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Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

[QUOTE=armahibee]Love to go back prob book a hotel with free cancellation but won't travel without a ticket!![/QUOTE]
 
do people think tickets will be an issue on a Thursday night ?
I would be very surprised if this game sold out. I think because there is a bit of interest on here for the competition they are completely misjudging the appeal it has elsewhere. It is being treated as somewhat of a joke over here and I can't really see that changing before it kicks off. 
I would expect a crowd of around 20k at the game and little difficulty for away fans.
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Missed it last time around as I was away so looking forward to heading over and not in the slightest bit concerned about tickets. Can't see there being any issue.

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might just head from London day of the match though have 2 nights booked -  might alter as begrudge losing 3 leave days for Cardiff for this
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In and out job I reckon. Arrive morning of the match, back out next afternoon. 1 night in Cardiff will do lol
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Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:


might just head from London day of the match though have 2 nights booked -  might alter as begrudge losing 3 leave days for Cardiff for this


+1. Thinking along similar lines myself
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6th September- good can weather you would imagine Beer
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Originally posted by El_nino El_nino wrote:

Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:


might just head from London day of the match though have 2 nights booked -  might alter as begrudge losing 3 leave days for Cardiff for this


+1. Thinking along similar lines myself

And me also. Will work the morning of the game, same as the last time, and get the train from here around 1.30pm.

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Originally posted by bogball88 bogball88 wrote:

6th September- good can weather you would imagine Beer
 
great can weather... looking forward to it
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

[QUOTE=armahibee]Love to go back prob book a hotel with free cancellation but won't travel without a ticket!![/QUOTE]
 
do people think tickets will be an issue on a Thursday night ?

I would be very surprised if this game sold out. I think because there is a bit of interest on here for the competition they are completely misjudging the appeal it has elsewhere. It is being treated as somewhat of a joke over here and I can't really see that changing before it kicks off. 
I would expect a crowd of around 20k at the game and little difficulty for away fans.


Is "overhere" England? If yes then it's very easy to see how it's viewed as a joke. Any country that usually qualifies with ease will view it as such. The teams from pots b, c, and d do not have that luxury however, and need to take seriously any method that is put in place to achieve qualification.
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Aside from the fact you can qualify for the Euros; the Nations League also gives us the opportunity to win something. A lot of people seem to be missing this fact..
 
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Originally posted by willmcc83 willmcc83 wrote:


Aside from the fact you can qualify for the Euros; the Nations League also gives us the opportunity to win something. A lot of people seem to be missing this fact..
 


Only the teams in the division A can win tht Nations League . The team below can only get promoted


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Originally posted by bogball88 bogball88 wrote:

6th September- good can weather you would imagine Beer

wales in september. too hot for me, f00k that 
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Originally posted by Paulie Paulie wrote:

Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

[QUOTE=armahibee]Love to go back prob book a hotel with free cancellation but won't travel without a ticket!![/QUOTE]
 
do people think tickets will be an issue on a Thursday night ?

I would be very surprised if this game sold out. I think because there is a bit of interest on here for the competition they are completely misjudging the appeal it has elsewhere. It is being treated as somewhat of a joke over here and I can't really see that changing before it kicks off. 
I would expect a crowd of around 20k at the game and little difficulty for away fans.


Is "overhere" England? If yes then it's very easy to see how it's viewed as a joke. Any country that usually qualifies with ease will view it as such. The teams from pots b, c, and d do not have that luxury however, and need to take seriously any method that is put in place to achieve qualification.

Yeah, there is no other reason it could be seen as farcical at all. Absolutely none!
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by Paulie Paulie wrote:

Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

[QUOTE=armahibee]Love to go back prob book a hotel with free cancellation but won't travel without a ticket!![/QUOTE]
 
do people think tickets will be an issue on a Thursday night ?

I would be very surprised if this game sold out. I think because there is a bit of interest on here for the competition they are completely misjudging the appeal it has elsewhere. It is being treated as somewhat of a joke over here and I can't really see that changing before it kicks off. 
I would expect a crowd of around 20k at the game and little difficulty for away fans.


Is "overhere" England? If yes then it's very easy to see how it's viewed as a joke. Any country that usually qualifies with ease will view it as such. The teams from pots b, c, and d do not have that luxury however, and need to take seriously any method that is put in place to achieve qualification.

Yeah, there is no other reason it could be seen as farcical at all. Absolutely none!


The point stands that for countries such as ourselves, given our qualification history, we are not in a position to be looking down our noses at the Nation's League. I'm not saying it's perfect by any means, but it's far better than playing friendlies with nothing at stake.
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Every competition has to start somewhere, If it works then great. If not, well something different was tried that provided at least something to play for that menat a little more than winning /losing a friendly. S woth everything else in life, there will be those that moan and complain and dont give it a chance.
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I have long wanted an end to international friendlies, but as far as I see it, it is far worse! That is what is mainly being mocked in the media here is the overly convoluted system of tying two tournaments together to get from 55 to 24 and the bizarre logic of a team from Group D of the NL qualifying for the Euros themselves. This is made even more bizarre by the fact that there are 8-10 teams nailed on to qualify for the Euros anyway.
In fact, if anything, this bollocksology makes it even more difficult for ourselves to qualify, although we at least get two goes at failing.
An absolute farce that undermines the whole tournament.
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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Every competition has to start somewhere, If it works then great. If not, well something different was tried that provided at least something to play for that menat a little more than winning /losing a friendly. S woth everything else in life, there will be those that moan and complain and dont give it a chance.

But why not just leave it stand alone? Make sure the games are treated as competitive for ranking points and the like, why get it involved with the Euros? Why should Albania's recent relative success mean nearby teams who have comparatively failed, such as Macedonia, be given a better chance to qualify. The whole thing is a farce, one that I believe has been created to undermine international football deliberately.
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Every competition has to start somewhere, If it works then great. If not, well something different was tried that provided at least something to play for that menat a little more than winning /losing a friendly. S woth everything else in life, there will be those that moan and complain and dont give it a chance.

But why not just leave it stand alone? Make sure the games are treated as competitive for ranking points and the like, why get it involved with the Euros? Why should Albania's recent relative success mean nearby teams who have comparatively failed, such as Macedonia, be given a better chance to qualify. The whole thing is a farce, one that I believe has been created to undermine international football deliberately.
Id love a proper stand alone league format also. Id imagine the major bar to this is the international calendar and creating a format that does not draw the ire of clubs who ulimately pay the wages. All im saying is its the starting point of something different and time will ultimately tell whether it works or not. For the record, given the apparent indifference at best of a lot of nations and fans alike, id imagine it will fail, but theres always a chane it will grow and maybe develop into something very worthwhile.

Personally speaking, as someone that has no club side to follow anymore, im very much open to giving it a chance and getting to see Ireland in more competitive games.
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