Frank Grimes Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 The League Cup Group stages remain a mystery to us The one legged matches in the qualifying rounds are an interesting one Really looking for home draws, particularly from the third round onwards 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Could be the first tour that never leaves Aberdeen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I think the one leg format will suit Aberdeen tbh, less chance of them holding back. Probably their best chance of Group Stage qualification in years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Looking at the positives of this..... (i) Provided the league starts as scheduled on 1 Aug, having a few domestic games behind us should be helpful. That hasn't happened since Sep 2007 when we took care of Dnipro in Round 1. (ii) I think we should be seeded in QR 1 & 2 - there are some tricky unseeded sides, but it could be helpful, as in theory by the time the inevitable tough QR3 tie comes round, we won't be subject to an away game in 35 degree temperatures (iii) So far we have a settled squad - in previous seasons we have entered Europe with a whole bunch of new players. Sevco have shown enough confidence to get through these rounds - our players still show a certain glass ceiling mentality in taking care of the ties they should, but constantly being edged out in ties that could have been won e.g. Apollon, Kairat, Burnley, Maribor. Even our two very good wins under McInnes vs seeded clubs (Rijeka first time round and Groningen) were 5/6 years ago now. (iv) Does the one-off cup tie suit the Scots mentality, rather than the cagey two-legged affairs? Time will tell - so much comes down to luck of the draw, especially in QR3. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Draw for the first round on August 10th Game on August 27th 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On 07/07/2020 at 01:40, ArabAuslander said: I think the one leg format will suit Aberdeen tbh, less chance of them holding back. Probably their best chance of Group Stage qualification in years. We've done surprisingly well in away fixtures over the years. We can play the counter attacking style McInnes prefers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Merkland Red said: We've done surprisingly well in away fixtures over the years. We can play the counter attacking style McInnes prefers. Yeah the issue is at Pittodrie, McInnes always seems to hold back against teams where if you go for the jugular then they'll crumble, like Kairat and Maribor (and to a lesser extent Burnley). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 45 minutes ago, ArabAuslander said: Yeah the issue is at Pittodrie, McInnes always seems to hold back against teams where if you go for the jugular then they'll crumble, like Kairat and Maribor (and to a lesser extent Burnley). Well thanks for that. Was hoping for good night's sleep but nightmares it is! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Merkland Red said: Well thanks for that. Was hoping for good night's sleep but nightmares it is! It's not just you lot AEK Athens, MyPA 47 and Slask Wroclaw do the same to us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 07/07/2020 at 18:26, tarapoa said: (ii) I think we should be seeded in QR 1 & 2 - there are some tricky unseeded sides, but it could be helpful, as in theory by the time the inevitable tough QR3 tie comes round, we won't be subject to an away game in 35 degree temperatures According to the EL spreadsheet on http://cldraw.ru Aberdeen will be the first unseeded club in QR2. Still possible for that to change though, for example if the Czech play-off is won by Mladá Boleslav who are ranked lower than the Dons. Or if Cluj get their finger out and win the Romania league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 10/07/2020 at 18:28, Ginaro said: According to the EL spreadsheet on http://cldraw.ru Aberdeen will be the first unseeded club in QR2. Still possible for that to change though, for example if the Czech play-off is won by Mladá Boleslav who are ranked lower than the Dons. Or if Cluj get their finger out and win the Romania league. It's changed again Aberdeen are the worst seeded club in QR2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Dates released by UEFA for the qualifying rounds: Preliminary round: August 20 First qualifying round: August 27 Second qualifying round: September 17 Third qualifying round: September 24 Play-offs: October 1 Group stage: October 22 and 29, November 5 and 26, December 3 and 10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbrush1903 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) The list of possible Euro opponents is nearly complete. The teams with *p have a preliminary round to negotiate in which they are favourites. The screenshot comes from Bert Kassies site.. Edited July 31, 2020 by Bogbrush1903 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The list of possible Euro opponents is nearly complete. The teams with *p have a preliminary round to negotiate in which they are favourites. The screenshot comes from Bert Kassies site.. UEFA try to split it into regions early on for less travelling (Northern, Central and Southern Europe) so the list is likely to be a bit shorter. Its not an exact science but its likely to be a UK, Irish, Scandinavian, Baltic, Icelandic or Faeroe team from that list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Given this weather, bring on FC Noah. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DAVIDB69 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 If Aberdeen are drawn at home can see opponents asking for a neutral ground 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 If Aberdeen are drawn at home can see opponents asking for a neutral groundThey'll be told to f**k off, because the clubs can't ask for anything like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Potential opponents have been narrowed down a wee bit, apparently 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Seems straight forward 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d31 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Very pleased with that grouping. The travel corridors helped us avoid Poland, Romania and Slovakia to name three. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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