UEFA Cup : Newcastle draw Ventspills.
Newcastle have been paired with Ventspils in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. The Magpies will play the away leg on August 10, with the return taking place at St James’ Park on August 24.
Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder is looking forward to making his first trip to Latvia but insists thorough preparation is needed before the first leg.
He told the club’s website, nufc.co.uk: “We will have Ventspils watched between now and playing them so nothing will be left to chance with our preparations. “We obviously need to do our homework and find out about this team as quickly as we can.
Gretna – Tennent’s Scottish Cup finalists – will face Derry over two legs, the eircom League side securing their place with a 2-0 aggregate success over IFK Gothenburg.
Welsh Premier League Llanelli face Odense, while another Scandinavian side – Norwegians Start – provide the opposition for eircom League Drogheda, who saw off HJK Helsinki 4-2 on aggregate.
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