European Championships - France 2016

**tetsujin1979** · 19/06/2016, 12:12 PM

The independent doesn't know which side of the fence it's standing on, Ger Keville published this before the tournament: http://m.independent.ie/sport/soccer...-34784043.html

**DeLorean** · 23/06/2016, 3:59 PM

Only Christie and Meyler haven't yet seen game time out of our outfield players.

**tetsujin1979** · 25/06/2016, 7:43 PM

Travel Sickness, or when everything that can go wrong on a connecting flight does go wrong, Part One: http://tetsujin1979.blogspot.ie/2016...-part-one.html

**BonnieShels** · 25/06/2016, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Travel Sickness, or when everything that can go wrong on a connecting flight does go wrong, Part One: http://tetsujin1979.blogspot.ie/2016...-part-one.html

My flights were delayed at both ends. However, nothing comes close to that.

**tetsujin1979** · 26/06/2016, 8:49 PM

Travel Sickness Part Two, or "when one train vanishes, another one turns into a bus": http://tetsujin1979.blogspot.ie/2016...-part-two.html

**tetsujin1979** · 28/06/2016, 10:05 AM

Euro 2016 Blog Part 3 - Bordeauxing On The Ridiculous, or The Dark Nightbus Of The Soul: http://tetsujin1979.blogspot.ie/2016...culous-or.html

**paul_oshea** · 28/06/2016, 10:12 AM

Tets i cant view that at work any chance you can paste them here?

**BonnieShels** · 28/06/2016, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Euro 2016 Blog Part 3 - Bordeuxing On The Ridiculous, or The Dark Nightbus Of The Soul: http://tetsujin1979.blogspot.ie/2016...culous-or.html

Bordeauxing? That hurts me. Or is it a tribute to Tricky?

**tetsujin1979** · 28/06/2016, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Tets i cant view that at work any chance you can paste them here?

can't, too long for a post. read it when you get home or use your phone

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Bordeauxing? That hurts me. Or is it a tribute to Tricky?

not that I'm aware of, did he use that term over the tournament?

**BonnieShels** · 28/06/2016, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

can't, too long for a post. read it when you get home or use your phone

not that I'm aware of, did he use that term over the tournament?

I'm talking about your misspelling of Bordeaux as Bordeux in its title.

**tetsujin1979** · 28/06/2016, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

I'm talking about your misspelling of Bordeaux as Bordeux in its title.

ah, that was an honest mistake on my part. corrected

**DeLorean** · 28/06/2016, 10:49 AM

I was feeling sorry for you up until you went all weird about your flag.

My (brand new but thankfully insured) phone was pick pocketed the Friday night in Bordeaux actually. I got a bit of a slap on confrontation too. I think you need to embrace some of the challenges these trips throw up, although travel problems can be soul destroying to be fair. My friend lost his phone and wallet on day three of eight. I must admit his laid back attitude towards the setback was inspiring!

I have to say my experience in Bordeaux was great overall, we were mainly based by the strip alongside the river. Mainly English bars I think alongside each other, Dog & Duck, etc. They definitely embraced the tournament, beer flowing inside and outside the pubs, big screens with commentary, etc. €5 per pint and the Belgians were brilliant fun. My overriding memory of Poland was that it was a nightmare to get a drink within a half hour time frame!

On my Vodafone plan I was entitled to 200MB of daily roaming data to use the internet too which was great, up until the mugging obviously.

**tetsujin1979** · 28/06/2016, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

I was feeling sorry for you up until you went all weird about your flag.

My (brand new but thankfully insured) phone was pick pocketed the Friday night in Bordeaux actually. I got a bit of a slap on confrontation too. I think you need to embrace some of the challenges these trips throw up, although travel problems can be soul destroying to be fair. My friend lost his phone and wallet on day three of eight. I must admit his laid back attitude towards the setback was inspiring!

I have to say my experience in Bordeaux was great overall, we were mainly based by the strip alongside the river. Mainly English bars I think alongside each other, Dog & Duck, etc. They definitely embraced the tournament, beer flowing inside and outside the pubs, big screens with commentary, etc. €5 per pint and the Belgians were brilliant fun. My overriding memory of Poland was that it was a nightmare to get a drink within a half hour time frame!

On my Vodafone plan I was entitled to 200MB of daily roaming data to use the internet too which was great, up until the mugging obviously.

It was just one more thing had gone against me at that stage, I was already pretty beaten by three days of travelling, not a lot of sleep, and the sheer apathy towards the tournament by the French I had met up until that point.
Straw that broke the camel's back, basically.

**DeLorean** · 28/06/2016, 11:41 AM

I wasn't really serious. I've had some horror shows in airports, etc. myself over the years, although always on the way back (thankfully, I think!).

**CraftyToePoke** · 28/06/2016, 2:18 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

It was just one more thing had gone against me at that stage

You were a man clinging to the frayed ends of his sanity when I came across you anyway Tets

fair play, and a nice read too, thanks for putting it up.

**paul_oshea** · 28/06/2016, 3:16 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

I was feeling sorry for you up until you went all weird about your flag.

My (brand new but thankfully insured) phone was pick pocketed the Friday night in Bordeaux actually. I got a bit of a slap on confrontation too. I think you need to embrace some of the challenges these trips throw up, although travel problems can be soul destroying to be fair. My friend lost his phone and wallet on day three of eight. I must admit his laid back attitude towards the setback was inspiring!

I have to say my experience in Bordeaux was great overall, we were mainly based by the strip alongside the river. Mainly English bars I think alongside each other, Dog & Duck, etc. They definitely embraced the tournament, beer flowing inside and outside the pubs, big screens with commentary, etc. €5 per pint and the Belgians were brilliant fun. My overriding memory of Poland was that it was a nightmare to get a drink within a half hour time frame!

On my Vodafone plan I was entitled to 200MB of daily roaming data to use the internet too which was great, up until the mugging obviously.

I spent the first night in the police station in Paris. I couldn't believe how good they were except not letting me go to sleep anywhere even though I told them id been up for more than 36 houts by this stage...My friend also got mugged and caards stolen the first night. Very laid back too but he was more out of his box once we left Paris. Sure why wouldn't lads be relaxed when their mates are there to sub them out.

Sorry to hear you got a slap. Paris is a dump I think its the 8th time I've been to Paris and each time im less and less inclined to go back. I saw a couple of black eyes actually around the place, I imagine something similar had happened other lads. Bordeaux was the best one for me i think. Although the fete de la musique in Lille was good, otherwise it would have been boring enough there I imagine.

Ya in Poland it had that whole commie feel, working harder isn't worth my while.

And about the transport, it was a joke. They were like telling me planes/trains cancelled in french and saying its my problem not theirs. Whens the next one then? Shrug shoulders eh em ammm etc. They were very happy to have us, especially in the bigger cities. But outside connector points they were so apathetic it was laughable. Thank God for Uber. I spent a fortune on, lads seem to forget those kinda things unless you are paying upfront, but without it would have been rightly screwed. I got slightly done coming back yesterday morning as well by the taxi driver but i was too tired to do anything about it.

**DeLorean** · 28/06/2016, 3:26 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Sorry to hear you got a slap.

It was nothing really, more a gentle reminder that it wasn't a good idea to chase a scumbag up the street at 2am, it all happened fairly fast. Not sure what I was planning, I think I was gonna offer money for my phone back or something ha!

**paul_oshea** · 28/06/2016, 4:09 PM

Bah Humbug tets, youre turning into a grumpy old man. Lots of what you mentioned happened us actually bar the heathrow cancellation.

Also you know each stadium had a storage point with tickets? I even left a bottle of water in there, which I didnt return for but my mate had a fine flag as well and they wouldn't let him bring it in so he left it stored, same as in stade de france. Only got to put it up in Lille and Lyon.

One thing I did say to myself after this though is, I am not being sound arranging to meet people with tickets, as it was chaos for many different reasons mainly transport but from now on if someone wants a ticket they come to you(me) wherever you find yourself at a given time.

**tetsujin1979** · 28/06/2016, 10:54 PM

Ireland fans to be given the medal of Paris: http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actua...sportif/700596

(via google translate)

Medal Paris to Irish fans for their sportsmanship
Irish fans will be rewarded with the medal of Paris for their state of mind.
The Socialist Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, said Tuesday it awarded the Medal of the City of Paris for Irish football fans for their sportsmanship. These supporters have been "exemplary in their sportsmanship," as they are distinguished by the "atmosphere" they create from the beginning of the euro, said the mayor, who met Monday evening the press on the fan zone located in the Champ de Mars in Paris.

The ruling stated that it had written to the President of the Republic of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to inform him of the news. The ceremony of the medal will take place at an unspecified date. The Irish team was beaten 2-1 by France in Sunday knockout.

**Junior** · 29/06/2016, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

One thing I did say to myself after this though is, I am not being sound arranging to meet people with tickets, as it was chaos for many different reasons mainly transport but from now on if someone wants a ticket they come to you(me) wherever you find yourself at a given time.

Hahaha, yer one cheeky fecker. I hope the irony of that sentence is not lost on you