group 4 fixtures

September 4 2004
Ireland v Cyprus
France v Israel
Switzerland v Faroe Islands

September 8 2004
Switzerland v Ireland
Faroe Islands v France
Israel v Cyprus

October 9 2004
France v Ireland
Israel v Switzerland
Cyprus v Faroe Islands

October 13 2004
Ireland v Faroe Islands
Cyprus v France

November 17 2004
Israel v Cyprus

March 26 2005
Israel v Ireland
Switzerland v France

March 30 2005
Israel v France
Switzerland v Cyprus

June 4 2005
Ireland v Israel
Switzerland v Faroe Islands

June 8 2005
Faroe Islands v Ireland

September 3 2005
France v Faroe Islands
Switzerland v Israel

September 7 2005
Ireland v France
Cyprus v Switzerland
Faroe Islands v Israel

October 8 2005
Cyprus v Ireland
France v Switzerland
Israel v Faroe Islands

October 12 2005
Ireland v Switzerland
France v Cyprus

That confirmed? Got the venues?

Great to hit France and Switzerland early away from home. Hopefully it help as in the 2002 qualifiers seeing both are in Portugal this year.

well done the FAI!

should be a good home win to get the confidence up followed by our two toughest game when arguably their players will be on the euro championships hangover.

Can't believe the Swiss ended up away to France and then away to us within a week for their last two games.

The Swiss in the last game as well! albeit were at home this time.
You cant help feeling though that the two early fixtures against the Swiss and the French could go against us leaving us a bit off the pace, its all really a much of a muchness to be honest. Could actually see us sneaking something against the French at home if we got our finger out, as for playing them away I dont fancy our chances.

........just booked return London - Zurich and London - Paris flights for the autumn games .........a certain budget airline allows you to book up till October for silly money ............

..........would advise anybody with a sufficient lack of commitment on the domestic front to book now to save money........

erin go bragh...........

i hope the boys dont slip up against the 'smaller teams' (i hate that term but you know what i mean) they are the clubs that only a win will do against

i fancy our chances against france a draw and a win at home scored in the 90th will suit me fine

bring it on ...

Originally posted by London Irish
........just booked return London - Zurich and London - Paris flights for the autumn games .........a certain budget airline allows you to book up till October for silly money ............

Lads just on this note if you know your going to head to Swiss I'd suggest booking with Ryanair very soon.Their offer says that they exclude sporting events so it's a good idea to book before they realise that Ireland are playing in September.Standsted to Graz is just £35.00 both ways (out on the 7th and back the 9th).

Are you sure as to where the Swiss will play their home game against us

Originally posted by tiktok
Are you sure as to where the Swiss will play their home game against us

FAI source said Bern. I presume that the rebuilding of the ****dorf will be finished by September.

Where are you flying from?
Dublin (DUB)
TO
Paris Beauvais (BVA)

Date to fly out? Fri, 08 Oct 04


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Is this bad news for me?

Originally posted by Peadar
Is this bad news for me?

apparently easyjet and ryanair are already nearly gone for the french game. there are a few british operators who work out os stanstead who fly to paris, but you'll need to be quick or it'll be the ferry

Originally posted by tiktok
you'll need to be quick or it'll be the ferry

How about a flight to London and the Eurostar to Paris?
Anyone know anything about the quality of service via the tunnel?

Originally posted by Peadar
How about a flight to London and the Eurostar to Paris?
Anyone know anything about the quality of service via the tunnel?

it's meant to be very good but i've not travelled on it. you'd still need to get moving peadar, this will be many peoples second option after they see the flights are gone

Originally posted by tiktok
it's meant to be very good but i've not travelled on it. you'd still need to get moving peadar, this will be many peoples second option after they see the flights are gone

Trains in the UK are even more expensive than CIE, be preaprde to pay a big whack.

Ryanairs schedule for October is not out yet. That is why the flights are showing as not available

Hurrah.............panic over

although they won't be daft enough to let them go cheaply now that we've all been searching the website for them.

Originally posted by SÓCcfc
Trains in the UK are even more expensive than CIE, be preaprde to pay a big whack.

Be prepared for them to breakdown more like it.

Personally, I think the fixture schedule is horrendous. From a travel perspective, trying to attend all the matches will be a nightmare. I know of several people who will try to do this.
1st Problem:- Fly to Dublin for the Cyprus game, back to London and then fly to Switzerland, not too difficult, but IMO it get worse as the group progresses.
Eurostar to Paris - expensive weekend and then fly to Dublin for the Faroes game in midweek.

Israel at home in June followed by the Faroes away 4 days later

Then the final 2 games in the series Cyprus away and Switzerland at home a few days later.
It is a CRAZY schedule

If anyone can make all 10 games, they should get the freedom of Dublin City

Originally posted by Paul03
Ryanairs schedule for October is not out yet.

I figured as much, cheers Paul.
With only one decent away trip this year I'll be putting a few bob aside each month so even if I have to shell out €350 for Aer Lingus I wont mind too much.