Away match thread summaries

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Going to keep a summary of the away match threads here as there's too much stuff (San Marino in particular, and the others as well as the time approaches), so it's getting lost. I'll put San Marino up for now and do the others when I get time. I'll update as new and relevant info goes up on the individual threads...


Game details –
A v San Marino
Match Thread (http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=33459)

7th February 2007
Kick off – 8:45pm local time (7:45pm Irish time)
Ground – Stadio Olimpico (http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/san_marino/serravalle_olimpico.shtml), Serravelle; capacity 5115

General details –
Location (http://www.big-italy-map.co.uk/map-of-emilia-romagna-map.htm)
More detailed map (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:San_Marino.png)
Tourism site (http://www.visitsanmarino.com/)
FA website (http://www.fsgc.sm/)
Currency - Sammarinese euro (http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/sanmarino.html)
Weather for Rimini from wunderground.com (http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/LIPR/1972/2/5/PlannerHistory.html?dayend=9&monthend=2&yearend=1972&req_city=Rimini&req_state=&req_statename=Italy)

Getting there –
Flights –
Dublin-Stansted-Bologna with Ryanair (www.ryanair.com)
Bologna-Dublin with Ryanair (www.ryanair.com). Note "Bologna Airport" is in fact in Forli, which is half way between Bologna and San Marino on the train line.
Dublin-Rome with Aer Lingus (www.AerLingus.com)
Dublin-Stansted-Ancona
Dublin-Luton-Rimini (http://www.riminiairport.com/english/arrivi.shtml)
Dublin-Venice
Dublin-London-Florence
Dublin-Pisa (#243 in the thread)
Dublin-Milan

Trains –
TrenItalia (http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html)
Rome-Bologna-Rimini (http://orario.trenitalia.com/b2c/TimeTable?stazin=roma&stazout=rimini&datag=07&datam=02&dataa=2007&timsh=08&timsm=00&lang=en&nreq=5&channel=tcom)
Forli-Rimini (http://orario.trenitalia.com/b2c/TimeTable?stazin=forli&stazout=rimini&datag=07&datam=02&dataa=2007&timsh=10&timsm=58&lang=en&nreq=5&channel=tcom)
Ancona-Rimini (http://orario.trenitalia.com/b2c/TimeTable?stazin=ancona&stazout=rimini&datag=07&datam=02&dataa=2007&timsh=08&timsm=00&lang=en&nreq=5&channel=tcom)
Venice-Rimini (http://orario.trenitalia.com/b2c/TimeTable?stazin=venice&stazout=rimini&datag=07&datam=02&dataa=2007&timsh=08&timsm=00&lang=en&nreq=5&channel=tcom)
Florence-Rimini (http://orario.trenitalia.com/b2c/TimeTable?stazin=florence&stazout=rimini&datag=07&datam=02&dataa=2007&timsh=10&timsm=00&lang=en&nreq=5&channel=tcom)
Milan-Rimini (http://orario.trenitalia.com/b2c/TimeTable?stazin=milan&stazout=rimini&datag=07&datam=02&dataa=2007&timsh=09&timsm=00&lang=en&nreq=5&channel=tcom)
Pisa-Rimini (http://orario.trenitalia.com/b2c/TimeTable?stazin=pisa&stazout=rimini&datag=07&datam=02&dataa=2007&timsh=08&timsm=00&lang=en&nreq=5&channel=tcom)

Bus –
Rimini-San Marino (http://www.bonellibus.com/)
Bologna-San Marino charter (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=542238&postcount=239) (Fully booked)
Rimini-San Marino charter (http://www.foot.ie/showthread.php?t=50824)

Taxi –
Rimini-San Marino (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=532346&postcount=172) – c€40

Accommodation –
Grand Hotel San Marino (http://www.grandhotel.sm/)
Hotel Titano, San Marino (http://www.hoteltitano.com/usr_view.php)
Centro Messegue, San Marino (http://www.centromessegue.com/usr_view.php?ID=3)
Hotel Michaelangelo, Forli (#125)
Bologna Hotel (http://www.venere.com/)
Hotel Academia, Rimini (http://www.hotelaccademiarimini.com/default.php)
Hotel Antico Capon Hostel, Venice (http://www.hostelworld.com/availability.php/HotelAnticoCapon-Venice-3825)
Sunflower City Backpacker Hostel, Rimini (http://www.hostelworld.com/availability.php/SunflowerCityBackpackerHostl-Rimini-18466)
Hotel Fiera Hostel, Bologna (http://www.hostelworld.com/availability.php/HotelFiera-Bologna-4797)
Campsite/motel/apartments in San Marino town (http://www.centrovacanzesanmarino.com/en/ctsm.htm)

Pubs -
Bounty (in Rimini) (http://www.bountyrimini.it/) - see here (http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=607772&postcount=5) for arrangements on match week.
Pinte Pub in Rimini
Posto Pubblico (http://www3.oag.com/Cities/Detail?city=309&cat=25&item=168070), a Sammarinese pub in Borgo Maggiore

Distances from AA route planner (http://www.aaireland.ie/routes/)
San Marino to –
Bologna – 43 miles
Rimini – 6 miles
Milan – 119 miles
Pisa – 144 miles
Rome – 269 miles
Florence – 98 miles
Forli – 89 miles

[Think AA route planner's on the blink a bit as it gives Rimini as being nearly 200 miles away and Forli as twice as far as Bologna; may want to double check the above]

Tickets –
Application form (http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=136&Itemid=127)
FAI have extra tickets; can order by phone from FAI offices.

Things to do –
Serie A fixtures (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=533170&postcount=195)
Serie B fixtures (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=533170&postcount=195)
San Marino league fixtures (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=533170&postcount=195)
Irish pub in Rimini - open 9pm to 4am (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=558668&postcount=286)

Reccie notes
San Marino (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=608618&postcount=15)
Bologna (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=608622&postcount=16)
Rome (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=608623&postcount=17)
Rimini (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=608615&postcount=14)

Meet ups
Rimini meet up (http://www.foot.ie/showthread.php?t=50377)
Bologna meet up (http://www.foot.ie/showthread.php?t=50369)

Other notes –
No cars allowed in the walled areas of the towns (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=532346&postcount=172)
Book - "Secrets of the Seven Smallest States in Europe (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Seven-Smallest-States-Europe/dp/0781810329/sr=1-1/qid=1164748599/ref=sr_1_1/203-9478963-2120758?ie=UTF8&s=books)" from amazon
5th February is the national holiday - St Agatha's Day (Liberation from Alberoni)

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Game details –
A v Slovakia
Match Thread (http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=33460)

8th September 2007
Kick off – 8:30pm local time (7:30pm Irish time)
Ground – Tehelné Pole Stadion (http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/slovakia/bratislava_pole.shtml), Bratislava (capacity 30087)

General details –
Location/map (http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/travel/dg/maps/ac/750x750_slovakia_m.gif&imgrefurl=http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-577904-map_of_slovakia-i&h=536&w=717&sz=427&tbnid=-YwhVtLcgYCIhM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dslovakia%2Bmap&start=2&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=2)
Tourism site (http://www.slovakiatourism.sk/index.php)
Spectacular Slovakia (http://www.spectacularslovakia.sk/index.html)
FA website (http://www.slovak-football.sk/)
Currency - koruna; c 37k = E1
Bratislava weather from wunderground.com (http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/LIPR/1972/2/5/PlannerHistory.html?dayend=9&monthend=2&yearend=1972&req_city=Rimini&req_state=&req_statename=Italy)

Getting there –
Flights –
Dublin-Vienna (Aer Lingus)
Dublin-Bratislava (Ryanair and www.SkyEurope.com)
Belfast-Prague (www.jet2.com)
Stansted-Bratislava (www.SkyEurope.com)
Belfast-Vienna (Air Berlin (www.AirBerlin.com))
Shannon-East Midlands-Bratislava (Ryanair)

Links –
Trains
Slovakian Rail (http://www.slovakrail.sk/)
Bratislava-Prague (http://217.12.52.132/internetIKVCWeb/pageFlow/connection/searchConnection.do)
Deutsche Bahn (http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/index.shtml) - can book train tickets from Bratislava to Prague.

Boat –
Vienna-Bratislava (http://www.twincityliner.com)

Accommodation –
Bratislava Hotels (http://www.bratislavahotels.com/)
Bratislava apartments (http://www.bratislava-apartments.sk/)
Pilgrims Abroad (http://www.pilgrimsabroad.com/)
Camp site in Bratislava (http://www.intercamp.sk/en/)

Distances from AA route planner (http://www.aaireland.ie/routes/)

Tickets –
Application form
Slovakian ticket portal site (www.ticketportal.sk)
Possible ticket source (http://www.bratislavaguide.com/football-match-slovakia-germany-october-11-2006)

Meet up -
Hviezdoslavovo Square and map (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=108219430653687794972.0004390dbd08f3cf98180&z=14&om=1)

Things to do –
Ireland v Namibia (http://www.irfu.ie/7051_260.php), Rugby World Cup, Sunday 9 September in Bordeaux.

Other notes –
Activity Breaks package (http://events.activitybreaks.com/search/?search_country_name=Slovakia&search_country_id=29&search_destination_name=&search_destination_id=&search_category_name=-Internationals&search_category_id=@420&search_date=&search_duration=nights&datecloseness=0&search_day=&search_month_year=)
Department of Foreign Affairs consular advice (rtf file) (http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie/uploads/documents/Travel%20Advice/o7o8bratadvice%20(3).rtf)

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Game details –
A v Czech Republic
Match Thread (http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=33456)

12th September 2007
Kick off – to be confirmed
Ground – Toyota Arena (http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/CZE/Toyota_Arena.html), Prague. Capacity 20,565. Google earth map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...,0.014462&z=16), including train station.

General details –
Map (http://mapy.atlas.cz/mapviewer/mapviewer.aspx)
Tourism site 1 (http://www.czech.cz/)
Tourism site 2 (http://www.czechtourism.com/index.php?lang=32&show=003006)
FA website
Currency – koruna; c30k = E1
Prague weather from wunderground.com (http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/LKPR/1972/9/10/PlannerHistory.html?dayend=14&monthend=9&yearend=1972)

Getting there –
Flights –
Czech Airlines Dublin-Prague
Aer Lingus Dublin-Prague
Aer Lingus Cork-Prague

Trains –
Czech rail (http://www.cd.cz/)
Prague-Teplice (http://jizdnirady.atlas.cz/ConnRes.asp?tt=c&cl=E5&from=3&from=0&from=6166&froml=-1&to=3&to=0&to=7876&tol=-1&date=10.9.2007&time=10:00&min1=5&min2=0&max1=240&max2=240&alg=1&isdep=1&beds=0&chn=5&stop=0&odcht=0&odch=50&link=8B14)

Accommodation –
Active Hotels (http://www.activehotels.com/)
venere.com (http://en.venere.com/hotels_prague/)
Hostel World (http://www.hostelworld.com/countries/czechrepublichostels.html)

Distances from AA route planner
Bratislava –

Tickets –


Things to do –
Ireland v Third European qualifier, Rugby World Cup, Bordeaux (Sat 15th September) (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=476685&postcount=30)
Ireland v African qualifier, Rugby World Cup, Bordeaux (Sat 8th September) (http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=476685&postcount=30)

Other notes –
General post on trains and maps (http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=677718&postcount=68)
Department of Foreign Affairs consular advice (rtf file) (http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie/uploads/documents/Travel%20Advice/euro%202008%20prague%20travel%20advice%20-%20final.rtf)

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Game details –
A v Wales
Match Thread (http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=33457)

17th November 2007
Kick off – 3:00pm
Ground – Millennium Stadium (http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/WAL/Millennium_Stadium.html), Cardiff; capacity 74500

Stadium Seating Plan (http://www.millenniumstadium.com/3473_3564.php)

General details –
Location (http://www.map-of-uk.co.uk/maps/wales.jpg)
Tourism site (http://www.visitwales.com/)
FA website (http://www.dragonsoccer.co.uk/home.php)
Currency - Sterling
Cardiff weather from wunderground.com (http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGFF/1972/11/15/PlannerHistory.html?dayend=19&monthend=11&yearend=1972)

Getting there –
Flights –
Dublin-Bristol with Ryanair (www.ryanair.com)
Dublin-Cardiff with Aer Arann

Trains –
National Rail (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/)
Bristol-Cardiff (http://ojp2.nationalrail.co.uk/en/pj/tt?uniqueId=1110149504)

Ferry –
Dún Laoghaire or Dublin-Holyhead (http://www.stenaline.ie/stena_line/gb/stena_line_ireland.html)

Accommodation –
www.accor.com
Travel Lodge (www.TravelLodge.co.uk)
Holiday Inn (www.HolidayInn.com)

Distances from AA route planner (http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/routes/)
Cardiff to –
Bristol – 45 miles
London – 151 miles

Tickets –


Things to do –


Other notes –

[eirebhoy]

There was way too many stickies in this forum (10) so I've had to unstick the match threads. The links for each thread are in the posts in this thread.