France (Away) Sat 9th Oct 04

**DonegalDub** · 16/09/2004, 10:18 AM

What....no confessionals available!?!

**Peadar** · 16/09/2004, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by DonegalDub

What....no confessionals available!?!

Hopefully The 12th Man will be there to give a general absolution to all travelling fans.

**DonegalDub** · 16/09/2004, 10:29 AM

accessed that map now, Peadar, thanks. Am I right in thinking South Stand was FAI allocation? By sounds of things, irish will be spread everywhere anyhow!

**Peadar** · 16/09/2004, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by DonegalDub

accessed that map now, Peadar, thanks.

This is a better map, DD. You can see section numbers.

**OMP Player** · 16/09/2004, 2:31 PM

Comfort Hotel Restaurant Primev�re - Paris Saint Ouen
54 quai de Seine, Saint-Ouen, Paris, 93400

Does anybody know of this Hotel? It's not too far from the stadium and is only �46 Euro a night.

irwinsalegend · 16/09/2004, 4:22 PM

Does anybody know of this Hotel? It's not too far from the stadium and is only �46 Euro a night

OMP - I'm sure ptegan will know the area so he will be able to advise but i know he's mentioned before and from beign there before myself that the area immediately aroud the ground is not really somewhere you want to be staying. i certainly wasn't tempted to walk too far from the stadium when i was waiting around for our tour to start the last time.

**conmccormack** · 16/09/2004, 4:34 PM

Thought that might get your attention...sorry.
Irish couple need couch / room for 9-10 oct.
Anything will do. will pay, no worries!!

**OMP Player** · 16/09/2004, 4:38 PM

Thanks Irwinsalegend, Do you know a nice area to stay then?
I'm thinking of timewise because I only fly into CDG at 2.45pm. Don't want to be travelling all around the city and me just dying for a pint

**ptegan** · 16/09/2004, 9:42 PM

Originally Posted by OMP Player

Comfort Hotel Restaurant Primev�re - Paris Saint Ouen
54 quai de Seine, Saint-Ouen, Paris, 93400

Does anybody know of this Hotel? It's not too far from the stadium and is only €46 Euro a night.

Cheers rwinsalegend

Well, I suppose you could stay by the stadium. It really depends on your weekend plans.

If you were flying in the Sat afternoon and just wanted to drop off at hotel, have a few pints, head to the game, go back to the hotel after our 2-0 win and fly off the Sunday afternoon.....then a hotel by the stadium is just perfect.
If though you entended going out before and/or after the game in the city itself then it's probably best to stick to within the city walls (i.e. any hotel with a postcode that starts with 75 (e;g. 75001, 75002,...))

Compared to Dublin the stadium is in Tallaght. Outside of the city and probably not the area you want to be going out in at night to have fun esp. if you know that all the other Irish fans are in town

Catch my post tomorrow night on hotels if you're stuck...

**OMP Player** · 17/09/2004, 11:09 AM

Thanks for that ptegan, more than helpful! I'll buy you a pint if we meet over there!

**blobbyblob** · 17/09/2004, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by OMP Player

Thanks for that ptegan, more than helpful! I'll buy you a pint if we meet over there!

PT should have free beer for the weekend for all his assitance.

PT for President

**Peadar** · 17/09/2004, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by blobbyblob

PT should have free beer for the weekend for all his assitance.

When you see the price of sauce in Paris you may not be so quick to offer it around.

**One Brian Kerr** · 17/09/2004, 3:17 PM

Can someone please confirm K.O. time for the game as i noticed

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
Group Four
Cyprus v Faroe Islands 15.00
France v Rep of Ireland 15.00
Israel v Switzerland 15.00

from http://www.sportinglife.com/football...res200410.html

......... was sure that it was 9 pm (french time)

**Bluetonic** · 17/09/2004, 3:42 PM

Kick off is 20:45 French time.

**One Brian Kerr** · 17/09/2004, 3:49 PM

Originally Posted by Bluetonic

Kick off is 20:45 French time.

Cheers i **** myself for a second as i'm not arriving in Paris until saturday afternoon.

**Paulie** · 17/09/2004, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by ONE BRIAN KERR

Can someone please confirm K.O. time for the game as i noticed

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
Group Four
Cyprus v Faroe Islands 15.00
France v Rep of Ireland 15.00
Israel v Switzerland 15.00

from http://www.sportinglife.com/football...res200410.html

......... was sure that it was 9 pm (french time)

If the time of the Israel V France game is correct maybe we will get to see it on French telly.

**Paulie** · 17/09/2004, 4:45 PM

Originally Posted by Paulie

If the time of the Israel V France game is correct maybe we will get to see it on French telly.

That should of course have read Israel V Switzerland.

**KDonkeyKilbane** · 18/09/2004, 9:41 AM

Originally Posted by Bluetonic

Kick off is 20:45 French time.

Kick off is at 21:00 French Time

**ptegan** · 18/09/2004, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

When you see the price of sauce in Paris you may not be so quick to offer it around.

Just a small one for me then

Irish bars don't normally do Happy Hours on weekends (Sat / Sun) so expect to pay about 6€ a pint before the game. If the weather is fine than a take-out and a nice spot by the river waving at the tourists on their boat trips is usually the way Parisians would spend the day.

Either way, if you're gonna spend €€€ on transport, hotels and tickets, an extra few quid in the pub shouldn't kill ya.

Now you could stay away from the Irish places, go to a Franch place, and pay 3e for a pint instead