Great draw but tough for travel.
Will try and get to as many as possible, but sorting visa's will be a pain.
For some reason I don't think my Yank status will go over so well in Russia.

Am going to go to Russia but seeing as I could be making the trip alone I may go for the package option.

Will be staying in Bratislava for the Slovak match no doubt, unlike others had a cracking time the last time bar the result, once you're not staying too far from the centre you should have no problems and stick to the local bars. Yes, they mightn't be the friendliest bunch but sure we can get over that.

Upon reflection, I hope there are no double headers as it's better when the trips are streched out.
Yerevan and Skopje I'm looking forward to most. Roll on September

Originally posted by Guf10 Hoping to stay in vienna also for the slovakia game but just wondering do ryanair fly into vienna?

Originally posted by greenforever How many people didnt go to Tel Aviv because of worries about safety etc, turned out to be one of the best trips Ive been on in 30 years.   I reckon everyone on that trip would defo have it in the top 3.

Tel Aviv was a great trip alright apart from he result  Andy O Brien jumping out of the way of the ball in the 93rd Minute

I was in Moscow in 2002 and an old guy in our group got turned over by a gang of thugs. I came across two irish lads who were distraught as the police had confiscated their passports and made them pay for them to be returned. I have never seen so many irish fans drink in the hotel bar after the game rather then go out as storys during the day of fans been hassled filtered through.

Edited by SuperDub - 08 Feb 2010 at 7:57pm

superdub, did i hear that buses were arranged from the hotels to the ground?

Originally posted by SuperDub I was in Moscow in 2002 and an old guy in our group got turned over by a gang of thugs. I came across two irish lads who were distraught as the police had confiscated their passports and made them pay for them to be returned. I have never seen so many irish fans drink in the hotel bar after the game rather then go out as storys during the day of fans been hassled filtered through.   Just a word of warning in 2002 the cops shut the metro early after the game and left many  fans stranded and then started stopping private cars and demanding they bring irish fans back to the city centre.   Moscow maybe fine to visit normally but when there is a game on the nutters come out.Will i go back i haven't decided. I would seriously consider a day trip if there was one. I am just saying it as it was and i am not scaremongering.

Would love to make all away trips, but finances will definately have their say. Andorra(Barcelona) would be a definate. Would love to do Macedonia and Armenia. The cost would put me off Russia, not the stories.

lads hang around with auld fellas like Aido M, Greenforever and Sligo Hornet and you will be grand.  The Russians will never attack grandfathers.  

Edited by NeilMcD - 08 Feb 2010 at 10:28pm