Europa league qualifier - Dons vs Viking FK

[Donofanewera]

If we can’t beat teams like VS then we have real problems.  3-1 is my prediction. 
 

they should just do away with international fitba, it’s shit 

[SeeBass]

Whatever happened to the boy Campanile who scored winner in Energy Cities Community Cup against Viking FK in 2013???

[RicoS321]

Moved to Canada. The shiterag did a "where are they now" on the development league champions a few months back.

https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/donsnews/where-are-aberdeens-2014-15-spfl-development-league-champions-now/

 

[Jute]

FK Viking beat 5th placed Kristiansund 5-3 today so seem to be finding a bit of form. 

[manc_don]

3 hours ago, Jute said:

FK Viking beat 5th placed Kristiansund 5-3 today so seem to be finding a bit of form. 

couple of nice goals in that game. Hopefully plays into our hands rather than a team who would sit and defend?

[BigAl]

Is this game on Premier on Thursday evening ?

Get home on Thursday so hoping to catch it.

[manc_don]

20 hours ago, BigAl said:

Is this game on Premier on Thursday evening ?

Get home on Thursday so hoping to catch it.

Doesn’t appear to be, looks like they’ve got the Huns on one and nascar or some shite on 2. He’s goal should have it

[Jute]

Seen elsewhere that club are allegedly announcing something today on tv coverage. Not sure where they are getting that from though.

[RicoS321]

They said on red tv at the weekend that they were trying to sort something out with Stavanger. I'm hoping we get a Norwegian stream. The commentary will be far more sensible.

[Jute]

https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/StandFree?src=hashtag_click
 

Red TV confirmed.

[LA-Don]

Jumping the gun which is bad, but I'm reading Sporting have been ravaged by covid!?!?

[tup1]

8 hours ago, LA-Don said:

Jumping the gun which is bad, but I'm reading Sporting have been ravaged by covid!?!?

Good

[DantheDon]

Bit gutted if the Viking game isn't on Premier as I subscribed for a month just before the runavik game and I wouldn't have bothered if it was just for one match. It says Redtv is audio only for the UK, does this mean its not on anywhere? 

[manc_don]

5 minutes ago, DantheDon said:

Bit gutted if the Viking game isn't on Premier as I subscribed for a month just before the runavik game and I wouldn't have bothered if it was just for one match. It says Redtv is audio only for the UK, does this mean its not on anywhere? 

From memory, don’t premier have history of announcing some games short notice? Have a feeling that probably won’t be the case this time around , which means alternate means will need to be sought. 

[RicoS321]

30 minutes ago, DantheDon said:

Bit gutted if the Viking game isn't on Premier as I subscribed for a month just before the runavik game and I wouldn't have bothered if it was just for one match. It says Redtv is audio only for the UK, does this mean its not on anywhere? 

It'll be available on Red TV international I'm guessing, but not sure. Doubt Premier sports would pick it up. Likely be a stream somewhere on the day though, as I expect Viking tv will have it in some fashion.

[Jute]

53 minutes ago, DantheDon said:

Bit gutted if the Viking game isn't on Premier as I subscribed for a month just before the runavik game and I wouldn't have bothered if it was just for one match. It says Redtv is audio only for the UK, does this mean its not on anywhere? 

Club have confirmed there will be a PPV offering for the game.

[Elgindon]

Ach well,bought a ST today thinking I'd get the game on Red TV.hopefully find a stream though. Wouldnt have bought it if performances had continued like the first game of the season,...and let them know that at the ticket office.. Season of silky football beckons...

 Looks like Viking are down to their third choice keeper for this one https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/viking-fk-hit-by-keeper-injury-crisis-ahead-of-euro-clash-with-aberdeen/?utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR20WAsPF8zgCyLfFUG006jNX24m62brLcivNlWXqZxMZo1RSk6nOcJAivU

[RicoS321]

If it goes downhill fae here, we're blaming you Elgin

[manc_don]

When do the team head out? Presume today?

[Jute]

2 hours ago, manc_don said:

When do the team head out? Presume today?

Team flew out this morning. 
 

More details on the PPV were announced this morning.

https://www.afc.co.uk/2020/09/15/watch-the-dons-in-action-this-thursday/

[RicoS321]

So free for RedTV internationalists? Think I might take a flight to Paris for this one.

[manc_don]

Bookies have them as favourites, suppose the plastic pitch is probably a biggie . 

[tom_widdows]

20 minutes ago, manc_don said:

Bookies have them as favourites, suppose the plastic pitch is probably a biggie . 

Or is it the recent history of the Dons bottling it?

[RicoS321]

8 hours ago, tom_widdows said:

Or is it the recent history of the Dons bottling it?

Have we ever bottled it in Europe under McInnes? I can't think of a single one where the opponent wouldn't have been strong favourite before the game. Even Rijeka would have been favourites against us, similarly appollon. Both could be comfortably described as better teams before we played them. If anything, we've probably won more games where we weren't favourite. I'd put Viking in the same boat (pun intended) as thon Macedonian team we beat the other year, maybe about lower SPFL level. I'm surprised they're favourites, as I'd probably guage it like a Livingston away game, where we'd be favourite, but with a good chance of losing. A lot of that might be based on my ignorance of the Norwegian game of course.

[tom_widdows]

Maribor will always be 'bottling it' to me. They were nothing special that season and were knocked out in the next round by a team from Azerbajin

Yes there was the blow of the referee awarding a penalty rather than letting McGinn's goal stand but Rooney then misses and then the disasterous OG in the last minute to rub salt into the wound.