Montenegro Away - 10th September 2008

I doubt it will be much more than 1.5K. It's hard to get to; it's expensive (the Dubrovnik route has been closed due to the Tans visiting Croatia, and the Bari option is more aggro than it's worth) with plane tickets now nearly €400; it's midweek; it's the start of the campaign rather than a make or break game or a playoff; and as far as I know there isn't anyone on the Montenegro side who plays for either Liverpool or Manchester (correct me iof I'm wrong on the last one). Judging this with our midweek visits to Romania in 1997, or to Belgrade in 1998, this is not a game I would have thought many fans fancy.

Yeah I think you are right there Lopez. I can't wait though.

with the appointment of trappa i can see alot more interest in this fixture.

It is a hard one to call, i'd say you get a few arseholes, but not as many as ITaly, Cyprus and Bulgaria (much easier to get to)
I'd say Majik's mates will find it hard to find a tacky red light zone so they may as well stay at home or go to Prague for the few days.

Anyway, for those interested in the football and to find their way about the city etc....this map is great thanks to the kind help of 2 Montenegro posters on virtual tourist. Hvala lepo! :D

http://www.podgorica.cg.yu/images/pgKarta.JPG

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Originally Posted by Babysis

Nice to see your group are all going for the football.:rolleyes:

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ya babysis, agree with ye here. :mad:

Should that really be allowed stay on this thread?!

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Originally Posted by Green Tribe

It is a hard one to call, i'd say you get a few arseholes, but not as many as ITaly, Cyprus and Bulgaria (much easier to get to)
I'd say Majik's mates will find it hard to find a tacky red light zone so they may as well stay at home or go to Prague for the few days.

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Moeww....:D

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Originally Posted by citizenerased

Moeww....:D

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ha ha, now citizen, even paul o'shea is agreeing with me!:D
will publish up some accomodation emails tonight if it helps anyone. Got into the HOTEL Kerber, sounds good

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Originally Posted by Green Tribe

ha ha, now citizen, even paul o'shea is agreeing with me!:D
will publish up some accomodation emails tonight if it helps anyone. Got into the HOTEL Kerber, sounds good

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Watch out at night GT....lots of "Kerber Crawlers";)

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Originally Posted by Sligo Hornet

Watch out at night GT....lots of "Kerber Crawlers";)

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We have a jacuzzi in our room so the hotel Kare bear it is :D

1500 max.will travel.

Clearly many of you have blind optimism, as to how hard this place is to get to!

i think now the direct-ish route from aer lingus is booked out to dubrovnik, that will put a lot off.

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Originally Posted by Green Tribe

i think now the direct-ish route from aer lingus is booked out to dubrovnik, that will put a lot off.

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It's not booked out yet but it is gone up to €427. It pays to book early!

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Originally Posted by Paulie

It's not booked out yet but it is gone up to €427. It pays to book early!

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Dancing queen himself :D
I thought it was booked or too expensive or something.
Wouldn't want to be on that flight anyway...too many Dubs:eek::p
Going back from Sofia with Wizzair meself.

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Originally Posted by Green Tribe

Dancing queen himself :D

Wouldn't want to be on that flight anyway...too many Dubs:eek::p

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I've been called worse! As for the Dubs comment, harsh but fair.

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Originally Posted by AidoM

It appears that all hotels in Podgorica are only taking enquiries and will get back later if space available. Reports and reviews I've read so far seem to indicate that there's not a lot to do in Podgorica
Our gang are looking at staying in Budva. There's a distinct lack of info on any (public or private) transport so we are going to hire a car on arrival to get there. We'll keep the car to get to match with a designated driver (wonder who :rolleyes:) and also to travel to Dubrovnik for flight home.

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Montenegro only has commercial rail links with Serbia, so this looks like a nightmare of planes, trains, and automobiles. Staying in Dubrovnik/Belgrade for most of the time looks a decent bet, and just going in to Montenegro for the game.

Why couldn't we get the Northern Ireland (Czech Republic/Slovakia/Poland) group? At least you'd know where you'd be going. :(

i know mypost, imagine having to travel to new places we don't know much about, awful scary aspect. Think i'll cancel my flights...:eek:

For those going by train - looks a scenic route

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5KRq...eature=related

Easy with the Dubs comments, like everywhere we have our scumbags. And I thought we all only went for the drink cos the football is usually garbage. Why would anyone want to video their train journey??

It's looking bleak if you want to go to Montenegro. All hotel rooms in Podgorica that can be booked online are gone. The other hotels require that you email a reservation request, but I'm getting no reply from them. Presumably because they are all booked up too?

Does anybody reckon they will be flying straight into Podgorica or is the flight to Dubrovnik forst generally considered the better option? its not going to be cheap getting to podgorica from dubrovnik. €200 for a taxi anyway.
cheers