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Poor Wales has only 6 views
I'm going to end up watching this in the home section, unfortunately.
Count yerself lucky to be there in the first place!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Soper
Haha, yeah I am lucky
Hopefully I can get some tickets for the home matches, or indeed tickets for wales .v. germany or the czechs.
Soper the home end could just be like Paris full of green especially if we dont play in Cardiff till Sep 2007 and theyre out of contention. Otherwise be grateful to get tickets!
You could be right, although I think the Welsh will be there for that one, in contention or not.
Most of the Welsh support are eggball lovers (hence a lack of atmosphere most of the time), so they'll treat the match like a six nations tie, I think.
That's a bit of a myth,although that accusation could be levelled at us when things are going well!When they're not,then it's (genuine) footy fans only at the matches!You're quite right in stating though that you stand a much better chance of being able to obtain a ticket if we've no chance of qualifying any more!The rugger fans will be nowhere to be seen,or heard,by then!Wales & Ireland to qualify!
that'll be a cracking game, and plenty of local interest
With this as the last game, there might be a better chance of home tickets maybe.
Can't book flights for this yet. Ryanair only allow you to book one year ahead. Cardiff is a bítch to book accommodation for so I have booked that now. Found a nice hotel on the net. It's the Lodge by McDonald on Tyndall Street. It's only 1km from the stadium. It's working out at €90 a head for 2 nights (€45 per person per night).
where did you book that mate ??Quote:
Originally Posted by coislaoi
This is the e-mail confirmation address I got - reception@thelodgebymacdonald.activehotels.com <reception@thelodgebymacdonald.activehotels.com> It was first hotel I could get that would take an online booking for November 2007.Quote:
Originally Posted by zinedineontour
cheers mate booked for 2 nightsQuote:
Originally Posted by coislaoi
Just booked the same there as above. Hotel looks fairly decent and has pretty good reviews http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...les_Wales.html
I like the idea of the 'double double' room!
Anyhow it's handy to have it sorted as you can just imagine the prices shooting up over there when they all come online for booking come a few months.
Thanks for the tip lads ..... that's another 6 of us booked into that hotel ...
that looks like a great place have also booked a group of us in!
Word of warning lads ryanair are pulling out of Cardiff so dont book anything with them. Bristol is the next closest.
Ehh nothing to look out for as you cant book it if they are pulling out of there.
Ryanair only allow you book 6 months in advance!!! Best way to travel is probably to Bristol or Birmingham and train! It's a bitch of a place to get to and according to the rugger buggers the best think about cardiff is the 530am train out of it!
Isn't Cardiff only 2 hours on the train from London?
Lads if a air company is pulling out of a city there is no way you can book there anyway so not sure what the word of warning is for. Also the game is over a year and a half away so you could not book there anyway. They may be flying to Cardiff by the time the game is on.
Think for yourself. Cardiff is a great spot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Forever Dreamin
The word of warning is obvious. Ryanair have pulled the Cardiff route.
KOH
Apparently, loads of people booked for the Heineken Cup final have been left stranded. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
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Originally Posted by NY Hoop
Ill tell you what I think after we get back!! Probably fly to Birmingham and get the train... either way will spend a few nights to give it a try
a couple of lads i know used the travelodge central in cardiff for the recent championship playoff final and again for the fa cup finals
www.travelodge.co.uk they only take bookings a year or so in advance but allow you to cancel 24hrs before if needed and debit your card on departue, their room rates are fixed too and currently stand at £55 stg per night.
jurys cardiff is about £85 stg per night and again will only book a year in advance.
be warned though there are only 30 odd hotels and those who are planning to drive over? well there are really bad traffic restictions on match days.. if you park in the wrong place within town you'll find your self within a closed area that the police set up and you'll only be able to get out once the crowds have gone.
just booked the lodge by macdonald listed earlier on this thread. the place'll be hopping
They are right!!!! Cardiff is a **** hole!!!! been there only a couple of times and pubs we were in ran out of Draught and them bottles we were drinking **** water after that!!! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Forever Dreamin
always had a cracking time in cardiff. decent city and will be a cracking atmosphere that weekend
I rang both the lodge by mcdonald (as quoted earlier in the thread) and Jurys and was quoted £240stg per night for the 17th november single room only!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More like between 3 and 4 - depending what train you catch. Should usually be around 3hrs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
The train from London to Cardiff is 2 hours 15 mins. I used it for the Six nations game two years ago and it was jammed. Two hour queue on the way back that night as well. The ideal would be to stay over if at all possible.
HSS drive down sleep in car no messin
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Originally Posted by zinedineontour
Zine,
You must have been locked for the weekends!!!!! lol:D
No have been there good few times. Stayed in the Angel Hotel just beside stadium for worthington cup final and this years FA Cup final, and on both occasions ran out of beer ended up drinking Shorts!!!!
Great crack but we searched the town looking for entrance into bars, and were told sorry guys couples only!!! we told them that we were couples (gay lol) and still no chance. So ended up back in hotel on both occasions drinking shorts!!!!! Must say LOCKED!!!!!!! Lol.
:D :D
Went to the Heineken Cup final on the train from London and it was packed with Irish, great craic but it's alway bedlam at Paddington and Cardiff staions. The train was supposed to be just over 2 hours there, ended up being almost 3, same coming back. Treat British rail timetables like a Dunphy review, there might me a grain of truth in there somewhere but there's a lot more bullsh!t:DQuote:
Originally Posted by beautifulrock
http://www.aerarann.ie/ go to cardiff from Dublin, Cork and Galway can`t get a price as its to early but try at the end of the month. Bmi baby go from Belfast
For Hotels log onto accor.com
they have Ibis Hotels in Cardiff Rates around £60 per room one is in the centre of town.
hotels in cardiff are booking up fast... www.travelodge.co.uk are doing rooms for £91 stg, the hotel is central and 5 /10 min walk to the ground and into town
forgot to say, these rooms do not require prepayment, just pay on the dayQuote:
Originally Posted by Jon'o