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Originally posted by Shebber Shebber wrote:

Originally posted by RogerMilla RogerMilla wrote:

Originally posted by Shebber Shebber wrote:

Bratislava was worst for me in 2007, rained the whole time and we got caught by a late equaliser.
 
I have an awful track record for my attendance at away matches as far as results are concerned:
 
Attended 15
Lost 9
Drew 5
Won 1 (Tallinn 2011)
 
Love the trips but have only left the stadium satisfied once! Even the draws were bad results! I should probably be keeping away from Stockholm! I'm a bad omen!
 
fecks sakes sure we never win theseLOL a draw is the best we ever get LOL
 
Most of my draws we were leading so left disappointed....Amsterdam 2000, Basle 2006, Bratislava 2007...also was sick in Paris 2004 when O'Shea missed an opener! Wembley 1991 houghton missed a sitter to win it, so was pi$$ed off that time too! Angry
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Originally posted by thebronze14 thebronze14 wrote:

Originally posted by Shebber Shebber wrote:

Originally posted by RogerMilla RogerMilla wrote:

Originally posted by Shebber Shebber wrote:

Bratislava was worst for me in 2007, rained the whole time and we got caught by a late equaliser.
 
I have an awful track record for my attendance at away matches as far as results are concerned:
 
Attended 15
Lost 9
Drew 5
Won 1 (Tallinn 2011)
 
Love the trips but have only left the stadium satisfied once! Even the draws were bad results! I should probably be keeping away from Stockholm! I'm a bad omen!
 
fecks sakes sure we never win theseLOL a draw is the best we ever get LOL
 
Most of my draws we were leading so left disappointed....Amsterdam 2000, Basle 2006, Bratislava 2007...also was sick in Paris 2004 when O'Shea missed an opener! Wembley 1991 houghton missed a sitter to win it, so was pi$$ed off that time too! Angry
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Originally posted by ShannonHibs10 ShannonHibs10 wrote:

Torun to Gdansk was the worst trip of my life. Everything about my 2 nights in Gdansk was horrible. The bus journey from Torun to Gdansk, hangover of the century, getting sick into a plastic bag all the way, couldn't eat I was so sick. Couldn't even drink a can .

All I wanted was a bed when we got to Gdansk but thanks to Babbsballs we were staying in that poxy Fanscamp. Tent was soaked, all my clothes inside were soaked, had to share a one man tent with Babbs. The Spanish game was sh*t, and to make matters worse, the security deposit office lost my passport in the fanscamp.

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Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

File under not particulaly relevent to grabing a snack after walking back after the match - and about 14 if you are interested


So there was 14 oriental restaurants, yet you couldn't find/get any after the game? Confused
 
Quote we are talking 2 days before the game when a large contingent of Irish landed the bar was totlally unprepared

How is this relevent ? answer is of course its not at all relevent


The Irish Bars coped as well as could be expected with 3k of us invading the place. When I went  there, there were no queues, and no service issues.

It's all relevant. You brought up your experiences of the Sofia trip, I responded.

Quote What exactly does the availability of food in Poland have to do with this - you disliked Poland as a host if my memory serves me right. You were pretty much on your own in that department


Again, you're the one that brought the subject of Poland up, thinking everyone had a whale of a time, except me. I got into Gdansk the afternoon of the game, I got out of Poznan as soon as I could. Both of them were the kind of places imo, you get the first vehicle out of.

When it turns up obviously.

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Queue up to get into a KFC in Poznan, each to their own.


When I got to KFC, the queue was out the door. When I left Poznan, the queue was still out the door. Like everything else that didn't come in a can or glass in Poland, there was a severe lack of facilities/resources to cope with a tournament the size of the European Championships.

After reading the last few pages, I notice I wasn't the only one to not enjoy the kip.


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Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

Originally posted by planning planning wrote:


I was in the Irish bar on the last day of the trip. Service was normal. But you have high standards when it comes to drinking abroad. No ice?? Shocked

 
How is this relevent ? we are talking 2 days before the game when a large contingent of Irish landed the bar was totlally unprepared - answer is of course its not at all relevent
Originally posted by planning planning wrote:


I don't drink beer or pints as it is, so it makes no difference to me whether it's warm or cold, but if you want to drink outside in those temperatures, you know it won't stay cold for long. That applies everywhere hot in mid-summer.
 
I am not a fan of warm beer or more accurately froth and as for ice. Imagine the cheek of it asking for ice in 36C
 
Originally posted by planning planning wrote:


I also arrived at 11pm after a 10 hr train trip from Bucharest. When everywhere else is shut, the sh!tty generic Maccers is more than good enough. Seriously, how many oriental restaurants are in Sofia?
 
File under not particulaly relevent to grabing a snack after walking back after the match - and about 14 if you are interested
 
Originally posted by planning planning wrote:



Sh!tty or not, when it's either Maccers or starve, everyone will go for Maccers. The queues to get it after the games in Poland were outside the door. The queues to get KFC in Poznan went on for hours. There was nowhere else open except places where the choice was simple. Either Lech or Tyskie.

Possibly but I wasnt starving, it wasnt the end of the world so I went without. I dont do McD's
 
What exactly does the availability of food in Poland have to do with this - you disliked Poland as a host if my memory serves me right. You were pretty much on your own in that department
 
Queue up to get into a KFC in Poznan, each to their own but I would rather take a chance on a Polish/Bulagrian/Armenia joint.


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Originally posted by planning planning wrote:

Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

File under not particulaly relevent to grabing a snack after walking back after the match - and about 14 if you are interested


So there was 14 oriental restaurants, yet you couldn't find/get any after the game? Confused
 
Quote we are talking 2 days before the game when a large contingent of Irish landed the bar was totlally unprepared

How is this relevent ? answer is of course its not at all relevent


The Irish Bars coped as well as could be expected with 3k of us invading the place. When I went  there, there were no queues, and no service issues.

It's all relevant. You brought up your experiences of the Sofia trip, I responded.

Quote What exactly does the availability of food in Poland have to do with this - you disliked Poland as a host if my memory serves me right. You were pretty much on your own in that department


Again, you're the one that brought the subject of Poland up, thinking everyone had a whale of a time, except me. I got into Gdansk the afternoon of the game, I got out of Poznan as soon as I could. Both of them were the kind of places imo, you get the first vehicle out of.

When it turns up obviously.

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Queue up to get into a KFC in Poznan, each to their own.


When I got to KFC, the queue was out the door. When I left Poznan, the queue was still out the door. Like everything else that didn't come in a can or glass in Poland, there was a severe lack of facilities/resources to cope with a tournament the size of the European Championships.

After reading the last few pages, I notice I wasn't the only one to not enjoy the kip.
 
 
 
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I always thought I had a bad record at away games........just checked (including away friendlies)
and not as poor as I thought.
 
W - 13
D -  11
L -    8
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Originally posted by Sligo Hornet Sligo Hornet wrote:

I always thought I had a bad record at away games........just checked (including away friendlies)
and not as poor as I thought.
 
W - 13
D -  11
L -    8


Clarification for the rules committee - Are we counting the London friendly games ??
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So there was 14 oriental restaurants, yet you couldn't find/get any after the game? Confused - I had a 20min + walk back from the stadium, what part of 'I would of expected to pass by somewhere to grab a takeaway' isnt clear, it wasnt the end of the world

The Irish Bars coped as well as could be expected with 3k of us invading the place. When I went  there, there were no queues, and no service issues. - No they didnt , one had to close and one was totally swamped as they were unprepared for the numbers

It's all relevant. You brought up your experiences of the Sofia trip, I responded.

Again, you're the one that brought the subject of Poland up, thinking everyone had a whale of a time, except me. I got into Gdansk the afternoon of the game, I got out of Poznan as soon as I could. Both of them were the kind of places imo, you get the first vehicle out of. When it turns up obviously. - the majority of those who didnt enjoy it was because of what happened on the football pitch nothing to do with it as a host,

When I got to KFC, the queue was out the door. When I left Poznan, the queue was still out the door. Like everything else that didn't come in a can or glass in Poland, there was a severe lack of facilities/resources to cope with a tournament the size of the European Championships.- peoples experiences and tales on this site afterwards beg to differ but sure they are all wrong and you are right

After reading the last few pages, I notice I wasn't the only one to not enjoy the kip. - see above


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Originally posted by Borussia Borussia wrote:


Originally posted by Sligo Hornet Sligo Hornet wrote:

I always thought I had a bad record at away games........just checked (including away friendlies)
and not as poor as I thought.

 

W - 13

D -  11

L -    8


Clarification for the rules committee - Are we counting the London friendly games ??



I've counted them anyway....

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Very hard to get a bad trip. On paper I could say Armenia after missing the flight home, having to stay for an extra 3 nights, paying an extra €400 to get home the following Tuesday, taking an extra two day's leave from work and missing the Andorra home game in the process. But after missing the flight we sat down and had the most silent half hour in history in some airport cafe, then we just got on with it. Bumped into these Waterford lads on the Sunday looking for a pub with the All-Ireland like us - couldn't find one and ended up getting a bag of cans with them and watching it on a PC downstairs in a hostel. Great craic and great trip overall.
 
Moscow could be a contender purely because I was sick the night before the match and couldn't drink, meaning I was on the water for the FAI's free bar Disapprove But the Saturday and Sunday were good craic and I was stone cold sober to witness Richard Dunne's heroic performance.
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Originally posted by Drumcondra 69er Drumcondra 69er wrote:

Originally posted by Borussia Borussia wrote:


Originally posted by Sligo Hornet Sligo Hornet wrote:

I always thought I had a bad record at away games........just checked (including away friendlies)
and not as poor as I thought.

 

W - 13

D -  11

L -    8


Clarification for the rules committee - Are we counting the London friendly games ??

 
I've counted them anyway....
 
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Very hard to get a bad trip. On paper I could say Armenia after missing the flight home, having to stay for an extra 3 nights, paying an extra €400 to get home the following Tuesday, taking an extra two day's leave from work and missing the Andorra home game in the process. But after missing the flight we sat down and had the most silent half hour in history in some airport cafe, then we just got on with it. Bumped into these Waterford lads on the Sunday looking for a pub with the All-Ireland like us - couldn't find one and ended up getting a bag of cans with them and watching it on a PC downstairs in a hostel. Great craic and great trip overall.
 
Moscow could be a contender purely because I was sick the night before the match and couldn't drink, meaning I was on the water for the FAI's free bar Disapprove But the Saturday and Sunday were good craic and I was stone cold sober to witness Richard Dunne's heroic performance.


Get on with it - you mean went to bed while me and the wife spent the next few hours trying to find a route out of that mess LOL
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Didn't like Bratislava but had a great night after the game and then back to Prague.

For worst away trip there is no comparison............Paris 09!
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Originally posted by Trapped Trapped wrote:

Very hard to get a bad trip. On paper I could say Armenia after missing the flight home, having to stay for an extra 3 nights, paying an extra €400 to get home the following Tuesday, taking an extra two day's leave from work and missing the Andorra home game in the process. But after missing the flight we sat down and had the most silent half hour in history in some airport cafe, then we just got on with it. Bumped into these Waterford lads on the Sunday looking for a pub with the All-Ireland like us - couldn't find one and ended up getting a bag of cans with them and watching it on a PC downstairs in a hostel. Great craic and great trip overall.
 
Moscow could be a contender purely because I was sick the night before the match and couldn't drink, meaning I was on the water for the FAI's free bar Disapprove But the Saturday and Sunday were good craic and I was stone cold sober to witness Richard Dunne's heroic performance.


Get on with it - you mean went to bed while me and the wife spent the next few hours trying to find a route out of that mess LOL
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Originally posted by reddladd reddladd wrote:

Didn't like Bratislava but had a great night after the game and then back to Prague.

For worst away trip there is no comparison............Paris 09!
LOL Jaysus, lots of unhappy campers after the Paris game! Result and that pr*ck Henry aside, I didn't realise there were so many bad reports. I had the flights booked and was ready to go but then realised the school that I was working in had scheduled parent/teacher meetings on that date and there was absolutely no way out of it. I was absolutely gutted at the time and was probably the most miserable bollo*ks those parents ever met at a PT meeting.
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