[Archived] Uefa Cup

[greggyk]

Always difficult going to France, the top half of the French league has some good teams.

well then, they must be crap, just realised they finished 12 last season and only got into the Uefa Cup by winning their cup

[Eddie]

are they any good though?

Not really. Certainly we would be favourites. They are a pretty average ligue 1 team and they have looked ok at the start of the season (won two, lost one). I guess you would rate them as a Blackburn of Ligue 1 in many ways, but as it is a weaker league they are not as good of a side.

[Lee]

A brief synopsis of the clubs we could play

Two stand out as ones to avoid!

[AndyR]

Please be Salzberg and not Hearts

Flights are from everywhere, I need us to be away in the first leg or I can't go!

Please, please Mr UEFA - let us be away first

[Eddie]

Salzberg would be the toughest trip so I wouldn't mind avoiding them.

[Tris]

are they any good though?

I lived there for 18 months, was hoping I'd never have to go back!

They were crap then (apart from the hero Tony Cascarino) - but I guess if they won the cup they might be ok now.

Nice town square, some good restaurants ... good local food and wine ... not a lot else to shout about to be honest.

[Glenn]

A brief synopsis of the clubs we could play

Two stand out as ones to avoid!

Are any of the club likely to be possible clubs we could need to switch legs for (i.e. two clubs in the same town etc).

[Lee]

Not that I can see

[SuperStella]

No but Spurs and Newcastle could both be playing in Belgium at same time as us

[modes98]

Is denmark cold this time of year?

Scotland, France or Belgium would be fine. Salburg look in form though!

[squaylor]

So I've got a 1 in 5 chance of not having to fly anywhere. Hearts at Murrayfield would be great, we'd get loads of away fans up here.

[Paul]

Even better than that ... 1 in 4

[Fife Rover]

I think the games are played on the 14th and 28th September............personally I shall drive to Edinburgh

Hope it is Edinburgh. 20 mins on the train for me. Plus if any of you guys coming up would like to meet up with the Edinburgh Rovers contingent' most of them meet regularly in the Queens Arms in Frederick Street (runs at 90 deg to Princes St).

A word of warning; Dont assume that Hearts will be a push-over. They have some very good players, plus the very fact that they are playing an English team is enough to fire up every Scot in the team and the supporters as well. I kid you not, you have to see it to believe it. To all of them this would be a re-run of Bannockburn!! When they refer to England as the "Auld Enemy" they MEAN IT!!

And I am being deadly serious :ph34r:

Edited August 25, 2006 by Fife Rover

[Ricky]

if we get Nancy would it be best to fly into Paris and then jump on a train. I can't see any airports closer (there is metz/nancy airport but doesnt seem to be any flights there from the UK)

[Gav]

if we get Nancy would it be best to fly into Paris and then jump on a train. I can't see any airports closer (there is metz/nancy airport but doesnt seem to be any flights there from the UK)

I think flying to Salzburg then getting a train is also an option, Tris used that line on numerous occasions if memory serves me correctly.

[Eddie]

If we get Nancy you could fly to Paris and then fly to Metz-Nancy Lorraine or you could take the train there. Unfortunately I don't believe that the TGV line is yet finished, so you'd be looking at a 2-2:30 hour train ride (not that bad really). If you're up for driving that would be pretty simple. Taking the train to Paris or Lyon and then taking the train to Nancy might also be the simplest. If we get them I'll contact SNCF and see what they say.

[Debs]

I think flying to Salzburg then getting a train is also an option, Tris used that line on numerous occasions if memory serves me correctly.

Strasburg is on the Nacy line not saltzburg that's miles away

[Ricky]

Cheers debs.. i thought he was trying to confuse me there for a minute

[SAS]

i want belgium

[Gav]

Strasburg is on the Nacy line not saltzburg that's miles away

It’s all the same to me, clever s***e

It’s the excitement you see

[Eddie]

Yeah, that is probably a good idea. You can fly to Strasbourg from London, so if you are looking to fly it is is probably your best bet. Around 1-1:15 by train between the two.

[Debs]

I know we'll have a great time wherever we go, but I do think the places we could go are very boring. I was hoping for the former Yugoslavia or a ex soviet state. Belgium, Easter France and Denmark don't fill me with that much enthusiasm.

[Ricky]

I quite fancy denmark.... except for the price of beer

[Gav]

7 minutes to go!

[SAS]

I know we'll have a great time wherever we go, but I do think the places we could go are very boring. I was hoping for the former Yugoslavia or a ex soviet state. Belgium, Easter France and Denmark don't fill me with that much enthusiasm.

i wanted prague but we cant all be winners

beligum

come on