[Albion] ***Europa League Group Stage Draw - Official Thread***

[Bodian]

Love that the BBC chose a picture mainly of our local lads Dunk and Solly to emphasise with our European Dreams

 

[nsclurker]

It depends how much you think those prices will go up.

You can go on BA now and reserve all of them for all of the dates for 72 hours for £5pp. So by doing that today, before the fixtures are out, it will cost you 18 x £5 each but for that you can guarantee you will only pay the current price before it goes up later on and will waste 15 x £5 each to do it, being the options that you wouldn’t ultimately take up. Worth considering if you think you’ll go anyway with or without a ticket?

Great tip. Thank you!

 

[sir_gullahad]

AEK Athens' stadium will be hosting the Conference League final. Might be relevant if we drop into that competition.

 

[AlexBH]

LiVARpool get an easy draw. Typical.

 

[nsclurker]

Who the holy hell writes on the fold of an envelope, you could have started a good 10mm further to the left and got them in, poor effort.

I aM cLeArlY a PsYcHoPaTh...

 

[BevBHA]

suspect Ajax & Marseille will be similar to Liverpoo/United levels and Athens will be Fulhamish

Think uptake on Marseilles may surprise a few. Not a particularly safe place for away fans by all accounts. Hoping to be in with a shout of a ticket for that game

 

[Krafty]

View attachment 165859So you don't have to... Current "best prices" out/back the same day. Don't want AEK away on Nov 9th, so that's guaranteed to happen.

Are these easyJet flights or another company?
It would useful to know what's cheapest, thanks in advance

 

[BevBHA]

Could tickets be available in the home end for these away fixtures or is that not advisable? I have bought tickets from touts for England games in the past but obviously not for our club.

As long as you are not in blocks with or adjacent to the ultras, I think it would be fine in all 3

 

[PHCgull]

View attachment 165859So you don't have to... Current "best prices" out/back the same day. Don't want AEK away on Nov 9th, so that's guaranteed to happen.

back of an envelope ... love it!!

 

[PeterT]

As long as you are not in blocks with or adjacent to the ultras, I think it would be fine in all 3

I have some friends in Amsterdam. They’re actually German but do have a booking history for Ajax. I might chance it in the home section with them, depending on when it is and other logistical issues.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Having a look at last years, between 9/10 points has been enough to get out the group. Where are we getting these from?

Hopefully 2 home wins, 1 away win, and maybe a couple draws thrown in?

 

[Uh_huh_him]

LiVARpool get an easy draw. Typical.

Suspect TB was pretty happy with it though.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Couldn't get a much tougher group.

 

[elwheelio]

I'd love to do Athens away.

 

[Gwylan]

What are they saying about us on the other European forums?

I can't read Dutch or Greek so I don't know about AEK or Ajax but OM aren't happy - they think they've got a tough struggle on their hands.

They all know about RDZ and think he's the dog's bollocks

 

[dstanman]

So would we rather start the group matches with a home game to get us off to a good start or finish the group matches at home when we may need a win.

 

[nsclurker]

Are these easyJet flights or another company?
It would useful to know what's cheapest, thanks in advance

Amsterdam is a mix of BA/Easyjet, the others are - sadly - mainly Easyjet.

 

[Wise Nail]

Opta power rankings in July

Brighton 19th
Ajax 41st
Marseille 44th
AEK Athens 157th

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Hope so. Nice as the European kit is, it would be a shame if the stripes didn't make at least one appearance in the Group stage.

I haven't even seen the white European kit yet!

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Those of us who got run all over Marseilles by North African psychopaths with England in the World Cup should get first dibs at tickets for this one!

There'll no doubt be a bit of soul-searching by some over whether to travel to the Marseille away game, given the reputation of the city and the fans. I'mdefinitely planning to go but I'm hoping it will be Brighton's first away game. It will be much more nervewracking if it's the final group game, with the result determining who finishes above the other, or who gets dumped out. Not sure if I fancy that additional tension.