You could be right. I am just delighted to be back in the running for tickets at this stage.
got the letter too but i thought it was because i just asked originally for away tickets as opposed to a waiting lister asking for tickets.Originally Posted by Dotsy
You could be right. I am just delighted to be back in the running for tickets at this stage.
"I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd" Johnny Giles
i got no letter...bullin
'How can I hate women, my Mums one!!!' Chris Finch
Anyone else staying on the hotel Botel on the Danube in Bratislava? should be interesting. Hope I don't drown.
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I seem to remember taking a look at that place on the internet when we were arranging our trip. It looked grand except for the beds looked pretty small. I'm about 6'5 so the last thing I need is to be stuck in a bed that's about 5'5!
knew a few lads who stayed in similar in amsterdam in '00 for wc match and they said it was grand
Yeah they are definitely small, meant to feel cabin-like. Shouldnt be a problem for me at 5'9, but as for the leggy blonde local I'm gonna pull....we might have to go to hers
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I'm sure once you pay her enough she'll go anywhere you want!but as for the leggy blonde local I'm gonna pull....we might have to go to hers
lol....good bustle
'How can I hate women, my Mums one!!!' Chris Finch
Classic!Yeah they are definitely small, meant to feel cabin-like. Shouldnt be a problem for me at 5'9, but as for the leggy blonde local I'm gonna pull....we might have to go to hers
im flying into vienna airport on the friday with aer lingus.
i found a website a few months ago detailing a bus service that takes you direct from vienna airport to bratislava. i cant find it now!! i recall that you had to pre-book this bus.
has anyone come across any similar services available...and better still, buses that dont require pre-booking...
ahhh get the boat the only way to travel. You arrive in early enough at about 11 so take it easy and get the boat.
In Trap we trust
Nah, avoiding vienna city centre on the friday. intending to do some sights in vienna on the sunday and monday morning so would prefer to go direct from the airport to bratislava as early as possible..
Don't blame you aidtz....with Neil and Moscow Mule intending to travel on the boat, you would be taking a great gamble with your safety...but mostly with your wallet!!
Us "sensible" types will arrive staight into Bratislava early friday morning!
Tact is for people who are not witty enough to be sarcastic
I was forwarded this link today from tripadvisor.com.
<http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g274924-i1156-k1299601-Ireland_Football_Match_September-Bratislava.html>
Read the last post in the tripadvisor thread.
Anyone else heard negative comments about Bratislava?
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I've just read that report by "byrnesyireland", and sounded pretty scary alrightHowever, we don't really know all the facts about his friends and their behavior, plus this seems to be the only "bad" report we have heard.
Also, with the expected Green Invasion to be anything up to 10,000 I suspect "safety in numbers" will outway " local bravado "
Tact is for people who are not witty enough to be sarcastic
Hi all, I have just returned from Bratislava yesterday the 07 August 2007, I went on a stag party with my friends for the august weekend, I was really looking forward to it, the activities we had lined up sounded really good, shooting, bobsleighing, quad biking, off-road driving and so on, they were good, they were very good and I really enjoyed them, however I have one small problem, as I sit here writing this I am finding it difficult to see out through my eyes as I was severely assaulted on my last night there, I went to the hospital yesterday where I received four stitches to my nose as a result of the assault.
It happened in the Dubliner Irish Pub(I am Irish by the way), I would urge any man thinking of going over there not too, I was dragged downstairs in the pub by what I can only describe as two (security staff) ex army men, huge from steroids and crazy from drugs towards a very dark room where they proceeded to kick the crap out of me, I managed to break free and a friend of mine spotted me, he had been looking for me for ten minutes, he was kicked away as he tried to intervene, then he raised the alarm.
The sad thing is, this was not an isolated incident, on our second night there, four of my friends left a nightclub that was on a boat on the Danube, after leaving the nightclub my friends heard a lot of commotion and noticed there were lots of people running in all different directions, then they noticed three of the security staff punching men at random, one French guy was enjoying a burger and was knocked out cold, three of my four friends were assaulted, one of which was knocked unconscious, to give you an idea of what this was like, one of my friends that was there is six foot two and well built, he told me he was never as scared as what he was that night.
As a former resident of East Germany I have seen this happen time and time again, I worked there for five years and have seen many Irish, English, Scots and Welch men being assaulted. It seems that these sorts of men (eastern block, ex army) do this for fun. I can safely say that I will never return to Slovakia.....On a brighter note, I was not permanently injured apart from a scar that I will have on my nose. Since arriving home yesterday I have heard many stories of men being assaulted, one who even had to spend a week in hospital in Dublin when he got off the plane. I hope my story will reach people before they go there.
P.S, I know a fight can break out at anytime but this was systematic assault on a huge scale.
P.S 2 ,I have just received an email from a friend who just contacted FAI(football association of Ireland) head of security who in turn is sending a warning to all the clubs in Ireland who might have fans travelling for the match soon,
Yours truly
Byrnesy post
'How can I hate women, my Mums one!!!' Chris Finch
Thats it I have canceled.
In Trap we trust
yeah i agree, we will be alright, there will be a shiit load of us..mind u, myself and 3 or lads got chased my a gang of about 15 turks in stuttgart for no reason down a street in the wee hours...scum..lucky for us as we turned at the end of the street there was a gang of about 50 paddies loitering lookin for a boozer...
'How can I hate women, my Mums one!!!' Chris Finch
I've just read that report by "byrnesyireland", and sounded pretty scary alright
Also, with the expected Green Invasion to be anything up to 10,000 I suspect "safety in numbers" will outway " local bravado "
Tact is for people who are not witty enough to be sarcastic
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