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Post by oscardelta on Sept 13, 2017 22:49:31 GMT
We were let out immediately after the game We got the metro, was about 3 stops, but only arrived about 30 mins before kick off and it was slow getting in After the game saw a taxi with 2 Irish lads in it so jumped in with them, was in no humour for drinking after the result to be honest. Traffic was crazy but still probably only 10/15 mins and threw 10 GEL at the driver and he was very happy I do know a lot stayed drinking around the stadium after. Can second the bit about taxis.................. best taxi driver was one we got back to Holiday Inn on the Sun night after meeting Greenforever. Driver drove safely, slowly and carefully and wanted 6 Lari...................... handed him 10 and said thank you. His face showed shock and gratitude so knew I had done right. |
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Post by oscardelta on Sept 13, 2017 22:55:40 GMT
I really hope this is a success. I've made other arrangements and to be honest it sounds a bit of a gruelling schedule, but it would a fantastic development going forward. A possible hitch could be people not willing to commit early enough due to an uncertainty over the ticket allocation. If the ticket office could issue a statement advising that we can have a very large allocation if we need it, then I'm sure it would help people commit to this.
In any case the WFA need to get moving on the tickets, people are travelling in little more than 3 weeks. Stadium seats 50,000 Tickets get you past the gate. After that you can go pretty much where you like as there is nobody and I mean nobody checking anything. Load of Georgian police behind us and one had spent 7 years in Dublin and called doing the game "Holiday money". |
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Post by rioonamazy on Sept 13, 2017 23:08:01 GMT
Anyone staying at Hotel Come In. Tbilisi. Flight lands 430am Fri. And im worried about checking in. Booked Thur night so i can crash straight away but no email address to corresspond. Anyone else same issue.
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Post by eppingblue on Sept 14, 2017 8:51:30 GMT
Anyone staying at Hotel Come In. Tbilisi. Flight lands 430am Fri. And im worried about checking in. Booked Thur night so i can crash straight away but no email address to corresspond. Anyone else same issue.
So many flights seem to land in Tbilisi in the middle of the night they must be used to people checking in through out the night. I appreciate its good to have piece of mind though. We're landing 10.30pm on the wed and staying in the Ibis Styles.
Is the Welsh FA ticketing office fit for purpose ? I note their message yesterday that they're still trying to finalise the allocation. Tomorrow its 3 weeks until the game. If the fault lies with Georgians then they should then be kicking off big time. Its shouldn't have prevented them starting the procedure weeks ago, we should at least have what we're entitled to - 2500. As it is we have no idea how many are travelling bar a few finger in the air estimates. You cant help but worry the allocation will limited in our interests to enable them to deal with process in the time available.
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Post by vandenhauwe on Sept 14, 2017 10:46:59 GMT
We do have an idea of interest just under 2000 replied to the raw survey they were going to travel to Tbilisi corky will be able to confirm that, add say another 500 on top because its now a huge game.Was reading the Irish forum who seemed to have similar issues with ticketing from the Georgian fa
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Post by georgeberrysheadband on Sept 14, 2017 11:47:15 GMT
I think 2500 should be ample but I hope the FAW have ensured they can get more if need be.
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Post by eppingblue on Sept 14, 2017 13:55:47 GMT
We do have an idea of interest just under 2000 replied to the raw survey they were going to travel to Tbilisi corky will be able to confirm that, add say another 500 on top because its now a huge game.Was reading the Irish forum who seemed to have similar issues with ticketing from the Georgian fa
There's 4 of us going and none of us were asked to take part in a survey for this. We're all a minimum of 4 of the last 9 qualifiers.
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Post by vandenhauwe on Sept 14, 2017 14:04:16 GMT
It was part of the Moldova survey!!
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Post by georgeberrysheadband on Sept 14, 2017 14:25:59 GMT
I've said on previous thread - I never had mail either and there are 3 of us
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Post by londonexile on Sept 14, 2017 15:14:37 GMT
The email slipped under my radar as well. I can now see it's in my inbox after searching but I never filled it out at the time, I am usually diligent at doing this. Anyways, the point is there will be 4 in my group who wouldn't have featured in the survey.
I'm quite anxious to buy the tickets now. What's taking them so long?!!
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Post by Ant on Sept 14, 2017 15:24:09 GMT
Georgia v Wales
2018 World Cup D Qualifying Match
Friday 6th October 2017
Kick off 8pm (local time)
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
We have an allocation of 2000 tickets for Wales fans, located in blocks 10-12 in the north stand, behind goal. These tickets are priced at £5 each and include free bus transport to and from the match (see below for details). The loyalty system will be implemented and the following ticket sales procedure will apply. Members must meet all the criteria to be eligible.
Ticket Sales - Stage 1
From midday on Monday 18th September until 10am on Tuesday 19th September
Eligible members:
2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member
PLUS
Any 5 out of the last 11 away qualifying/friendly matches on their booking history
All members who qualify for stage 1 are guaranteed a ticket provided they book before the end of stage 1.
Ticket Sales - Stage 2
From midday on Tuesday 19th September until 10am on Wednesday 20th September
Eligible members:
2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member
PLUS
Any 4 out of the last 11 away qualifying/friendly matches on their booking history
Tickets available in stage 2 will be sold on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. It's possible tickets will sell out before the end of stage 2.
Ticket Sales - Stage 3
From midday on Wednesday 20th September until 10am on Thursday 21st September
Eligible members:
2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member
PLUS
Any 3 out of the last 11 away qualifying/friendly matches on their booking history
Tickets available in stage 3 will be sold on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. It's possible tickets will sell out before reaching stage 3.
Ticket Sales - Stage 4
From midday on Thursday 21st September until 10am on Friday 22nd September
Eligible members:
2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member
PLUS
Any 2 out of the last 11 away qualifying/friendly matches on their booking history
Tickets available in stage 4 will be sold on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. It's possible tickets will sell out before reaching stage 4.
Ticket Sales - Stage 5
From midday on Friday 22nd September until 10am on Monday 25th September
Eligible members:
2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member
PLUS
Any 1 out of the last 11 away qualifying/friendly matches on their booking history
Tickets available in stage 5 will be sold on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. It's possible tickets will sell out before reaching stage 5.
Ticket Sales - Stage 6
From midday Monday 25th September until 10am on Tuesday 26th September
Eligible members:
2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member
Tickets available in stage 6 will be sold on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. It's possible tickets will sell out before reaching stage 6.
The last 11 away matches are as follows:
Moldova v Wales 05.09.17
Serbia v Wales 11.06.17
Republic of Ireland v Wales 24.03.17
Austria v Wales 06.10.16
Sweden v Wales 05.06.16
Ukraine v Wales 28.03.16
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Wales 10.10.15
Cyprus v Wales 03.09.15
Israel v Wales 28.03.15
Belgium v Wales 16.11.14
Andorra v Wales 09.09.14
Please note, tickets for the Euro 2016 finals tournament in France were sold through UEFA. We therefore do not have a full record of supporters club members who attended these matches and so they cannot be used as part of our loyalty system.
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Post by eppingblue on Sept 14, 2017 15:32:31 GMT
Georgia v Wales 2018 World Cup D Qualifying Match Friday 6th October 2017 Kick off 8pm (local time) Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi We have an allocation of 2000 tickets for Wales fans, located in blocks 10-12 in the north stand, behind goal. These tickets are priced at £5 each and include free bus transport to and from the match (see below for details). The loyalty system will be implemented and the following ticket sales procedure will apply. Members must meet all the criteria to be eligible. Ticket Sales - Stage 1 From midday on Monday 18th September until 10am on Tuesday 19th September Eligible members: 2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member PLUS Any 5 out of the last 11 away qualifying/friendly matches on their booking history All members who qualify for stage 1 are guaranteed a ticket provided they book before the end of stage 1. Ticket Sales - Stage 2 From midday on Tuesday 19th September until 10am on Wednesday 20th September Eligible members: 2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member PLUS Any 4 out of the last 11 away qualifying/friendly matches on their booking history Tickets available in stage 2 will be sold on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. It's possible tickets will sell out before the end of stage 2. Ticket Sales - Stage 3 From midday on Wednesday 20th September until 10am on Thursday 21st September Eligible members: 2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member PLUS Any 3 out of the last 11 away qualifying/friendly matches on their booking history Tickets available in stage 3 will be sold on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. It's possible tickets will sell out before reaching stage 3. Ticket Sales - Stage 4 From midday on Thursday 21st September until 10am on Friday 22nd September Eligible members: 2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member PLUS Any 2 out of the last 11 away qualifying/friendly matches on their booking history Tickets available in stage 4 will be sold on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. It's possible tickets will sell out before reaching stage 4. Ticket Sales - Stage 5 From midday on Friday 22nd September until 10am on Monday 25th September Eligible members: 2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member PLUS Any 1 out of the last 11 away qualifying/friendly matches on their booking history Tickets available in stage 5 will be sold on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. It's possible tickets will sell out before reaching stage 5. Ticket Sales - Stage 6 From midday Monday 25th September until 10am on Tuesday 26th September Eligible members: 2018 World Cup Gold or Junior Member Tickets available in stage 6 will be sold on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. It's possible tickets will sell out before reaching stage 6. The last 11 away matches are as follows: Moldova v Wales 05.09.17 Serbia v Wales 11.06.17 Republic of Ireland v Wales 24.03.17 Austria v Wales 06.10.16 Sweden v Wales 05.06.16 Ukraine v Wales 28.03.16 Bosnia-Herzegovina v Wales 10.10.15 Cyprus v Wales 03.09.15 Israel v Wales 28.03.15 Belgium v Wales 16.11.14 Andorra v Wales 09.09.14 Please note, tickets for the Euro 2016 finals tournament in France were sold through UEFA. We therefore do not have a full record of supporters club members who attended these matches and so they cannot be used as part of our loyalty system. Too little, too late I fear |
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Post by georgeberrysheadband on Sept 14, 2017 16:26:52 GMT
Have the FAW access to more tickets if required? I'm sure they must have in a stadium of that size so everyone will be sorted
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Post by erasedcitizen on Sept 14, 2017 17:01:44 GMT
Surely we'll get more than 2000. That isn't even 5%.
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Post by manulike on Sept 14, 2017 17:28:16 GMT
Perhaps the initial survey / questionnaire thing was a maximum of 2000 interested (including possibly AND definitely)?
Either way, we will get more if we ask for more, as the Irish were offered 3000 and the stadium was less than half full.
Please do not be put off from finalising your travel plans
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2017 18:26:56 GMT
Will it be 100% collection in Georgia? Not much time to get the tickets out, is there?
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Post by manulike on Sept 14, 2017 19:45:14 GMT
I just realised I'll be high up in the mountains above Mestia from Monday at least until Thursday...
I hope Lucy will allow me to buy a ticket even if I miss stage one :+(
Otherwise, I'm going to have to splash out another tenner on a VIP ticket :+)
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Post by eppingblue on Sept 16, 2017 10:32:54 GMT
Worrying news for anyone using Ryan air as part of their journey to Tbilisi. Cancelling flights with very little notice. They claim is to improve their punctuality but I cant help thinking its more about cutting loss making services. Could devastate your journey to Tbilisi where connections are crucial in pretty much all cases. They truly are a basket case of a company.
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Post by oscardelta on Sept 16, 2017 11:12:01 GMT
Worrying news for anyone using Ryan air as part of their journey to Tbilisi. Cancelling flights with very little notice. They claim is to improve their punctuality but I cant help thinking its more about cutting loss making services. Could devastate your journey to Tbilisi where connections are crucial in pretty much all cases. They truly are a basket case of a company. Sorry but think you jumping at wrong conclusions. They will be cutting flights on busy routes where passengers can be allocated easily to other services on same day. Loss making services are cut all the time as they refresh routes twice a year in summer and winter schedules plus tweak as they go along. Do you want to turn up at airport and be told no flight as no crew or know week or two in advance. As for basket case of company.... they carried 37 Million people in June-Aug. |
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Post by oscardelta on Sept 16, 2017 11:16:34 GMT
These tickets are priced at £5 each and include free bus transport to and from the match (see below for details). The loyalty system will be implemented and the following ticket sales procedure will apply FAW scamming fans For 4 of us it cost 10 Lari (£3) to get to ground from hotel and post watch we walked the streets with huge numbers of Georgian and Irish fans chatting about match and life. Given the state of traffic walking was easier. When we eventually got well away from ground we grabbed a cab that cost us 5 Lari (£1.50) again for 4 of us to get to a pub. When else will you mix with Georgian fans. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2017 11:47:32 GMT
Worrying news for anyone using Ryan air as part of their journey to Tbilisi. Cancelling flights with very little notice. They claim is to improve their punctuality but I cant help thinking its more about cutting loss making services. Could devastate your journey to Tbilisi where connections are crucial in pretty much all cases. They truly are a basket case of a company. Turkish Airlines there and back for me. A1 Service for Belgrade. |
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Post by Albert on Sept 16, 2017 12:00:56 GMT
Worrying news for anyone using Ryan air as part of their journey to Tbilisi. Cancelling flights with very little notice. They claim is to improve their punctuality but I cant help thinking its more about cutting loss making services. Could devastate your journey to Tbilisi where connections are crucial in pretty much all cases. They truly are a basket case of a company. If they cancel your flight and a another operator has a flight to same destination Ryan air should put you on next available flight . They're keeping that quiet according to the travel guy on the radio |
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Post by eppingblue on Sept 16, 2017 12:32:05 GMT
Worrying news for anyone using Ryan air as part of their journey to Tbilisi. Cancelling flights with very little notice. They claim is to improve their punctuality but I cant help thinking its more about cutting loss making services. Could devastate your journey to Tbilisi where connections are crucial in pretty much all cases. They truly are a basket case of a company. Turkish Airlines there and back for me. A1 Service for Belgrade.
Turkish for us too.
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Post by cymruramdcfc on Sept 16, 2017 13:23:43 GMT
Worrying news for anyone using Ryan air as part of their journey to Tbilisi. Cancelling flights with very little notice. They claim is to improve their punctuality but I cant help thinking its more about cutting loss making services. Could devastate your journey to Tbilisi where connections are crucial in pretty much all cases. They truly are a basket case of a company. Sorry but think you jumping at wrong conclusions. They will be cutting flights on busy routes where passengers can be allocated easily to other services on same day. Loss making services are cut all the time as they refresh routes twice a year in summer and winter schedules plus tweak as they go along. Do you want to turn up at airport and be told no flight as no crew or know week or two in advance. As for basket case of company.... they carried 37 Million people in June-Aug. Ryanair get alot of flak but with out them I couldn't get to football every 2 weeks. The press and governments like to put the boot into Ryanair. |
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Post by oscardelta on Sept 16, 2017 13:52:14 GMT
Sorry but think you jumping at wrong conclusions. They will be cutting flights on busy routes where passengers can be allocated easily to other services on same day. Loss making services are cut all the time as they refresh routes twice a year in summer and winter schedules plus tweak as they go along. Do you want to turn up at airport and be told no flight as no crew or know week or two in advance. As for basket case of company.... they carried 37 Million people in June-Aug. Ryanair get alot of flak but with out them I couldn't get to football every 2 weeks. The press and governments like to put the boot into Ryanair. A lot of Journalists in the London Media get auto upgrades to Business and First when flying BA. Ryanair offers no such bribes to Journos and O'Leary is more than happy to mix it with stroppy and ill informed Journalists. They expect to be treated with deference, he tell them to F*** Off. |
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Post by greenforever on Sept 16, 2017 18:25:08 GMT
Worrying news for anyone using Ryan air as part of their journey to Tbilisi. Cancelling flights with very little notice. They claim is to improve their punctuality but I cant help thinking its more about cutting loss making services. Could devastate your journey to Tbilisi where connections are crucial in pretty much all cases. They truly are a basket case of a company. Turkish Airlines there and back for me. A1 Service for Belgrade. Have used them to both Astana and Istanbul, but they are no different to any other airline when they can screw you. Two lads arrive 5 mins late for Istanbul Tbilisi leg, and even tough the flight was delayed, they wouldn't let the lads on and charged them €800 each for the next flight. When the lads pointed out they could get an alternate flight for less than half that, they were told the return leg would be cancelled on them. To add insult to injury they had to change airports in Istanbul to get the next flight also. |
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Post by Ger on Sept 16, 2017 18:37:14 GMT
Turkish Airlines there and back for me. A1 Service for Belgrade. Have used them to both Astana and Istanbul, but they are no different to any other airline when they can screw you. Two lads arrive 5 mins late for Istanbul Tbilisi leg, and even tough the flight was delayed, they wouldn't let the lads on and charged them €800 each for the next flight. When the lads pointed out they could get an alternate flight for less than half that, they were told the return leg would be cancelled on them. To add insult to injury they had to change airports in Istanbul to get the next flight also. Turkish Airlines shafted us for the Bosnia match. Found out the flight hadnt flown each day for over a week - didnt know beforehand, who checks if the past flights are going?! 12 hour delay, shocking customer service and on top of that they lost my suitcase & didnt get it back until we were leaving to go home. Got decent compo though paid for my trip & beer - every cloud. |
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Post by straightjacket on Sept 16, 2017 21:49:36 GMT
I might be a little biased, but if you enjoyed the mostly bland Moldovan fare, you will never want to leave Georgia... The local wine here has a hint of Shiraz sweetness and the food is really flavourful.. It's almost 8.30pm - so will go and explore some more (it's been 33c for last three days) Can't wait to get there!! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 12:27:21 GMT
Found Turkish Airlines perfect between Manchester and Belgrade. Work colleagues swear by them too. Norwegian were terrible for Stockholm. British Airways for Spain the same.
My highlight was a straightlaced middle class couple sitting there with their arms folded at the gate in Manchester Airport having realised they were sharing the flight with several hundred Welsh football fans.
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Post by majorraglan on Sept 17, 2017 22:24:19 GMT
Ryanair get alot of flak but with out them I couldn't get to football every 2 weeks. The press and governments like to put the boot into Ryanair. A lot of Journalists in the London Media get auto upgrades to Business and First when flying BA. Ryanair offers no such bribes to Journos and O'Leary is more than happy to mix it with stroppy and ill informed Journalists. They expect to be treated with deference, he tell them to F*** Off. What they are currently doing is pretty poor, but my previous experiences of Ryan Air have been positive. It's a no frills budget airline which does exactly what it says on the tin. Wish the flew out if Cardiff. |
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