Quoteoooooh the famous never word, always dangerous to use.
Everyone always overestimate how many of us'll actually be there. I think saying a potential 30k is completely ridiculous. Lets get serious people. I wouldn't say there'll be more than 7 or 8k tops but more like 4 or 5k. There will never be a Paris again.Originally Posted by zenokelly
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oooooh the famous never word, always dangerous to use.
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I'd expect us to bring as many to Italy as we did to Stuttgart.
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We'll always have Paris.
yes we will...too many paddys in paris that time if you ask me,,alot of white trash
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Maybe 30k is overestimating it a bit, but I have a feeling it will be between the amount in Paris (40k approx.) and Stuttgart, (16k approx.) because it is who it is and there are numerous ways getting there (definitely more accessible than Stuttgart once it's in a major city).
Though didn't like the crowd in Paris one bit a lot of them
San Marino are going to be a handful as the group goes on." - Steve Staunton reacts to performance against San Marino.
How dare you!.......I was there, and I'm a really nice person!Maybe 30k is overestimating it a bit, but I have a feeling it will be between the amount in Paris (40k approx.) and Stuttgart, (16k approx.) because it is who it is and there are numerous ways getting there (definitely more accessible than Stuttgart once it's in a major city).
Though didn't like the crowd in Paris one bit a lot of them
Tact is for people who are not witty enough to be sarcastic
Heard alot of scrotes got the boat over all right.
Didnt go myself. Didnt want to spoil the memories of 88.
France - Milan (80,000/85,000)
Ukraine - Rome (49,000/82,000)
Scotland - Bari (37,500/58,000)
Lithuania - Naples (60,000/78,000)
Georgia - Genoa (23,000/36,000)
Faroes - Modena (sold out/20,000)
I'm not sure if the total capacity figures included standing areas, but either way, for ukraine and scotland, italy played in big stadiums and did not fill them, so no matter where the game is, there'll be tickets.
plus, no matter where you fly in italy, trains are easy to get:
www.trenitalia.it
There's no chance they'd play us on one of the islands is there? That'd **** up the train plan badly.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
would think they will play us on one of the big grounds, milan or rome...
There gonna know there is going to be thousands of irish going over and i dont think they could risk it playing at a smaller stadium with piles of irish locked out..There gonna want everything to run smoothly after whats happened over there this last year..
A wednesday fixture will limit the numbers travelling. Paris was a saturday game and easier to get to. Furthermore we knew the venue which we don't for Italy. The distances are huge trains or no trains. The roads in Italy are pretty clogged up too. I did an overnight drive back to Rome after the San Marino game and it turned into a nightmare trip. I know if I book Milan the game will be in Rome and vica versa. If I book both they'll play it in Sicily.
The nunbers travelling to Italy will depend on our first 3 results in reality though.
So when do the Italians have to pick the venue? Is it a UEFA requirement its 3 months before the fixture? I remember it seemed to take ages for the Swiss and Germans left it late before confirmation leading to an all out scramble for flights.
The Germans confirmed in late February for a 1 September game.
It used to be 60 days but I've seen reports now of 3 months so not sure.
They don't HAVE to do so for ages yet anyway.
Options are
1) Wait and probably have to fly through UK or somewhere else.
2) Book a year in advance and drive/take the train/get really really lucky
Im really interested in this game, will be my first Ireland away game if I go.Will Tickets be hard to get? any info on flights etc..?
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Have a read through the thread before asking such generic questions!!
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The future's bright......maroon and white
i'd say the venue will be announced around october (hopefully)!!! If you take the risk of booking flights to milan and the game is in naples its a good trip down! It really has to be in rome milan or naples imo
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