Part two of updates from France, Security,transport and tick

[corky]

www.fsfwales.co.uk/

Thanks for the link to the prohibited items, I feel sorry for those with big flags who have paid a lot of money for them.

[Griff105]

Great thank you.

Looks like my Nan will be putting a hem on our flag so it fits criteria.

[corky]

I will try to find out by next week who fans need to contact if they want to take bigger flags, drums etc into stadiums, you probably need to prove they are fire retardant and safe to get approval...I will be in Toulouse and Bordeaux soon and will ask the question.

[damo]

Thanks -I note that stadiums will be opened 3 hours in advance. For some games (although only 1 of ours) fans may well want to catch the game before, and be tempted to stay in the City Centre pubs to watch those matches on TV. Given the obvious need for plenty of time to get through security, was there any suggestion that there would be somewhere to watch the game before and have a drink and bite at or near the stadium?. If not, while the advice will inevitably be get to the stadium as early as possible, what does this mean in practice?.

Also, can you confirm please that there will be park&ride arrangements at all of the stadiums?

[arfonprinceofwales]

Mar 11, 2016 18:36:52 GMT damo said:

Thanks -I note that stadiums will be opened 3 hours in advance. For some games (although only 1 of ours) fans may well want to catch the game before, and be tempted to stay in the City Centre pubs to watch those matches on TV. Given the obvious need for plenty of time to get through security, was there any suggestion that there would be somewhere to watch the game before and have a drink and bite at or near the stadium?. If not, while the advice will inevitably be get to the stadium as early as possible, what does this mean in practice?.

Also, can you confirm please that there will be park&ride arrangements at all of the stadiums?

Recently attended a game in Toulouse. There is an Irish bar (Mulligans) around 10 minutes walk from the stadium. Typical Irish bar but despite looking small from the outside is quite big, tardis style inside. Plenty of tv screens around the bar and guaranteed to be showing all games. 

[aled]

Flag will have to remain hanging outside hotel window then. Bummer.

[corky]

Mar 11, 2016 18:36:52 GMT damo said:

Thanks -I note that stadiums will be opened 3 hours in advance. For some games (although only 1 of ours) fans may well want to catch the game before, and be tempted to stay in the City Centre pubs to watch those matches on TV. Given the obvious need for plenty of time to get through security, was there any suggestion that there would be somewhere to watch the game before and have a drink and bite at or near the stadium?. If not, while the advice will inevitably be get to the stadium as early as possible, what does this mean in practice?.

Also, can you confirm please that there will be park&ride arrangements at all of the stadiums?

Nothing near or around Lens stadium, not visited the other two yet but it will be much easier at those cities In practice and in reality it means what it says, Arrive earlier than you normally would for games, security is tight and slow.

[erasedcitizen]

Flags have to be smaller than 2m*1.5m

Mine is 2.4m*1.52m

I wish UEFA would piss off. I didn't buy it for the Euros but it would have been nice to take it there.

[damo]

Mar 11, 2016 23:57:41 GMT corky said:

Mar 11, 2016 18:36:52 GMT damo said:

Thanks -I note that stadiums will be opened 3 hours in advance. For some games (although only 1 of ours) fans may well want to catch the game before, and be tempted to stay in the City Centre pubs to watch those matches on TV. Given the obvious need for plenty of time to get through security, was there any suggestion that there would be somewhere to watch the game before and have a drink and bite at or near the stadium?. If not, while the advice will inevitably be get to the stadium as early as possible, what does this mean in practice?.

Also, can you confirm please that there will be park&ride arrangements at all of the stadiums?

Nothing near or around Lens stadium, not visited the other two yet but it will be much easier at those cities In practice and in reality it means what it says, Arrive earlier than you normally would for games, security is tight and slow.

Yes, obviously it means what it says. I suppose what I'm asking is if you went to the stadia really early what facilities would there be to watch the previous match and have a beer/bite at the stadium itself. 

[winnie]

Am I right in thinking that there will be no alcohol served in the stadiums?