You might want to rethink!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by viagogo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7719716.stm
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No-one seriously hurt TG!
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You might want to rethink!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by viagogo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7719716.stm
http://i37.tinypic.com/293ka55.jpg
No-one seriously hurt TG!
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Originally Posted by Sligo Hornet
As they say Hornet , you pay peanuts and you get errrr what you pay for .
You would never get that from a national carrier ;)
Got flights through Zurich with Swiss Air out Tue back very early Firday morning for €180.
Its going to be gas if the game isnt on in Rome all the hotels wont know whats going on like Tiblisi.
Has anyone applied to the FAI for tickets yet?
What is the normal procedure, if I ask for say 4 would I only get 2?
It I want 4 and ask for 8 to be on the safe side do I then have to take the 8 if you get what i mean?
Thanks lads first away trip, have been going to home games since 94 (I would have been 14 and from the country so that is my excuse).
They will have a date on the website when you can send your e mail in expressing interest in getting an application form. If you are a block booker you have a decent chance of getting tickets for the game. But for this game it is unlikely you will get anymore than the amount you take for the home games. If you normally get 4 for the home games that is the most you will get and you would be lucky to get the 4.
I've emailed them already expressing my interest
I emailed FAI Thurs night and got email today saying that i will be sent out application form closer to the date.Quote:
Originally Posted by JGKyne
Will have a shotgun ready for those birds!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sligo Hornet
Booked flights and accomodation on Friday. Flying from Dublin to Stansted to Rome and staying in the Raffaello Hotel. Flights work out so much cheaper going the Stansted route instead of Dublin/Rome direct.
Looks like it could be Genoa!! Our allocation of tickets will be less than 4,000.
Only 100 miles from Milan, also accessible through Stanstead.
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Originally Posted by Greenforever
Any sources on this?
when do the Italian FA have to officially announce the venue of the game?
Apparently it yesterday's Daily Mail that said maybe Genoa, Turin or Florence. A return to Genoa woul dbe nice. Lovely stadium right in the city centre and fantastic atmosphere.
In reality it could be anywhere in Italy yet.
The Daily M*il. Please don't tell us you read that rag?Quote:
Originally Posted by gspain
Otherwise agree with the other sentiments.
Honestly I don't but got a call from somebody who does last night asking me if I knew anything about it which I didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
No idea where the game will be but if it is not Rome no doubt the travel agents et al will blame the Italians for misleading us into believing it was Rome. They haven't btw. In the same way we were guaranteed to be in Milan for the 1990 WC and Boston in 1994.
I just wish they'd announce it soon.
apparently it is not rome
And yes I am apparently confussed as everyone else :confused::confused::confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Erimusred
Do you have a source for that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Erimusred
tuff Paddy over on ybig
Florence - 47271 capacity
Genoa - 41917 capacity
Turin - 25370 - Stadilo Olympico - capacity
According to world Stadiums
Stadio Del Allpe (71000) being re built ?
Not particularily easy to get in and out of cheaply Tues-Thur
I booked Bologna so if its in Florence it would be perfect. Anywhere but Bari or Naples would be good to be honest.
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Originally Posted by NeilMcD
You wont be on our bus anyway, we're booked for Milan, so genoa would be grand! Hotels booked just in case, strongly advise people to do so just in case, as long as you have no charge for cancellation.
bari would be a nightmare, wish i hadnt of booked those flights now!
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Originally Posted by Erimusred
That is hardly a reliable source.
furthermore his reason doesn't stack up as the stadium cost host a champions league semi final and top serie A games after April 1st. Apparently he also started a thread that it was definitely Rome. So he will definitely be right for one of them.
Anyone seen anything from the Italian papers? It is likely their journalists might find out first. Their local papers might pick up something from the clubs.
It's a joke. This should have to be announced when the countries meet to decide the fixtures. Still though it is the way it is. Think I'm gonna make a week of it so I'm gonna fly in and out of Rome and if I have to commute somewhere else for the match then so be it.
To be fair I think he posted with the best intentions. He was informed by a good source that it was Rome and that has changed. I agree the best way on these things is often to wait until it is confirmed.
If only they'd just agree to play it in San Marino. I've lost the cheap immitation aviator sunnies I bought in the town & could really use another pair. Bet they cost designer prices everywhere else n all. Better not be on in Milan!
How come Tuff Paddy doesn't post on here anymore?
Artistic differences.
I've booked flights to bologna; out on the monday and back on the friday so if its rome or anywhere north of rome, it shouldn't be too hard to get to by train. When is the deadline for the Italian F.A. to announce the venue, does anyone know?
And whats the general feeling among most people on here as to where its gonna be, or is it still just guesswork really?..
Guesswork in my opinion.
i would think long and hard about booking flights for this one yet. italys a big country and they could put the match anywhere from palermo to milan. they wont take our fans into account when deciding and may even pick a small obscure stadium to keep the away support down
Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce October 15, 2008 Q
Stadio Friuli September 10, 2008 Q
Stadio Franchi, Fiorentina May 30, 2008 f
Stadio Braglia, Modena November 21, 2007 Q
Stadio Franchi Arena Montepaschi, Siena October 17,07 (f)
San Siro September 8, 2007 Q
Stadio San Nicola, Bari March 28, 2007 Q Q
Stadio Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo November 15, 2006 f
Stadio Olimpico, Rome October 7, 2006
Stadio San Paolo, Naples September 2, 2006 Q
All italys last home games.
Qualifer =Q
Friendly = F
It will be some guess work alright
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Originally Posted by francesco_1
Which works out as Turin and Genoa as the two big cities that haven't had qualifier or friendly recently, and I don't remember Venezia's ground being brilliant either so thats counts that out. Palermo has to be an option looking at that list also. Purely guesswork though.
Lecce
Udine
Florence
Modena
Siena
Milan
Bari
Bergamo
Rome
Naples
genoa would be acceptable but turin is being re-built and juve are playing out of a small stadium at the moment so hope its not thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
Modena, Lecce, and Bergamo are all small capacity's afaik.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
In the present global financial climate,surely revenue will be the critical factor in venue choice.Why have 20,000 Paddies locked out of a small provincial venue,when you can sell a 50 ticket to each one instead.I stll feel it will be Milan or Rome.Having booked flights to Bologna, Palermo, Cagliari or Bari would be a disaster.
Theres no way they will be 20000 Irish fans at this match. At most 3-4000.Quote:
Originally Posted by SUB of the day
There is absolutely no way it'll be in Turin. That can be ruled out.
The Delle Alpi is being rebuilt and the Comunale won't be used for an international.
wasnt there about 8,000 at the czech match last sept and that was mid week too. id say something similar for italyQuote:
Originally Posted by viagogo
i doubt the italian fa rely on gate receipts too much for income. they seem far more interested in spreading their matches around the cities than filling big stadiums
I think somewhere between 8,000 and 20,000. Italy is a far bigger game than the Czech match. I don't think there were 8,000 in Prague either as many went home from Bratislava.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
A lot will depend on how the tickets are sold. The French sold them over the internet to the Irish and the locals don't normally buy until just before the game. Easily available tickets and a saturday night in Paris contributed to the huge crowd there. We probably had 40,000 fans there.
The venue will also make a difference. If it's Rome (which is one of the world's great cities) then that will attract more fans. If it is someplace like Genoa without direct flights from Ireland then it was be a lot lower.
The credit crunch has to have an effect too. Many just won't be able to afford to travel.