Czech Republic Away (12th September 2007) - Match Thread

[zenokelly]

LAds, anyone have any idea how we raid the tickets in the home end for this one? Anyone found any websites with any clue to where to buy the home tickets. Anyone sent an e-mail to Czech FA?

Less than 3 months and I'm starting to worry but still think its very likely we'll be sorted in the end for both. When did the German home-end tickets go on sale last year - can't recall!!!

[AidoM]

LAds, anyone have any idea how we raid the tickets in the home end for this one? Anyone found any websites with any clue to where to buy the home tickets. Anyone sent an e-mail to Czech FA?

Less than 3 months and I'm starting to worry but still think its very likely we'll be sorted in the end for both. When did the German home-end tickets go on sale last year - can't recall!!!

I think this has been mentioned earlier in the thread and a number of wbsites mentioned. However, like yourself :p I'm too lazy to check back :o:D

[stiofain]

Out of interest, has there been any educated guesses made in the media over there of how many Irish fans are expected to travel for the two games?

[horney]

dont know but a lot id say

[horney]

They came in seperate envelopes :confused: but both arrived yesterday :)

I posted on both threads

just got refused tickete for both games

[Paulie]

just got refused tickete for both games

Are you a blockbooker? If you are are and they've already told you the outcome of your application then that's bloody quick considering the closing date for applications is the 22nd of June.

[Mayo_Bhoy]

Last edited by stiofain : 14/06/2007 at 5:45 PM.


#104 14/06/2007, 10:54 PM
horney
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dont know but a lot id say
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Now that's waht i call an educated guess!:rolleyes:

[citizenerased]

od say abot 10,000 for brat and slightly less for prague

[Claret Murph]

Just read on the FAI website that the closing date was the 15th of June , now I am dam sure that it was the 22nd a few weeks back . It looks like they have moved the goalposts on us .:mad:

[KildareRed]

15th was date for applying for an application form. 22nd is date when applications have to be in by

[KoemansCC]

Just read on the FAI website that the closing date was the 15th of June , now I am dam sure that it was the 22nd a few weeks back . It looks like they have moved the goalposts on us .:mad:

Make sure you send it in anyway, even if its late. I posted my app for the home games a week after the closing date and was still sorted...

[Claret Murph]

Make sure you send it in anyway, even if its late. I posted my app for the home games a week after the closing date and was still sorted...


Don't worry Koemans as everything is sorted at our end now all we have to do is wait and see if our names come out of the hat , you have to have faith in the FAI to do the right thing otherwise one of us will have to go up to Dublin with a can of petrol or has that been done before :D:D:D

[Ash]

Has anyone ever travelled from Vienna to Prague and
if so whats is the best way bus/train/plane.

I was in Prague before so I wanna break up the trip a bit by
going to Vienna for a few days after the Slovakia game.
inbetween games.

[NeilMcD]

Vienna is only 40 km from Bratislava so I would recommend the boat trip between the two places, thats what we are doing on the Thursday when we fly into Vienna.

[Ash]

Vienna is only 40 km from Bratislava so I would recommend the boat trip between the two places, thats what we are doing on the Thursday when we fly into Vienna.

Brat->Vienna is no probs, just wondering about Vienna to Prague

[Superhoops]

Brat->Vienna is no probs, just wondering about Vienna to Prague
Between 4 hours and 4hrs 30 mins by train. Trains every one and a half/two hours.

[Ash]

Between 4 hours and 4hrs 30 mins by train. Trains every one and a half/two hours.

Nice one, cheers for that.

[Paulie]

I rang the FAI earlier to find out when they would be notifying applicants as to whether they would be getting tickets or not. They said applicants would be notifed in the next couple of weeks. That's quicker than I expected. Here's hoping.

[dublinwanderer]

any meet up in centre of prague planned? any square or landmark???

[stojkovic]

Vienna is only 40 km from Bratislava so I would recommend the boat trip between the two places, thats what we are doing on the Thursday when we fly into Vienna.

Yeah booked the catamaran for Vienna-Bratislava on the Friday, great value at 18euro. Flying into Vienna on Thursday morning, staying the night.

Anyone else planning on staying on Vienna on Thursday night ?

[NeilMcD]

Nah I am heading to Bratislava on the Thursday afternoon at 16.30.

[Sligo Hornet]

Yeah booked the catamaran for Vienna-Bratislava on the Friday, great value at 18euro. Flying into Vienna on Thursday morning, staying the night.

Anyone else planning on staying on Vienna on Thursday night ?

Mr. & Mrs. Moscow Mule are staying in Vienna on Thursday .......but from my experience, a man with very short arms and a deep pocket! :D

[Dr. Ogba]

Anyone book an apartment with www.pragueexperience.com ? we're looking at one near Wenceslas Square....is this central?

[NeilMcD]

yeah its the main square as central as you can get.

[Dr. Ogba]

Sound....bit expensive (€40 each) but might go for it so....cheers!

[Moscow Mule]

Mr. & Mrs. Moscow Mule are staying in Vienna on Thursday .......but from my experience, a man with very short arms and a deep pocket! :D

To have pockets means you have trousers.....spare pair for Hornet!

[Saint Tom]

flying to vienna on the wednesday before the match with aer lingus, overnighting there and doing the catamaran on thursday afternoon, imagine the looks from the natives when a rake of paddies show up locked off a boat in the centre of bratislava!!!

[Carlow Bhoy]

yes staying in Vienna Thursday going to Bratislava on the Friday then Prague on the sunday

[supasparx]

flying to vienna on the wednesday before the match with aer lingus, overnighting there and doing the catamaran on thursday afternoon, imagine the looks from the natives when a rake of paddies show up locked off a boat in the centre of bratislava!!!

Landing in Vienna on Thursday morn and boating it down in the afternoon!

[zinedineontour]

We get to Vienna on thurs from aerlingus flight then getting private car for free to Bratislava as they ****ed up with our accomodation so giving us free tfer to accom ! Though the new apatment they booked us does have a pool table !

[NeilMcD]

Landing in Vienna on Thursday morn and boating it down in the afternoon!

Yeah landing thursday morn myself and getting the boat in the afternoon. San Marino all over again .

[AidoM]

Yeah landing thursday morn myself and getting the boat in the afternoon. San Marino all over again .

Looks more like a sinking ship (ala Titanic) :eek::D

[Saint Tom]

Landing in Vienna on Thursday morn and boating it down in the afternoon!

good to have you on board

[Footymadlass]

Anyone book an apartment with www.pragueexperience.com (http://www.pragueexperience.com) ? we're looking at one near Wenceslas Square....is this central?


Ou cheers for the tip :)

[Dr. Ogba]

Ou cheers for the tip :)

no bother....very expensive but they seem to be quite a helpful bunch...

[aidz1]

i am in the process of booking an apartment for 3 nights (mon-thurs) for this trip.
for 4 of us, its working out at approx. €400. is that a reasonable rate for prague or should i be looking further?

[Sligo Hornet]

i am in the process of booking an apartment for 3 nights (mon-thurs) for this trip.
for 4 of us, its working out at approx. €400. is that a reasonable rate for prague or should i be looking further?

I'd say that was good value.....we also have booked apartments (close to Wenceslas Square ) " Cental Prague Apartments".....where are you located?

[Paulie]

i am in the process of booking an apartment for 3 nights (mon-thurs) for this trip.
for 4 of us, its working out at approx. €400. is that a reasonable rate for prague or should i be looking further?

That's €33 each a night. I don't know how much cheaper than that you're going to get.

[Paulie]

I posted this on the Slovakia thread as well but it's also relevant here.

For anyone travelling by train from Bratislava to Prague we booked our train earlier this week on http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/index.shtml

This was the only site I could find, with English text, that I could make our booking on at this time (tickets already delivered). We decided to splash out and get 1st class seats as I'd say there will be a lot of people travelling that route on the Sunday and Monday and I don't fancy standing, hungover, on a cramped train for 4 hours. At least this way we're guaranteed seats and a little bit of room. It came to €60 each but we got the rest of the trip cheap enough so we're happy with that. As far as I know the economy seats are about €40 with this lot. If you wait to get the tickets at the train station in Bratislava I'd say you'd get them cheaper again as I presume the company I booked ours with are adding on some kind of a premium. I just wanted to get ours sorted before going over as it's less hassle. We're travelling on the 12:25pm on Monday the 10th of September.

I forgot to mention that you can't book these tickets over the internet as the website only allows you to book tickets for journeys within Germany. You'll have to either email them or give them a ring. The staff are very helpful though.

[stiofain]

I posted this on the Slovakia thread as well but it's also relevant here.

For anyone travelling by train from Bratislava to Prague we booked our train earlier this week on http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/index.shtml

This was the only site I could find, with English text, that I could make our booking on at this time (tickets already delivered). We decided to splash out and get 1st class seats as I'd say there will be a lot of people travelling that route on the Sunday and Monday and I don't fancy standing, hungover, on a cramped train for 4 hours. At least this way we're guaranteed seats and a little bit of room. It came to €60 each but we got the rest of the trip cheap enough so we're happy with that. As far as I know the economy seats are about €40 with this lot. If you wait to get the tickets at the train station in Bratislava I'd say you'd get them cheaper again as I presume the company I booked ours with are adding on some kind of a premium. I just wanted to get ours sorted before going over as it's less hassle. We're travelling on the 12:25pm on Monday the 10th of September.

I forgot to mention that you can't book these tickets over the internet as the website only allows you to book tickets for journeys within Germany. You'll have to either email them or give them a ring. The staff are very helpful though.

Thanks for that. I'm thinking about doing the same and booking a ticket for the Monday as i'd be worried about getting a place on the train with the amout of fans making the journey. I've just done a quick search on google and apparently the journey should cost around €20 (about £15 in real money :rolleyes:) but like you say, i think its worth paying that bit extra to get it all sorted beforehand.

[Mullin]

Booked match ticket (home end) and 2 nights hotel in Prague for 98 yo yos www.activitybreaks.com (http://www.activitybreaks.com) same crowd as for Slovakia game

[Mayo_Bhoy]

98 yo yos

Well, it's €195 pp now

[trampus]

do you know if any tickets are around as i have no word from the fai

[soylent green]

I had got a cheap flight out for Slovakia ages ago. Only booking return back after Czech game. Flying back on Thursday afternoon from Prague with http://www.jet2.com/ for €100 to Leeds and onto to Dublin with slime-air for £17.

Accomodation booked Ibis Praha Wenceslas Square, Prague for the 11th and 12th. €78 for twin room including breakfast.

[gufct]

Got my slovakia Tickets but no word yet on czech game yet any block bookers get any word yet.

[Paulie]

Got my slovakia Tickets but no word yet on czech game yet any block bookers get any word yet.

I spoke with the ticket office earlier today and was told that the notifications were going to be sent out over the next couple of days.

[BradyIsMyHero]

Got my PFO letter from the FAI today - sorry, no tickets for Czech game, they've all gone to the blazers and our travel agents etc etc (but don't forget to renew your block booking, because we need your money)

[stiofain]

Got my PFO letter from the FAI today - sorry, no tickets for Czech game, they've all gone to the blazers and our travel agents etc etc (but don't forget to renew your block booking, because we need your money)

Sorry to hear that mate.
I dont suppose the FAI are likely to be successful in getting more tickets now from the Czech FA like they did for the Slovakia game. Its all gone a bit quiet on that front.

[NeilMcD]

Yeah I got the PFO response today. Lets hoping we can secure tickets over there.

[AidoM]

Just been on to FAI and been informed that letters issued yesterday to BBs. I am away for a couple of weeks and could not trust that the post would have arrived before departure. The ticket office told me that I had not been successful in the BB draw for the tickets :( :mad:

Plans B, C,.........Z now being put in place to secure a ticket with my faith being put in the waiting list thread :)