Only 8,000 tickets made available in Paris

**gspain** · 03/11/2009, 4:41 PM

Originally Posted by Docboy

I've got a pal in Paris who I've got a ticket for the game. What way does that work when giving transport details etc?

Tell the truth - give his details and say he lives there. Put in lives locally or soemthing for flight details.

Presume you are staying with him too so don't have a hotel.

No point in lying when there is no need to. I've heard they do spot checks but never heard of anybody being checked.

Paddy Blogs bbing reference number XXX can get 2 tickets for every away game even if not going and can name Mick & Mary Murphy as the 2 ticketholders.

**elroy** · 03/11/2009, 5:04 PM

Has anyone been to an away game where their name was actually printed on the tickets?

I know they do this for CL and possibly WC tickets but for qualifiers?

**Greenforever** · 03/11/2009, 8:28 PM

Originally Posted by elroy

Has anyone been to an away game where their name was actually printed on the tickets?

I know they do this for CL and possibly WC tickets but for qualifiers?

No and they didnt do it in Japan / Korea, dont know about Germany 06, no reason to be there

**shaneker** · 03/11/2009, 8:35 PM

Originally Posted by Greenforever

No and they didnt do it in Japan / Korea, dont know about Germany 06, no reason to be there

My name was printed on my WC tickets in Japan, so was my Dad's on his tickets and my cousin's on theirs.

Never had it on there for a qualifier, though.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 03/11/2009, 9:14 PM

Originally Posted by Greenforever

No and they didnt do it in Japan / Korea, dont know about Germany 06, no reason to be there

Names were on the tickets in Germany alright. Have never seen them check names on tickets at any event I've been at be it World Cup, Champions League finals, Ryder Cup etc even though people spend months in advance worrying about it

**finbarrk** · 03/11/2009, 9:28 PM

I wonder would everyone that applied have heard whether they were successfull or not by today? I haven't got any notification yet.

**eaststand85** · 03/11/2009, 9:44 PM

Originally Posted by finbarrk

I wonder would everyone that applied have heard whether they were successfull or not by today? I haven't got any notification yet.

Considering that they have to be paid for by cob tomorrow I would have thought so. Saw someone else say some people's e-mails got caught up in their spam filters so would be a good idea to check there.

**gspain** · 03/11/2009, 11:05 PM

The FAI couldn't put name son tickets for an away game. It would be a logistical nightmare.

Anyway checking all the names v a passport would take 9 hours. The only occasion I eve rheard of checks was in Germany for 2006 where spotchecks were done. If stopped you had the choice of going to the next entrance and trying again or going back to a booth - paying 10 euro to get a re-issued ticket with your name on it.

I've never heard iof anybody missing a football match because the name on their passport didn't match the name on their ticket.

**rellik** · 04/11/2009, 8:41 AM

Applied and haven't received an email yet. Checked my spam filter and it's not there either. Then email the FAI but received a standard "Too busy to look at your email" reply. Ah well, time to hit the French ticket sites.

**MariborKev** · 04/11/2009, 8:44 AM

Originally Posted by gspain

I've never heard iof anybody missing a football match because the name on their passport didn't match the name on their ticket.

A poster on here was at the WC semi final between Germany and Italy. He got the tickets through a sponsor and ending up sitting beside the delegations from Togo. Unsurprising, all the delegation were white and I doubt the names matched those on the tickets.

**Sligo Hornet** · 04/11/2009, 9:03 AM

Originally Posted by gspain

The FAI couldn't put name son tickets for an away game. It would be a logistical nightmare.

Anyway checking all the names v a passport would take 9 hours. The only occasion I eve rheard of checks was in Germany for 2006 where spotchecks were done. If stopped you had the choice of going to the next entrance and trying again or going back to a booth - paying 10 euro to get a re-issued ticket with your name on it.

I've never heard iof anybody missing a football match because the name on their passport didn't match the name on their ticket.

Very precise there Gary!!

**gspain** · 04/11/2009, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by Sligo Hornet

Very precise there Gary!!

There was a study done to check everyone entering a stadium comparing names on passports with tickets would take approx 9 hours. Guess why it has never been tried???? The Germans did spotchecks but left you in at the next gate anyway.

**tetsujin1979** · 04/11/2009, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by eaststand85

Yep, log back in and you'll see there's a link to 'Ticketholder List' along the top of the page. Click on that and add as many people as you have tickets for by clicking on 'Register Ticketholder' link each time.

missed that one myself, cheers eaststand85!

**Paulie** · 04/11/2009, 12:30 PM

People have been speculating as to how many Irish fans will travel to the game. Apparently the FAI received applications for 17,000 tickets. I assume this means that they didn't actually receive that number of applications, but when the amount of requested tickets were added up from the applications submitted, that this is the figure that they came to. It would appear on that basis that there will be close on 20,000 travelling.

**jbyrne** · 04/11/2009, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by Paulie

People have been speculating as to how many Irish fans will travel to the game. Apparently the FAI received applications for 17,000 tickets. I assume this means that they didn't actually receive that number of applications, but when the amount of requested tickets were added up from the applications submitted, that this is the figure that they came to. It would appear on that basis that there will be close on 20,000 travelling.

it is quite clear now that many pof that 17k were double bookings. id say 10k max going

**Paulie** · 04/11/2009, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by jbyrne

it is quite clear now that many pof that 17k were double bookings. id say 10k max going

How is it clear?

**SuperDave** · 04/11/2009, 1:45 PM

Originally Posted by Paulie

How is it clear?

Well it always happens. I know we did it (I've never done it before and it was done accidentally. I actually emailed the FAI after we realised we had both applied and before the results of the allocation came out) and many others do it.

I'd agree with the 10k travelling assessment. 15k tops.

**Junior** · 04/11/2009, 3:15 PM

Read a few posts on the French ticket (a) thread and there are already a few spares popping or posters being able to sort other posters out with tix. Definitely double bookings have happened.

I reckon 10k support.