Melbourne Saint Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) Onto LASK, roll up the sleeves. A very good team, not as individually gifted, or as pacey as Gala, but a bloody tough draw. (Hibs fell to Rijeka last night- LASK are significantly better). They'll be similar in some ways to our style- zonal, high press. With undoubted Germanic precision, I do not expect a goal fest. Win this tie & Euro until Christmas folks!!! Edited August 13, 2021 by blueheaven Title edited Coltrane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford 72 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 The ELO club rankings put Galatasaray at 1548 points and LASK at 1567, so I think we can expect an opponent on a par with Galatasaray, if different in style. For reference, Celtic are ranked at 1544, which I'd say was about right in terms of quality between them and Galatasaray. Need to regroup and give this absolutely everything. John Bonham and garydavidson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 LASK maybe don’t possess the ‘fear factor’ that a team like Galatasaray do, based purely on the Turks’ star names and size of their club. Having said that, LASK’s more recent European results would suggest that they are currently a better team. John Bonham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintdunc Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Radford 72 said: The ELO club rankings put Galatasaray at 1548 points and LASK at 1567, so I think we can expect an opponent on a par with Galatasaray, if different in style. For reference, Celtic are ranked at 1544, which I'd say was about right in terms of quality between them and Galatasaray. Need to regroup and give this absolutely everything. Malmö were over 140 points inferior that that team they cuffed the other day so I don’t see why we should fear LASK just because they have a couple of decent(ish) results. Edited August 13, 2021 by Saintdunc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Be interesting to see how Rangers do against Alashkert, were they champions when we played the? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevensan Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Radford 72 said: The ELO club rankings put Galatasaray at 1548 points and LASK at 1567, so I think we can expect an opponent on a par with Galatasaray, if different in style. For reference, Celtic are ranked at 1544, which I'd say was about right in terms of quality between them and Galatasaray. Need to regroup and give this absolutely everything. Where do the Super Saintees sit in this ranking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintdunc Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, stevensan said: Where do the Super Saintees sit in this ranking? 5th in Scotland with 1325 according to ELO but 6th in Football-coefficient where we are 315th in Europe. Edited August 13, 2021 by Saintdunc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankfoot saint Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Game been moved from LASK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Bakers rebel army Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 I hope Saints use our army of season ticket holders again to sell tickets for this game. Could be the new norm for all ticket games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Klagenfurt stadium (and place) looks awesome. Such a shame we can't go - think this would have been a great away trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Melbourne Saint said: Onto LASK, roll up the sleeves. A very good team, not as individually gifted, or as pacey as Gala, but a bloody tough draw. (Hibs fell to Rijeka last night- LASK are significantly better). They'll be similar in some ways to our style- zonal, high press. With undoubted Germanic precision, I do not expect a goal fest. Win this tie & Euro until Christmas folks!!! Getting a bit ahead of yersel there chief.arbroath next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skivealive Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Does anyone know if Spoony will be back from self-isolation by this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, skivealive said: Does anyone know if Spoony will be back from self-isolation by this game? Surely he is a keyworker? Edited August 13, 2021 by garydavidson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevensan Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Why is Spoony isolating? I thought that the new guidance was you didn't have to isolate if you'd had both doses which he should easily have had by now...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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california_saintee Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 4 hours ago, blueheaven said: Klagenfurt stadium (and place) looks awesome. Such a shame we can't go - think this would have been a great away trip. Someone needs to have words with their groundsman, though. HOODLUM65 and Melbourne Saint 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 This lot are no mugs who know how to punish poor defending. As with Gala we will need to keep the game alive in Austria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Wallace Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Ginger Bakers rebel army said: I hope Saints use our army of season ticket holders again to sell tickets for this game. Could be the new norm for all ticket games. …and, an added level of complication is that season ticket holders will need to buy tickets for themselves too this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYellowBox Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 I think we all probably feel a bit emotionally knackered after last night, but these games are huge. Not really much of a drop in quality from Galatasary I'd expect. I'm sure after Arbroath, this game will start to build in excitement. As others have said, key is to still have the game alive when we come back from Austria. We know we can defend well and we now know we can score in Europe, so going to need all of that o or the two legs. What might help us is the wildcard of Middleton. LASK will likely have seen him vs Motherwell by the time we play, but might not know how he will fit into the set up. Throw the Finnish lad into the mix and we might surprise them (and ourselves) a bit. I doubt they will be able to tell much about us from the Arbroath game as will be a fair few changes I'd assume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mc Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Double jag folks can travel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 9 hours ago, stevensan said: Why is Spoony isolating? I thought that the new guidance was you didn't have to isolate if you'd had both doses which he should easily have had by now...? You suggesting he's been to Dundee recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Jimmy Wallace said: …and, an added level of complication is that season ticket holders will need to buy tickets for themselves too this time. S/T holders don't fear buying tickets in support of the best team in Tayside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Saint Posted August 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 22 minutes ago, dave mc said: Double jag folks can travel Is that true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Looking at the 2021/22 league form of Lask, they are currently 4th in the league having played 3, won 1 and drawn 2. Don't fancy playing the 5th placed side, Flyeralarm, who play in red. C.o.y.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 10 hours ago, bankfoot saint said: Game been moved from LASK So, 2 away games for Lask. C.o.y.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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