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Post by manulike on Aug 6, 2018 15:10:16 GMT
That's me out of it really booked all except flight so probably give this a miss no ticket no go Worth waiting to see the allocation? 500 is the minimum but they hardly sell out at home either. If the Jocks get more tickets then so should we? The Jocks aren't playing in Elbasan, they are at the larger stadium up North. Israel are in our stadium, but last time they played there was a MAJOR terror alert, that led to switching to Elbasan in the last minute and to almost all Israeli ticket holders cancelling. So they are unlikely to take more than 200-300 over... |
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Post by cymroircarn on Aug 6, 2018 18:29:10 GMT
Worth waiting to see the allocation? 500 is the minimum but they hardly sell out at home either. If the Jocks get more tickets then so should we? The Jocks aren't playing in Elbasan, they are at the larger stadium up North. Israel are in our stadium, but last time they played there was a MAJOR terror alert, that led to switching to Elbasan in the last minute and to almost all Israeli ticket holders cancelling. So they are unlikely to take more than 200-300 over... You are right, they previously thought it would be same as ours but now in Shkoder Not sure if that is good or bad for us? |
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Post by CrackityJones on Aug 6, 2018 19:40:51 GMT
The fact it’s in Elbasan probably means they’re expecting a small crowd. It’s a winter friendly after a string of competitive fixtures where both teams are likely to be fielding mostly fringe players.
It’s only us nutters that are interested in that sort of thing.
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Post by cymroircarn on Aug 6, 2018 19:53:07 GMT
The fact it’s in Elbasan probably means they’re expecting a small crowd. It’s a winter friendly after a string of competitive fixtures where both teams are likely to be fielding mostly fringe players. It’s only us nutters that are interested in that sort of thing. 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍 |
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Post by manulike on Aug 9, 2018 11:01:55 GMT
Massive thumbs up to the Mods that put all the Albanian stuff in one place ;-)
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Post by rees73 on Aug 12, 2018 10:44:58 GMT
I've just checked and my flights with Wizz Air have changed days. Luckily means I'll be in Albania on the Monday rather than the day of the game. Unfortunately, I'd planned to travel to Berat and Ohrid and fly back from there but even though I booked a flight months ago they've now pulled the route and changed to Skopje. Looks like I'll have to revert to my original plan and just spend a couple of days in Tirana. Just need to rearrange my hotel, book flights to Luton and a hotel there and I'll be sorted. The joys of being Welsh and living in NI.
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Post by manulike on Aug 12, 2018 10:57:43 GMT
I've just checked and my flights with Wizz Air have changed days. Luckily means I'll be in Albania on the Monday rather than the day of the game. Unfortunately, I'd planned to travel to Berat and Ohrid and fly back from there but even though I booked a flight months ago they've now pulled the route and changed to Skopje. Looks like I'll have to revert to my original plan and just spend a couple of days in Tirana. Just need to rearrange my hotel, book flights to Luton and a hotel there and I'll be sorted. The joys of being Welsh and living in NI. Catch up, Rees ...
I gave a WIZZALERT in the previous page ;-)
One thing that I can suggest, is getting a 100% or 120% refund and having a look at ALITALIA (possibly with Aer Lingus from Dublin) - which have dropped dramatically since I booked them (20 minutes after match announcement) ...
Another two worth looking at are the two Blues - BLUE PANORAMA , BLUE AIR and EAST AIR
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Post by rees73 on Aug 12, 2018 13:46:16 GMT
I've just checked and my flights with Wizz Air have changed days. Luckily means I'll be in Albania on the Monday rather than the day of the game. Unfortunately, I'd planned to travel to Berat and Ohrid and fly back from there but even though I booked a flight months ago they've now pulled the route and changed to Skopje. Looks like I'll have to revert to my original plan and just spend a couple of days in Tirana. Just need to rearrange my hotel, book flights to Luton and a hotel there and I'll be sorted. The joys of being Welsh and living in NI. Catch up, Rees ...
I gave a WIZZALERT in the previous page ;-)
One thing that I can suggest, is getting a 100% or 120% refund and having a look at ALITALIA (possibly with Aer Lingus from Dublin) - which have dropped dramatically since I booked them (20 minutes after match announcement) ...
Another two worth looking at are the two Blues - BLUE PANORAMA , BLUE AIR and EAST AIR
Apologies, just seen your message Not too bothered about getting to Tirana, I'll fly from Luton on the Monday morning. I can get cheap flights from Belfast and stay there the night before. Disappointed that I can't fly back from Ohrid now as I really fancied going there Will see if I can rejig my plans to try and get to Skopje as well. |
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Post by manulike on Aug 12, 2018 14:02:39 GMT
Catch up, Rees ...
I gave a WIZZALERT in the previous page ;-)
One thing that I can suggest, is getting a 100% or 120% refund and having a look at ALITALIA (possibly with Aer Lingus from Dublin) - which have dropped dramatically since I booked them (20 minutes after match announcement) ...
Another two worth looking at are the two Blues - BLUE PANORAMA , BLUE AIR and EAST AIR
Apologies, just seen your message Not too bothered about getting to Tirana, I'll fly from Luton on the Monday morning. I can get cheap flights from Belfast and stay there the night before. Disappointed that I can't fly back from Ohrid now as I really fancied going there Will see if I can rejig my plans to try and get to Skopje as well. If you are not flexible on your return date, it looks like the Ohrid-Vienna on Wizz with a AerLingus combo is the most convenient.
If you are flexible then a change between Basel Mulhouse Freiburg with Ryanair is super cheap with a night's stop over and on to Dublin.
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Post by rees73 on Aug 14, 2018 12:24:56 GMT
Apologies, just seen your message Not too bothered about getting to Tirana, I'll fly from Luton on the Monday morning. I can get cheap flights from Belfast and stay there the night before. Disappointed that I can't fly back from Ohrid now as I really fancied going there Will see if I can rejig my plans to try and get to Skopje as well. If you are not flexible on your return date, it looks like the Ohrid-Vienna on Wizz with a AerLingus combo is the most convenient.
If you are flexible then a change between Basel Mulhouse Freiburg with Ryanair is super cheap with a night's stop over and on to Dublin.
Looks like I'll rejig my plans to get Skopje in for a night, maybe two if I can. Thanks for the options, they are interesting combinations. Hopefully Wizz Air don't change my flights again. |
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Post by manulike on Aug 14, 2018 16:49:54 GMT
If you are not flexible on your return date, it looks like the Ohrid-Vienna on Wizz with a AerLingus combo is the most convenient.
If you are flexible then a change between Basel Mulhouse Freiburg with Ryanair is super cheap with a night's stop over and on to Dublin.
Looks like I'll rejig my plans to get Skopje in for a night, maybe two if I can. Thanks for the options, they are interesting combinations. Hopefully Wizz Air don't change my flights again. For you, or anyone else that might be using Podgorica. Its been suggested that the Komani lake ferry is one of the most spectacular ferry journeys in Europe. Seems to run twice daily / year round - probably best if you double-checked... Koman to Podgorica is just 2-3 hours ride. Fierza to Tirana is a similar 2-3 hours away. Unless you want an extremely long day, best to stay a night at the stunning lake.
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Post by manulike on Aug 15, 2018 14:25:25 GMT
By the look of ticket sales on the FSHF site, I wouldn't be surprised if there would be around 1000 fans at the Israel game on 7 September in Elabasan... Unless the Albanians have a Chinese style clause about playing Bale/Rambo, the FAW should easily be able to persuade them to give us 1300 tickets - surely? bileta.fshf.org/biglietteria/listaEventiPub.do?codice=fshf |
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Post by cymroircarn on Aug 15, 2018 19:16:08 GMT
By the look of ticket sales on the FSHF site, I wouldn't be surprised if there would be around 1000 fans at the Israel game on 7 September in Elabasan... Unless the Albanians have a Chinese style clause about playing Bale/Rambo, the FAW should easily be able to persuade them to give us 1300 tickets - surely? bileta.fshf.org/biglietteria/listaEventiPub.do?codice=fshf These are my thoughts as well and hope you are right 👍 |
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Post by Martyn Moses on Aug 16, 2018 6:57:42 GMT
FAW survey indicated about 2,000 interested so we shall have to see ... hope we don't get another Aarhus situation again here ?
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Post by cymroircarn on Aug 16, 2018 8:45:54 GMT
FAW survey indicated about 2,000 interested so we shall have to see ... hope we don't get another Aarhus situation again here ? Yeah hoping the same. 500 Tickets would just scratch the surface. If here is a lack of interest from the locals then I hope common sense will prevail and they increase our allocation. I would expect approx 1000 to travel to this. |
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Post by erasedcitizen on Aug 16, 2018 16:27:50 GMT
FAW survey indicated about 2,000 interested so we shall have to see ... hope we don't get another Aarhus situation again here ? Yeah hoping the same. 500 Tickets would just scratch the surface. If here is a lack of interest from the locals then I hope common sense will prevail and they increase our allocation. I would expect approx 1000 to travel to this. It wouldn't be hard to get a ticket in the home end anyway, there'll certainly be touts around the ground selling tickets for far less than we pay for the home games. |
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Post by manulike on Aug 16, 2018 21:51:19 GMT
Yeah hoping the same. 500 Tickets would just scratch the surface. If here is a lack of interest from the locals then I hope common sense will prevail and they increase our allocation. I would expect approx 1000 to travel to this. It wouldn't be hard to get a ticket in the home end anyway, there'll certainly be touts around the ground selling tickets for far less than we pay for the home games. Home end tickets are only 1000 lek (£6) and they are self-printed, same as the Danish DBU and Moldovan tickets were last year.
I can imagine them being thumped by Israel and Scotland and having minimal interest, even if both Bale and Ramsey rock up to this game (which they will probably not)...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2018 11:51:16 GMT
Really looking forwards to this one. 6am flight from Gatwick is an eventful start! I’ll be on the night tube when every other sod is going home after a night out.
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Post by latchyrhos on Aug 22, 2018 14:56:34 GMT
Newbie's 1st post
Be a pity to go all that way and not get a ticket, but looking forward to seeing Albania anyway.
We're going from Heathrow via Rome with El Italia on the Sunday, just booked wonkysheep coach to get to Elbasan.
Wouldn't have found that if I hadn't come on here. (hoping to get more aarhus tickets in the AM if they don't sell out tonight)
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Post by manulike on Sept 1, 2018 21:35:36 GMT
RYAN AIR
If anyone is booked on Ryan Air flights over, lads on YBIG mentioned that as they have introduced a new baggage policy as of 1 November a few days ago, you will be allowed to CANCEL any bookings made prior to that announcement and get a FULL REFUND.
... just in case you need to re-route yourself ;-)
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Post by Gary Williams on Sept 2, 2018 0:20:57 GMT
RYAN AIR
If anyone is booked on Ryan Air flights over, lads on YBIG mentioned that as they have introduced a new baggage policy as of 1 November a few days ago, you will be allowed to CANCEL any bookings made prior to that announcement and get a FULL REFUND.
... just in case you need to re-route yourself ;-)
it only applies to bookings without priority that can get a refund if you booked priority then you out of luck as those rules haven't changed |
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Post by ontheroadagain on Sept 3, 2018 7:30:43 GMT
Looks like I'll rejig my plans to get Skopje in for a night, maybe two if I can. Thanks for the options, they are interesting combinations. Hopefully Wizz Air don't change my flights again. For you, or anyone else that might be using Podgorica. Its been suggested that the Komani lake ferry is one of the most spectacular ferry journeys in Europe. Seems to run twice daily / year round - probably best if you double-checked... Koman to Podgorica is just 2-3 hours ride. Fierza to Tirana is a similar 2-3 hours away. Unless you want an extremely long day, best to stay a night at the stunning lake.
Ferry runs daily from April to September according to the blog. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2018 7:57:41 GMT
Albania will make tickets available if they have an ounce of business sense. I'm a newbie away and squeezed in for Serbia, Georgia, France and now Denmark.
Lets just hope there's beer available after Scotland finish.
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Post by manulike on Sept 7, 2018 20:43:57 GMT
Saw about 15 minutes of a poor Albania v Israel match in Elbasan.
Ended 1-0...
Don't know the official attendance, but looked only 1/3 full - maybe 5k max?
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Post by wonkysheep on Sept 12, 2018 8:37:09 GMT
ALBANIA (Away, friendly) – 20/11/18
4 days, 3 nights trip to Tirana. Includes flights, transfers, hotel with breakfast and matchday transfers to Elbasan
OR
Day return coach travel from Tirana to Elbasan (for those who booked their own travel to Albania)
To book any of these, visit: wonkysheep.co.uk
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Post by cymroircarn on Sept 13, 2018 11:16:18 GMT
Great news - FSF believe we will get 2000 tickets for Albania
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Post by mx47 on Sept 13, 2018 12:34:13 GMT
Great news - FSF believe we will get 2000 tickets for Albania Not seen anything official on this...do you have any links? |
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Post by CrackityJones on Sept 13, 2018 13:15:45 GMT
Nothing official but I have seen 2000 mentioned on twitter. We'll do well to sell that but I imagine we could extend if we wanted to.
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Post by cymroircarn on Sept 13, 2018 13:34:14 GMT
Great news - FSF believe we will get 2000 tickets for Albania Not seen anything official on this...do you have any links? On Twitter. Would assume FSF would not share it unless 90% sure 2000 is what showed interest so even a newbie should be ok for this one |
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Post by Martyn Moses on Sept 13, 2018 13:37:48 GMT
FAW survey indicated 2000 interested to travel so 2000 tkts will cover that , what concerns me is that if the tkts are dirt cheap then many will buy them and NOT travel . This could mean a few hundred yet again missing out , hope FAW can prevent this ?
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