Topic: Champions League Matchday dates 14/15

[GeeFJay]

remember safety in numbers was a waste of time in Naples, 200 strong from the port and they still tried to have a go!

[rhylred]

Week Friday will be manic,who we got?Have you booked flights,is it Tuesday or Wednesday?please no countries that require a visa for the 1st game,will have 2 weeks to get them...& hope our dear friends from St Petersburg get battered over 2 legs by Liege!!!Can't Wait

[JRC_]

Week Friday will be manic,who we got?Have you booked flights,is it Tuesday or Wednesday?please no countries that require a visa for the 1st game,will have 2 weeks to get them...& hope our dear friends from St Petersburg get battered over 2 legs by Liege!!!Can't Wait

The draw is on Thursday though right? And if so, any idea what time it's going to be? Cannot wait to start booking some flights!!

[bullyred]

Just heard about the volcano in Iceland who remembers the ash cloud last time when we were about to go to benfica away  nightmare not nowing if goin or not last time. My flight was from Luton only started flyin again day of game 😉

[Alf Garnett]

The draw is on Thursday though right? And if so, any idea what time it's going to be? Cannot wait to start booking some flights!!

Thursday 28th, 17.45 CET

[redgriffin73]

Thursday 28th, 17.45 CET

What's that here? 3.45pm?

[redgriffin73]

16.45

Thanks.

[Alf Garnett]

Thanks.

Not sure, I've just checked on a couple of websites and it showing the same as here.

GMT +2 so the draw should be 16.45.

[weebroalan]

remember safety in numbers was a waste of time in Naples, 200 strong from the port and they still tried to have a go!

Yeah our backside have never been in such high demand!

[JRC_]

I've got the Thursday off... it's going to be a long wait!

[matchball]

remember safety in numbers was a waste of time in Naples, 200 strong from the port and they still tried to have a go!

200 was hardly numbers in their Manor when they were all tooled up mate.  They were certainly picking off  small groups as I well know. 3 off us, thirty or forty of them, all tooled up, masked up and the cavalry of loads more, backing them up just down the road. Plus the poor lad stabbed in McDonald and the family attacked at a bar / restaurant. Horrible, snidy things.  I mean if you have the usual few thousand Champions League away support like at Milan, Barcelona etc they wouldn't show their faces as easily!

[Always_A_Red]

So we'll know on Thursday next week who we've got and more importantly which games are on which dates so we can start planning flights/hotel etc?

Madrid Dortmund & Lille would do just nicely 

[JRC_]

So we'll know on Thursday next week who we've got and more importantly which games are on which dates so we can start planning flights/hotel etc?

Madrid Dortmund & Lille would do just nicely 

Correct! Draw next Thursday and then the dates released within a couple of hours

[EstonianRed]

Cant wait for it, even to travel without a ticket

[rhylred]

The draw is on Thursday though right? And if so, any idea what time it's going to be? Cannot wait to start booking some flights!!

just waiting to see who spotted that as captain Mainwaring would say !!!thought the ash cloud was Atletico away in the semi final..remember the news breaking the night before,flight from manc was still cancelled so had to get train from rhyl to heathrow to get the connection,remember Wayne & a few of the lads had already set off in the car & were the other side of Paris when the news broke....

[bullyred]

just waiting to see who spotted that as captain Mainwaring would say !!!thought the ash cloud was Atletico away in the semi final..remember the news breaking the night before,flight from manc was still cancelled so had to get train from rhyl to heathrow to get the connection,remember Wayne & a few of the lads had already set off in the car & were the other side of Paris when the news broke....

could av sworn it was benfica can remember hardly anyone there in the stand might av been   Atletico as we'll like.

[RedRedTom]

could av sworn it was benfica can remember hardly anyone there in the stand might av been    as we'll like.

No mate it was deffo Atletico.  We had to rebook the night before the game, first train down to London then a mad rush for London City Airport followed by a BA flight which we promptly drank out of booze - complimentary bar service trumps EasyJet anyday!

[Mikuss]

Is it Thursday yet? Can't wait to book flights!

[redman1974]

So who exactly can we get now then?

[Mikuss]

Pot 1

• Spain - Real Madrid
  Spain - Barcelona
  Germany - Bayern Munich
  Portugal - Benfica
  Spain - Atlético Madrid
  Portugal - Porto

Pot 1 or 2

• Germany - Schalke 04

Pot 2

• Germany - Borussia Dortmund
  Italy - Juventus
  France - Paris Saint-Germain
  Ukraine - Shakhtar Donetsk
  Switzerland - Basel
  Russia - Zenit Saint Petersburg

Pot 2 or 3

• Greece - Olympiacos

Pot 3

• England - Liverpool FC

Pot 3 or 4

• Belgium - Anderlecht

Pot 4

• Italy - Roma
  Cyprus - APOEL
  Belarus - BATE Borisov
  Slovenia - Maribor
  France - Monaco

[Always_A_Red]

Pot 1 or 2

• Germany - Schalke 04

Pot 2 or 3

• Greece - Olympiacos

Pot 3 or 4

• Belgium - Anderlecht

Why are these teams like this? Do they not know which pot they are in or something?

['Mondzz']

Why are these teams like this? Do they not know which pot they are in or something?

Should be decided after tonights qualifiers, if a top seed goes out then one of these will move up a pot.

[Always_A_Red]

Should be decided after tonights qualifiers, if a top seed goes out then one of these will move up a pot.

Ok mate.

Hope we get Dortmund whatever happens. I really want to go to their stadium on a Euro night.

[JRC_]

Hurry up tomorrow!!!!!!!!! So the draw is at 4.45, and dates should all be confirmed by 6.30, cannot wait! 

[JRC_]

Does anyone have any idea what sort of allocation each team in pot 1 will give?

[EstonianRed]

so from Pot 1 its certain that we will go to either Portugal, Spain or Germany.. sweeeet

[rhylred]

Goin to be a bit stressful tomorrow night,get in there   

[ACLE]

Well that's a good start at least Naples is off the tour list. Result.

[Aggers-Elbow]

Confirmed pots.

Pot 1
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
Benfica
Atletico Madrid
Arsenal
Porto

Pot 2
Schalke
Borussia Dortmund
Juventus
PSG
Shakhtar Donetsk
Basel
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Man City

Pot 3
Bayer Leverkusen
Olympiacos
CSKA Moscow
Ajax
Liverpool
Sporting CP
Galatasaray
Athletic Bilbao

Pot 4
Anderlecht
Roma
APOEL
BATE Borisov
Ludogorets
Maribor
Monaco
Malmo FF

Barca, Dortmund and Ludogorets will do me

[RedRedTom]

Perfect Group taking into account all factors - ie best places to visit, cost, chance of going to Russia and ending up in a warzone, quality of opposition and chances of winning the whole thing...

Benifica
Dortmund
Lubogorets...

Or...

Porto
Shalka
Monaco.


Nightmare

Real
Shaktar/Zenit/Juve
Roma/Monaco


Fuck it can't wait.

Allez les rouges.

[kavah]

Shakhtar Donetsk will play their home games in Lviv (guardian from July 23rd)

http://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2014/jul/23/shakhtar-donetsk-lviv-ukraine-video

wherever Lviv is?

[RedRedTom]

It's on the opposite side of the Ukraine to Donetsk, near the border with Poland.

[Alf Garnett]

It's on the opposite side of the Ukraine to Donetsk, near the border with Poland.

Got Thomas Cook written all over it.

[JRC_]

Today is going to be a long day, constantly clock watching!

[rhylred]

Got Thomas Cook written all over it.

Thomas Cancellation Cook..Bill

[Alf Garnett]

Thomas Cancellation Cook..Bill

Wouldn't touch them for Europa but 'should' fill a plane for the Champions League, hate to think what there prices will be now, probably starting at £399.

[tjtaylor182]

Does anyone know if you need any prior european away credits to get a ticket through Thomas Cook?

[Mikuss]

Does anyone know if you need any prior european away credits to get a ticket through Thomas Cook?

Yes, match tickets are all set to the criteria that the club stipulates.

[Buck Pete]

So not to get totally bummed by sleazy jet and Ryan Air on their outragous prices after a CL draw.

Pot 1 - Munich please.  Cheapo flight to Amsterdam. Good romp in the dam followed by a boozy but cushy and comfortable train up to Munich.

Pot 2 - PSG. Fancy doing the Eurostar.

Pot 4 - Maribor.  Same as Ljubljana. Cheapo flight to Venice then train up to Trieste and into Slovenia. Piece of piss.

Napoli gone thank fuck (Sorry Rafa). Just Roma and Juve to avoid really.

[RJane89]

Yes, match tickets are all set to the criteria that the club stipulates.

Probably have to do this for one straight off in september. Assuming you can only book on if you have a ticket?
Be sorted through the club anyways thanks to few aways in the last europa campaign.