"Smaller" away trips

Max Power wrote: Poland was a savage trip lads, football was sh*te obviously but to be at a major tournament and soak up the atmosphere of being at one is something I will never forget. Jaysus results don't entirely make a trip at all. Some lads on here you'd swear they only go for the result, would ye f**k off  Monty was the best trip I've ever been on and we got a 0-0 draw. The only time I've been away and the result ruined thr trip was France.

I know what you mean max but found Poland difficult as it was 3 hammerings one after the other in quick succession


After the Spain game I just wanted to go home

San Marino/Rimini was also an excellent trip. It was my first away trip and I definitely got the bug . Bari had a small trip feel to it despite larger numbers, also the positive vibe around the team at the time made the atmosphere even more electric

Kerrzy wrote: Sono wrote: Citizen wrote: Gaz wrote: Only part I really enjoyed in Poland was the days in Torun. Didn't like Poznan or Gdansk at all really tbh i'd agree there gaz, too many messy knuts around You must have bumped into Kerrzy as well then.... I was only in Poznan for 2 days around the Italian match and didnt stay in Gdansk But yes I dont think Poland was a great trip for a number of factors, especially the football and the fact I didnt stay in the host cities. Cant wait for the next 2 trips even though the best is probably out of the way because it would be the best night for Irish football in 12 years if we got a result in Germany and possibly the same if we won in Glasgow.

Edited by Max Power - 13 Sep 2014 at 3:38am

Faroes and Georgia and Sweden were 3 unreal trips. Faroes because of the location, Sweden as it was -20 and Georgia because its Georgia and cheap . I think Scotland could be good as its early on in the group this year and expectations will be high.

if i am being honest i taught Germany last year in cologne was f**king sh*te. place had nutin going for it,,. Hostel was dear. all stuck around the one Bar (Corkonian) with inflated prices for drinks in a plactic slop glass, trains were 70 f**kin euro one way from d airport and wer were thumped in a meaningless game anyway

Georgia will be hard bet in any campaign

Edited by daboi89 - 13 Sep 2014 at 1:40am

Serbia, Georgia, Macedonia and Faroes have been best for me...Each one could have taken the title for different reasons. Will definitely be the best in this campaign unless we do the biz in Warsaw to qualify!

Not sure Serbia will ever be beaten, Georgia and Faroes top notch trips, smaller trips do tend to be better alright

Just saying like wrote: I really enjoyed Moscow in both 2002 and 2011 but 2011 was definitely better because of the performance, the result and probably the fact that the numbers travelling were much less.  Generally the trips with fewer supporters do seem to be better craic although Tallinn was special because we were confident going there and the team didn't disappoint..

Would agree with this   Herr JSL 

Gaz wrote: Only part I really enjoyed in Poland was the days in Torun. Didn't like Poznan or Gdansk at all really tbh

i'd agree there gaz, too many messy knuts around

We stayed in Sopot for the Gdansk part of the trip and it was incredible, they'd a deadly beach and all with cocktail bars and that....very Montenegro-esque for those couple of days!