Germany away (2 September 2006) - all info in this thread

**Istabraq** · 21/08/2006, 2:04 PM

My tickets are the very same as TipCelts. You only have to look on ebay.de to see that there are quite a few variations of tickets.

**soylent green** · 21/08/2006, 2:42 PM

Has anybody actually got their tickets in the post yet from the FAI?

**Bluetonic** · 21/08/2006, 3:56 PM

lifted from chatsoccer.net forum

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Dermot Ahern T.D., today announced the opening of a temporary Consular Office in Stuttgart on 31 August 2006 to cater for the massive influx of Irish fans expected for the forthcoming Ireland v Germany European Championships qualifier game on Saturday 2nd September.

The Minister said:

As part of this Department's ongoing commitment to the wellbeing of Irish citizens abroad, I have decided to establish a temporary Consular Office in Stuttgart. It is estimated that upwards of 10,000 fans will be travelling to Stuttgart and it is of the utmost importance to me that Irish fans travelling to the match have access to emergency consular services if required.

The office will be open from Thursday 31 August to Monday 4 September and will have extended opening hours on Saturday and Sunday. Consular officials will be able to provide citizens with replacement travel documents, and to assist in cases of arrest, accident and injury. I would encourage all Irish fans going to Stuttgart to check our website, www.dfa.ie, for details on how to contact the Consular Office, and for advice on travelling to Germany.

We have a long-standing and well deserved reputation as being the best behaved football supporters in the world, especially in Stuttgart, which was the scene of one of Ireland's great international successes in the Euro '88 tournament. As always, I am sure our fans will do Ireland proud, just like the Boys in Green on the pitch.

Travel Advice

Ireland v Germany

2 September 2006, Stuttgart

Embassy of Ireland Temporary Consular Office, Stuttgart

A Temporary Consular Office (including telephone service) will be open for emergency calls requiring consular assistance in Stuttgart from 9.30 on 31 August to 1pm on 4 September only. The contact details are below. This service is provided for Irish citizens in Stuttgart; for consular assistance in other parts of Germany please contact the Embassy of Ireland in Berlin (tel: 030 2207 20).

For information on the services provided by the Temporary Consular Office, and general advice on travelling to and in Stuttgart, please see Consular Advice.

Consular Office Stuttgart

Telephone

0711 490 66 444

**Forever Dreamin** · 21/08/2006, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by soylent green

Has anybody actually got their tickets in the post yet from the FAI?

posted today - and they havent posted out application forms for home games yet!

**SUB of the day** · 21/08/2006, 9:20 PM

Ryanair deposit us 110k from Stuttgart, no train, no bus, whats the story?Also if tx were posted 2day, why are bobs not taken from my account?

**Jon'o** · 21/08/2006, 9:36 PM

There is a train from baden baden banhof to stuttgart main station for about 24 euros return, think you'll need a taxi to baden baden though

www.bahn.de

**Reddladd** · 21/08/2006, 9:39 PM

The money has been deducted from my credit card..............so would be expecting tickets in the next couple of days!

**Forever Dreamin** · 21/08/2006, 9:53 PM

Originally Posted by SUB of the day

Ryanair deposit us 110k from Stuttgart, no train, no bus, whats the story?Also if tx were posted 2day, why are bobs not taken from my account?

weve taxi booked from airport to city 8 of us @ �22 per head

**SUB of the day** · 21/08/2006, 10:07 PM

Sounds grand, any details about how to book?

**Forever Dreamin** · 21/08/2006, 11:20 PM

i didnt book but will get email / ph no and post asap

**Dallasirish** · 21/08/2006, 11:21 PM

8 days to departure for Stuttgart ---- CANNOT wait!!!!!!

COME ON YOU BOYS IN GREEN ___ COME ON YOU BOYS IN GREEN
COME ON YOU BOYS: COME ON YOU BOYS IN GREEN : COME ON YOU BOYS IN GREEN: COME ON YOU BOYS IN GREEN< COME ON YOU BOYS :
COME ON YOU BOYS IN GREEN

VERSE 2

COME ON YOUUU BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYSSSSSSSSSSSSS in green

Sorry ---- Got carried away!

**Istabraq** · 22/08/2006, 8:06 AM

No problems getting a taxi in Karlsruh airport direct to Stuttgart. Takes just over an hour. Always agree on a price first. Dont go on the meter or it will cost in excess of �180. We haggled an 8 manner down to �130 and that was in the height of the world cup, so id be confident of getting it for even cheaper again.
You can get a bus from the airport to the train station in Baden Baden. Im pretty sure you then have to change trains along the line before reaching city centre (not 100% on that), and then youve to find your way to your hotel. Its a lot of hastle, and will take upwards of 2.5 hours.
Grap a few heads in the airport and haggle a taxi.

**Beavis** · 22/08/2006, 8:14 AM

Temperature in Stuttgart is low at the moment according to this. Only 13C this Friday and 14C Saturday.

We were in south Germany before Basle 04(same time of year) and it was total scorchios. I was expecting shorts all the way

**Bluetonic** · 22/08/2006, 8:36 AM

Originally Posted by Beavis

Temperature in Stuttgart is low at the moment according to this. Only 13C this Friday and 14C Saturday.

We were in south Germany before Basle 04(same time of year) and it was total scorchios. I was expecting shorts all the way

Just check a few more sites to get the weather you require. I've already looked at 5 in the space of 2 minutes. Ranging from 13 degrees to 24 degrees on Friday 25th, raining to sunny. All reliable newswire sites too.

**Norman** · 22/08/2006, 8:58 AM

Tickets from FAI arrived by post today; Block 61A. Tickets are grey in colour on left hand side, the tear away slip on the right side is a green shade. There is a silver DFB hollagram on left hand side.
Here we go, here we go...............

**OwlsFan** · 22/08/2006, 10:21 AM

Yep, just got mine as well also in Block 61 a.

Remember 1988 !!

**Beal Feirste** · 22/08/2006, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by sligonproud

yup mine is diff, my hogram is in bottom left hand cornor, no writing on the green strip along the top either....and vvs sign is diff too, not a definate an icon and has pointed ends.....is there diff tickets for each block?

I have my tickets in hand and the VVS sign is different to the one posted above. I bought the tickets on ebay from a respectable source. They are not event tickets but tickets issued from the german fa. The VVS is similiar to mentioned by sligonproud.Having checked ebay there seems to be a similiar amount with different variations of VVS signs. I contacted my seller and he assures me my tickets are genuine as he is a member of the german supporters club????????

**SUB of the day** · 22/08/2006, 10:52 AM

Just got mine, block 62c,35 euro each,stadium map on e-bay shows us right at corner flag.

**murtybyrne** · 22/08/2006, 12:25 PM

Lads

Decent enough site for the weather updates would be this BBC website

Tends to be decent and will give ya a 5 day forecast, just enter the city you want the forecast for

Like just looking at this week pretty nice 18 - 25 degress, so hopefully will stay the same for next weekend.........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/