Germany away (2 September 2006) - all info in this thread

[gspain]

anyone heard anymore on the germans supposedly stopping any irish fans from entering the german end :confused:
just had a text advising me they are going to do this
??? they better hadn't, better brush up on some german phrases and get meself a deutschland jersey otherwise

They could.

Now look at the options

1) Allow the Irish in - knowing there won't be trouble.

2) Turn away 10,000-15,000 fans with tickets- making them very very angry.

Answers on a postcard to the Stuttgart police chief.

Now having said that there may well be scare stories to discourage people from travelling.

Ther eis still the possibility however unlikely that they can cancel tickets already in the hands of Irish residents. Nothing they can do about people from other countries who bought tickets.

[Bluetonic]

Ther eis still the possibility however unlikely that they can cancel tickets already in the hands of Irish residents.

I'm sure the EU would have a legal position on this, open market and all that.

Also due to the precedence which has already been set in the World Cup where there was very little segregation between fans, and with Irish fans having a good reputations when travelling abroad it would be hard to see what ground they would have.

Anyhow, I've been listening to Kraftwork and eating a lot of bratwurst recently so I'm sure if we all follow that plan we should sneak in :)

Das it gut.

Das is sehr gut.

[Mayo_Bhoy]

anyone heard anymore on the germans supposedly stopping any irish fans from entering the german end
just had a text advising me they are going to do this
??? they better hadn't, better brush up on some german phrases and get meself a deutschland jersey otherwise


Ralax lads. Im fed up of reading and hearing these kind of scaremongering stories coming up to every away game. There is no way the Germans are going to stop fans with legit tickets from enetering the stadium. When did any of ye ever hear of anything like this hapopening anywhere???? As for wearing gernman jerseys and covering up your Irish gear will ye get a grip.
I've being going to way games since 1990 and its the same ****e before every trip. Has never hapened yet and have yet to meet anyone it's happened to.

[Forever Dreamin]

anyone heard anymore on the germans supposedly stopping any irish fans from entering the german end :confused:
just had a text advising me they are going to do this
??? they better hadn't, better brush up on some german phrases and get meself a deutschland jersey otherwise


tell you what, without being smart, anyone with German end tickets who doesnt want them, I'll buy them. Not a tout but fed up with reading the crap, valid ticket = entry to stadium, FULL STOP. as for the German end, is ther one, i taught the irish bought all the tickets :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Jon'o]

anyone heard anymore on the germans supposedly stopping any irish fans from entering the german end
just had a text advising me they are going to do this
??? they better hadn't, better brush up on some german phrases and get meself a deutschland jersey otherwise




i cant see this happening ...like theres gonna be at least another 10000 irish outside of the irish section...........there wud be complete uproar if the germans did that...........and sure isnt it the germans who r now selling all their tickets on ebay anyway.....

STOP!!!!!STOP!!!!!STOP!!!!!STOP!!!!!STOP!!!!!

we're not going to get turned away end of!!!!

If anyone has any of these concerns still, more importantly when they get to the ground... please find the nearest responsible adult and hold their hand until you get through the turnstile!!

next person who say ''what if we dont get in'' and the like gets a slap :mad:

(beer smiley) :D

[Forever Dreamin]

STOP!!!!!STOP!!!!!STOP!!!!!STOP!!!!!STOP!!!!!

we're not going to get turned away end of!!!!

If anyone has any of these concerns still, more importantly when they get to the ground... please find the nearest responsible adult and hold their hand until you get through the turnstile!!

next person who say ''what if we dont get in'' and the like gets a slap :mad:

(beer smiley) :D

forget the responsible adult, my 10yr old will look after them!!!!!!!!!!!

[Schumi]

If anyone has any of these concerns still, more importantly when they get to the ground... please find the nearest responsible adult and hold their hand until you get through the turnstile!!
Ha ha, responsible adult on this trip. Good luck!

[Shamrock]

Thanks for all the help lads!! Really appreciate it!

[Shamrock]

Just wondering is anyone else making the trip to stuttgart from holland???
Im about to book my trip and it would appear I have an 8 hour train journey ahead of me. Was hoping others could help me turn the train into the fastest irish pub on wheels!?!?

[gspain]

how much in a taxi from the centre and also from the main train station in stuttgart?

what is the name of the stop on the s-bahn?

This is not Dublin. Public transport exists. It is reliable, fast and cheap. You don't need taxis.

[mafitz]

Match scheduled to start at 8.45pm Any ideas on what besides drinking all day, what else can we do in Stuttgartup to kick off time?


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It's déjà vu all over again-Yogi Berra

[BaZmO*]

Match scheduled to start at 8.45pm

Where (http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/FixturesResults/index.html) did you get that information from?

[geysir]

its posted on th DFB sitehttp://www.dfb.de/

[elroy]

This is going to be one helluva weekend, I think it's gonna top Paris. So so many Irish going over, they're be no one left in the country by the sounds of it....cant wait, its getting close now!

Out of interest anyone flying with swiss air, we're heading out on thurs, back monday morning, think we have a stop over in zurich for a couple of hours.

[Sligo Hornet]

Out of interest anyone flying with swiss air, we're heading out on thurs, back monday morning, think we have a stop over in zurich for a couple of hours.

Hi Elroy, there is a group of seven of us using Swiss Air, flying Fri morning from Heathrow, and yes we too have a short stopover in Zurich ( toblerone anyone ? ):D

[elroy]

Hi Elroy, there is a group of seven of us using Swiss Air, flying Fri morning from Heathrow, and yes we too have a short stopover in Zurich ( toblerone anyone ? ):D


You heading back sun or mon. We're leaving Stuttgart at 6 on Monday morning, gonna be rough, straight from the club to the airport Sunday night i think. :cool:

[Sligo Hornet]

You heading back sun or mon. We're leaving Stuttgart at 6 on Monday morning, gonna be rough, straight from the club to the airport Sunday night i think. :cool:

Unfortunately we have to head back Sunday lunchtime:( .....so we will just have to celebrate our victory that much harder and longer on saturdaynight/sunday morning!;)

[Shamrock]

I got a nice little 3 star hotel smack bang in the centre of Stuttgart. 5 minutes from the central train station.
Abalon Hotel ideal zimmerst. 9-11
Ok so it wasnt that cheap... 75 euro but im willing to lay that down for the location.
Just want to thank you guys all again for your suggestions!

[NeilMcD]

Try Hotel Find. Its the name of the hotel.

[jbyrne]

hotel rega jus mailed me to advise my booking cannot be accepted due to unavailability of rooms and i am to b refunded!!! at my wits end now, cannot find accomodation at all in stuttgart....anyone know of anyplace with rooms available or hostels etc?? is there many camping??
u can email me if poss grahamolaoi@yahoo.co.uk cheers!

email this crowd with your requirements and they will do their best. sorted me out in the hotel find as per previous post..

hotels@stuttgart-tourist.de

[RichieM]

email this crowd with your requirements and they will do their best. sorted me out in the hotel find as per previous post..

hotels@stuttgart-tourist.de

That's a few in Hotel Find then. 4 of us there on fri and sat nite

[Istabraq]

We had 2 rooms booked, but I had to cancel one as a couple of lads cant get off work. I literally cancelled it half hour ago.
I stayed in this hotel for the England Ecaudor game. Sound hotel 5-10 mins by taxi to main square and right beside tram lines. Big, clean rooms. Cheap enough too.

email: hotelhafner@yahoo.de

Mention the cancellation, because I mentioned that I would put some mates on to the vacant room. Told them they would have no problem filling it.

[Green Tribe]

Match scheduled to start at 8.45pm Any ideas on what besides drinking all day, what else can we do in Stuttgartup to kick off time?


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It's déjà vu all over again-Yogi Berra

wine and beer festival?
penny dropped yet?
I am sure there are lots of nice things to see that day :D

[nedder]

try hotel Brita, rooms available up to recently

[mjpcc]

hotel rega jus mailed me to advise my booking cannot be accepted due to unavailability of rooms and i am to b refunded!!! at my wits end now, cannot find accomodation at all in stuttgart....anyone know of anyplace with rooms available or hostels etc?? is there many camping??
u can email me if poss grahamolaoi@yahoo.co.uk cheers!

try www.laterooms.com - I had no problem getting a room there less than a week ago.

Good Luck.

[BaZmO*]

try www.laterooms.com - I had no problem getting a room there less than a week ago.

Good Luck.
No point in trying them. I was on the phone to them last Thursday and they had nothing left even though on their site it showed that there were still rooms available. Had an absolute nightmare trying to get a room. Got sorted in the end though! :D

Try this (http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/index_ENG.htm) perhaps?

[Delbertt]

me an a few mates are considering camping just wanted to know if many others are doing this cheers!

[popmart]

3 of us staying in the Gastezimmer Stuttgart. Anyone else staying there, sounds ok but wouldnt take credit card for booking deposit.

[MariborKev]

Lads,

Was in the same position as everyone else.

Booked the flights in Feb, but forgot all about the hotel.

Logged onto bahn.de, used the hotel engine and got one booked in five minutes

[geysir]

The German media still have not copped on. There is a surprise in store for the natives.
"The natives of stuttgart count on the fact that about 20,000 Irish fans come. Of that 15,000 would not have tickets for the Daimlerstadion, which is already sold out."
http://www.fussball24.de
Stuttgart (council) are also planning public viewing to replicate the world cup atmosphere.

[Jon'o]

Stuttgart (council) are also planning public viewing

That'll be the German end then?? :D

[Dr. Ogba]

me an a few mates are considering camping just wanted to know if many others are doing this cheers!

Yep...posted this earlier in the thread (somewhere!)....go to this website for a look:

http://www.campingplatz-stuttgart.de/

or email:

info@campingplatz-stuttgart.de

I mailed them a few weeks ago and they were very quick coming back with confirmation of a reservation for 5 of us.

Supposedly its only about 15 mins walk outside the city and, best of all, it works out at only €10 a night :D

[BaZmO*]

So out of the 53,000 capacity how many tickets were "officially released" for Irish fans? And how many tickets were "unofficially obtained" by Irish fans?

[Paulie]

So out of the 53,000 capacity how many tickets were "officially released" for Irish fans? And how many tickets were "unofficially obtained" by Irish fans?

Away supporters are entitled to 10% of the capacity of the ground so going on a capacity of 53,000 the FAI would have received 5,300 tickets from the DFB. It's much more difficult however to estimate how many Irish will be actually at the game. I'd say though that estimates of about 15,000 - 20,000 travelling would be about right with the majority of those managing to get tickets. Irish fans tend to very good at getting tickets for matches when there appear to be none.

[RedMick]

Still searching for tickets. Got in early with cheap flights back in Feb but was on holiday when the eventim.de leak came out. Knocked back from FAI as well. Havent given up hope yet, any one know what the touts are likely to be charging?

Have the Germans any plans to replicate the fanzone areas like they had at the world cup?

[Paulie]

any one know what the touts are likely to be charging?


A bloke I know paid €150 per ticket for 4 tickets from an internet tout over the weekend. These were eventim tickets and were €50 (approx) face value.

[RedMick]

just sent you a pm.

[Golfer]

Anyone looking for a hotel log onto accor.com
Novotel Stuggart Nord had room this morning €69 per room sleeping 2

[Dr. Ogba]

lads rooms still going in Mercure Bad-cannstatt Hotel...got it off presision reservations, 150 each for 3 nights for a triple room, not cheap but location looks perfect! am willing to pay APPROX 100E FOR MATCH TICKET IF NEEDS BE, SHUD THIS AMO8NT SEE THAT I GET ONE? dont wanna trael all the way and not getto the game, cause iv been looking forward to it for a long time!!

Fraid not m'laddo...I think the going rate at the moment is around €130...had to pay an extortionate €125 for my ticket....I tell ye if we don't win I'm writing to Stan to ask for a refund!! :)

[Barna Bee]

that nobody has been onto the german soccer website to rib them about buying all their tickets

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=1090

[RogerMilla]

barna , that kind of thing can backfire !! let's wait until we have gubbed them !!

[soccerc]

sorted 4 tickets for 95 a piece today..collecting tonight...a bit pricey, but fcuk it,im not missing the game!! so il prob have one going spare tomorrow, but will have to sell it to break even so 95e for whoever wants it.

Sligoproud there is a rule/convention here on foot.ie and on other irish football websites that tickets may only be offered at face value.

[jbyrne]

Sligoproud there is a rule/convention here on foot.ie and on other irish football websites that tickets may only be offered at face value.

if he paid 95e its only fair he sells it on for 95e. why should he make a loss?

[NeilMcD]

I think this is a time where the principle has to be kept due to the fact if let go this time it could be open to abuse. I know in this case that the poster is likely to be legit but if you let it go this one time it could be open to abuse form many touts.

[oconghc2]

if he paid 95e its only fair he sells it on for 95e. why should he make a loss?

he paid 95 to a tout - which then starts a merry-go-round! i've paid high prices before so I understand where sligo is coming from - still we should stick to the principle of not allowing the sale of over face value

[pegan]

anyone able to secure one?

[onenilgameover]

Anyone looking for a hotel log onto accor.com
Novotel Stuggart Nord had room this morning €69 per room sleeping 2


Thats 8 Km from the city

[Sligo Hornet]

Thats 8 Km from the city

There is a group of seven of us booked into the Ritz Garni Hotel ( originally Hafner Garni....but they over-booked ) and we are approx. 10 km from centre.However, as the Metro system is very good, and there is a stop adjacent to our hotel, it's not a problem.....15 mins to city centre!!:)

[Dodge]

This is not Dublin. Public transport exists. It is reliable, fast and cheap. You don't need taxis.
because nobody uses buses or trains to go to football in Dublin.

Merging this into the main thread

[Bluetonic]

Just to let people know that the metro system is pretty much non existant after midnight. Apparently though it kicks in again around 5am, so getting home from the night out will be fine :D