QuoteI thought we had all moved on from this.Originally Posted by outspoken
Chatting a Linfield fan this morning, he said the sticking point might not be the IFA or Linfield but the PSNI, they may not want the hassle. I'd like to think times have moved on but would it be a case of maybe having to bus Derry fans in and out?
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I thought we had all moved on from this.
Derry fans were never bussed in and out of Windsor, except the supporters club at the university in Belfast.
You can drive there and park on Boucher Road handily enough. Would be outrageous if the PSNI say no, IMO.
Would they need to?
I could be completely wrong here, but even if technically they needed a UK visa, and assuming they are flying into Dublin with Irish visas, does anyone entering NI from ROI currently need a visa? And even if they should, is anyone going to check? Or even care?
As "Outspoken" says, the PSNI might be more likely to object, not on account of the "politics" etc, but rather because having to supply officers for crowd control for 8-10k(?) fans on the streets of Belfast with minimal notice, could cause problems for their rosters and overtime, as well as eating into their budget.
Personally I really hope they don't, and think they won't. But police forces everywhere tend not to be fans of football crowds generally, irrespective of which team they support.
Interesting commentary here on KI Klaksvik, looking at the circumstances behind their European run - maybe it shouldn't have been as much of a surprise as everyone else thought:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66405575
Cracking photo included, too:
(KI usually play their football at the Djupumyrar stadium, but will host the rest of their European matches at the bigger Torsvollur in the capital)
Stunning photo from the Faroes.
Windsor and its surroundings are designed to be a very easy stadium to police. I doubt fans of any club have had to be bussed in and out of there for decades?
Dundalk fans were bussed in and out for a Setanta Cup tie in 2011 and it was mandatory to be able to attend. We played there in the Unite the Union Cup again in 2019 and while it was strongly recommended to travel with the official club buses, it wasn't strictly enforced.
Note how that's their stadium on the left - two small stands and (an uncovered?) terrace behind the goals.
While I assume that the ground on the right with running track etc is also a multisport facility for the locals etc.
Meanwhile, I suspect the two big black-roofed buildings (bottom left) may also be indoor sports facilities (gym? sports hall? pool?). And just noticed a third building between them and the multisport.
All of which for a town of 5k on a small rock in the middle of the North Atlantic puts our equivalents in Ireland, N & S, to shame.
Last edited by EalingGreen; 08/08/2023 at 12:56 PM.
Exactly. Very small, but beautifully tidy sports facilities. And slap bang in the centre of the bay for easy access for all.
The nordics just do things better!
Not just the Nordics. A friend of mine who ran a football club in Dublin moved to Germany a couple of years ago, and said it is so much easier to hire pitches over there. Every town and village will have good quality council-owned sports facilities that are available to hire at a reasonable price. That doesn't happen here, where pitches are reducing in number all the time and demand for them is high. And then we wonder why so many people stop doing sport after school or uni, and why the public's health isn't what it is in other countries.
True. A mate recently moved to Dublin from Netherlands and has told me similar stories - Immaculate football facilities all over the country.
Those countries are decades ahead of us in terms of infrastructure, as outlined by the recent fai report. In truth, most of us in the know didn’t need an fai report to tell us that, but at least they’ve finally for their act together.
Tbf, if you've ever been to the Faroes, there's usually nowhere else you can build anything - basically each island stands out like a big dog's ******, straight up out of the ocean. Even the sheep have two legs only half as long as the two on their other side, it's that steep!
For a minute, I read that as "Nordies"
But you're dead right. Mind you, they might as well put their money and time into stuff like that, since once the fishing boats have tied up for the day, there's precious little else to do, especially in winter.
Still, a marvellous place to visit, if not to live.
No way it's a direct flight then?
"Now jump up there and stuff that son of a bitch in the basket, chief"
Stopping in Budapest and Tbilisi for refueling I seen somewhere…..
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
You won't get a charter with range enough to Kazakhstan I would say
Something like Budapest and Tbilisi makes sense
And they've now won their first leg at home to Molde, so just 90 minutes away from an upgrade to Europa League at a minimum, should they hold out in Norway.Interesting commentary here on KI Klaksvik, looking at the circumstances behind their European run - maybe it shouldn't have been as much of a surprise as everyone else thought:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66405575
Cracking photo included, too:
(KI usually play their football at the Djupumyrar stadium, but will host the rest of their European matches at the bigger Torsvollur in the capital)
What a team!
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