Topic: Anybody going to brussels?

[fcb olé olé]

its not open as its being refurbished.

Isn't ready yet?

[Pheeny]

Isn't ready yet?

the outside is.Now they've started on the inside!

[RobC]

As we have a good Belgian contingent... maybe you'd be able to help me with travel and all that!

Is there some kind of travel card we can get that will give us enough journeys on the metro for a day (i.e. trip from Centrale to Heysel and back, and then a trip from Centrale to Anderlecht's ground and back).

[fcb olé olé]

As we have a good Belgian contingent... maybe you'd be able to help me with travel and all that!

Is there some kind of travel card we can get that will give us enough journeys on the metro for a day (i.e. trip from Centrale to Heysel and back, and then a trip from Centrale to Anderlecht's ground and back).

I think there are travelcards for one day in Brussels, I found on a site that een daycard costs 3,80€! Not bad I think!

5 journeys will cost 6,50€; 10 journeys is 10€! So a daycard is the best option!

[Wewonit6times]

Any definate places to avoid? I've heard a minority of Anderlechts lads can get rather rowdy.

[fcb olé olé]

Any definate places to avoid? I've heard a minority of Anderlechts lads can get rather rowdy.

Not sure about that, most people who live in the city of Brussels aren't Anderlecht supporters. They don't go to football games. Outside the city, there are more, but as it is a working day, I don't expect troubles. The supporters of Anderlecht live in all parts of Belgium.

We (Club Brugge, big rivals of Anderlecht) played the last 2 years the Cup Final in Brussels, and before the game we were at O'Reillys and at the Grand Place. We never had any problems. Police will also keep an eye. The only problem can be the tube I think after the game, when they lost!

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

Rumours are they will keep Liverpool fans on seperate metro trains.

[Wewonit6times]

Not sure about that, most people who live in the city of Brussels aren't Anderlecht supporters. They don't go to football games. Outside the city, there are more, but as it is a working day, I don't expect troubles. The supporters of Anderlecht live in all parts of Belgium.

We (Club Brugge, big rivals of Anderlecht) played the last 2 years the Cup Final in Brussels, and before the game we were at O'Reillys and at the Grand Place. We never had any problems. Police will also keep an eye. The only problem can be the tube I think after the game, when they lost!

Cheers mate

[Ali J]

Rumours are they will keep Liverpool fans on seperate metro trains.

According to the information given out with the tickets "The authorities do not intend to implement any hold back of Liverpool supporters at the end of the match" so they'll have fun putting us on separate trains.

"however, this decision may be reversed for safety reasons". Maybe it depends what the score is....

Oh, and it also says "The Liverpool allocation is sold out and due to this situation there will be limited space for displaying flags. Any flags that cause an obstruction will be removed".

[redginge]

Oh, and it also says "The Liverpool allocation is sold out and due to this situation there will be limited space for displaying flags. Any flags that cause an obstruction will be removed".
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So we can't tie them to the goal posts then?

[kopite-stu]

According to a bloke i work with, the grand place is very expensive for drinking. (just another way we will get ripped off). Where is O'Reillys, presume it's an irish bar. Sounds good to me

[fcb olé olé]

According to a bloke i work with, the grand place is very expensive for drinking. (just another way we will get ripped off). Where is O'Reillys, presume it's an irish bar. Sounds good to me

That's in most big cities!

O'Reillys is in front of the Bourse, just take the tube to Bourse/Beurs.
Tube map: http://www.stib.irisnet.be/NL/31000N.htm

Here is the link of the Irish pub:
http://www.oreillys.com/Brussells/brussellswelcomepage.htm

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

Grand place is expensive and then you say where's the irish bar. Bloody hell it'll be just as expensive.

[kopite-stu]

I wasn't saying that they will put the prices up for us. Its just another load of money to pay out. We all know we will pay it anyway, i'm just a moaner!! Ha Ha. Anyway the irsih bar looks great and it looks like there is plenty of places for flags and the like. Food looks great as well. Think you will find me in here most of the day.

[fcb olé olé]

Grand place is expensive and then you say where's the irish bar. Bloody hell it'll be just as expensive.

If you want to spend the day in the city, then I think you won't find many bars offering cheap beer. It's the capital and it's very touristic, though it is still not as expensive as the city of Paris!

[fcb olé olé]

I wasn't saying that they will put the prices up for us. Its just another load of money to pay out. We all know we will pay it anyway, i'm just a moaner!! Ha Ha. Anyway the irsih bar looks great and it looks like there is plenty of places for flags and the like. Food looks great as well. Think you will find me in here most of the day.

Just watch the gallery, flags can be put all over the pub!

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

No but if you trawl the back streets first you can find much cheaper places, and then you could go to the irish bar mid afternoon (which is what our lot are arranging - i.e. i know somewhere good 5-10 mins away)

Still plenty of bars in and around the grand place and the bourse where the irish bar is.

[fcb olé olé]

No but if you trawl the back streets first you can find much cheaper places, and then you could go to the irish bar mid afternoon (which is what our lot are arranging - i.e. i know somewhere good 5-10 mins away)

Still plenty of bars in and around the grand place and the bourse where the irish bar is.

That's true, in the smaller streets, it will be cheaper! But I think that the biggest part of the fans will group near the Grand Place of near the Irish Pub. It's always like that when there is a European game in Anderlecht or a game at the Heysel!

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

That's true, in the smaller streets, it will be cheaper! But I think that the biggest part of the fans will group near the Grand Place of near the Irish Pub. It's always like that when there is a European game in Anderlecht or a game at the Heysel!

Correct but that will be mid afternoon onwards, until then a nice quiet decent draught or bottled belgian ale will be drunk slightly out of town for a couple of hours first. Might even try the 2000 + different ales bar again.

[Rushian]

wouldn't find me dead in an Irish bar in Brussels - so many decent alternatives elsewhere in the city.

[Jimbo.]

I'd love to be discussing what I will be drinking and which glorious establishments I will be consuming them in.
Some of the other lads who were gonna flog their tickets are having second thoughts now the confirmation's through and another who was deffo gonna flog his may pull out altogether, so I think I'm the only one from our lot who wants to swerve the game so if I get roped into paying the £57 to go to the match its the fucking offy for me.

[ST202]

the question is where's the brass houses?

[Jimbo.]

the question is where's the brass houses?

And like the beer is it cheaper ouside the centre or if you look down the side streets for a cheaper establishment?

[stststst]

Any more news on calls from the TO...?

[Rushian]

the question is where's the brass houses?

The town hall has a big brass relief on the outside.

[Jimbo.]

Can't wait for some brass relief.
Its been a while.

[Jim Price]

And like the beer is it cheaper ouside the centre or if you look down the side streets for a cheaper establishment?

And like the beer does it taste more of fish if you look down the side streets for a cheaper establishment?

[Pheeny]

Be very careful going into small cafe's in the side streets.You might bump into Jon Hall!

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

Be very careful going into small cafe's in the side streets.You might bump into Jon Hall!

Hope Mr Guard hides your Brains beer well the night before otherwise i'm drinking it.

[bez]

the question is where's the brass houses?

Rough directions, but these are from memory.  If your in the grand-place, town hall behind you, as would central station roughly.  walk away from town hall and keep walking away about 400/500 yards down a few street you hit a main road through the centre like a ring road.  Bars opposite and a massive Irish bar turn right and about a 5 minute walk.  The main road splits like a one way traffic island, and their in that traffic island.

Someone put up a map and I'll be able to show you.

[Shanklygates]

http://www.hot-maps.de/europe/belgium/brussels/homeen.html

Et voilà!

[classycarra]

quick question which i haven't seen answered elsewhere in european away section.

does anyone know if there is somewhere you can put bags (lockers) near the game or at brussels midi station or anywhere nearbyl.

also is it kick off at 5:45 local time as it is two hours ahead due to being one ahead usually and the summer time change thing ??

also how regular are the trains to amsterdam or amsterdam airport (schipol ?)

thanks in advance for any help.

[anon-y-mouse]

quick question which i haven't seen answered elsewhere in european away section.

does anyone know if there is somewhere you can put bags (lockers) near the game or at brussels midi station or anywhere nearbyl.

also is it kick off at 5:45 local time as it is two hours ahead due to being one ahead usually and the summer time change thing ??

also how regular are the trains to amsterdam or amsterdam airport (schipol ?)

thanks in advance for any help.

Plenty of trains to Amsterdam and Schipol, around one every hour or two.

[Hightown Phil]

8.45 local time.

Dunno where you've got 5.45 from.

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

quick question which i haven't seen answered elsewhere in european away section.

does anyone know if there is somewhere you can put bags (lockers) near the game or at brussels midi station or anywhere nearbyl.

also is it kick off at 5:45 local time as it is two hours ahead due to being one ahead usually and the summer time change thing ??

also how regular are the trains to amsterdam or amsterdam airport (schipol ?)

thanks in advance for any help.

No idea on lockers. Kickoff will be 8.45pm as they are one hour ahead of us.

Left luggage see here http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/travel_information/at_the_station/terminals/brussels_midi_zuid.jsp

Thalys trains here http://www.thalys.com/be/fr/welcome

[classycarra]

ta. i was looking at a 'worldtimezones' website and saw that "Current time zone offset:   UTC/GMT +2 hours" presuming that was the case. anyway that should of made it 9:45 kick off so i am clearly being very stupid. i haven't been sleeping enough!

[classycarra]

Plenty of trains to Amsterdam and Schipol, around one every hour or two.

do you think i will be able to catch one after the game? it says on the schedule that one was running at 22:46 but i can't make that, i think the last one was at two, i'll just check. anyway the thing is i haven't been able to buy the late ones online so i was wandering if they would still be running but i guess they'll be more regular if anything.



edit: thalys's website says the last train is at 8pm-ish but i saw on another schedule later trains. does anyone know which train company this is with if it isn't thalys?

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/ for Belgian rail

and sarcastically

www.google.co.uk finds all these are more

[Hightown Phil]

Or amazingly enough, the European Rail Information thread, a mere six inches above this one.

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

Or amazingly enough, the European Rail Information thread, a mere six inches above this one.

It's about two inches, hold on i bet that's what you tell all the girls.