just hope you dont end up with those tickets if there are tickets left in the irish end. I ended up buying **** loads of tickets in the swiss end for the last swiss game and then couldnt get rid of them for nothing as we got irish end tickets no bother. Though Basel part 1 was a different story ..
I think it will be easy as hell to get rid of the tickets if we end up getting them from the FAI. 5000 tickets for irish fans and approx 20000 going over in a stadium which only holds 44000. I certainly wont be worried!! Anyway its better to be safe than sorry and then end up watching the game in stuttgart in the local irish pub!!
Even if i end up with FAI ticket and the ones we got from the internet its still only 60 yoyos, better safe than sorry and at least its less germans in the stadium!Originally Posted by zinedineontour
This game was always going to be a big one with the Irish fans. The fact that the game is on a Saturday will prove that it will be as big as Brussels 97, Basel 1, or Paris. There will be no shortage of takers unless the Germans boycott this match 100%.
This is the cooooooooooooolest footy forum I've ever seen!
Our tickets also arrived today.
Happy days.
Sorry if my question is already answered in this thread, but reading through 19 pages is a bit much.
Has the kickoff time for the game in Stuttgart been arranged and if so could someone please post it here?
NO, tickets have no time on them
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Thank you so much, just got 4 tickets ordered. great stuff.
Tickets arrived and the nice man from DHL apologized for not having them before 10am!!!! ordered Saturday.
Our 8 tickets arrived yesterday. Brilliant! We're in section 66c so hoping to be alongside the designated Irish section.
I am now a hero amongst my pals who are also going, we were really worried about getting tickets. So, thanks to the original poster.
By the way I ordered them Thursday and there was no warning about them not being for Irish fans then.
doubt 20000 will be heading over .. Id be guessing we will take around 7 or 8000 but your right will prob only get around 5000 so better safe than sorry.I think it will be easy as hell to get rid of the tickets if we end up getting them from the FAI. 5000 tickets for irish fans and approx 20000 going over in a stadium which only holds 44000. I certainly wont be worried!! Anyway its better to be safe than sorry and then end up watching the game in stuttgart in the local irish pub!!
Got my ticket this morning, am in Tribune 58. Very quick to come as I only ordered it on Saturday afternoon.
Stadium looked quite good this afternoon in Swiss v French match.
It looked well.
It's apparently the 4th largest stadium used for the WC.
The stands are very far away from the pitch due to the running track.
There seemed to be alot of room behind the goals for players to warm-up.
The track seems to have been covered by some sort of artificial grass for todays game.
I think one of the main reasons the match will be in Stuttgart is because of it's the home town of DFB's main sponsor Mercedez-Benz (stadium named after one of the founders of the company and located on Mercedezstrasse).
It seems a very odd time for the DFB to release tickets for sale. Surely a couple of weeks after the WC would have seemed more sensible for them when the WC is over. Can't see many German supporters been too interested in buying tickets for a match 2.5 months away when they've just started a WC at home.
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Yeah which is good for us, I think most of the tickets bought so far are by Irish people. I must say I prefer Stadiums were u are nearer the pitch. Dortmund would have been fantastic for that but I wont be complaining when Doyle Heads in the winner with 2 minutes to go.
In Trap we trust
Tickets arrived to my German work mates address in Germany today.
Saw the stadium on TV yesterday (France vs Switzerland). Big running track around pitch and at either end you're miles away from the pitch
My 6 tickets arrived too. I figure there is a chance I might be stuck with a couple if we get the fai ones too but I dont mind too much.
For the paris game I had about 12 spare tickets in the end and I sold all but 1 of them for face value outside the stadium. Because the mobile phone network always crashes at these away games, there is always loads of poor souls who cant contact the person who has their tickets. Thats who bought most of my tickets.
Anyway, I suppose it would be advisable to make sure you have your ticket in your hand as soon as possible over there.
TC
I'm sure Junior is still willing to accept plaudits.
This was my initial thought as well.
Also, despite their 'warning' (we can't sell to Irish supporters!) It is surprising they haven't cottoned on or have chosen to ignore the fact that a signifcant number of the early on-line sales have been to:
- Irish and UK addresses
- Irish names with addresses in Germany and on the continent
Assume Eventim is the German Ticketmaster and they don't give a f**k who they sell them to, they just want to sell them and get paid.
Not that it is likely to be an issue for our game, but it makes you wonder about segregation policy and also demonstrates that even the mighty DFB are not really in control of ticket distribution.
Anyway, despite the fact that I and three pals are a long standing Block Bookers and would expect to get allocated tickets by FAI. Probably like everyone else I am taking the selfish view by not taking any chances and probably wouldnt bother to apply to FAI but will do so only to keep up my record with them of buying tickets for every match.
'We've got our tickets in our hands, so f**k you Fritz!' A terrible attitude to be adopting at my age!
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