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    Good Pub to Watch Game in London

    Quick Question. Myself and a couple of Irish mates are unfortunately not in Paris or our local back home for French game so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for good pubs in London to watch the game. Should know this at this stage but the call to seek one out hasn't really arrived before now. Prepared to travel anywhere in the Greater London area for a good atmosphere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowsy
    Prepared to travel anywhere in the Greater London area for a good atmosphere.
    For somewhere easy to find, Waxy O'Connor's Irish Bar (out of a box) is on Rupert St. just off Leicester Sq/Picadilly Circus.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowsy
    Quick Question. Myself and a couple of Irish mates are unfortunately not in Paris or our local back home for French game so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for good pubs in London to watch the game. Should know this at this stage but the call to seek one out hasn't really arrived before now. Prepared to travel anywhere in the Greater London area for a good atmosphere.
    Why not get the Eurostar from Waterloo and watch it in Paris? Looks like there will be nobody left in London to watch it with.

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    Cheers Peader, do they definitely show the game? Been stung by so called Irish pubs playing the England game before. Missed Russia Vs Ireland because of it. No great loss.

    That's a fair point, gspain. I'm saving money though and kind of defeats the object of not going in the first place. Might as well have paid the extra few euro for the match ticket. Embarassingly the whole idea of just going for the day not a weekend has only occured to me now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowsy
    Cheers Peader, do they definitely show the game?
    Yes, they show everything.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bowsy
    Embarassingly the whole idea of just going for the day not a weekend has only occured to me now.
    I may be even in a position to offer you a ticket and a hotel room.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peadar
    I may be even in a position to offer you a ticket and a hotel room.
    Cheers Peader. That would be pretty sweet but I don't I'll be able to do it. Have a couple of Irish mates in London for the game so can't really abandon them and chances of getting 3 tickets at this stage I'm guessing are pretty slim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowsy
    Cheers Peader. That would be pretty sweet but I don't I'll be able to do it. Have a couple of Irish mates in London for the game so can't really abandon them and chances of getting 3 tickets at this stage I'm guessing are pretty slim.
    No problem getting 3 tickets at this stage - probably even get them in the Irish end. PM me if you like but there seem to be plenty of spares floating around London at face value.

    By the time you've had a night out and drank all that crap beer you would nearly spend a smuch you know. French beer mightn't be much better but will taste better when we win.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowsy
    chances of getting 3 tickets at this stage I'm guessing are pretty slim.
    Are you joking me?
    There are tickets all over the shop.
    Closer to the day they'll be falling like confetti!
    You'd need to find a place for them all to stay though.
    Not sure how big my room will be.
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    See topic by Junior in Manchester with spare tickets in the Irish and French ends.

    no problem booking hotels either at any price range.

    go on go for it......

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    go on bowsy....go for it....

    youll be kicking yourself if you dont go when we win 1-0

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    Great stuff. Can't believe I've been writing this one off as I can't afford a big weekend in Paris when I could just do a day trip. Cheers lads. Would appreciate your help as soon as I've got my mates on board.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowsy
    Great stuff. Can't believe I've been writing this one off as I can't afford a big weekend in Paris when I could just do a day trip. Cheers lads. Would appreciate your help as soon as I've got my mates on board.
    Great Stuff - you'll get a ticket and no probs with hotels - don't give your mates a choice...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowsy
    Would appreciate your help as soon as I've got my mates on board.
    Is the eurostar 2 for 1 still available?
    You might be able to take advantage of that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowsy
    Cheers Peader. That would be pretty sweet but I don't I'll be able to do it. Have a couple of Irish mates in London for the game so can't really abandon them and chances of getting 3 tickets at this stage I'm guessing are pretty slim.

    You'd be surprised there Bowsey, me Collen has some ticket's spare.
    Its crazy to see people be what society wants them to be but not me.

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    Anyway if you do stay in London,
    In the centre of town The Lyric in Great windmill street just off Shaftsbury Avenue is a good spot for game's.
    Or if yer up in North London, the 12 Pin's in Finsbury park, Mother Redcap's, Holloway road in the Archway, O'Rafferty's in Wood Green or the Erris Tavern in North Finchley are all good pub's for the game's, and yer can bet the native's match won't be getting preferance in any of them.
    Its crazy to see people be what society wants them to be but not me.

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    Lads, have got my mates on board with this provided i can find a cheap return to Paris. Have been looking all weekend but with no joy. Eurostar, Easyjet, BA, BMI are all too expensive and Ryanair not an option. Tried to do that 2 for 1 thing but it is not available and would be £150 each on that saturday. Hope beyond hope but if anyone has any other ideas they would be much appreciated.

    Sylvo, cheers for the pub info. will be very handy for future reference.

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    This will check every airline:
    http://www.opodo.co.uk/

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    Quote Originally Posted by eirebhoy
    This will check every airline:
    http://www.opodo.co.uk/
    Opodo is owned by British Airways, Air France, Alitalia, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, Austrian Airlines, Finnair and Amadeus.
    It doesn't search budget airlines.
    Just keep that in mind if you can't find what you're looking for.
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    Cheers EB. Cheapest on there is £95 each. Not bad but still above my slender budget at moment. I think I've left it too late. Wish I'd thought of this lark earlier. Bugg*r.

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    What about checking out the boat train from Charing Cross, ok you've got a three hour train ride to Paris, but there's something like a ferry every hour to France from Dover and the ferry only take's just over an hour. Also the euro line's bus from Victoria bus station, my brother was going to go by that, and they were looking at about 40 quid.
    Its crazy to see people be what society wants them to be but not me.

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