Faroe Islands (Away) Wed 8th Jun 05

**Babysis** · 07/04/2005, 1:07 PM

Originally Posted by finn

Picked myself up one of those felt green white and gold helmets (like the jester ones) in Cardiff a few weeks ago at the rugby, fair play to MariborKev for the idea

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Ive seen some on ebay and in fancy dress shops. will need to be customised before i take it out there though

**OneRedArmy** · 07/04/2005, 1:12 PM

Can we go easy on the leprechaun costumes in the Faroes? The 1st time I saw them they were midly amusing, but since then hundreds of the little buggers seem to randomly appear together at any large sporting gathering of Irish people, posing for photos and generally arsing around is a tanked up manner.

I don't want to become a leprechaun vigilante, but.........

**Cowboy** · 07/04/2005, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

I don't want to become a leprechaun vigilante, but.........

I think anyone who wears these should be obliged to sing the theme music from the muppet show every 2 mins

**Peadar** · 07/04/2005, 2:53 PM

Originally Posted by Cowboy

I think anyone who wears these should be obliged to sing the theme music from the muppet show every 2 mins

They could join in with the folks wearing cowboy hats and waistcoats!

**Eire06** · 07/04/2005, 2:56 PM

Originally Posted by Cowboy

I think anyone who wears these should be obliged to sing the theme music from the muppet show every 2 mins

I have a class picture from Paris of a fella in one of them suits sleeping against a lamp post with a leather peak hat on, with a silver chain around it (Picture a hat from the village people) and clutchin a bottle of beer it was about 6am..
Funnest thing I've seen in a long time

**Babysis** · 07/04/2005, 2:59 PM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Can we go easy on the leprechaun costumes in the Faroes? The 1st time I saw them they were midly amusing, but since then hundreds of the little buggers seem to randomly appear together at any large sporting gathering of Irish people, posing for photos and generally arsing around is a tanked up manner.

I don't want to become a leprechaun vigilante, but.........

Ah come on now. I met a lovely leprechaun in Paris. He happily posed for photos with us once my sister had caught him

Although I do think ther must be better costumes for the Faroe Islands trip

**Cowboy** · 07/04/2005, 3:02 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

They could join in with the folks wearing cowboy hats and waistcoats!

who might they be, I've only seen them at GAA games?

**Cowboy** · 07/04/2005, 3:39 PM

Originally Posted by Tuff Paddy

I reckon a straightforward and effective costume for the Faroes trip would be a green bobble hat - in tribute to that goalie/fisherman they use to have between the sticks. Remember the fella? He was in goal when they beat Austria 1-0.

Excellent suggestion, where can we get these?
would a green and white Aran be a step too far ?

**Paulie** · 07/04/2005, 4:14 PM

Originally Posted by Tuff Paddy

I reckon a straightforward and effective costume for the Faroes trip would be a green bobble hat - in tribute to that goalie/fisherman they use to have between the sticks. Remember the fella? He was in goal when they beat Austria 1-0.

I reckon that getting green and white versions of those is a great idea. Who of us is able knit?

By the way I rang the FAI this afternoon to find out what the story was with the tickets for the game. The lovely Emma said that applicants would be notified by post next week. About a thousand people have applied for tickets with somewhere between 6 and 700 being available although they didn't have the exact number as yet.

**MariborKev** · 07/04/2005, 4:21 PM

Right, saying we have returned to the idea of "costume" for the game, there is an idea that ORA and myself came up with.

Would there be sufficient interest in a t-shirt for the trip. I was thinking of a green t-shirt(obviously) with "Misbehaving in Torshavn"(Read it in a Scandanavian accent and you will see the reason, few accents to be added to it), with a puffin using one of the letters as a perch.

I was then thinking of the back having a picture of the Faroe Island coloured in as a tricolour(1/3 of islands in green, 1/3 in white,1/3 in orange) and the date of the game, location etc in text on the back.

We also had other ideas of having dotted lines showing people's travel paths, or Irishmen with Viking hats playing football on the back.

Was thinking about getting a limtied batch of these done up for the intrepids that are making the journey

What does everyone think?

**Babysis** · 07/04/2005, 4:21 PM

Originally Posted by Paulie

I reckon that getting green and white versions of those is a great idea. Who of us is able knit?

By the way I rang the FAI this afternoon to find out what the story was with the tickets for the game. The lovely Emma said that applicants would be notified by post next week. About a thousand people have applied for tickets with somewhere between 6 and 700 being available although they didn't have the exact number as yet.

Cheers for that

As for the wooly hats, claires accesories do a great hat for girls. black wooly hat, with "everyone loves an Irish girl on it". Dont think its gonna be to everyones liking.

**Cowboy** · 07/04/2005, 4:25 PM

i'd be up for that

Originally Posted by Maribor

Right, saying we have returned to the idea of "costume" for the game, there is an idea that ORA and myself came up with.

Would there be sufficient interest in a t-shirt for the trip. I was thinking of a green t-shirt(obviously) with "Misbehaving in Torshavn"(Read it in a Scandanavian accent and you will see the reason, few accents to be added to it), with a puffin using one of the letters as a perch.

I was then thinking of the back having a picture of the Faroe Island coloured in as a tricolour(1/3 of islands in green, 1/3 in white,1/3 in orange) and the date of the game, location etc in text on the back.

We also had other ideas of having dotted lines showing people's travel paths, or Irishmen with Viking hats playing football on the back.

Was thinking about getting a limtied batch of these done up for the intrepids that are making the journey

What does everyone think?

**finn** · 07/04/2005, 4:42 PM

Originally Posted by Cowboy

i'd be up for that

Count me in too

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**Paulie** · 07/04/2005, 5:02 PM

Originally Posted by Tuff Paddy

By the way . . . when you say a thousand people have applied for tickets . . . does this mean 1,000 people x their chosen number of tickets??
Or is it simply a thousand tickets applied for but there are only 700?
I'm hoping it is the latter.

I assume that it's the latter.

**Babysis** · 08/04/2005, 8:33 AM

Come on, we cant panic about tickets until we find out how many are available. Im hopeful we will all get tickets - and at least we are all in a position to help each other other if there are any spares going etc.
Lets just all keep our fingers crossed. It should be a great trip anyway.

**Ash** · 08/04/2005, 8:38 AM

Originally Posted by Maribor

Was thinking about getting a limtied batch of these done up for the intrepids that are making the journey

What does everyone think?

If they're getting printed up put me in for 1 aswell
Cheers

**Babysis** · 08/04/2005, 10:23 AM

Ive found some more info on drinking in the Faroe Islands here (sorry if this has been posted previously).

**Schumi** · 08/04/2005, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by Maribor

Right, saying we have returned to the idea of "costume" for the game, there is an idea that ORA and myself came up with.

Would there be sufficient interest in a t-shirt for the trip. I was thinking of a green t-shirt(obviously) with "Misbehaving in Torshavn"(Read it in a Scandanavian accent and you will see the reason, few accents to be added to it), with a puffin using one of the letters as a perch.

I was then thinking of the back having a picture of the Faroe Island coloured in as a tricolour(1/3 of islands in green, 1/3 in white,1/3 in orange) and the date of the game, location etc in text on the back.

We also had other ideas of having dotted lines showing people's travel paths, or Irishmen with Viking hats playing football on the back.

Was thinking about getting a limtied batch of these done up for the intrepids that are making the journey

What does everyone think?

Great idea Kev, count me in!