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Post by mountainashred on Apr 26, 2016 11:26:23 GMT
Anyone else a little worried traveling over? Especially for the game in lens being close to belgium ! It won't stop me going but it's a little worrying,not so much in the stadium but in the fan zones
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Post by yanto on Apr 26, 2016 12:51:51 GMT
What we be will be, never stop me living my life particuarly not for this event.
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Post by arfonprinceofwales on Apr 26, 2016 13:40:37 GMT
Any game v Russia could be seen as a target, given their involvement in Syria. Large North African population in southern France especially Marseille and Toulouse.
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Post by I might be Eric on Apr 26, 2016 14:59:23 GMT
Anywhere could be a target but it will never stop me from enjoying my life and travelling. If I get caught up in then so be it. Not worried about it and will be vigilant. There's too many things in life you could worry about if you think too much about it!
Life's not a rehearsal
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Post by manulike on Apr 26, 2016 16:22:09 GMT
I seem to remember a couple of thousand very happy Welshmen last year celebrating in Haifa and that is an actual war zone ...
Nope - lets live our life and enjoy every minute!
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Post by aled on Apr 26, 2016 19:26:30 GMT
I've been on the piss in Rhyl. NOTHING SCARES ME!
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Post by damo on Apr 26, 2016 19:58:23 GMT
It won't stop me going but I'm not going to pretend that I'm able to just ignore the threat. I suspect the security will (for good reason) be very much in our faces for the whole trip. No point pretending that it will always be quite the party atmosphere it should/would have been.
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Post by Griff105 on Apr 26, 2016 20:40:16 GMT
More worried about my liver and the red wine hangovers!
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Post by bordeauxbound on Apr 26, 2016 20:45:36 GMT
statistically, you'r probably safer crawling home from the pub anyway.
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Post by cymruramdcfc on Apr 27, 2016 4:48:02 GMT
Can see more threat in lille after defeating england ... Chairs bottles and the chorus of never surrender echoing thro the night.
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Post by aled on May 31, 2016 12:51:43 GMT
I see the Daily Mail (harbinger of doom) has mentioned all games featuring England/Wales are being treated as extremely high risk. No big surprises there really but we'll have to get to the stadium in plenty of time. Metal detector searches for all apparently. Over 1200 security guards. Try not to leave it last minute lads or there's a chance you might miss the booing, I mean anthems.
I'm a bit concerned about the Slovakia game. Flight doesn't get in til 14.30 so any delays and it's gonna be squeaky bum time. Worse case scenario I'll be on the plane, on the Tarmac with no tv to even watch the game. Tickets in hand, crying into my complimentary nuts.
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Post by chinmeister on May 31, 2016 13:15:18 GMT
Complimentary nuts?
Probably the last solid food you'll eat on the trip!
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Post by erasedcitizen on May 31, 2016 13:16:49 GMT
What time do the stadiums open? I want to be there as early as possible every time.
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Post by cymruramdcfc on May 31, 2016 13:22:14 GMT
Not bothered with the terrorist threat over here, irish used to it and be hypocritical to complain about people blowing up others  All news reports about how they going to drink each city dry of Guinness  |
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Post by aled on May 31, 2016 13:41:06 GMT
What time do the stadiums open? I want to be there as early as possible every time. Three hours before kick off according to tickets. |
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Post by ourmanflint on May 31, 2016 13:47:53 GMT
Its probably going to be the safest place on earth. Will defiantly getting to the game well in advance as i suspect getting into the stadium will be tight.
is there beer in the ground?
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Post by aled on May 31, 2016 14:36:45 GMT
Its probably going to be the safest place on earth. Will defiantly getting to the game well in advance as i suspect getting into the stadium will be tight. is there beer in the ground? Very much doubt there'll be beer. Definitely not at the England game anyway. |
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Post by cymro on May 31, 2016 15:03:12 GMT
I would say make your way to the ground no less than 2 hours before each game. I can see queues of 30-60 minutes to get in each ground (depending how late you leave it of course). Have been to the NFL at Wembley a few times where everybody gets metal detected. It takes a long time. Plus I wouldn't surprised if we get scanned before entering the grounds of the stadium and then again when entering the actual stadium.
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Post by mrshed on May 31, 2016 15:28:24 GMT
A terrorist is out to do just that, terrorise. Their aim is to make people live in fear, to not go out, and disrupt a normal routine. History shows us that they only strike when least expected, a normal day so to speak. Tuesday AM going to work, Thursday mid morning, sunbathing at a small resort beach Small gigs in Paris, a normal travel day at an airport.
There is a reason that major events like the World cups and Olympics don't get hit, and that is because security is heightened everywhere, (live in fear) the listening posts at GCHQ pick up on words like EURO16, LENS, PARIS, ENGLAND/WALES on emails/phonecalls and text that trigger investigation.
I cannot say that it will be 100% safe, but i'd rather be surrounded by 1000s of security guys with the disruption, than anywhere else.
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Post by bordeauxbound on May 31, 2016 16:38:37 GMT
I see the Daily Mail (harbinger of doom) has mentioned all games featuring England/Wales are being treated as extremely high risk. No big surprises there really but we'll have to get to the stadium in plenty of time. Metal detector searches for all apparently. Over 1200 security guards. Try not to leave it last minute lads or there's a chance you might miss the booing, I mean anthems. I'm a bit concerned about the Slovakia game. Flight doesn't get in til 14.30 so any delays and it's gonna be squeaky bum time. Worse case scenario I'll be on the plane, on the Tarmac with no tv to even watch the game. Tickets in hand, crying into my complimentary nuts. Don't eat all the nuts as my plane arrives 1 hr after you. |
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Post by aled on May 31, 2016 19:38:35 GMT
I see the Daily Mail (harbinger of doom) has mentioned all games featuring England/Wales are being treated as extremely high risk. No big surprises there really but we'll have to get to the stadium in plenty of time. Metal detector searches for all apparently. Over 1200 security guards. Try not to leave it last minute lads or there's a chance you might miss the booing, I mean anthems. I'm a bit concerned about the Slovakia game. Flight doesn't get in til 14.30 so any delays and it's gonna be squeaky bum time. Worse case scenario I'll be on the plane, on the Tarmac with no tv to even watch the game. Tickets in hand, crying into my complimentary nuts. Don't eat all the nuts as my plane arrives 1 hr after you. What will you do? Jump in a taxi and go straight to stadium? Or shuttle bus, if there is one? Not sure what options we have. |
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Post by bordeauxbound on May 31, 2016 19:54:50 GMT
Don't eat all the nuts as my plane arrives 1 hr after you. What will you do? Jump in a taxi and go straight to stadium? Or shuttle bus, if there is one? Not sure what options we have. There's 8 of us and have booked a minibus to take us to village du lac, which is 1km from the stadium, drop off bags and continue to the stadium. bordeaux-helloshuttle.fr/en/ |
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Post by oscardelta on May 31, 2016 20:43:17 GMT
Not bothered with the terrorist threat over here, irish used to it and be hypocritical to complain about people blowing up others All news reports about how they going to drink each city dry of Guinness Not a drinker but reports of places again and again finding that the sold out their weekly delivery in an afternoon. Stories of owners abandoning the bar and heading for supplier to bring huge amounts in and coming back and finding that their bar hadn't been thrashed or robbed. For some owners best idea is just hire a truck fill with beer and park behind bar |
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Post by oscardelta on May 31, 2016 20:45:52 GMT
Try not to leave it last minute lads or there's a chance you might miss the booing, I mean anthems. Absolute silence is best way to act even when they booing yours. Get the neutrals on your side. |
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Post by oscardelta on May 31, 2016 20:48:46 GMT
A terrorist is out to do just that, terrorise. Security checkpoints with bacon sandwiches and beer, ok will piss of the Non drinking Vegans as well..... |
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Post by manulike on May 31, 2016 22:21:45 GMT
A terrorist is out to do just that, terrorise. Security checkpoints with bacon sandwiches and beer, ok will piss of the Non drinking Vegans as well..... Will seriously piss of Jewish/Muslim/Vegetarians and Spurs supporters as well ;-) |
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Post by mrshed on Jun 1, 2016 8:50:33 GMT
Security checkpoints with bacon sandwiches and beer, ok will piss of the Non drinking Vegans as well..... Will seriously piss of Jewish/Muslim/Vegetarians and Spurs supporters as well ;-) Mmmm bacon....beer.... 10 days and counting. |
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