Draw for Slovakia and Czech Tickets?

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Originally Posted by Ash

Just got letter from FAI with a form looking for the
following details for each ticket reciepient:

- name/address
- inbound and return flight details
- accomodation details

Tickets wont be distributed until this is returned

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This is in respect of the Slovakia match. The letter from the FAI says that
"it is now common practice (:confused:- my smilie) to provide travel details of all persons travelling to away fixtures to the opposing FA and police for security and policing arrangements"

This is the first time that this has been sought from me for an away match :mad: and I'm a little bit worried about getting it for this fixture, given the fear of trouble that has been expressed about this fixture in other threads.

There's going to be a problem for people giving return flight details when it appears that the majority of the fans will be going on to Prague.

P.S. Could somebody, a lot more technical than me, please post this on the Slovakia Match Thread and the ticket thread

An Post haven't seen fit to deliver this letter to me yet but I'm sure it's on its way (is there a deadline for the info BTW?). It seems very odd, never heard about anything like this before.

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Originally Posted by AidoM

(:confused:- my smilie)

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LOL. I was expecting to get a letter with a confused smilie in it from the FAI. :D

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Originally Posted by Schumi

An Post haven't seen fit to deliver this letter to me yet but I'm sure it's on its way (is there a deadline for the info BTW?). It seems very odd, never heard about anything like this before.

LOL. I was expecting to get a letter with a confused smilie in it from the FAI. :D

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To be returned by close of business on Wednesday 1st August 2007.

It may also cause complications with tickets on the exchange thread. The other question is will it be usable by the authorities :confused:

I got one aswell...very odd

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Originally Posted by AidoM

This is in respect of the Slovakia match.
The letter from the FAI says that
"it is now common practice (:confused:- my smilie) to provide travel
details of all persons travelling to away fixtures to the opposing FA
and police for security and policing arrangements"

This is the first time that this has been sought from me for an away match :mad: and I'm a little bit worried about getting it for this fixture, given the fear of trouble that has been expressed about this fixture in other threads.

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I was thinking the exact same myself!
Last year they sent Schlooomp and meself into the middle of Tel Aviv
with nothing but a ticket and our own cop on as security :eek:

This is quite normal for matches now. The Tartan army have been gettting it for ages. It is just so the local authorities know how most people are arriving into their country and they can do security checks. The Scots get it for every game now. But I dont think it wil be a problem regarding ticket exchanges etc.

this is completely ridiculous , we are in the european union , freedom of movement , i have only a flight booked into bratislava , this is former commie police state stuff in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Ash

I was thinking the exact same myself!
Last year they sent Schlooomp and meself into the middle of Tel Aviv
with nothing but a ticket and our own cop on as security :eek:

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With the pair of you in the middle of Tel Aviv the whole Israeli army would have been on standby :p

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Originally Posted by NeilMcD

This is quite normal for matches now. The Tartan army have been gettting it for ages. It is just so the local authorities know how most people are arriving into their country and they can do security checks. The Scots get it for every game now. But I dont think it wil be a problem regarding ticket exchanges etc.

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It's never happened AFAIK for an Ireland game and I think (hope :confused:) it has more to do with local elements than the Irish fans

I think it will be the norm from now on. As I was saying we have been quite lucky in not having to do it.

Lads I think you are getting your knickers in a twist over nothing. I have just written on the form, train to Prague for the departue end of it and for the arrival I have boat from Vienna. I spoke to the FAI about it and they said that is fine. If you are not flying into Slovakia you dont have to put down the flight number as you are not arriving by plane.

They took details like this for the 2002 world cup too.

Flying back from Prague won't be an issue just list your flights. They will have no way of confirming this anyway

I imagine this will become a regular occurrence.

Be careful now re double applications.

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Originally Posted by NeilMcD

If you are not flying into Slovakia you dont have to put down the flight number as you are not arriving by plane.

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:confused: :p :D

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Originally Posted by AidoM

:confused: :p :D

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Not sure if you thought I was messing. I am quite serious I was speaking to the guy in the FAI and he said that was fine. Obviously if they know loads of us are arriving by train via Vienna on THursday they will be more prepared for it. Its their way of getting an idea where and when most of the irish fans will be arriving from.

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Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Not sure if you thought I was messing. I am quite serious I was speaking to the guy in the FAI and he said that was fine. Obviously if they know loads of us are arriving by train via Vienna on THursday they will be more prepared for it. Its their way of getting an idea where and when most of the irish fans will be arriving from.

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Neil, I got your point

I was just takin the pi$$ at you stating the obvious as in the edited quote :rolleyes:

Just proves I have no Foot.ie sense of humour.

I got one of these applications this morning. No guarantee of tickets and has to be sent back by 8th August.

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Originally Posted by eirebhoy

I got one of these applications this morning. No guarantee of tickets and has to be sent back by 8th August.

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Is this application for the czech match :confused:

FAI told me today that notification for the czech match were issuing in the next few days :o

If you have sent in the payment details for the tickets for the slovakia match the travel info was requested for this and the return date was 1st August

This is to keep the Slovak stasi police in a job

This is like something from Soviet Union days

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Originally Posted by NeilMcD

I think it will be the norm from now on. As I was saying we have been quite lucky in not having to do it.

Lads I think you are getting your knickers in a twist over nothing. I have just written on the form, train to Prague for the departue end of it and for the arrival I have boat from Vienna. I spoke to the FAI about it and they said that is fine. If you are not flying into Slovakia you dont have to put down the flight number as you are not arriving by plane.

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Lets hope so. They'll hardly be printing the given reciepient's names onto the tickets will they?

I wouldnt say they will check individual details, it is just for their records or if there are any problems. When travelling away in europe with english clubs you have to provide all details aswell.