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Quick Question. Myself and a couple of Irish mates are unfortunately not in Paris or our local back home for French game so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for good pubs in London to watch the game. Should know this at this stage but the call to seek one out hasn't really arrived before now. Prepared to travel anywhere in the Greater London area for a good atmosphere.
For somewhere easy to find, Waxy O'Connor's Irish Bar (out of a box) is on Rupert St. just off Leicester Sq/Picadilly Circus.Quote:
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Always jammers.
Why not get the Eurostar from Waterloo and watch it in Paris? Looks like there will be nobody left in London to watch it with.Quote:
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Cheers Peader, do they definitely show the game? Been stung by so called Irish pubs playing the England game before. Missed Russia Vs Ireland because of it. No great loss.
That's a fair point, gspain. I'm saving money though and kind of defeats the object of not going in the first place. Might as well have paid the extra few euro for the match ticket. Embarassingly the whole idea of just going for the day not a weekend has only occured to me now.
Yes, they show everything.Quote:
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I may be even in a position to offer you a ticket and a hotel room.Quote:
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Cheers Peader. That would be pretty sweet but I don't I'll be able to do it. Have a couple of Irish mates in London for the game so can't really abandon them and chances of getting 3 tickets at this stage I'm guessing are pretty slim.Quote:
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No problem getting 3 tickets at this stage - probably even get them in the Irish end. PM me if you like but there seem to be plenty of spares floating around London at face value.Quote:
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By the time you've had a night out and drank all that crap beer you would nearly spend a smuch you know. French beer mightn't be much better but will taste better when we win. :D
Are you joking me?Quote:
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There are tickets all over the shop.
Closer to the day they'll be falling like confetti!
You'd need to find a place for them all to stay though.
Not sure how big my room will be.
4 of us shared a room in Basel but there was 3 beds and enough bed linen to make a bed on the floor.
See topic by Junior in Manchester with spare tickets in the Irish and French ends.
no problem booking hotels either at any price range.
go on go for it......
go on bowsy....go for it....
youll be kicking yourself if you dont go when we win 1-0 :D :D
Great stuff. Can't believe I've been writing this one off as I can't afford a big weekend in Paris when I could just do a day trip. Cheers lads. Would appreciate your help as soon as I've got my mates on board.
Great Stuff - you'll get a ticket and no probs with hotels - don't give your mates a choice...Quote:
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Is the eurostar 2 for 1 still available?Quote:
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You might be able to take advantage of that.
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You'd be surprised there Bowsey, me Collen has some ticket's spare.
Anyway if you do stay in London,
In the centre of town The Lyric in Great windmill street just off Shaftsbury Avenue is a good spot for game's.
Or if yer up in North London, the 12 Pin's in Finsbury park, Mother Redcap's, Holloway road in the Archway, O'Rafferty's in Wood Green or the Erris Tavern in North Finchley are all good pub's for the game's, and yer can bet the native's match won't be getting preferance in any of them.
Lads, have got my mates on board with this provided i can find a cheap return to Paris. Have been looking all weekend but with no joy. Eurostar, Easyjet, BA, BMI are all too expensive and Ryanair not an option. Tried to do that 2 for 1 thing but it is not available and would be £150 each on that saturday. Hope beyond hope but if anyone has any other ideas they would be much appreciated.
Sylvo, cheers for the pub info. will be very handy for future reference.
This will check every airline:
http://www.opodo.co.uk/
Opodo is owned by British Airways, Air France, Alitalia, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, Austrian Airlines, Finnair and Amadeus.Quote:
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It doesn't search budget airlines.
Just keep that in mind if you can't find what you're looking for.
Cheers EB. Cheapest on there is £95 each. Not bad but still above my slender budget at moment. I think I've left it too late. Wish I'd thought of this lark earlier. Bugg*r.
What about checking out the boat train from Charing Cross, ok you've got a three hour train ride to Paris, but there's something like a ferry every hour to France from Dover and the ferry only take's just over an hour. Also the euro line's bus from Victoria bus station, my brother was going to go by that, and they were looking at about 40 quid.
Stroke of genius, Sylvo. It's a long old haul but cheap as chips - books and beer should get me through it. Now all I need is to sort out a few tickets.Quote:
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Tickets will be the easy bit.Quote:
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Have to say I'm dead chuffed you managed to swing it.
Just proves that if you want something bad enough, there's always a way.
Pat on the back to everyone who provided info to help a fellow supporter.
How many tickets do you need?
Well said Peader and should've been said by me earlier. Great support lads. This has gone from me finding a pub to watch the game to actually going to support the lads and have a night out in Paris. Fantastic. Well chuffed. I need 3 tickets if anyone has any leads.Quote:
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You should get plenty ticket offers here but if you're still stuck next week I'll have a word with my mate who has French end tickets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bowsy
Think he has 12 and needs 9 or something like that.
He's away on holidays at the moment so I can't confirm that this week.
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If yer about on friday night, the Republic of Ireland Soccer Supporter's club in London are having a meeting in McGovern's in Kilburn, if there's no joy from anyone here, which I think there proberly will be, but if not i'm sure there will be a few lad's up there who will have spare's, plus you'll find a fair few poster's from here at the meeting meself included,
BTW Peader are you coming up to the big smoke friday night for a couple of quite pint's. ;)
The Blythe Hill Tavern, in Catford (Blythe Hill Road) is a nice place to watch it. Great Guinness, good athmoshere.
Should warn you, there is no big screen (and it's on the smallish side)
Plus Shillelagh's Bar on Lewisham high street..tiny venue-huge screen, great beer and 100% Irish. :D
Cheers Sylvo. Not adverse to a few social ones although we do have to leave the house at 6AM on Saturday morning!!!Quote:
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No the meeting's this friday night.Quote:
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Getting ahead of myself. :) I've got a leaving do to attend friday unfortunately but would be well up for attending some future meetings.Quote:
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Might be around alright.Quote:
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No plans yet.
What time is the meeting?
I don't finish until 18:00
I'd be looking to get a train from Reading at 19:00
It takes about 25 minutes to get to Paddington from there.
Cheers pronane. have posted on soccercentral for his attention.Quote:
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Will keep yer posted on when we next have our meeting's.Quote:
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The meeting's at 8.00 well 8.20ish, you'll see a few old face's from the Railway including the little Buddha aka Davros as well as proberly Mr O'Banton,the meeting's are good craic plus you'll get to meet the Boston Celtics jacketed one. :DQuote:
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I like the way you make the meetings truely Irish by not starting on time. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sylvo
There's only a 40% chance that I'll get down for it.
Paris is full of beautiful women and you're going there to see female sheep??? :eek: :DQuote:
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Sylvo, are your meetings open to all supporters or Members only? Is the meeting in the bar itself or function room?Quote:
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All Ireland fan's are welcome Supasparx and we're alway's up for new member's, the meeting's in the upstair's bar, but everyone meet's up first for a warm up pint in the smaller side bar downstair's, if I get there on time tomorrow it may even be me doing the sergent major bit in the side bar and telling everyone to take their drink's upstair's for the start of the meeting,
Superparx your more then welcome tomorrow night if yer up for it. Meeting's about 8.20ish.