Euro 2016 draw on Sunday

dan1895

irishmover wrote: »

Gibraltar lose 4-1 to Faroe Islands in a friendly today. Play Estonia in a few days.

Jesus, of that's anything to go by then we could see them finish the campaign with a goal difference of -60 or -70

irishmover

dan1895 wrote: »

Jesus, of that's anything to go by then we could see them finish the campaign with a goal difference of -60 or -70

They did draw with Slovakia in late 2013 though.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/24961656

yabadabado

Our game v Germany is rumored to be in Gelsenkirchen.Plenty of cheap hotels their at the moment with free cancellation for anyone who is thinking about going.

thelad95

irishmover wrote: »

They did draw with Slovakia in late 2013 though.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/24961656

But they lost 4-1 to the mighty Faroes.... That was an amazing result against Slovakia but Gibraltar will not be competitive or even near it. They have the population, resources and playing base of Co. Leitrim if even that. Judging by this report (poor source I know) http://footballgibraltar.wordpress.com/ I really don't think we have anything to worry about.

keith16

yabadabado wrote: »

Our game v Germany is rumored to be in Gelsenkirchen.Plenty of cheap hotels their at the moment with free cancellation for anyone who is thinking about going.

I was thinking of heading over but Tuesday is such a shit day. At least two days off work.

hardybuck

yabadabado wrote: »

Our game v Germany is rumored to be in Gelsenkirchen.Plenty of cheap hotels their at the moment with free cancellation for anyone who is thinking about going.

Any idea when a decision on that will be made?

yabadabado

hardybuck wrote: »

Any idea when a decision on that will be made?

by the end of the month.

Coillte_Bhoy

yabadabado wrote: »

Our game v Germany is rumored to be in Gelsenkirchen.Plenty of cheap hotels their at the moment with free cancellation for anyone who is thinking about going.

rumours, rumours, rumours, so where you hearing this?

yabadabado

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

rumours, rumours, rumours, so where you hearing this?

told by TO staff member.I have booked my accommodation with free cancellation so no loss if it doesn't happen.either way should be confirmation in the next 3 weeks.

Irishmale0399

Lads....Gelsenkirchen is a dead city with little or no nightlife....its one the cities with the hightest unemployment levels in Germany....If you are planning on traveling you should be looking at staying in Essen (Rüttenscheid). If anyone wants a few pointers for cheap hotels in good locations let me know per private message. I will give you the web address and you can book or deal with them. I aint on commision or anything....just have lived in the area for a long time and know where you want to be at night and where not, where you will get late drinking during the week and where you will be kicked out at 1 per licencing laws. Added to that anything i recommend will be close to public transport and not more than 30-40 minute tram or a 15 minute train ride to the stadium.

hardybuck

Irishmale0399 wrote: »

Lads....Gelsenkirchen is a dead city with little or no nightlife....its one the cities with the hightest unemployment levels in Germany....If you are planning on traveling you should be looking at staying in Essen (Rüttenscheid). If anyone wants a few pointers for cheap hotels in good locations let me know per private message. I will give you the web address and you can book or deal with them. I aint on commision or anything....just have lived in the area for a long time and know where you want to be at night and where not, where you will get late drinking during the week and where you will be kicked out at 1 per licencing laws. Added to that anything i recommend will be close to public transport and not more than 30-40 minute tram or a 15 minute train ride to the stadium.

How would Essen compare with Dusseldorf or Cologne (which we visited on our trip last year)?

Irishmale0399

hardybuck wrote: »

How would Essen compare with Dusseldorf or Cologne (which we visited on our trip last year)?

Its a little quieter....no as touristy........but still enough to do, a good few late bars midweek and hotels range from B&B over pubs for €45 a night up to €120 a night 4 or 5 stars. There are 2-3 areas where fans could meet up without any problems....all close to train station or tram stops and hotels all within a few minutes walk.
Advantage is really the rail/bus/tram connection to the stadium, Essen boarders to Gelsenkirchen and is easy as piss to get to. Trains also run every 30 mins to Düsseldorf airport (30 mins out) when you arrive or leave.
Düsseldorf and Köln are totally different...they are all geared towards tourists.....if you stay in Düsseldorf you are talking about a 70-90 minute train ride (without waiting times) and Köln 90-120 minutes. Also if your are like me when you full......and you decide to take a taxi with 4 others you are taking about max a tenner a head back to Essen whereas Düsseldorf is more like €25-30

Ohh and just a tip.....anyone looking into hotels......If you have a problem getting to sleep stay away from Ibis Hotel Essen.....it backs out onto railway station and ICE line. Sweet vibrations and noise all night. You can get better for the same price....and sleep even if it is only for an hour or so.

dsmythy

irishmover wrote: »

They did draw with Slovakia in late 2013 though.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/24961656

Slovakia sent a 3rd string side out to them. Obviously didn't want to injure someone of use.

keeponhurling

Irishmale0399 wrote: »

Its a little quieter....no as touristy........but still enough to do, a good few late bars midweek and hotels range from B&B over pubs for €45 a night up to €120 a night 4 or 5 stars. There are 2-3 areas where fans could meet up without any problems....all close to train station or tram stops and hotels all within a few minutes walk.
Advantage is really the rail/bus/tram connection to the stadium, Essen boarders to Gelsenkirchen and is easy as piss to get to. Trains also run every 30 mins to Düsseldorf airport (30 mins out) when you arrive or leave.
Düsseldorf and Köln are totally different...they are all geared towards tourists.....if you stay in Düsseldorf you are talking about a 70-90 minute train ride (without waiting times) and Köln 90-120 minutes. Also if your are like me when you full......and you decide to take a taxi with 4 others you are taking about max a tenner a head back to Essen whereas Düsseldorf is more like €25-30

Ohh and just a tip.....anyone looking into hotels......If you have a problem getting to sleep stay away from Ibis Hotel Essen.....it backs out onto railway station and ICE line. Sweet vibrations and noise all night. You can get better for the same price....and sleep even if it is only for an hour or so.

I was thinking that Gelsenkirchen didn't come up on any train searches.

So if getting a train, it should be to Essen, right?

thanks, appreciate it

The_Kew_Tour

Wont be going to the Germany game now after where it is.

As boring City as you will get.

Lawrence1895

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Wont be going to the Germany game now after where it is.

As boring City as you will get.

Gelsenkirchen is a kip alright, but you have lovely spots on your doorstep, such as Dusseldorf, Essen or Dortmund. Considering you are interested in the history of the industrial revolution in Germany, or the Ruhr Valley in particular.

http://www.dasa-dortmund.de/

http://www.route-industriekultur.de/


And there is free public transport in the region on matchdays as well, so no need to stay in Gelsenkirchen

ConstantJoe

Has it been announced where in Poland Ireland will be playing in 2015?

hardybuck

ConstantJoe wrote: »

Has it been announced where in Poland Ireland will be playing in 2015?

Potentially Moscow the way things are going!

The_Kew_Tour

Lars1916 wrote: »

Gelsenkirchen is a kip alright, but you have lovely spots on your doorstep, such as Dusseldorf, Essen or Dortmund. Considering you are interested in the history of the industrial revolution in Germany, or the Ruhr Valley in particular.

http://www.dasa-dortmund.de/

http://www.route-industriekultur.de/


And there is free public transport in the region on matchdays as well, so no need to stay in Gelsenkirchen

Cheers for that.

I was really hoping it would be in Dortmund as love to go to the stadium.

Maybe come closer to the game I might be more tempted.

Lawrence1895

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Cheers for that.

I was really hoping it would be in Dortmund as love to go to the stadium.

Maybe come closer to the game I might be more tempted.

As we say in Dortmund, the best thing in Gelsenkirchen is the motorway to Dortmund

Anyway, when is the match again? Maybe, Borussia Dortmund have a home fixture around the same time, and you could visit the Westfalenstadion

The_Kew_Tour

Lars1916 wrote: »

As we say in Dortmund, the best thing in Gelsenkirchen is the motorway to Dortmund

Anyway, when is the match again? Maybe, Borussia Dortmund have a home fixture around the same time, and you could visit the Westfalenstadion

8th of October this year.

Ya would love to see that Dortmunds stadium.

Would have settled for Munich or Dortmund, although Stuttgart was great laugh for the Euros campaign for Euro 08

Lawrence1895

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

8th of October this year.

Ya would love to see that Dortmunds stadium.

Would have settled for Munich or Dortmund, although Stuttgart was great laugh for the Euros campaign for Euro 08

Fixtures are usually out by the end of June/early July. Hope for your sake, Borussia have a home match, the Yellow Wall is just massive :cool:

Just give me a shout, when it should happen, I always have some good tips at hand, I lived in Dortmund for a good while and had a season ticket from 1986-2004.

The_Kew_Tour

Lars1916 wrote: »

Fixtures are usually out by the end of June/early July. Hope for your sake, Borussia have a home match, the Yellow Wall is just massive :cool:

Just give me a shout, when it should happen, I always have some good tips at hand, I lived in Dortmund for a good while and had a season ticket from 1986-2004.

Cheers Lars. Much appreciate the offer:)

If I do go i'll be onto you

Irishmale0399

keeponhurling wrote: »

I was thinking that Gelsenkirchen didn't come up on any train searches.

So if getting a train, it should be to Essen, right?

thanks, appreciate it

Gelsenkirchen has its own train station. A lot more ICE, Inter City, Regional Express and SBahn trains stop in Essen so it will mean a change in many cases for the last 10 minutes.

Irishmale0399

Lars1916 wrote: »

Gelsenkirchen is a kip alright, but you have lovely spots on your doorstep, such as Dusseldorf, Essen or Dortmund. Considering you are interested in the history of the industrial revolution in Germany, or the Ruhr Valley in particular.

http://www.dasa-dortmund.de/

http://www.route-industriekultur.de/


And there is free public transport in the region on matchdays as well, so no need to stay in Gelsenkirchen

@ Lars,
People traveling should take 2-3 things into consideration when reading your post.......
1. Match tickets are only valid as tickets on trams, bus, Regional Express and SBahn 3 hours before and 3 hours after the game within the VRR region. People should also take into account that the match ticket only can be used to get to the stadium and away from it. Meaning....you can use it within the VRR to go to Gelsenkirchen and to leave...so no visiting your mates on the day of the game in Dortmund if you are staying in Essen etc. The VRR have been cracking down on missuse on CL nights lately.
2. Should you wish to stay in Düsseldorf/Dortmund/Bochum/Köln, you should take into account that you will face after the game a minimum 1 hour journey back to the above named cities in the best case. Essen is 10 minutes by train and has a number of late license premises on weeknights.
3. Anyone on a Ryanair flight from Weeze/Düsseldorf can book and use the shuttle bus from Essen. If you are on a morning flight.....GE to Essen to get the first bus will be a taxi........or a long wait.

Lawrence1895

Irishmale0399 wrote: »

@ Lars,
People traveling should take 2-3 things into consideration when reading your post.......
1. Match tickets are only valid as tickets on trams, bus, Regional Express and SBahn 3 hours before and 3 hours after the game within the VRR region. People should also take into account that the match ticket only can be used to get to the stadium and away from it. Meaning....you can use it within the VRR to go to Gelsenkirchen and to leave...so no visiting your mates on the day of the game in Dortmund if you are staying in Essen etc. The VRR have been cracking down on missuse on CL nights lately.
2. Should you wish to stay in Düsseldorf/Dortmund/Bochum/Köln, you should take into account that you will face after the game a minimum 1 hour journey back to the above named cities in the best case. Essen is 10 minutes by train and has a number of late license premises on weeknights.
3. Anyone on a Ryanair flight from Weeze/Düsseldorf can book and use the shuttle bus from Essen. If you are on a morning flight.....GE to Essen to get the first bus will be a taxi........or a long wait.

I must admit, I didn't know about the VRR cracking down on the free travel scheme. It's long time ago when I lived there alright