LOI in Europe 2011

**Ezeikial** · 25/07/2011, 8:29 PM

I can feel it now ....... a classic foot.ie thread is in the offing

**paul_oshea** · 25/07/2011, 8:35 PM

Ding ding Din

**DaveyCakes** · 25/07/2011, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Ukraine is dirt cheap and borders 7 countries, so there's a fair number of ways of getting there. It's not Australia you're going to.

The number of countries it borders has absolutely no bearing on how easy (or cheap) it is to get there. What do you suggest...that the Sligo fans going to Poltava take one of Ryanair's regular flights from Dublin to Moldova or Belarus and get the bus from there? Lvov airport is served by a grand total of 6 international routes..Vienna, Prague, Munich, Warsaw, Timisoara, and Moscow

**kdjaC** · 25/07/2011, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Ukraine is dirt cheap and borders 7 countries, so there's a fair number of ways of getting there. It's not Australia you're going to.

talking tru your hoop.

**redobit** · 25/07/2011, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Ukraine is dirt cheap and borders 7 countries, so there's a fair number of ways of getting there. It's not Australia you're going to.

The brother paid �975 for a return ticket to Australia a few months ago.

Booking a flight to Kiev (a 5 hour train journey where the game is) the middle of last week, for out Tuesday and back Friday, cost nearly �850.

**mypost** · 25/07/2011, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by DaveyCakes

The number of countries it borders has absolutely no bearing on how easy (or cheap) it is to get there. What do you suggest...that the Sligo fans going to Poltava take one of Ryanair's regular flights from Dublin to Moldova or Belarus and get the bus from there? Lvov airport is served by a grand total of 6 international routes..Vienna, Prague, Munich, Warsaw, Timisoara, and Moscow

Budapest and Kiev is 7 hours from Lvov, Warsaw is 6, Krakow is 5, Rzeszow is 2,5.

**PartySaint** · 25/07/2011, 11:54 PM

It doesn't matter how to get to the Ulraine, I was talking about your posts about going to Kazakhstan

**pineapple stu** · 26/07/2011, 7:55 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

I can feel it now ....... a classic foot.ie thread is in the offing

So tempted to split to a new thread actually, just to focus the fun.

**Dodge** · 26/07/2011, 8:31 AM

Originally Posted by mypost

You get a bleeding grip. You were asked to prove it, and you couldn't. Accept it.

I didn't say anything here or elsewhere, about "Tallaght to Phibsboro is a trek", and as I've caught you out, you've been forced into an embarrassing climbdown. And the "no direct bus" is as correct today as it was 12 months ago. Go ask Dublin Bus, if you don't believe me.

Furthermore, it has zero to do with LOI teams in Europe.

This is literally my favourite ever post on foot.ie. You judged beat out dcfcsteve's jersey post.

**paul_oshea** · 26/07/2011, 8:34 AM

So do you admit its an embarassing climbdown then Dodge, or are you just using the above post to take away from the(actual) content of the post?

**Mr A** · 26/07/2011, 8:36 AM

Face it Dodge.

The only honourable course involves a dark room, a glass of whiskey and a gun.

**Dodge** · 26/07/2011, 8:44 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

So do you admit its an embarassing climbdown then Dodge, or are you just using the above post to take away from the(actual) content of the post?

Climbdown from what?

**paul_oshea** · 26/07/2011, 9:24 AM

Climbing down from the accusation he put to you of course - "and as I've caught you out, you've been forced into an embarrassing climbdown".

**Spudulika** · 26/07/2011, 9:51 AM

I'd go with the dark room, pistol and brandy. Could take a few LOI folk in there too!

**Dodge** · 26/07/2011, 1:31 PM

Anyway...

All fixtures confirmed for upcoming games (all kick off times Irish)

Wednesday 27th July
19:00 Copenhagen v Shamrock Rovers (live on Setanta Sports 1)

Thursday 28th July
17:30 Karpaty Lvov v St Patrick's Athletic
18:00 Vorskla v Sligo Rovers

Tuesday 2nd August
19:45 Shamrock Rovers v Copenhagen (live on RTE2)

Thursday 4th August
17:45 Sligo v Vorskla
19:45 St Patrick's Athletic v Karpaty (in Tallaght Stadium btw)

(that Sligo kick off isn't a typo BTW)

**Dodge** · 26/07/2011, 1:47 PM

Oh and Pats and Sligo gams scheduled for Friday 5th, now being played Sunday 7th.

Bohs/Rovers goes ahead on Friday 5th

**Real ale Madrid** · 26/07/2011, 1:50 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Anyway...

Thursday 4th August
17:45 Sligo v Vorskla
19:45 St Patrick's Athletic v Karpaty (in Tallaght Stadium btw)

(that Sligo kick off isn't a typo BTW)

Yeah - why is that - why need to stagger the kick-off's if there is no TV coverage ?

**pineapple stu** · 26/07/2011, 1:56 PM

Presumably to have the game played during daytime to meet UEFA floodlight requirements? Galway did similar in the league a couple of years ago when their floodlights broke.

**Dodge** · 26/07/2011, 1:59 PM

yeah, they're floodlights aren't up to the standard required but they got a UEFA derogation as they can play the game in sunlight

**paul_oshea** · 26/07/2011, 2:10 PM

The fact all are away first, would have to give some confidence.

I don't suppose any Ukrianian TV are going to come over to show the matches, but are both Pats and Sligos matches on Ukranian TV on thursday?