Havnar Bóltfelag vs Motherwell (30/7) Discussion

[mio]

Beatles being over rated certainly wasn’t on my steelmen online bingo card today.

football related- assuming we get through this week, when is the away match v Helsinki? Checking to see the affordability of a flight from Edinburgh 

[mcguru]

1 hour ago, mio said:

Beatles being over rated certainly wasn’t on my steelmen online bingo card today.

football related- assuming we get through this week, when is the away match v Helsinki? Checking to see the affordability of a flight from Edinburgh 

Sure it's Thursday week Aug 6th

[joewarkfanclub]

2 hours ago, mio said:

Beatles being over rated certainly wasn’t on my steelmen online bingo card today.

football related- assuming we get through this week, when is the away match v Helsinki? Checking to see the affordability of a flight from Edinburgh 

The prices are quite grim.

Finnair were doing direct flights from Edinburgh for about £350 return a week ago. But they have gone thru the roof. Everything else is a bit of a trek.

[Spiderpig]

27 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said:

The prices are quite grim.

Finnair were doing direct flights from Edinburgh for about £350 return a week ago. But they have gone thru the roof. Everything else is a bit of a trek.

Flights to tallin in Estonia are better priced then jump on the ferry, its only 2hrs 30 mins direct to Helsinki.

[texanwellfan]

With premier sports carrying the game is there any chance that it will be on Motherwell TV or on a TV channel in the states? 

[weeyin]

10 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

With premier sports carrying the game is there any chance that it will be on Motherwell TV or on a TV channel in the states? 

Unfortunately, I don't think the US channels that cover the Euro competitions bother with the 2nd qualification rounds. Probably because there are about 428 of them.

I don't see any alternative options listed, although somtimes they appear nearer the time.

[weeyin]

Gaffer saying JT is back in the squad for this game. Not as a starter, and "with protection" for his jaw.

 

[Kmcalpin]

1 minute ago, weeyin said:

Gaffer saying JT is back in the squad for this game. Not as a starter, and with the "appropriate protection" for his jaw.

 

Maybe brought on as a second half sub to keep HB on their toes? 

[weeyin]

23 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:

Maybe brought on as a second half sub to keep HB on their toes? 

Hopefully. I'm not sure how much training he's been able to do, but even a 30 minute appearance could be a big help. 

[Happy Dosser]

I know it's only the BBC, but it sounds like our manager 's gone a bit Sean Dychey: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gx3e3gdz1o

[stv]

1 hour ago, weeyin said:

Gaffer saying JT is back in the squad for this game. Not as a starter, and "with protection" for his jaw.

 

Is this approved for European fixtures ?

[Mad Dog]

1 hour ago, weeyin said:

Hopefully. I'm not sure how much training he's been able to do.

Would have thought most of it, and maybe sit out out some of the full contact stuff.

[grizzlyg]

12 minutes ago, Happy Dosser said:

I know it's only the BBC, but it sounds like our manager 's gone a bit Sean Dychey: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gx3e3gdz1o

He did say it, saw the interview.  Wouldnt recommended it, can you imagine the trip to the loo the next day! 🤪🤪

[mio]

10 hours ago, grizzlyg said:

He did say it, saw the interview.  Wouldnt recommended it, can you imagine the trip to the loo the next day! 🤪🤪

We have an ongoing injury problem at the club. Eating barb wire is only going to escalate the problem. They are football players, I guarantee some aren’t the brightest….. I fully expect At least one of them (Wilson) to be on the injury list having a ripped ar5ehole.

[Benson]

Didnt know that hb had such a good home record in europe and have beaten/drawn against some decent teams,will be tough and need to avoid ab early goal against us,heres hoping.

[grizzlyg]

2 hours ago, mio said:

We have an ongoing injury problem at the club. Eating barb wire is only going to escalate the problem. They are football players, I guarantee some aren’t the brightest….. I fully expect At least one of them (Wilson) to be on the injury list having a ripped ar5ehole.

I can relate to that as I have been ripping the a**e out of some jokes for years 🤪🤪

[AllyMax]

I've been building this GPT footy predictor thing and as it goes along, it builds more and more research into it's flow.

here's what it says about Thursday 🙂

It's actual final prediction was  1:1 draw. Full analysis available if anyone wants to see it 🙂

My confidence:

Outcome	Probability
Motherwell win on the night	54%
Draw	27%
HB Tórshavn win	19%
Motherwell qualify	97%
HB Tórshavn qualify	3%

[mio]

2 hours ago, AllyMax said:

I've been building this GPT footy predictor thing and as it goes along, it builds more and more research into it's flow.

here's what it says about Thursday 🙂

It's actual final prediction was  1:1 draw. Full analysis available if anyone wants to see it 🙂

My confidence:

Outcome	Probability
Motherwell win on the night	54%
Draw	27%
HB Tórshavn win	19%
Motherwell qualify	97%
HB Tórshavn qualify	3%

That 3% chance is all it takes for MJC to go rushing to the bookies

[AllyMax]

1 minute ago, mio said:

That 3% chance is all it takes for MJC to go rushing to the bookies

He'll still be recovering from one of his 'big teams' getting seen to last night.

[0Neils40yarder]

41 minutes ago, mio said:

That 3% chance is all it takes for MJC to go rushing to the bookies

He won't be able to rush anywhere because of his stauner

[texanwellfan]

3 hours ago, AllyMax said:

I've been building this GPT footy predictor thing and as it goes along, it builds more and more research into it's flow.

here's what it says about Thursday 🙂

It's actual final prediction was  1:1 draw. Full analysis available if anyone wants to see it 🙂

My confidence:

Outcome	Probability
Motherwell win on the night	54%
Draw	27%
HB Tórshavn win	19%
Motherwell qualify	97%
HB Tórshavn qualify	3%

Should be interesting to see how it compares to the actual outcome. I’m a wee bit surprised to see 54% chance of us winning, based on reading that they haven’t lost a home euro game in 5 years but then, a lot of factors coukd be behind that and also behind victories against stronger teams. 
   A team going there with a 3,4 or 5 goal lead are probably coasting thru the game and not playing a full strength team. So while you can run the numbers, there’s a lot of hidden factors. 
Hope your predictor is correct and we can get thru to the next round. Hopefully you’ll keep us updated on your progress throughout the season. 

[Mad Dog]

I assume that they'll have Moses available to this one. Hopefully he won't rediscover his goalcoring touch tomorrow.

[joewarkfanclub]

2 minutes ago, Mad Dog said:

I assume that they'll have Moses available to this one. Hopefully he won't rediscover his goalcoring touch tomorrow.

I hope they start him.

Id rather that then they bring him on at 0-0 with 15 minutes to go.

Dont think my heart could stand the chaos! 😆

[Ya Bezzer!]

Fancy us to score at least once and that means HB would need to get 3 just to get it to extra time.

Based on what I saw at Fir Park that doesn't seem very likely.

I think our team is significantly stronger with just Longelo and Maswanhise back. 

I know Maswanhise won't start but coming on the last 20 minutes might suit him with his pace.

[joewarkfanclub]

2 hours ago, Ya Bezzer! said:

Fancy us to score at least once and that means HB would need to get 3 just to get it to extra time.

Based on what I saw at Fir Park that doesn't seem very likely.

I think our team is significantly stronger with just Longelo and Maswanhise back. 

I know Maswanhise won't start but coming on the last 20 minutes might suit him with his pace.

JT wont start, but Cookie might.

That would be an improvement.

If Longelo plays as well from the start, I think we should have too much for them.

Need to play our usual game. Keep the ball, starve them of chances. Take ours when they come.