Alba/Scotland (A)

[Junior]

POSH, you were lucky you werent nicked for drinking in the street - Told you about that!

[paul_oshea]

Did you tell me? I don't remember, ah right! Well he was a nice enough chap anyway!

That walk up from lynches was a balls, way too long. Do ye normally do that on Celtic match days? The pubs all up there reminded me of typical english pubs! And i hate typical english pubs!! Sorry Junior. I've just insulted your mother, your whole family there :P

[IsMiseSean]

To be fair I was a bit relieved when the two guys turned out to be cops. When they first approached me I thought they were going to kick the **** out of me.
Anyone know what happens if I don't pay the fine?

[Junior]

Did you tell me? I don't remember, ah right! Well he was a nice enough chap anyway!

Yeah I did but as per usual you very rarely listen to those your are talking to ;) I think the police relaxed it on the night due to the large amount of fans new to the city. Its a rule that is fairly rigorously enforced on a Celtic match day I can assure you. A fine or even getting nicked is not uncommon for those who choose to risk it.


That walk up from lynches was a balls, way too long. Do ye normally do that on Celtic match days? The pubs all up there reminded me of typical english pubs! And i hate typical english pubs!!

Ahh what are you whining about. A 30 minute walk in a straight line? Nope I dont do that walk very often, if at all normally, however I did do it on Friday. You walked through Bridgeton, staunch Rangers/Loyalist territory. In fact there are plenty of posts above suggesting people avoid it and use the Gallowgate (though this is no shorter), which normally is sound advise. However it was more a case of safety in numbers, 1000's of Irish and Scottish were walking along London Road and plenty of Polis in position also - so it was safe enough.

I'm not sure what sort of typical english pubs you are referring to but if you mean ones that are decked out in the butchers apron, pictures of the queen and king billy with his little pony, UVF emblems and paraphanelia - then yep thats the sort of pubs they were. I'm not a big fan of them myself to be honest;)



Sorry Junior. I've just insulted your mother, your whole family there :P

I have absolutely no clue what you mean by that - wooooshhhh

[paul_oshea]

To be fair I was a bit relieved when the two guys turned out to be cops. When they first approached me I thought they were going to kick the **** out of me.
Anyone know what happens if I don't pay the fine?

You were relieved because you had just taken a ****.

It should be an on the spot. They will isuse an Arrest Warrant, schengen area will all be notified and when you next step oN british soil(including NI) you will be arrested.

[IsMiseSean]

He told me I could pay online. He said something about an arrest warrant alright. Feck it, I suppose I'll pay!!

[ArdeeBhoy]

Overall not really impressed with the place, queuing for an hour to get a taxi from the train station. Queuing for an hour at a rank to get home after the game(well the end of the night) and Black taxis just dont stop there, having to walk home most of the way in the end and pubs and the walk from the stadium taking an age as well. Not setup for big crowds really, in Dublin ye can get in and out easily from landsdowne and get taxis too.
Except that it's as least well geared up as Croke or the New Lansdowne.
The general area might be a bit grim but it's served by around six bus routes, two train lines and why the feck you would need a cab to do a 30-45mins walk unless you're geriatric or it's torrential rain, is beyond me.

There are loads of international grounds served by far worse access, so please don't just post complete drivel on the matter?
:rolleyes:

[DannyInvincible]

After having been driven through loyal Bridgeton in a taxi earlier in the night and knowing it was territory to strictly avoid from the sound advice on here, I said to my brother who was leading us post-match on foot towards the city centre with his trusty phone navigator to keep close to the Gallowgate for safety. We simply couldn't get a taxi after the game so just kept walking, but I don't think it really dawned upon him that Bridgeton - a Rangers hotbed - was so close to the south-west of Celtic Park and I'm not sure the name really would have been of any great significance to him anyway if he saw it on a map. He was also eager to take the shortest route back to the city centre, so we simply followed in the dark assuming the earlier concerns lodged had been taken on board, registered with the intelligent device and all was good. Having looked back at the route we took on Google Maps when I got back to Manchester, I'd like to think of our 45-minute walk as some sort of achievement, making it through there alive, twice in one night, just three drunken eejits, in full colours and scarf... I even took a lengthy and desperately-needed p*ss in the middle of a big, fat, wide-open park. Beat that! :p


it seems because i was in amongst them i wasnt seen as a "proper" irish fan

That must have been hard to take. :)

[ArdeeBhoy]

Is the right answer...

[paul_oshea]

He told me I could pay online. He said something about an arrest warrant alright. Feck it, I suppose I'll pay!!

Sean John nothing will happen dont worry. Its like a sheap stealer in poland, big in poland, no one cares outside of poland.

[IsMiseSean]

I hate the thought of paying £40 for a p**s

[back of the net]

Was in LL lower in the block next to the official away section - didnt experience any hassle from scots fans in/outside stadium.
The walk back to the city from the stadium was painful
Was a sh*t night though - pathetic performance by us killed any mood i/my mates to stay in the city....headed back to hotel bar early

Stayed in glasgow on saturday night ---- pretty dull place tbh, came across a few angry scots that night alright

Not a great trip at all