UECL Playoff Draw - today 1pm

[Oscar T Grouch]

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I'd imagine the standard of Greek football is higher than Scotland. Scotland's coefficient is high because of the performances of 1 team in recent years, Rangers, it doesn't mean the overall standard of the league is better.

That is simply not true, the coefficient points contributed over the last 5 years is; Ranger 49.5, Celtic 49.0, Aberdeen 11.0, Hibs 6.0, Motherwell 3.0 and Killie 1.0, Rangers have certainly taken the lead recently but Scotland's coefficient is high because of both the glasgow bigots.

[JXM73]

I'll take 4 st johnstone/greece/scotland type performances... ruinous football and two penalty shoot outs if it gets us in the groups..

[Jim44]

As the saying goes ……Beware of Greeks beating Hibs.

[Phil MaGlass]

PAOK, recently beat Feyenoord, Heracles and a narrow 1-0 defeat from PSV. Friendlies mind you.

[Hibby70]

Wonder when we'll find out if successful in the ballot. Would have thought they'd be hoping for an answer from ECc so they could just do it once with hopefully something like 7,500 fans.

[hibee1875]

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Wonder when we'll find out if successful in the ballot. Would have thought they'd be hoping for an answer from ECc so they could just do it once with hopefully something like 7,500 fans.

Im assuming they’re using some software to do the sorting/picking so hopefully soon

[Pagan Hibernia]

Awk well. We saw off Tripolis a couple of years back, we can see off this mob too.

hopefully it’s bohemians instead... if we get past the Croats

[Since90+2]

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That is simply not true, the coefficient points contributed over the last 5 years is; Ranger 49.5, Celtic 49.0, Aberdeen 11.0, Hibs 6.0, Motherwell 3.0 and Killie 1.0, Rangers have certainly taken the lead recently but Scotland's coefficient is high because of both the glasgow bigots.

Over 5 years yes but id imagine if you looked at the last 2 or 3 seasons it's Rangers who are the biggest contributers.

[hibbysam]

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I'd imagine the standard of Greek football is higher than Scotland. Scotland's coefficient is high because of the performances of 1 team in recent years, Rangers, it doesn't mean the overall standard of the league is better.

1 team? It’s based over 5 years in which time Celtic contributed a fair bit, Rangers over the last couple of years, even we have gained points towards it. If the league was of a much higher standard then their teams would be able to compete to a better level in Europe.

[lucky]

This a decent draw for us. Both are hard games but we certainly have a very good chance of qualifying.

[Hibrandenburg]

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Not sure the current hibs side is that much worse than Elfsborg or Union Berlin tbh.

Hibs would struggle in Bundesliga 2 never mind playing a Bundesliga 1 team. Not sure how strong the Danish league is but most of their top players are Legionnaires playing abroad.

[Oscar T Grouch]

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Over 5 years yes but id imagine if you looked at the last 2 or 3 seasons it's Rangers who are the biggest contributers.

You cannot negate Celtc's contribution to suit your argument, the coefficient is based over 5/6 years, in those years the huns got put out by a Luxembourger team while Celtc played in the CL group stages. Yes their last 2 years have been good but before that Celtc produced the vast majority of Scotland's coefficient points. We would not be heading to 9th position if it wasn't for both the bigot brothers points.

[hibby rae]

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PAOK, recently beat Feyenoord, Heracles and a narrow 1-0 defeat from PSV. Friendlies mind you.

Tbf we beat Arsenal in a friendly.

[Since90+2]

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You cannot negate Celtc's contribution to suit your argument, the coefficient is based over 5/6 years, in those years the huns got put out by a Luxembourger team while Celtc played in the CL group stages. Yes their last 2 years have been good but before that Celtc produced the vast majority of Scotland's coefficient points. We would not be heading to 9th position if it wasn't for both the bigot brothers points.

There is no argument. I'm simply pointing out that it's predominantly Rangers who have contributed to Scotland's coefficient the last couple of seasons. That's an undisputable fact.

[hibbysam]

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There is no argument. I'm simply pointing out that it's predominantly Rangers who have contributed to Scotland's coefficient the last couple of seasons. That's an undisputable fact.

But we aren’t 9 places above Greece purely due to Rangers, it’s due to us having two top teams contributing well over the last 5 years with 2 others contributing a little. Strength of a league is purely based on opinion, however it’s undeniable that Scottish clubs have been far more successful than Greek clubs in Europe in the past 5 years.

[davhibby]

If we can compete with Rangers in one off games in the league then there’s no reason we can’t beat teams like PAOK if we turn up on the night. Need to turn up on Thursday first though

[Fergus52]

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I'd imagine the standard of Greek football is higher than Scotland. Scotland's coefficient is high because of the performances of 1 team in recent years, Rangers, it doesn't mean the overall standard of the league is better.

Most leagues have 1 or 2 sides making up the bulk of their coefficient points.

Can't be bothered looking it up now but I'd wager that the Greek leagues current coefficient points rely on olympiakos more than Scotland does on Celtic or rangers.

[Fergus52]

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Hibs would struggle in Bundesliga 2 never mind playing a Bundesliga 1 team. Not sure how strong the Danish league is but most of their top players are Legionnaires playing abroad.

Elfsborg are from Sweden, whose league is pretty poor just now.

I have no idea how strong bundesliga 2 is but I'd doubt we'd be the worst team there.

Aberdeen were very unlucky to not put out the team that came 7th in the premier League a couple of seasons back

[CMurdoch]

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Over 5 years yes but id imagine if you looked at the last 2 or 3 seasons it's Rangers who are the biggest contributers.

The Greeks only have 2 teams left in Europe.
Scotland still have all 5 standing .....................for another 11 days.

[AliboyFC]

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This a decent draw for us. Both are hard games but we certainly have a very good chance of qualifying.

Atleast someone is positive. 👍

[NASAHIBS]

Bohemians 1-0 up v PAOK

[NYHibby]

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Hibs would struggle in Bundesliga 2 never mind playing a Bundesliga 1 team. Not sure how strong the Danish league is but most of their top players are Legionnaires playing abroad.

I’m not sure we would struggle in 2 Bundeslliga. If you look at 538’s global club ranking, which hasn’t been updated for this season, we are ranked above half of the 2 Bundesliga teams. I’ve seen Regensburg play, and I don’t remember thinking they were clearly better than us.

[mim]

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As the saying goes ……Beware of Greeks beating Hibs.

Quidquid id est timeo Danaos et dona ferentes

Not that I'm a Latin scholar or anything like that

[Smartie]

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I’m not sure we would struggle in 2 Bundeslliga. If you look at 538’s global club ranking, which hasn’t been updated for this season, we are ranked above half of the 2 Bundesliga teams. I’ve seen Regensburg play, and I don’t remember thinking they were clearly better than us.

I know this means nothing, but did Brondby not follow up beating us on penalties by knocking out Hertha BSC?