This is not exactly morale boosting for the lads next week!
http://www.rte.ie/sport/basketball/2...8/ireland.html
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This is not exactly morale boosting for the lads next week!
http://www.rte.ie/sport/basketball/2...8/ireland.html
:p
They would not have know if you did not post it up ha ha !!!
I am sure they are pretty good at Basketball in that neck of the woods as they have a good history of it.
Just a couple of questions.
Just wondering if anybody will be in Podgorica on the Tuesday and where is the best pub to go to. Will be staying 2 nights there and would like to know the best pub to go to.
Heading over to Dubrovnik for a few days, is it better to get the currency here or wait till I get over there, the banks here may charge extra to get etc.
Thanks
There will be a good few over in Podgorica by Tuesday. There is an "Oirish" pub (I think 2) there so it will probably be the meeting place if not the main watering hole for the fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by MagicMulv
There is a local currency but according to the DFA exchange for the Euro is easy.
Irish bar Saint Patrick....Ulica Slobode, there are a few other bars recommended by locals - Bar 111 and Buda Bar
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Just got this email from Hotel Evorpa.... We had booked one night (the night of the match), staying in Dubrovnik the rest the time.
So a new search for a bed for 3 continues!
Dear John,[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I'm sorry but i have to cancel your reservation,some guest to stay the long in the hotel.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Best regards[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Hotel''EVROPA''[/SIZE][/FONT]
Yeah I just got the same mail, *******s.
I'm in that Hotel too:eek:..........but just checked my in box.......no bad news....yet!Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
How big is your bed!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sligo Hornet
I presume there are no hotels now in Pod, that are free. What a shower of gangsters.
Feck all hotels in the town, and with good reason. Try leg it to the bus station after the game; that's your best bet. Maybe bring a tent!
Well there is 3 already in our room!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Would they (i.e Svjetlana, lady I emailed) not be able to find space at an alternative hotel having let you down at the last minute?
Looks like I will be heading back on the bus to Dubrvonik with Paul and the rest of the gang.
jeez that's pretty shabby. can they not book you somewhere else or recommend somewhere, but sligo hornet still has his room....:D
Im sure if you top and tail you could squeeze a few more in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sligo Hornet
The bus I am organising is heading back that night and my mate Paul is staying in Dubrovnik in an apartment that I booked so I can head back but if we win the game and have 3 points in the bag, I would love to be about Pod celebrating. I also had planned to hand about Montenegro for a few days as I am flying back on the Monday from Dubrovnik and I have been in Dubrovnik before also.
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Originally Posted by Moscow Mule
Well I have lost 20lbs in the last 7 weeks. So I am doing my bit.
Take that as a No then??
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Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Dont you mean £20?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
I booked my accomodation online no bother; Hotel Europa in Podgorica and Hotel Vardar in Kotor. Obviously Europa's full now though, which is a problem. Though when I say I booked online, I e-mailed them and they came back to say everything was OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Check again Pineapple as they dumped me in it.
I went last month though. I think I'm OK. :)
Thanks, but presuming was booked originally by request.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Also there was no game on then so accomodation plentiful.
Just been writing with little or no response;all of the former was negative.
Anyone know about booking private rooms or apartments?
Thanks.
I know that Mainz and the Georgians is first on the list but don't forget Montenegro. I'm in Podgorica at the moment and everything is looking set fair for next week. The weather is fantastic and the girls (amazing in all circumstances) are really showing of their summer tans. Anyone returning to the coast next Wednesday night is going to have to be dragged kicking and screaming into their cars or buses!
Howver one serious word of warning; the hotels in Podgorica are jammed and in at least some cases OVER-BOOKED for the 10th. Mine has admitted they are hoping for some cancellations; I've told them that the Irish visitors are very unlikely to cancel and I've suggested they think seriously about some emergency back-up. (The hotel didn't even realise there was a match on; this is all pretty new to the Montenegrins.)
So if you have a hotel booked in Podgorica for the 10th, my advice is to double and triple re-confirm and see if you can get some sort of priority status. Also bring your best jammies because some people might have to share (unless you can get one of the tanned, long-legged beauties to solve your problem).
I am not flying home until teh Monday the 15th, What would you recommend Podge for the days after the match etc. I am on my own and have no set plans
any nice policemen rodgenotpodge ;)
FAO Neilmcd, someone in podgorica will offer you lodgings, even a floor especially after all your hard work with the bus.
If you are really stuck we'll sneak you into the Kerber, babysis and i are booked in there we know a few lads booked in there too, they won't mind if you kip in there.
Great that Podgorica is all set. I think it'll turn out to be a great venue. I emailed a few places to tell them we were coming and to stock up :D
Just make sure of your own room in the Kerber first - that's the one that is overbooked!
oh FFS,,,pack of tramps. must email them, i thought it was Europa that had the problem :mad:
just emailed, awaiting a positive response :)
thanks rodge
Podgorica will be fun on the match day - and night - but there's not a lot else to do, once you have cleared your hangover and kissed the new girlfriend goodbye.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
I suggest you head down to the coast to Budva or Petrovac (its only a bit over an hour). Budva is the biggest and busiest resort - good scene but a lot of Russians. Locals say its about 20% more expensive than everywhere else but still pretty cheap by our standards.
Petrovac is smaller and quieter but still nice. If you are flying out of Dubrovnik you could go down to Herceg Novi which is close to the Croatian border. The town of Kotor is amazing also and in the same area.
The season is pretty well over but the sea is still warm and the weather is perfect - about 30 by day. Budva has a good town beach and there is a big one just outside the town which they also use for concerts (Stones last year, Madonna in a few weeks).
I'd say not much in Podgorica at the moment, you might get some luck with apartments. Will see if i can find something. Can't have yerself on the streets :D
Otherwise try the coastal resorts
Cheers for that, I am actually looking forward to a few days of swimming and chilling out after the madness of the games etc, and if there is a local female on my arm as I do it, all the better.
Actually the water will be warmer at this stage and its at its warments in late September as it takes a good while for water to warm up.
They DO have a problem........I AM STAYING THERE!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Green Tribe
Incidently, they responded yesterday to my "am I still booked in " email...and confirmed all Ok plus a driver will be waiting to collect us from the airport!:)
the hornet survives.
madness this overbooking, still waiting to hear back. have texted aidom as he is in kerber too and he flew out to germany this morning. can't have the flag being homeless :eek:
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Originally Posted by Green Tribe
Why not?....he could help Neil selling the YBIG Magazine through the night!;)
...:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Green Tribe
Looks like I am really going to have to make an effort with the local ladies so.
aidom will be fine, it's the flag i'm concerned about :D ;)
aidom is in the kerber. kip with him and the flag. You can iron it to pay for the stay :DQuote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
I'd be concerned for the local residents if he was on the streets :D