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Post by jimbo82 on Nov 14, 2018 14:09:09 GMT
Any teams people want to avoid based on this? Lithuania. I'm on 8 aways and I think even I'd struggle with that one. Romania would be a good one allocation wise but a tougher draw. Balancing act here isn't it. Does anyone know why they are using such a tiny stadium? Are they building a bigger one? I think it's the smallest on this list apart from Gibraltar.. |
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Post by eppingblue on Nov 14, 2018 14:36:36 GMT
Lithuania. I'm on 8 aways and I think even I'd struggle with that one. Romania would be a good one allocation wise but a tougher draw. Balancing act here isn't it. Does anyone know why they are using such a tiny stadium? Are they building a bigger one? I think it's the smallest on this list apart from Gibraltar.. Their in the middle of building a new 15k capacity stadium. They started building it 31 years ago so don't hold your breath. |
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Post by Martyn Moses on Nov 14, 2018 14:54:03 GMT
Cyprus away in Sept or Gibraltar in Faro in June would be great for a week's holidays around the matches .
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Post by erasedcitizen on Nov 14, 2018 20:44:35 GMT
Gibraltar in Faro in June would be great for a week's holidays around the matches . Tie this in with the usual Wrexham friendly out there. Perfect. |
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Post by mj on Nov 17, 2018 19:41:05 GMT
Wow. Da Iawn that is a seriously good piece of work. Thanks very much!!
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Post by sparky85 on Nov 19, 2018 22:12:10 GMT
You know we are going to draw the republic of Ireland again.
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Post by cymruramdcfc on Nov 19, 2018 22:19:06 GMT
You know we are going to draw the republic of Ireland again. Nooooooo |
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Post by hamsik on Nov 21, 2018 9:53:08 GMT
Slovakia will open a brand new National footbal stadium in Bratislava very soon, i think Slovan Bratislava should play their home matches there from February. It has 22 500 capacity and its located almost in the city center.
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Post by pendragon on Nov 21, 2018 11:52:33 GMT
You know we are going to draw the republic of Ireland again. Sssshhhh! 😩 |
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Post by superunknown on Nov 22, 2018 9:42:38 GMT
Edited to reflect confirmed pots. 10 days to go!
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Post by oscardelta on Nov 22, 2018 17:43:02 GMT
If draw Poland and play in Chorzow (Katowice)then real issue is gaining access into the ground.
Was there for Pol v Portugal and Security / Turnstiles were very very inadequate................ 30 mins queue but decent tram access from centre of city.
Ok they may have sorted by then but doubt it.
Good news is Katowice is served from UK well by flights plus Krakow is 1 hr away by direct bus and Wroclaw is 2-3 hrs away by bus. Car wise Katowice airport is 40 mins away, Krakow 1 hr and Wroclaw 2 hrs with latter 2 all on Motorways.
Least some of the folks from the Valleys will be able to see something long since gone in South Wales.............. real working Coal Mines.
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Post by gwernybwch on Nov 22, 2018 19:04:13 GMT
superunknown do you have any more intel on Turkey? is there is any particular reason that Turkey move there games around? Particularly as there are several 40k + grounds in Istanbul.
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Post by biwmares on Nov 22, 2018 19:13:12 GMT
If draw Poland and play in Chorzow (Katowice)then real issue is gaining access into the ground. Was there for Pol v Portugal and Security / Turnstiles were very very inadequate................ 30 mins queue but decent tram access from centre of city. Ok they may have sorted by then but doubt it. Good news is Katowice is served from UK well by flights plus Krakow is 1 hr away by direct bus and Wroclaw is 2-3 hrs away by bus. Car wise Katowice airport is 40 mins away, Krakow 1 hr and Wroclaw 2 hrs with latter 2 all on Motorways. Least some of the folks from the Valleys will be able to see something long since gone in South Wales.............. real working Coal Mines. And North Wales... |
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Post by superunknown on Nov 27, 2018 9:18:59 GMT
superunknown do you have any more intel on Turkey? is there is any particular reason that Turkey move there games around? Particularly as there are several 40k + grounds in Istanbul. I couldn't find much tbh. Best I could find was an article explaining there's a stadium boom in Turkey as they wanted to catch up and be a proper footballing nation with multiple large stadiums. So might be playing in these new stadiums to make the most of them maybe. Bit of a weird one is Turkey. |
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Post by eppingblue on Nov 27, 2018 10:55:17 GMT
superunknown do you have any more intel on Turkey? is there is any particular reason that Turkey move there games around? Particularly as there are several 40k + grounds in Istanbul. I couldn't find much tbh. Best I could find was an article explaining there's a stadium boom in Turkey as they wanted to catch up and be a proper footballing nation with multiple large stadiums. So might be playing in these new stadiums to make the most of them maybe. Bit of a weird one is Turkey. The Ataturk stadium in Istanbul has a capacity of 76k and although Turkey get pretty good attendances I couldn't find the last time they used it. It is being used for the Champions league final in 2020 though so maybe they'll use these qualifiers to test it out. I seem to remember there being a bit of criticism around the transport links back in 2006 when Liverpool played heir champions league final there. In the last few years they've extended the metro system to the stadium |
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Post by oscardelta on Nov 29, 2018 12:20:40 GMT
If draw Poland and play in Chorzow (Katowice)then real issue is gaining access into the ground. Was there for Pol v Portugal and Security / Turnstiles were very very inadequate................ 30 mins queue but decent tram access from centre of city. Ok they may have sorted by then but doubt it. Good news is Katowice is served from UK well by flights plus Krakow is 1 hr away by direct bus and Wroclaw is 2-3 hrs away by bus. Car wise Katowice airport is 40 mins away, Krakow 1 hr and Wroclaw 2 hrs with latter 2 all on Motorways. Least some of the folks from the Valleys will be able to see something long since gone in South Wales.............. real working Coal Mines. And North Wales... Just poorly served from everywhere............ |
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Post by oscardelta on Nov 29, 2018 12:24:00 GMT
superunknown do you have any more intel on Turkey? is there is any particular reason that Turkey move there games around? Particularly as there are several 40k + grounds in Istanbul. I couldn't find much tbh. Best I could find was an article explaining there's a stadium boom in Turkey as they wanted to catch up and be a proper footballing nation with multiple large stadiums. So might be playing in these new stadiums to make the most of them maybe. Bit of a weird one is Turkey. Turkey was hoping to have Euro2020 but there was little appetite among the big UEFA countrys to give it to them. They were a little cut up about it............... probably not as much cut up as the Saudi embassy.
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Post by ontheroadagain on Nov 29, 2018 13:48:50 GMT
I couldn't find much tbh. Best I could find was an article explaining there's a stadium boom in Turkey as they wanted to catch up and be a proper footballing nation with multiple large stadiums. So might be playing in these new stadiums to make the most of them maybe. Bit of a weird one is Turkey. Turkey was hoping to have Euro2020 but there was little appetite among the big UEFA countrys to give it to them. They were a little cut up about it............... probably not as much cut up as the Saudi embassy.
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Post by pendragon on Nov 30, 2018 10:42:29 GMT
Turkey's become a bit of a basketcase really. That political situation two years ago was bonkers.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2018 11:42:44 GMT
I’d be happy to stay in Istanbul for a night or two before moving on to a match elsewhere.
Turkey away not too desirable.
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Post by oscardelta on Dec 1, 2018 13:07:43 GMT
I’d be happy to stay in Istanbul for a night or two before moving on to a match elsewhere. Turkey away not too desirable. Have been at a couple of games where Turkey were playing................... Confeds Cup 2003 and Euro 2016.
Pains me to do so but even England fans are better behaved.
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Post by pendragon on Dec 1, 2018 14:07:17 GMT
I’d be happy to stay in Istanbul for a night or two before moving on to a match elsewhere. Turkey away not too desirable. Would have liked to have gone to Istanbul but will give it a wide berth if we draw them, I think. Too politically unstable for me. |
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Post by erasedcitizen on Dec 2, 2018 12:12:31 GMT
Pot 1:
Croatia - Most games are played at Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb (35,423). Two games have been played at Rijeka (Finland; England, 8,297).
Pot 3:
Slovakia - Stadion Antona Malatinskeho, Trnava (19,200) - All games.
Pot 4:
Hungary - Groupama Arena, Budapest (23,698) - All games.
Pot 5:
Azerbaijan - All games played in Baku at three different stadiums. Mainly the Olympic Stadium (69,700). Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium (31,200), Bakcell Arena (11,000).
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Post by erasedcitizen on Dec 2, 2018 12:16:00 GMT
Assuming the Azerbaijan game is played at the Olympic Stadium and we play Croatia in Zagreb, our minimum allocations for each game will be:
Croatia: 1771
Slovakia: 960
Hungary: 1185
Azerbaijan: 3485
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Post by holmesdaleultra on Dec 2, 2018 12:54:21 GMT
Im sure I heard it said on the draw that a new stadium was being built in Budapest and would soon be opening?
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Post by erasedcitizen on Dec 2, 2018 13:22:02 GMT
Im sure I heard it said on the draw that a new stadium was being built in Budapest and would soon be opening? It's due to open end of 2019. |
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Post by eppingblue on Dec 3, 2018 12:54:25 GMT
Assuming the Azerbaijan game is played at the Olympic Stadium and we play Croatia in Zagreb, our minimum allocations for each game will be: Croatia: 1771 Slovakia: 960 Hungary: 1185 Azerbaijan: 3485 I see the single tier and smallest stand / end in Zagreb holds 3900 or so. There must be a chance they would give us all of that. |
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Post by cymroircarn on Dec 3, 2018 12:55:16 GMT
New stadium opening in Bratislava as well?
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Post by cymruramdcfc on Dec 3, 2018 20:15:49 GMT
Assuming the Azerbaijan game is played at the Olympic Stadium and we play Croatia in Zagreb, our minimum allocations for each game will be: Croatia: 1771 Slovakia: 960 Hungary: 1185 Azerbaijan: 3485 Fuck going to be tight to get tickets out side stage 1 and 2 |
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Post by cymroircarn on Dec 4, 2018 9:19:53 GMT
Assuming the Azerbaijan game is played at the Olympic Stadium and we play Croatia in Zagreb, our minimum allocations for each game will be: Croatia: 1771 Slovakia: 960 Hungary: 1185 Azerbaijan: 3485 Fuck going to be tight to get tickets out side stage 1 and 2 These are minimum remember. Seen on another thread Slovakia previously gave England 2000 tickets. Not sure on Hungary but hopefully something similar. I would expect Croatia to be in Zagreb but if they move it will be substantially less. |
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