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    Euro 2024 Travel arrangements

    in Euro 2024 Travel Plans

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    5 hours ago, welshbairn said:

    Could anyone who's used Flix trains in Germany tell me about any downsides to them? They can be a lot cheaper.

    I've used them a few times in Germany, it's no frills and usually mobbed because it's cheap but I had no real complaints. Maybe slightly less comfortable if travelling long distance than DB standard class and one of the trains I got in the summer had no air con but the windows opened so wasn't a big deal.

    The major downside to them is on most lines they won't run more than a train or two a day so if they cancel you're either not getting to your destination that day or at best you might get a spot on one of their buses unlike DB where a cancelled train opens up the possibility of any route to get where you need to be. I wouldn't rely on it if I needed to be somewhere that day but I've always just been travelling about and been fairly flexible so it wouldn't have been the end of the world if it was cancelled.

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    March and June friendlies

    in Tartan Army Ramblings

    Posted · Edited by Pie Of The Month

    Gibraltar will be a case of us getting as many tickets as we want, there's a real lack of cheap flights for an in and out job and it's weeks before the Euros. I reckon both will go to 0 points but Gibrlatar is an absolute cert.

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    The Partick Thistle thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

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    12 hours ago, Ad Lib said:

    The problem is you've got to take Bannigan over the piece. If we're selectively picking out only part of someone's tenure Osman or Barton would be in the team of the quarter century and Keown would have a decent shout.

    Bannigan pre-injury is so far ahead of Docherty he'd need to have spent the last few seasons actively scoring own goals against us in order to bring him down to a level where this is even a debate.

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    Germany train tickets question

    in Euro 2024

    Posted · Edited by Pie Of The Month

    The exact same thing happened to me last summer in Germany @Billy Jean King and I couldn't figure it out but I got both trains on my booking just fine. Assumed it's an automated thing that happens if either train changes at all even if it's something that doesn't impact your part of the journey.

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    Who’s on the plane?

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    It's not something he's done in a while but there's been a couple of windows where one of the two hasn't been available. He started both against Ukraine in the playoff, away to Austria, at home to Israel and 2 of the 3 games at the last Euros so it's clearly something that's in Clarke's thoughts when it comes to a certain type of big game.

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    Nations League Draw (Thursday 5pm)

    in Tartan Army Ramblings

    Posted · Edited by Pie Of The Month

    13 minutes ago, Salvo Montalbano said:

    Slight tangent, but why are Lithuania and Gibraltar not clear which league they're in?

    There's 4 groups in League C but only 2 in League D so originally the 4 teams that finished bottom of their groups in League C should have had play-offs with the 2 losers getting relegated and replaced by the 2 League D group winners.

    Due to Russia being in League B when the 22/23 draw was made but now being punted out they only needed 1 team to be relegated from League C to ensure both Leagues B and C had 16 teams so the 2 worst placed teams from League C Gibraltar and Lithuania are having a play-off with the winner staying up and the loser being relegated.

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    Nations League Draw (Thursday 5pm)

    in Tartan Army Ramblings

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    10 minutes ago, Menga Bus said:

    Anyone know the likely venues for Croatia and Portugal? Or when the venues will be confirmed?

    They have up until 120 days before to announce but a lot of FAs ignore the rule.

    Croatia is anyone's guess, of their last 10 competitive games 2 have been Zagreb, 3 Osijek, 4 Split and 1 Rijeka. The stadium in Zagreb was damaged back in 2020 by an earthquake but their last competitive match was there so I'm not sure if that means they've sorted it out as the majority of their games were played in Zagreb before that.  Portugal is about 90% going to be in Lisbon or Porto based on their recent competitive games but they do like to move the occasional game and played Spain in Braga.

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    Nations League Draw (Thursday 5pm)

    in Tartan Army Ramblings

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    1 minute ago, ScottR96 said:

    Can you remember how much the match package was last year for the North Stand? I can’t get logged onto the website to check. I appreciate we‘re in with the big boys now but I don’t recall it being that much. 

    I have a great seat in the North Stand I’d hate to give up but £35 for two friendlies and I can’t make the Portugal game anyway is making me think twice. 

    £125 East/West and £150 North/South for the 2023 package which was 4 competitive games plus England so it's went up £25 and 2 of the 5 are friendlies.

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    Nations League Draw (Thursday 5pm)

    in Tartan Army Ramblings

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    League C
    Group 1 - Sweden, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Estonia,
    Group 2 - Romania, Kosovo, Cyprus, Lithuania/Gibraltar
    Group 3 - Luxembourg, Bulgaria, N. Ireland, Belarus
    Group 4-  Armenia, Faroe Islands, N. Macedonia, Latvia

    League D
    Group 1 - Lithuania/Gibraltar, San Marino, Liechtenstein
    Group 2 - Moldova, Malta, Andorra

     

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