Number of Irish inside the grounds for the Euros.
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Topic: Number of Irish inside the grounds for the Euros.
Posted By: ABFC
Subject: Number of Irish inside the grounds for the Euros.
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 5:14pm
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A lot of debate has been had on the number of Irish going. The Irish Times say interest is 1/3 higher from Poland 4 years ago. Surely we'll have in the region of 40,000 inside the ground in Paris and the somewhat smaller in the other two games. Anyone care to guess the numbers we'll have? From a personal point of view, there's 16 people quite close to me who are going this time that didn't go to Poland. I'd imagine I'm not the only one knowing people going who didn't go four years ago |
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 5:32pm
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France is so easy to get to that people will go if tickets are available. I would say 40k at the first game is a decent shout. Saint-Denis (80,000 seats)Lille (50,000 seats) Bordeaux (Matmut Atlantique – 42,000 seats) ------------- |
Posted By: GreenDodger93
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 9:11pm
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Sweden - 40,000 Belgium 25,000 Italy - 30,000 |
Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 9:19pm
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Sweden = 26,269 Belgium = 13,739 Italy = 19,786. Now i could be wrong who knows . ------------- Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days . |
Posted By: Paulie
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 9:32pm
I agree. |
Claret Murph wrote:Posted By: Scamper
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 10:41pm
I have to say i  ------------- ====#Everywhere you play, We'll Follow==== |
Posted By: ABFC
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 10:53pm
What? |
Posted By: gufct
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 10:55pm
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well funnily there is less lads I know travelling than travel led to Poland. ------------- One City,One County,One Club GUFC will be back. |
Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 11:03pm
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Have had a good amount of people who know i travel away to games approach me asking if it is possible to get them tickets, most of whom have never been away to a game and very rarely been to a home match, some of who must have forgotten how they sneered at me after Poland, i have not forgotten . But generally get the impression a lot more people are more interested this time around. ------------- Just because it's tradition does not make it right |
Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 11:09pm
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a lot more from the north going............................mind you they are NI fans so that probably doesn't count ------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: OscarDelta
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 11:16pm
A lot wanting to go if have ticket but while we will have big support I don't see it anywhere near as big as 2004......... |
Posted By: Butch
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 11:21pm
Same boat here . Think my crew are getting married , babies and mortgaged out . |
Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 11:24pm
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We will definitely eclipse 2004 against Sweden anyhow imo ------------- Just because it's tradition does not make it right |
Posted By: gufct
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 11:42pm
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If we get 35,000 in for the Sweden game I'd be surprised was looking for 1 extra ticket for it and no joy anywhere. In 2004 we were given a huge allocation because the French public weren't interested in going to the game . ------------- One City,One County,One Club GUFC will be back. |
Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2016 at 11:57pm
 ------------- Just because it's tradition does not make it right |
Posted By: Bob Hoskins
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 12:16am
Sweden always bring big numbers, Belgium are on the doorstep and have their best team ever, Italians don't give a f**k till the knock outs. So yeah Claret your prediction sounds more likely than the half the stadium in Paris full of Irish scenario ------------- Romario 2016: And the ticket mafia gets caught! Well, four years ago I had already told the government. |
Posted By: OnTheOneRoad
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 12:57am
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Sweden will have a lot in that stadium. We'll do well to get 35k into stade de france. Belgium will bring a lot too and we all know how hard tickets have been to come by in that game. Italy game is one i could see being 70% Irish. They won't care about the game and probably the good people of Lille won't either
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Posted By: france2003
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 12:58am
Seems like a good time to invade them.......
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Posted By: GreenDodger93
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 4:42am
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Posted By: gspain
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 7:37am
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We had 40K in Paris in 2004. OK it was a weekend no ticket issues and the Celtic Tiger was roaring. I believe we will have 40-50K at the Sweden game. Most of the tickets are cat 1s and 145 euros is a lot for a neutral to pay. So I expect in the end there won't be ticket issues for Sweden. There will be a lot less at Belgium and Italy somewhere in between.
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Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 8:52am
| Yeah I knew far more in Poland. France is a lot more expensive, and probably not going to be as much fun as Poland (not that it won't be fun in its own right). |
Posted By: peterbelfast
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 9:05am
I'm with ya, a reposession long overdue. |
Posted By: DangerHere
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 9:42am
I think you forgot that I am going to all 3 games too so you can up each attendance by 1
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 2:11pm
 ------------- Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days . |
Posted By: Strazdas
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2016 at 4:49pm
Not quite : it's 540 miles from Bordeaux to the Belgian border and an eight hour drive. Anyone seeking to do it in one day from Belgium would have to leave at 5am or so (3 o'clock kick off).
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Posted By: DangerHere
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2016 at 5:53pm
Ah I understand. As you were
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Posted By: Charlton's Child
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2016 at 7:14pm
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Sweden 35, 000 Belgium 17,000 to 19,000 Italy 22,000 |
Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2016 at 8:27pm
likely more than were at some of our home games  ------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: Floreat Ultonia
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2016 at 11:09am
Sure as soon as youse get repossession, ye'll just hoof upfield and lose it again  Impressive numbers I must say.
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Posted By: greenlad
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2016 at 11:25am
What sort of numbers you reckon travelling to support the north. I know population is not as big but just wondering, also what size stadia are you's in floreat? |
Posted By: Floreat Ultonia
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2016 at 11:51am
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Most people seem to think we'll have at least 7-8,000 in Nice, maybe 11-12,000 in Lyon (big new stadium), something in-between for Parc des Princes in Paris. I'll be watching the PdP game and our knockout ties at home, expensive trip ;)
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Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2016 at 1:26pm
Surprised at that estimation FU.I thought N.I. would bring at least 20k as there'll be ticketless fans there too. Edit: Just read the thread title ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: Floreat Ultonia
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2016 at 5:57pm
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Naughty mucker ;) Maybe I've underestimated a bit, but factor in the opening weekend game being in the smallest ground etc. 20k staying for the whole group stage, can't see that.
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Posted By: eireland
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2016 at 7:01pm
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Paris: 38k Bordeaux: 18k Lille: 35k Bordeaux is just going to be a nightmare for ticketless fans. The only weekend game, the biggest fixture, the biggest traveling support from an openent and the smallest stadium. |
Posted By: OnTheOneRoad
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2016 at 4:00am
Kind of resigned to the fact that i'll be watching that one in the fanzone in Bordeaux  ------------- No thank you Turkish......I'm sweet enough |
Posted By: eireland
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2016 at 12:36pm
I was lucky to get tickets but I had thought about the scenario if I hadn't. I'd have brought €300 to buy one over there off a tout but I'd say I could get one for closer to €200. If you're in Paris scour the Irish fans for a spare and likewise in bordeaux. Paying a tout should be the last resort. |