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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Originally posted by nvidic nvidic wrote:

Originally posted by nvidic nvidic wrote:

Going to Albania Moldova on the way home, picked up pretty good tickets for it there, €13 a pop 

Turns out I bought tickets to KF Tirana V FK Partizani 🤦

Albania Moldova tickets secured for €28
LOL….you fly into Tirana, hardly a spin on a train is it?

Hour flight! Always hoping Ireland drew them, then playing next door the day after us about as close as in going to get. 
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cheap direct flight out with Ryanair Thursday morning for €150. Some of the lads going half way around the world will be kicking themselves 🤪
Here we go again, we're on the road again
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Tirana is quality, we went there on our way to Macedonia for the game in 2011. Bonkers place.
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Originally posted by Roberto_Carlow Roberto_Carlow wrote:

Tirana is quality, we went there on our way to Macedonia for the game in 2011. Bonkers place.
Bonkers? In what way(s)? LOL
The nation holds it's breath...YES, WE'RE THERE!!!
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Originally posted by ConorMac77 ConorMac77 wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto_Carlow Roberto_Carlow wrote:

Tirana is quality, we went there on our way to Macedonia for the game in 2011. Bonkers place.
Bonkers? In what way(s)? LOL

It got off to mad start anyway as there was a women giving birth on the roundabout as we came out of the airport (which I'm sure isn't the norm), the experience of driving there was insane, I'm not sure they actually have any rules and then the interrogation as we attempted to enter Macedonia with Albanian car plates from both sides of the border.

Food was quality, you used to get the best exchange rates off random men on street corners (this was before the days of revolut), it was pleasantly cheap and everyone in the nightclubs were drinking coffee.

Bouncers were also pretty scary.
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Originally posted by Roberto_Carlow Roberto_Carlow wrote:

Originally posted by ConorMac77 ConorMac77 wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto_Carlow Roberto_Carlow wrote:

Tirana is quality, we went there on our way to Macedonia for the game in 2011. Bonkers place.
Bonkers? In what way(s)? LOL

It got off to mad start anyway as there was a women giving birth on the roundabout as we came out of the airport (which I'm sure isn't the norm), the experience of driving there was insane, I'm not sure they actually have any rules and then the interrogation as we attempted to enter Macedonia with Albanian car plates from both sides of the border.

Food was quality, you used to get the best exchange rates off random men on street corners (this was before the days of revolut), it was pleasantly cheap and everyone in the nightclubs were drinking coffee.

Bouncers were also pretty scary.
My God, hope we get them in a future qualification group now. LOL
The nation holds it's breath...YES, WE'RE THERE!!!
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Originally posted by Roberto_Carlow Roberto_Carlow wrote:

Originally posted by ConorMac77 ConorMac77 wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto_Carlow Roberto_Carlow wrote:

Tirana is quality, we went there on our way to Macedonia for the game in 2011. Bonkers place.
Bonkers? In what way(s)? LOL

It got off to mad start anyway as there was a women giving birth on the roundabout as we came out of the airport (which I'm sure isn't the norm), the experience of driving there was insane, I'm not sure they actually have any rules and then the interrogation as we attempted to enter Macedonia with Albanian car plates from both sides of the border.

Food was quality, you used to get the best exchange rates off random men on street corners (this was before the days of revolut), it was pleasantly cheap and everyone in the nightclubs were drinking coffee.

Bouncers were also pretty scary.


LOLLOLLOL
"Here's Robbie Keane...... yeeeessss! That is no more than Ireland deserve!"
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Originally posted by Roberto_Carlow Roberto_Carlow wrote:

Originally posted by ConorMac77 ConorMac77 wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto_Carlow Roberto_Carlow wrote:

Tirana is quality, we went there on our way to Macedonia for the game in 2011. Bonkers place.
Bonkers? In what way(s)? LOL

It got off to mad start anyway as there was a women giving birth on the roundabout as we came out of the airport (which I'm sure isn't the norm), the experience of driving there was insane, I'm not sure they actually have any rules and then the interrogation as we attempted to enter Macedonia with Albanian car plates from both sides of the border.

Food was quality, you used to get the best exchange rates off random men on street corners (this was before the days of revolut), it was pleasantly cheap and everyone in the nightclubs were drinking coffee.

Bouncers were also pretty scary.

This is what away trips are all about it.

I remember walking around Moscow and one of the lads goes - lets go into this boozer. He walks in and orders 4 beers and your man goes (In broken English) this is a pet shop.

Good times.
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:


I remember walking around Moscow and one of the lads goes - lets go into this boozer. He walks in and orders 4 beers and your man goes (In broken English) this is a pet shop.

Good times.



It wasnt an Ireland away game but I was away with my ex Mrs for a weekend in Berlin. She came down with some virus and was feeling brutal. The place we were staying in werent much help. They couldnt recommend any doctors working on a Saturday. They said that its A&E or nothing. She didnt think it was serious enough for the hospital so we did our own research and found a place open about a 20 minute walk away. It turns out that Dr Pongs is not a GP practice just in case you're ever in Berlin. I got a few games of table tennis in though so it wasnt a totally wasted trip. 
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  1. Are those without tickets looking into the potential of getting home end tickets?
  2. Or holding out hope the FAI can secure more?
  3. Any word on when we will know about that?
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

  1. Are those without tickets looking into the potential of getting home end tickets?
  2. Or holding out hope the FAI can secure more?
  3. Any word on when we will know about that?

Please be patient.  

There will hopefully be news in the next few days.  
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Originally posted by gspain gspain wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

  1. Are those without tickets looking into the potential of getting home end tickets?
  2. Or holding out hope the FAI can secure more?
  3. Any word on when we will know about that?

Please be patient.  

There will hopefully be news in the next few days.  

Cheers GS. I hold out hope 🙏 
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Anyone with a spare or if there’s anyone planning on going in the home end give me a shout on WhatsApp (+64272683060). Will be in Athens for the game regardless as I’m home from New Zealand and had travel plans already arranged. Unsuccessful in ballot. 
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So difficult at present time to get talking to anyone in the fai ticket office. Trying to sort away portal application for Greece and so difficult to get speaking to anyone. Automated responses etc..
There was meant to be an update email out before the wknd.. Did anyone recieve it? 
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Originally posted by skimcg skimcg wrote:

So difficult at present time to get talking to anyone in the fai ticket office. Trying to sort away portal application for Greece and so difficult to get speaking to anyone. Automated responses etc..
There was meant to be an update email out before the wknd.. Did anyone recieve it? 
What exactly do you need to speak to them about ?

They sent out the email to say who was successful etc, now they're waiting on the price and will send the invoices when they're in.
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It was pre allocation where I had an issue with my portal profile. I think I explained in my original post what I wanted to speak to them about. 
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Originally posted by skimcg skimcg wrote:

It was pre allocation where I had an issue with my portal profile. I think I explained in my original post what I wanted to speak to them about. 

Well you didn't really explain anything.... but anyway, did you put in an application?

Your post makes it sound like you didn't apply & only now wanted to speak to them about applying.

If its a late application they won't entertain it.

Still none the wiser as to what the problem your facing is 


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Disregard. My issue was trying to speak with someone in the ticket office. 
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