Georgia game at risk?

[Duggie]

looks loke its in mainz now in germany. i think we will win the game now it aint in georgia. get in.

[Wolfie]

looks loke its in mainz now in germany. i think we will win the game now it aint in georgia. get in.

The San Marino game has reaffirmed to me that with Ireland - you assume nothing. This will only double Georgia's resolve.

[George2605]

It might double our resolve, but it deprives us of the support. Terrible mistake by the federation to go with the easy option (close to Italy), rather than Turkey or Azerbaijan where we could have recreated a real home match atmosphere.:mad:

[NeilMcD]

looks loke its in mainz now in germany. i think we will win the game now it aint in georgia. get in.

Calm down, all it has been has moved. We have not got the 3 points yet and there is one thing that Ireland do not do well and that is being cocky.

[youngirish]

The San Marino game has reaffirmed to me that with Ireland - you assume nothing. This will only double Georgia's resolve.

I agree. The Georgian players should be fired up due to the recent problems in their country and I haven't seen anything yet under Trapatonni to indicate that the dark days are well and truly behind us. It will probably take him a few more competitive games before we really see the fruits of his labours.

I'd be happy with a draw. A win would be nice but a defeat would be a disaster particularly taking the resulting loss of confidence into the Montenegro game and with the possibility of another disaster their our chances of qualification will be almost destroyed before even getting off the ground.

[NeilMcD]

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=863721.html#georgia+republic+ireland+take+p lace+mainz

[BradyIsMyHero]

Fifa have confirmed Mainz

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=863721.html#georgia+republic+ireland+take+p lace+mainz

[offaly16]

FAI have also confirmed it and have sent reps to Mainz to negotiate with the Georgians regarding tickets

www.fai.ie



Fifa have confirmed Mainz

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=863721.html#georgia+republic+ireland+take+p lace+mainz

[Duggie]

i think we will win this game. a draw is no good with this tough group.
i believe we will take the three point we need.

[paul_oshea]

the hermans arent going to know what "hit" them:

found the location for the kickabout:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_GRIclqPFQ-I/RnPyG988M2I/AAAAAAAAAbo/cCL7b19vwOU/IMG_1073.JPG

great drinking spot by the looks of things.

[BradyIsMyHero]

Fair play to FAI for reacting quickly - this time!

[Dotsy]

Ryanair flights have come down since yesterday. Just got Dublin-Hahn on Sat and back Sunday for €258.00

[p_o_r]

Since Karlsruhe is RIP as stated above why don't they just pop over to Kaiserslautern.

It's a better stadium and suites me just fine with my e150 flight from Kerry to Hahn on the morning of the game that I booked on the back of that crazy lunchtime report AHHHHHH

I am going to personally seek out the head of the Georgian FA and shake his hand for making my trip so much easier.

Arrive to Hahn at 11.50, I should be downing bottles of Blue Nun by the Rhine by 1pm

[ArdeeBhoy]

Fifa have confirmed Mainz

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=863721.html#georgia+republic+ireland+take+p lace+mainz

Anyone know KO time? Not that I'll be there now.....

[paul_oshea]

got stansted hahn friday evening back sunday morning for £90

[Dotsy]

Anyone know KO time? Not that I'll be there now.....

18:00 local according to FAI website

[Curtains]

Anyone know KO time? Not that I'll be there now.....

Its at 6pm german time, 5pm irish time. The exact time it would have been in georgia, obviously for their own TV coverage.

[ArdeeBhoy]

18:00 local according to FAI website

Thanks.

Should at least get to see on the box.......

[back of the net]

looks loke its in mainz now in germany. i think we will win the game now it aint in georgia. get in.

easy there duggie - its the republic of ireland we're talking about ere - god knows what result we will get

we should be beating them - but trying to predict ireland results especially away from home is something ive given up on

[paul_oshea]

neil i found a p lace for you and SH in Mainz:


Room category Group
Number of female participants: 0
Number of male participants: 3
Room category Escort
Number of female escorts: 0
Number of male escorts:


http://www.diejugendherbergen.de/

[spin]

Geez boys, for a while it looked like this could be going to pennos. I reckon hats off to the boys from the FAI on this one, no doubt once Karlsruhe had been ruled out they mentioned the fact that many boysingreen had bought tickets on the back of the Karlsruhe statement.

Though I would've preferred Karlsruhe, I can't really complain as its still only a wee jaunt up the motorway from Strasbourg...see y'all there...

[NeilMcD]

Sounds good already got my nice place to stay though. Going to be in Cologne though on Thursday night, so need to find a place. Anybody know any good spots in Cologne.

[Noelys Guitar]

Anyone flying from the New York/NJ/PA to Frankfurt go to Priceline.com. The return flights cost $672 from Newark to Frankfurt flying out Friday at 5.40pm arriving Frankfurt 7.05am Saturday. Return flight leaves Frankfurt 1.10pm sunday arriving back into JFK at 4.00pm (EST). If you want to gamble and name you own price then you should get it for about $480 return.

[Greenforever]

Booked Hotel in Mainz last night, sources were bang on, now to cancel hotels in Stuttgart, Munich, Karlshrue, London, oh and Tbilisi:D

Anyone want to buy flights from Dublin to London. Prague, Vienna, Tbilisi etc going cheap :D:D

[spin]

Lads, it could be quite fun that weekend...there's also a wine fair on in town! Mind and pack your spare liver...

Annual Wine Market
28 - 31 August and 4 - 7 September 2008

Every year Mainz’s Rosengarten and Volkspark are the sites for the Wine Market, the last weekend in August and the first weekend in September. White wines and rosés from the previous year are offered as well as some reds as well as wines from earlier vintages. It’s a great chance to meet hundreds of vintners and thousands of other wine lovers, discover new wines and simply have fun on a fine summer day.
Mainz boasts no fewer than eight major wine events starting in March with the Wine Tasting Days in Mz-Hechtsheim; the Sekt (sparkling wine) Fest in Mz-Hoefchen; and, Johannisnacht (Summer Solstice) in town in June; the Wine Fest im Kirchenstueck (Mz-Hechtsheim); the Wine Fest in Mz-Ebersheim; and, the Vine-blossom Fest in Mz-Laubenheim, all in July. Mainz-Hechtsheim hosts the Vintners‘ Days festival in September and the Rheinhessen Wine Forum takes place in October in Mainz’s Museum of Ancient Shipping.

As if all that were not enough, virtually every village in and around Mainz on both sides of the river celebrate wine festivals in Spring, Summer and Fall!

[BradyIsMyHero]

Stadium is Tolka Parkesque

http://www.stadiumguide.com/bruchweg.htm

[NeilMcD]

http://www.industcards.com/mainz-stadium-pv.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/2321036901_23cde0fcc6.jpg?v=0


http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9241/mainz3hl6.jpg


http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/germany/rheinland_pfalz/mainz_bruchweg1.jpg


http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/germany/rheinland_pfalz/mainz_bruchweg2.jpg

[paul_oshea]

lovely neat stadium, looks good. is that solar panels on top?

btw all accomodation seems to be booked up for saturday night. Got the etap where i normally stay for 49 euro for the 3 of us for friday but no look on the saturday night.

[Dotsy]

What is the most likely way the tickets will be sold, via the FAI or direct from Mainz (the way the Columbia tickets were sold by Fulham).

[geysir]

This is from part of the fai statement.
"In the interim the FAI has sent a team of staff members to Mainz who are in the process of negotiating a ticketing operation for Irish fans at the stadium in the days leading up to the match"

[Dotsy]

I'd say a lot of fans will only arrive the day of the match so hopefully tickets will still be available if they are only going to be sold on the ground in Mainz.

[Newryrep]

Lads, it could be quite fun that weekend...there's also a wine fair on in town! Mind and pack your spare liver...

Annual Wine Market
28 - 31 August and 4 - 7 September 2008

As if all that were not enough, virtually every village in and around Mainz on both sides of the river celebrate wine festivals in Spring, Summer and Fall!

Great that its on ,similar to Stuttgart 06 but not so good for hotel rooms as had trouble booking anywhere for 5 days. Got sorted for FriSatSun in town.

Might try somewhere different on Wed Th although it doesnt look to bad a spot at all. Hope the weathers good, Cruise down the Rhine ?

[NeilMcD]

I arrive in Germany on the Thursday and I would be bored in the same place for 5 days. Going to go for Cologne Thursday night. Mainz for Friday and Saturday and the Stuttgart for Monday night, my SUnday is still up in the air.

[Closed Account 2]

Wiesbaden is just across the river from Mainz, you can stay in hotels there and walk (about 15 mins) to the center of Mainz...

Darmstadt, Koblenz, Frankfurt a/m, even Mannheim/Heidelburg are possible as places to stay.

Also those going from London, the trip is very much possible via Eurostar, Brussels, then Koln / Frankfurt. Total trip time about 6-7 hours.

Driving from London it would be about 500 miles and maybe 8 hours each way...

Think there is an overnight coach that goes from London to Frankfurt and takes about 14 hours ?

[Lionel Ritchie]

I'd say a lot of fans will only arrive the day of the match so hopefully tickets will still be available if they are only going to be sold on the ground in Mainz.

Count me amongst them! Just booked flights into Weeze from Shannon and coming back on the sunday from Frankfurt to Kerry.

[NeilMcD]

What day are you fliying is that the Thursday Lionel, I should be on that flight.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Flying in on the saturday morning. It'll be tight. I'll be in Mainz no earlier than 3.30 maybe as late as 4.45.

Now to score digs and a ticket....

[Irish_Praha]

I live about two and a half hours drive from there. Might drive down and bring the tent with me. The only problem is that I have to catch a flight early the next morning from Düsseldorf to München.
http://www.krkg.de/camping_gb.html

[NeilMcD]

Flying in on the saturday morning. It'll be tight. I'll be in Mainz no earlier than 3.30 maybe as late as 4.45.

Now to score digs and a ticket....

You can make great savings on Trains if you book ahead rather than leave it to the day.

[amaccann]

Will ya get off the moral highground FFS. This is a football thread for Gods sake.

Wont somebody please think of the children!!:D:D
Hey, I wasn't trying to be sanctimonious or anything, just thought I'd remind that the circumstances are fairly ... fluid at the moment. Technically the trouble's supposed to be all over after all so FIFA could have been deliberately taking their time.

Anyway, that's off topic, it's all sorted & now we can look forward to a good start to our campaign & 3 tasty points on the table :D

[Newryrep]

I'd say a lot of fans will only arrive the day of the match so hopefully tickets will still be available if they are only going to be sold on the ground in Mainz.

Could I assume that those who applied for Georgia tickets have first call on the Mainz ones or is that too obvious ? bearing mind Georgia could well bring a few as they could use it as an opportunity to demonstrate to the world (well not quite the world) their opposition against 'russian aggression'

[Dotsy]

Count me amongst them! Just booked flights into Weeze from Shannon and coming back on the sunday from Frankfurt to Kerry.

I was looking at the Hahn to Kerry flights this morning. €18 was tempting but decided spending Sunday drinking in Mainz was preferable to getting the train from Tralee up to Dublin.

[Dotsy]

Could I assume that those who applied for Georgia tickets have first call on the Mainz ones or is that too obvious ? bearing mind Georgia could well bring a few as they could use it as an opportunity to demonstrate to the world (well not quite the world) their opposition against 'russian aggression'

What would be people's guess for the number of fans that were going to Tiblisi.

[gspain]

What would be people's guess for the number of fans that were going to Tiblisi.

The FAI said 1,000.

I imagine those of us who had been offered Tbilisi tickets will get first grabs on Mainz. I hope so anyway. This has cost me enough.

I assume we will get one stand each. Easiest way to do segregation.

[Greenforever]

According to ticket office those wuith allocation for tbilisi have first shout on tickets

[stiofain]

According to ticket office those wuith allocation for tbilisi have first shout on tickets

Great!

[Greenforever]

Great!

did you get a refund from czech airlines?

[AidoM]

did you get a refund from czech airlines?

I got a full refund :) :)

4 of us who had booked Dublin - Prague-Tbilisi - Prague (but detouring via Belgrade to Podgorica with Jat).

Booked yesterday Aer Lingus to Frankfurt @ €125 each incl taxes. Rebooked with Jat to Podgorica from Stuttgart for an extra £40 (sterlng each). Hotel booked in Karshrule yesterday but cancelled and hotel booked today in Mainz. Travelling out on Wednesday 3rd

[Greenforever]

I got a full refund :) :)

4 of us who had booked Dublin - Prague-Tbilisi - Prague (but detouring via Belgrade to Podgorica with Jat).

Booked yesterday Aer Lingus to Frankfurt @ €125 each incl taxes. Rebooked with Jat to Podgorica from Stuttgart for an extra £40 (sterlng each). Hotel booked in Karshrule yesterday but cancelled and hotel booked today in Mainz. Travelling out on Wednesday 3rd


We booked JAT from Frankfort to Podgorcia last Tuesday, happy days, mind you was really looking forward to Tbilisi as missed it in 03. Maybe we'll get a friendly out there someday!

[AidoM]

We booked JAT from Frankfort to Podgorcia last Tuesday, happy days, mind you was really looking forward to Tbilisi as missed it in 03. Maybe we'll get a friendly out there someday!

What day you going to Podgorica, Green? We're out on Sunday. Better times for flights than Tbilisi but would have loved to have gone there :(. I think we would have got a great reception if we'd gone there but unfortunately it really wasn't possible given the situation.

Roll on the wine festival and roll us out ;)