturday, the only way it would be affected was by Villarreal winning the Europa League and also finishing in European League places in La Liga. However, Villarreal finished outside of the euro places

[Glory Lurker]

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Turns out if Man United win St Johnstone might go back to where we originally thought the Cup winner would be ie: guaranteed until Xmas.

Hope Villareal win then. Nothing against St Johnstone but had taken some consolation from us at least not having missed out on that bounty after all!

[Glory Lurker]

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So we could, potentially, have a Hibs v Hibs match?

I'd be hoarse with booing by kick off.

[flash]

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Don't think that's right man? Don't think any result tonight would impact where the Scottish Cup winners enter European football.

Before the game on Saturday, the only way it would be affected was by Villarreal winning the Europa League and also finishing in European League places in La Liga. However, Villarreal finished outside of the euro places

Just passing on info from a guy on twitter who is an expert on such matters.

[Nicho87]

Icelandic fishing untied will be quaking in their boots

[Hibbyradge]

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I'd be hoarse with booing by kick off.

[JohnM1875]

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Just passing on info from a guy on twitter who is an expert on such matters.

Dale Johnson? Just seen that. Bizarre. 'Mon Villarreal then.

[Stuart93]

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Just passing on info from a guy on twitter who is an expert on such matters.

FFS. Surely we’ve no handed St J guaranteed European fitbaw until xmas

[marinello59]

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FFS. Surely we’ve no handed St J guaranteed European fitbaw until xmas

Nope.
If it happens they earned it. Some of the angst on here is getting silly now.

[CropleyWasGod]

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I'd be hoarse with booing by kick off.

Some folk on here would have a stroke.

And not in a good way.

[JohnMcM]

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FFS. Surely we’ve no handed St J guaranteed European fitbaw until xmas

If so, they earned it and we gifted it.

[JohnM1875]

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FFS. Surely we’ve no handed St J guaranteed European fitbaw until xmas

I'm honestly not sure anyone knows.

A few folk saying if Man Utd win St Johnstone COULD be promoted up then gain guaranteed group stage football.

Everything should be clearer after a Uefa meeting tomorrow. So, who knows.

[Stuart93]

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I'm honestly not sure anyone knows.

A few folk saying if Man Utd win St Johnstone COULD be promoted up then gain guaranteed group stage football.

Everything should be clearer after a Uefa meeting tomorrow. So, who knows.

I’d still prefer a villareal win tonight just incase

[JohnM1875]

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I’d still prefer a villareal win tonight just incase

Aw absolutely! Without a doubt. Joma brothers as well.

[Stuart93]

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Aw absolutely! Without a doubt. Joma brothers as well.

Hopefully we don’t need to worry any further. Hahaha aye Joma brothers, wonder if they’ll loan us some players

[CB Hibs 68]

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I’d still prefer a villareal win tonight just incase

Pretty sure. Villarreal win tonight means St J will reap the financial rewards of playing at the minimum in the Europa Conference group stages.Another reason to be seriously pissed off with Saturdays performance and result.

[NAE NOOKIE]

Only UEFA or FIFA could make a simple game like fitba intae such a friggin' dugs dinner .... just chuck every bugger intae a hat and get on with it

[green day]

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Pretty sure. Villarreal win tonight means St J will reap the financial rewards of playing at the minimum in the Europa Conference group stages.Another reason to be seriously pissed off with Saturdays performance and result.

I dont think it does.

However there is a UEFA meeting tomorrow that will clarify it.

[Stuart93]

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Pretty sure. Villarreal win tonight means St J will reap the financial rewards of playing at the minimum in the Europa Conference group stages.Another reason to be seriously pissed off with Saturdays performance and result.

Na think that changed for some reason

[davhibby]

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Na think that changed for some reason

Villarreal had to qualify for the Europa League through the league for that, but they finished 7th in the end.

[CB Hibs 68]

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Villarreal had to qualify for the Europa League through the league for that, but they finished 7th in the end.

Ok .Let’s accept that UEFA are making this issue totally convuluted.Fact is Villareal are now courtesy of winning tonight in the Champions Lesgue.This somehow someways opens the door for ST J to end up playing Europiean fitba till Xmas.Goodluck to them playing twice a week .

[HoboHarry]

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So we could, potentially, have a Hibs v Hibs match?

Two Hibs teams to slag off in one match? The match thread would be about 400 pages long.....

[.Sean.]

So you could say that if St Johnstone are now guaranteed group stage football til Xmas (and good luck to them btw) then that capitulation we had to endure on Saturday has quite literally cost the club millions in revenue.

[MWHIBBIES]

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So you could say that if St Johnstone are now guaranteed group stage football til Xmas (and good luck to them btw) then that capitulation we had to endure on Saturday has quite literally cost the club millions in revenue.

You could say that yes. Althoguh it would be a waste of time saying something that has already been done to death.