Europe

[blueboy]

Does 4th qualify?

Top six means nothing to me apart from safety of course

[Mr Gandosaur]

Only if Celtic win the cup.

[an-dee]

Top 6 means we get more of our money up front too does it not? Means we should be able to get our targets in early again for next year.

[Ivan Drago]

History would suggest that starting in Europe in mid July has a pretty negative effect on your season. If we did get in we would need to ensure we have a bit more depth in the squad as that's pretty much an 11 month season

[Pablothedee]

I'm more bothered about finishing top 6 to secure us being away from the playoff spot than for chasing a playoff spot for the Europa league tbh.

Knowing our luck we'd get some tinpot team from an old Soviet country, who are backed by an oil company whilst having to pay 100k to charter a plane and get knocked out costing us money

[Cobra]

An early start in the Europa isn't anywhere near as bad as the Intertoto. I think we played Sartid in the middle of June.

[Mr Gandosaur]

An early start in the Europa isn't anywhere near as bad as the Intertoto. I think we played Sartid in the middle of June.

First Europa League game for finishing 4th was 30th June this season. Aberdeen and St Johnstone were playing pre-season friendlies in the middle of June this year. 

[CC33]

An early start in the Europa isn't anywhere near as bad as the Intertoto. I think we played Sartid in the middle of June.

Didnt we get cheated in the away leg or something controversal happened

[Ivan Drago]

Didnt we get cheated in the away leg or something controversal happened

We got a good dicking like 5-2 or something.

I remember something about a really harsh penalty and allegations that the ref had been given gifts by the home team. However did Romano also got two yellows but didn't get sent off? My old memory isn't what it used to be so might not be right

[Cobra]

Didnt we get cheated in the away leg or something controversal happened

Going by the Scotsman report, it sounds like we deserved to go out.

"At the outset, Bonetti's men could hardly have calmed their nerves quicker, Caballero putting them ahead after only five minutes. But once again Dundee, just as they did so often in the Premier League, were their own worst enemies, mixing flair and invention with periods of indiscipline and slack marking.

 

"By contrast, Sartid were efficient, 100% committed and the consequence was that Dundee found themselves 3-1 down at the interval and staring an early exit from the competition."

[Ivan Drago]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/scottish-premier/3007853/Intertoto-Cup-Bonetti-wants-ref-to-face-inquiry.html

Some harsh words from Ivano here. He liked a soundbite obviously so I'll leave how big a pinch of salt you take these with up to you

[sinkypunchhispus]

We were robbed, caballero was sent off after been hacked down , think they got 2 pens aswell