Belgrade - 5th September 2016 - General Thread

Claret Murph wrote: Newryrep wrote: Guf10 wrote: Claret Murph wrote: daithi wrote: Guf10 wrote: SC applications are open as of now. 'Fans Direct' next month This will lead to a very interesting situation come the Welsh away game next year if both teams are vying for a top 2 position and Wales insist on playing in the smaller Cardiff venue. <span style="line-height: 1.4;"> </span> <span style="line-height: 1.4;">No doubt a Glasgow farce all over again with many a deserving supporter missing out.</span>  I just hope they are taking note of who is taking tickets to the away games this time around. Hummm if it is Cardiff City then 5% = 1500 tickets for us , Andorra and Scotland spring to mind 10% for WC qualifiers Murph Is it definetly 10 % ? I wouldn't lump Andorra into the absolute fuk up that was Glasgow I wouldn't read too much into sc applications   Not sure about that one NR as we were we told that the game was going to be in Barcelona by the FAI ? Or when Andorra decided to have it at their place we were given only 175 tickets . Then as Hornet says we had a raffle and he got the " Golden Ticket " wink wink as he told us . As for the rest of us we didn't know anything until a few hours before and we had to queue for tickets next to the  the portacabin , which they could not open as they didn't have the keys . Loads had spare tickets well in two pieces as I don't want to talk about that one on here again . So yes all things taken in I think it was a royal mess .

The FAI told fans Barcelona as they had been informed of that by the Andorran FA.

To be fair, the FAI did a raffle and handed out spare media passes and I think someone was even deputy head of security too. You'd not see the English FA doing that. 

KenSRFC wrote: irish_goat wrote: To be fair, the FAI did a raffle and handed out spare media passes and I think someone was even deputy head of security too. You'd not see the English FA doing that.  The English FA would not have lied to their fans telling them that there were no tickets going on sale the day of the game and to stay in Barcelona for those with no tickets. What happens? They took us (and still do take us) for eejits. It was a great way for John Delaney to boost his popularity after telling people at previous away trips the match was in Barcelona. A nice prelude for the raffle in Estonia later that year too.

Well said Ken

Exactly. Andorra was a one off case and the FAI don't deserve criticism for it.

Glasgow, on the other hand, we don't need to reopen here.

Salzburglilly wrote: Three Carrots  Pub have no  Sky tv Channels.

ffs if they have wifi someone just shove a chromecast into the side of it.

Salzburglilly wrote: Good man,i don't have much  interest in hurling,just thought i would ask them as a few on here might want to see it, but it seems you have it all sorted

Did you get any other good info out of them?

Salzburglilly wrote: bogball88 wrote: Salzburglilly wrote: Good man,i don't have much  interest in hurling,just thought i would ask them as a few on here might want to see it, but it seems you have it all sorted  Did you get any other good info out of them? They have wifi,they don't sell IPA,the only food they serve is toasted sandwiches,its a decent pub,sound lads,had great craic there in 2012,good steak house close by.

No IPA

Salzburglilly wrote: bogball88 wrote: Salzburglilly wrote: Good man,i don't have much  interest in hurling,just thought i would ask them as a few on here might want to see it, but it seems you have it all sorted  Did you get any other good info out of them? They have wifi,they don't sell IPA,the only food they serve is toasted sandwiches,its a decent pub,sound lads,had great craic there in 2012,good steak house close by.

Get them to do a deal with a Pizza / Other food emporium that delivers when we there as otherwise if people leave to eat elsewhere they will drink elsewhere at same time.

Bit like the Asian restaurants in Birmingham without a license, offie next door will give what you want and you just take next door.................. works well for both parties.