QuoteCeasefire.....my a*se!...obviously the russians not being able to get a signal on their mobiles!
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...Outside%2BGori
Good point Ash............poor Ol' Moscow....those rubber gloves !!Originally Posted by Ash
Anthough you might get unwanted attention from drug barons and airport customs thinking you are advertising your services
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Ceasefire.....my a*se!...obviously the russians not being able to get a signal on their mobiles!
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...Outside%2BGori
Tact is for people who are not witty enough to be sarcastic
I mean it is tough on fans who originally booked Tbilisi then rebooked for Turkey and then had the game called off. OK they'll get a refund on Tbilisi but not on the Turkish flights.
I can't see this being resolved in time for the game to go ahead as planned.
Sky are reporting Russian tanks are on the road to Tbilisi. This is a serious escalation. It is now possible there may not be a Georgia in 2 weeks time not to mind playing a football match agsinst them. Hard to guess what the Russians intend but I imagine they want to install a puppet regime there now answerable to Putin.
Well mainly on the fact that the Georgians are at war/ceasefire with Russia. I hope it goes ahead, but when you hear about the issue with getting insurance for players its looking very unlikely....Also it may not be beneficial in the long term for the game to go ahead, i would suspect that not too many managers will want/allow (Fake injuries) their aseets travelling to a war zone.And you base that on what?
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If a cease fire treaty has been signed and all hostilities stop (from the present time onwards) can Georgia still be regarded as a war zone for insurance purposes?
If all the commercial airlines (who lets face it arent going to risk their passengers/planes )are still flying to Tbilisi I dont see how the DFA/FAI can deem Tbilisi as unsafe and argue it to FIFA.
If it really is an insurance issue (what about airline insurances ?) and I doubt it is then let FIFA underwrite it.
The FAI should of put out a bland statement about 'monitoring the situation' in touch will the Georgian FA' but behind the scenes advise FIFA , Georgian FA that a final decision has to be made on 23rd Aug, subject to conditions on the ground being and continue to be satisfactory.
It now looks like we dont want to go
1. because it currently unsafe - but if it becomes safe
2. we cant get insurance- if that sorted
3. the clubs wont be happy to release their players
It smacks a little of lets take advantage of somebody elses misfortune.
This game is not going ahead. I thought last night it may do but the fact that the Russians are heading to Tiblisi, spells danger and does not look good.
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Looks like the tanks have turned back, they heard about the inflatable hammers, the Guinness Farts and the beer bellys and that was just me.
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what happens to the fans if the game is played elsewhere but flights have not been cancelled by the airlines e.g. situation completely clears up by time of match?
Excellent article by the bbc as usual , there are Oil and Gas pipelines running through Georgia which are undercutting/bypassing the Russians at the moment so they were probably itching for a chance to get control of them.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7557049.stm
Check the terms of your travel insurance.
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I didn't know you had a hammer Neil?
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Yeah got one, there when I heard about those pesky Russians. I think it could be the Republican songs that could finally do it for us though. That has one many of a war.
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Tell us how all the commercial airlines are still flying to Tbilisi.
And the FAI are doing exactly the right thing, I'd prefare to know 2-3 weeks before the match what the story is i.e.to arrange flights to a neutral venue, than find out 3 days before the match. I don't see how the FAI are taking advantage of Georgia considering there is a pretty full-scale war in the country, and you expect an international football match to go ahead in the capital where Russian tanks are heading at this moment
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They have turned round...........apparently problem with the Tom Tom!Tell us how all the commercial airlines are still flying to Tbilisi.
And the FAI are doing exactly the right thing, I'd prefare to know 2-3 weeks before the match what the story is i.e.to arrange flights to a neutral venue, than find out 3 days before the match. I don't see how the FAI are taking advantage of Georgia considering there is a pretty full-scale war in the country, and you expect an international football match to go ahead in the capital where Russian tanks are heading at this moment
Tact is for people who are not witty enough to be sarcastic
Told you the threat of Guinness Farts would do the trick.
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haha, "if possible make a u-turn"They have turned round...........apparently problem with the Tom Tom!
I never claimed all comercial airlines are currently flying, the mostlly western ones eg BA and British Midland have cancelled flights until 18th Aug nearly 3 weeks before the game - I expect they will re-evaluate closer to the time if they restart or not. Note Air Baltic has supposely restarted. If commercial airlines are flying how can it be deemed it unsafe ?
Everybody wants to know what the hell is going to happen preferably as early as possible but the best solution is that the game goes ahead as planned in a peacefull Tbilisi, and for that to happen they have to be given every chance
No i dont, but neither do I see the need to cancel a football match nearly 4 weeks away when the situation on the ground is improving.They should of been a bit more diplomatic, nobody expects a football match to go ahead in a war zone but we seemed a bit quick off the mark.I don't see how the FAI are taking advantage of Georgia considering there is a pretty full-scale war in the country, and you expect an international football match to go ahead in the capital where Russian tanks are heading at this moment
I also doubt the insurance companys will pay out because the game is cancelled because of an 'act of war'.
Hopefully the situation will continue to improve as I have no intention of risking mine nor Mrs Newryreps neck.
The other issue is Georgia's attempt to join NATO and their moves towards the west. Ukraine tried and failed too and now they are cancelling Russia's right to use their ports in the Black Sea. I assume they are concerned they will be next.
I know VHI have stated that your insurance cover is invalid due to an "Act of war". I suspect they will all try and wriggle out of paying.
I fear the game won't go ahead now. Anybody know if Czech Airlines are still flying to/from Tbilisi? Best bet to get our money back is if the flight is cancelled.
Just been phoned by Expedia to say that my flight from Istanbul to Tbilisi has been cancelled and they are offering me a full refund.
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