Germany (A) EQ16 - Tuesday, 14th October 2014

[ArdeeBhoy]

Already announced.
Everyone who applied, successful?

[paul_oshea]

I missed the deadline by 2 days. I better get tickets.

[AidoP]

Hi ArdeeBhoy. Did you get an email from the FAI regarding if you were successful or not?

[Bosco]

I missed the deadline as well as didn't think it was realistic with work,I've emailed the Fai twice to see if there was a possibility of any being left over after our allocation...anyone in the same boat?

[ArdeeBhoy]

Get mine through a SC. They may have spares, but was told the FAI didn't sell their full allocation(4.2k?), around 3-400 short, don't know if they have still or if returned to the Dfb.
Phone them and ask...

[Stuttgart88]

I got mine today via the FAI. Got a room in Hotel Maritim in Gelsenkirchen online. Very near stadium and town centre area. Stadium seems very near town centre anyway.

I'll follow Paul's advice and get the train to Dusseldorf from London early on match day.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Should have at least one spare...

[IsMiseSean]

Got confirmation from the FAI yesterday about a ticket.
I have a mate who might be looking for a ticket AB if you still have it closer to gameday.

[Stuttgart88]

Actually I'm now flying from Stansted at 8am on match day, via golden wings, to Dortmund. Pretty cheap still. Fly back to Heathrow next afternoon.

[Stuttgart88]

FAI sent out an email today requesting final payment for Germany tickets, but the link to the payment portal doesn't work. I just rang the FAI and the ticket office is swamped with incoming calls. Has anyone here made payment successfully?

Edit: they have corrected the problem now.

[fistamorte]

Apologies for posting here, but I can't find a thread on the Gibraltar match and can't open new threads.

Ticketmaster is showing that Gibraltar match is sold out all but for seats in Premium and Upper tiers in South Stand. They are showing pretty much the same for the USA friendly.

I was at Oman match and bought ticket from the TM van at corner of Ballbridge and Landsdowne Road, where I didn't have to pay any TM fee. Lots of others were doing the same.

I am bringing 3 kids to the Gibraltar match and was wondering if anyone can give me some advice. Also, I hate paying TM a 15% premium on the price of the tickets.

1. Is it likely that the match is that sold out, or is this just TM dripping tickets on to the market to give the impression that the match is heavily sold
2. Will there be ticket van/booth at the match?

The FAI site is always very reticent about this stuff, presumably because of some aspect of the TM agreement.

[Bray Head]

Apologies for posting here, but I can't find a thread on the Gibraltar match and can't open new threads.

Ticketmaster is showing that Gibraltar match is sold out all but for seats in Premium and Upper tiers in South Stand. They are showing pretty much the same for the USA friendly.

I was at Oman match and bought ticket from the TM van at corner of Ballbridge and Landsdowne Road, where I didn't have to pay any TM fee. Lots of others were doing the same.

I am bringing 3 kids to the Gibraltar match and was wondering if anyone can give me some advice. Also, I hate paying TM a 15% premium on the price of the tickets.

1. Is it likely that the match is that sold out, or is this just TM dripping tickets on to the market to give the impression that the match is heavily sold
2. Will there be ticket van/booth at the match?

The FAI site is always very reticent about this stuff, presumably because of some aspect of the TM agreement.

I doubt it's sold out. I know they gave free tickets out to people who attended summer schools for Gibralta match. They just don't sell tickets in some sections so you have to buy lower down or centre as its better for TV.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Definitely not sold out...told 14k tickets 'sold'.

[Kingdom]

Strongly thinking about ferrying and driving over to this one. Looks to be the less complicated way of doing things at short notice. 3 hours from Dunkirk to Gelsenkirchen.
Never driven on the continent before, is it worth it?

[brendy_éire]

Strongly thinking about ferrying and driving over to this one. Looks to be the less complicated way of doing things at short notice. 3 hours from Dunkirk to Gelsenkirchen.
Never driven on the continent before, is it worth it?

It's do-able, but flights are only around the €180 mark return, so could be cheaper doing that unless you've a full car load.
Driving on the continent is fine, especially the route you'll be doing. Motorway the entire distance, so no hassle.
You'll need to get a move on with getting your ticket from the FAI though, that's the only thing.

[Kingdom]

cheers brendy I'm actually not far from Dover, and the ferry is about €60, so it's just as easy as trekking across to Stansted to get to Bonn or Dusseldorf.
I had emailed the FAI and got no reply, so was going to try and locate a ticket myself. Has the Irish allocation sold out?

[brendy_éire]

cheers brendy I'm actually not far from Dover, and the ferry is about €60, so it's just as easy as trekking across to Stansted to get to Bonn or Dusseldorf.
I had emailed the FAI and got no reply, so was going to try and locate a ticket myself. Has the Irish allocation sold out?

Ah right, handy enough then.
No, hasn't sold out. I'd ring them on +35316486054. If you don't have one already, set up an account on away.fai.ie before you ring to save some hassle.

[paul_oshea]

I am pretty sure i have a spare ticket.

[paul_oshea]

Strongly thinking about ferrying and driving over to this one. Looks to be the less complicated way of doing things at short notice. 3 hours from Dunkirk to Gelsenkirchen.
Never driven on the continent before, is it worth it?

Fill your boot(s) with booze on the way back! Stop off at Leclerc, get some nice fresh french bread and ham, maybe some cheese and a bottle of wine too! You will be grand.

[ArdeeBhoy]

I Definitely have a spare ticket...
And our allocation, see upthread, wasn't sold out.