Servette vs Chelsea (Conference League) Thursday 29th Aug 24, 19:30 GMT

[RMH]

Meh, our B team vs a side well into their season on a dreadful pitch.

The only things that mattered tonight were no injuries and making it through.

We’re in the Conference League, so they better start getting used to winning and not getting injured in some dodgy pitches.

 

[Dr. Socrates]

I guess this competition is some kind of compensation for also-rans. We just need to suck it up. Pretty underwhelming over both legs. At least it’ll give our B team a run about on Thursdays.

 

[WhiteWall]

Look, when we win this thing next May we'll all look back on tonight and laugh  

Yep beating the Swiss equivalent to Kilmarnock may well be the turning point.

 

[The Rising Sun]

Do we now go into a big league format like the CL?

 

[The Rising Sun]

I guess this competition is some kind of compensation for also-rans. We just need to suck it up. Pretty underwhelming over both legs. At least it’ll give our B team a run about on Thursdays.

It looks like the A team players will have to be involved in the games too!

 

[RMH]

Looking at some of the teams in this competition, if we keep playing the B team we’ve got no chance of beating Betis, Panathinaikos or Fiorentina.

 

[Dr. Socrates]

Looking at some of the teams in this competition, if we keep playing the B team we’ve got no chance of beating Betis, Panathinaikos or Fiorentina.

Yep. Don’t think the plan is to play our strongest side in this competition. And yet our B team barely scraped past a well-drilled but lacklustre Swiss side. Maybe we’ll improve by the time of the next stage. But it only took injuries to James and Lavia and we barely held our own. 

 

[mojo]

Lol right? We avoid elimination on a UCL qualifier due to getting 2 pens. We scored 1 none pen goal in over 180 minutes against Servette!

just watch me loughing tomorrow when we draw a match against my hometown team Olimpija

 

[just]

We’re in the Conference League, so they better start getting used to winning and not getting injured in some dodgy pitches.

RMH I see you have a new avatar. Is it Beyonce?

 

[Scott]

RMH I see you have a new avatar. Is it Beyonce?

 

[just]

 

[Mod]

Did you ever have a good head of hair in your younger days @just?

 

[icecoolguy22]

Got through it, otherwise not much positives to talk about. It's a long season, so not much point going overboard about a single result. In terms of the quality of the squad, I think we need a number 1 GK and a striker if we are to challenge something serious this year

 

[axman2526]

For those who did not watch, and for our King of Gifs @mojo, extended highlights:





Makes it look like we should have put 8 past them lol.

 

[Jezz]

That was pretty bad. The saving grace is we've qualified for the competition.

Hopefully we produce a much better performance against Palace.

 

[H2SO4aq]

Do we now go into a big league format like the CL?

Yes we now are so lucky to get to go play 3 away games in potentially lovely winter places ranging from Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland, Finland, Bosnia! And we get to host three as well! 
 

much fun, lots of travel! 

 

[erskblue]

Just glad we got through last night.

 

[charierre]

Got through it, otherwise not much positives to talk about. It's a long season, so not much point going overboard about a single result. In terms of the quality of the squad, I think we need a number 1 GK and a striker if we are to challenge something serious this year

Add a centre back , we seriously lack any quality in depth beyond the two current incumbents 

 

[Bob stark]

Add a centre back , we seriously lack any quality in depth beyond the two current incumbents 

I don't think cb is our problem 

 

[Nibs]

I don't think cb is our problem 

It is if Colwill & Fofana are injured and we sell Trev. The rest are garbage.