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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #560 on: February 13, 2018, 06:51:02 pm »
As has already been said, we don’t offer exchanges for European aways. This isn’t a new thing, rules still apply and you will lose access to future exchanges if you are seen to be using this thread as an exchange. It’s not very subtle.

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #561 on: February 14, 2018, 11:06:08 am »
Anyone knows a storage box near the main square? Checking out my hotel in a hour and dont want to walk around with my bag allday.

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #562 on: February 14, 2018, 11:09:04 am »
Anyone knows a storage box near the main square? Checking out my hotel in a hour and dont want to walk around with my bag allday.

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #563 on: February 15, 2018, 12:05:15 am »
Porto is the wettest place on earth.
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #564 on: February 15, 2018, 12:56:32 am »
Porto is the wettest place on earth.

Yeah a horrible place!!
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #565 on: February 15, 2018, 03:57:45 am »
Never been so glad to get home and put dry clothes on! :)

As for the cow at the stadium who confiscated my snacks for the fight back.... just nasty. Luckily the man at the next queue spoke English at least so I understood. There is no point shouting at me in Portuguese when I don't understand you!! :no

Tired, wet and fed-up by ko. Bloody good job we won to make it all worthwhile! :D

Update: It said no food or drink in the info from the club so my fault as didn't know
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #566 on: February 15, 2018, 08:55:56 am »
Was nice of the police to escort us outside after the game to then hold us in the rain for another 20mins. Just to make sure we couldnt get any wetter......

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #567 on: February 15, 2018, 09:39:41 am »
Woah what a day trip that was. The Sport Options trip was spot on and will defo use them again if needed.

Got home at 3:30am and me jeans were still fucking wet.

Got on those little bottles of red wine after half a dozen SuperBocks and seriously lost a few hours between when I left the outside undercover bar in the main Square and getting to the ground.  Thankfully I'd sobered up in the ground and remember the game like it was yesterday :)

Absolutely Loved the sing song in the square and especially the new Mo Salah one to the tune of the Luis Garcia song

Mohamed Salah.. A gift from Allah
He came from Egypt..to Liverpool
He's always scoring
Its almost boring
Please don't take our Salah away

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #568 on: February 15, 2018, 09:53:25 am »
Woah what a day trip that was. The Sport Options trip was spot on and will defo use them again if needed.

Got home at 3:30am and me jeans were still fucking wet.

Got on those little bottles of red wine after half a dozen SuperBocks and seriously lost a few hours between when I left the outside undercover bar in the main Square and getting to the ground.  Thankfully I'd sobered up in the ground and remember the game like it was yesterday :)

Absolutely Loved the sing song in the square and especially the new Mo Salah one to the tune of the Luis Garcia song

Mohamed Salah.. A gift from Allah
He came from Egypt..to Liverpool
He's always scoring
Its almost boring
Please don't take our Salah away

First away since Ludogrets and I've got the bug again. 


Yeah another well run trip by sport options

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #569 on: February 15, 2018, 01:27:47 pm »
Never been with SO before but all went to plan. Far less waiting around for people than I feared - annoyed us on previous organised trips by Towns, eg - so would use again if we don't do our own.
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #570 on: February 15, 2018, 02:21:21 pm »
Absolutely Loved the sing song in the square and especially the new Mo Salah one to the tune of the Luis Garcia song

Mohamed Salah.. A gift from Allah
He came from Egypt..to Liverpool
He's always scoring
Its almost boring
Please don't take our Salah away

First away since Ludogrets and I've got the bug again. 

2nd line was different in the version I heard
- 'The king of Egypt has come to play'

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #571 on: February 15, 2018, 02:34:32 pm »
Great trip by Sports Options (until one of the reps started belting out that Cork Salah song on the coach back to the Airport  ::) )

Loved that song on the concourse before the game that those lads were starting.

We've conquered all of europe
We're never gonna stop
From Paris down to Turkey
We've won the fuckin lot

Bob Paisley and Bill Shankly
The fields of Anfield Road
We are the supporters
And we come from Liverpool

Allez Allez Allez...

Dont know if it's new or been done before but it was class and went on for about 20 minutes straight. Must have been 50+ lads bouncing round by the end of it.

Porto seems a nice place that would be even nicer in the sun. Great trip.
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #572 on: February 15, 2018, 05:24:09 pm »
Lots of planes in Porto delayed or cancelled due to fog today. Think I prefer our rain to that!  Hopefully everyone gets back soon ok.
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #573 on: February 15, 2018, 05:39:06 pm »
Lots of planes in Porto delayed or cancelled due to fog today. Think I prefer our rain to that!  Hopefully everyone gets back soon ok.

Ours got cancelled ( Porto-Frankfurt-Manc ), they have put us up in a boss hotel, wont get to Manchester til 7.30pm tomorrow now though 😬
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #574 on: February 15, 2018, 05:43:46 pm »
Boss trip! Just landed in Stockholm. Had some issues once i got to Lisboa, ive booked the return on the 15th of March.. :-\ Just smile and pay for a new ticket..

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #575 on: February 15, 2018, 06:03:29 pm »
Ours got cancelled ( Porto-Frankfurt-Manc ), they have put us up in a boss hotel, wont get to Manchester til 7.30pm tomorrow now though 😬

Was it mate, spoke to you at the metro, we are just waiting to board the one back to Liverpool delayed from 4.40 but lucky it’s going

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #576 on: February 15, 2018, 06:12:49 pm »
Was it mate, spoke to you at the metro, we are just waiting to board the one back to Liverpool delayed from 4.40 but lucky it’s going

Hi mate, yeah, remember you, good news for you that. I think Lufthansa cancelled a few flights so loads have to stay over.
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #577 on: February 15, 2018, 09:12:38 pm »
Wetter than a fuckin otters pocket getting into the ground & then again on way out with the police making us stand at the top of those stairs, but well worth it for that performance. Agree with comments about Sport Options day trip as was well organised & all to plan.

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #578 on: February 15, 2018, 09:15:20 pm »
My flight from Porto this morning was delayed by over an hour but we eventually got away and it looks like we were lucky!

Shame about the weather, but a great trip! Porto fans were class.
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #579 on: February 15, 2018, 10:19:18 pm »
We were 2 hours late out of Porto via Madrid - missed connection in Madrid . No other flights back today so been put up in hotel near Madrid airport .Back to Manc via Heathrow tomorrow - get back mid afternoon.
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #580 on: February 15, 2018, 10:50:03 pm »
2nd line was different in the version I heard
- 'The king of Egypt has come to play'

Yeah that's a much better line. :)

Whats the class song that goes to the tune of 'singing the blues'?  Sure its a few weeks old now but I'd not heard it before yesterday. Its great.

The bit at the end about the ball going in off Virgil Van Dykes head.
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #581 on: February 15, 2018, 11:55:44 pm »
Currently enjoying a beer at the bar in the Marriott by Lisbon airport courtesy of TAP airlines. On the 10am to Heathrow tomorrow 😎

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #582 on: February 16, 2018, 12:09:48 am »
Spending the night at the Holiday Inn in Lisbon courtesy of TAP having missed our connection. Shame as other than the weather it's been a great trip.

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #583 on: February 16, 2018, 01:38:08 am »
Still horrible weather.. anyone else in Porto tomorrow?  :hally

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #584 on: February 16, 2018, 01:41:51 am »
Best trip for a while that.

Until today, 2pm Ryanair flight delayed over 4.5 hours, missed my TAP from Lisbon to Heathrow by 5 minutes after sprinting through the airport. Lost all the ££ on the flights and had to spend £235 on a flight back via Frankfurt tomorrow.

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #585 on: February 16, 2018, 08:23:57 am »
Yeah that's a much better line. :)

Whats the class song that goes to the tune of 'singing the blues'?  Sure its a few weeks old now but I'd not heard it before yesterday. Its great.

The bit at the end about the ball going in off Virgil Van Dykes head.
Oh Everton, we're all laughing at you.
The score is 1-1
As tense as you like
Then up pops the head of Virgil Van Dyke
Oh Everton....

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #586 on: February 16, 2018, 08:15:58 pm »
Finally home. Bring on the next round. UP THE REDS
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #587 on: February 16, 2018, 08:22:00 pm »
Landed Manc 2.15 - straight to work from the airport. Home now finally chilling out watching the highlights. Great trip despite the weather and good to catch up with old friends.   Just glad we're not away at Swansea or somewhere like that tomorrow !!

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #588 on: February 17, 2018, 10:03:56 am »
Went on the day trip. Had about 3 hours sleep before work the following day. Not sure how I managed that. I think I was still soaked as well until about today just starting to dry off. Good trip.

Went to a snack bar called Casa Guedes. All they do is pork on bread and beer and it's the best I've ever had.

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #589 on: February 17, 2018, 10:22:19 am »
The score is 1-1
As tense as you like
Then up pops the head of Virgil Van Dyke
Oh Everton....

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That’s the one. Ta :)

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #590 on: February 17, 2018, 11:20:26 am »
looks like I am one of the few who managed to get some good weather in Porto, so that's why I think its one of most beautiful cities I have ever visited. Gameday weather was truly shite, but still the day itself was amazing, wasn't it :P

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #591 on: February 17, 2018, 08:11:06 pm »
We were 2 hours late out of Porto via Madrid - missed connection in Madrid . No other flights back today so been put up in hotel near Madrid airport .Back to Manc via Heathrow tomorrow - get back mid afternoon.

Exactly the same as you mate, arrived back in the house 7.50pm - assume you were in the NH

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« Reply #592 on: February 17, 2018, 09:40:00 pm »
Exactly the same as you mate, arrived back in the house 7.50pm - assume you were in the NH
yes that's right but got back to Manc around 2.15

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #593 on: February 18, 2018, 04:03:35 pm »
Does anyone know what was the outcome with the ticket pricing?  I know it was a good trip and result but still pisses me off when they get away with ripping us off. Any news?

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« Reply #594 on: February 18, 2018, 04:28:36 pm »
Does anyone know what was the outcome with the ticket pricing?  I know it was a good trip and result but still pisses me off when they get away with ripping us off. Any news?

Porto didnt sell out in the end, so €75 tickets were on sale for their end. So nothing will happen

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #595 on: February 18, 2018, 07:30:47 pm »
any news on what the club will be charging porto fans?

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« Reply #596 on: February 18, 2018, 08:15:07 pm »
any news on what the club will be charging porto fans?

If any extra is not going to subside what we had to pay I hope they only pay the normal Anny rd price. It isn't their fans that are fucking us over, it's their club. Going tit for tat , won't change anything, unless they do what the Mancs do. But think it's too late now.

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #597 on: February 18, 2018, 09:02:39 pm »
I agree. I don't want them to have to pay loads more than us - it isn't their fault. But I had hoped the club would offer to help us given the increase. But I should have known better...  :-\
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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #598 on: February 18, 2018, 10:00:24 pm »
Would have been nice of the club to keep us updated

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Re: Porto (A)
« Reply #599 on: February 18, 2018, 11:47:02 pm »
Anyone worked out if we're home or away for the 1st or 2nd leg if we get through?