[Albion] Would you want to go to Marseille away?

[Tiger Barb]

If I can get a ticket I will go ...

 

[zefarelly]

I’m going in the home end anyway. Beret, Macintosh and neckacheif. My French is passable so I’ll blend in like a LOCAL!

Mon ami l'ambassadeur, says, 'Marseilles est douce comme du chocolat chaud'

A half decent Breton is all you need.

 

[kojak]

Remember a pain au chocolate
is a chocolatine in the south
And you'll be fine

 

[DJ NOBO]

Tempted due to proximity .

It would be a straight in-out job though.

 

[Mr Bridger]

Tempted due to proximity .

It would be a straight in-out job though.

Are you on about the Ajax game

 

[BBassic]

Laughable…………this may be the only opportunity for competive football BHA ever have and the shit the bed brigade are already soiling themselves before a date’s been set.

What a shower.

Anyone that thinks AEK will be toga wearing philosophy student types and Ajax clog wearing tulip sellers living in windmills are going to get a shock.

If you get through these three games without some kind of scrape you’ll be fortunate………….I know a couple of scousers from England days, they have stories from their European games that would make some on here have a small colon prolapse.

Yes they still go.

People will have different tolerances towards risk.

I don't see why that's laughable

 

[lawros left foot]

I had my 18th birthday in Marseille.

I had a firearm pointed at me on 2 separate occasions that night. The bar we spent some time in, was attacked exactly a week later, and 9 people were shot.

It’s quite a rough old place away from the harbour.

Not Croydon standards obviously, but still pretty rough.


I would love to go to our away game there, tho.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Yes…but it’ll take me a while as i wont fly

 

[SteveU]

This thread cracks me up, all the warnings to try and ensure that ticket availability makes it down to their purchase tier

 

[AstroSloth]

It's great to see so many fans willing to follow the Albion all over Europe in their £70 Europa shirts. I do hope they are not the same posters moaning about the Government and the cost of living crisis on other threads.

People aren't allowed some relief from the depressing state of life by enjoying a potentially once in a lifetime opportunity?

 

[PeterT]

This thread cracks me up, all the warnings to try and ensure that ticket availability makes it down to their purchase tier

Indeed. If we get to the final I’d suggest giving Dublin a miss. Have you been watching Dublin Narcos, for example? Best to grab a Guinness and watch it at home

 

[SteveU]

Indeed. If we get to the final I’d suggest giving Dublin a miss. Have you been watching Dublin Narcos, for example? Best to grab a Guinness and watch it at home

Haha, I’d love to do all 3 but would be more than happy to get a ticket to one of them

 

[Commander]

Would you say that would be the case for fans in their late 60s/early 70s? Are they likely to be targeted the same way?

I think it’s a completely different kettle of fish to any Premier League game. So yes, possibly.

 

[BrightonCottager]

Yes…but it’ll take me a while as i wont fly

Also available from Lille.

 

[Machiavelli]

Yes…but it’ll take me a while as i wont fly

I had a look. Not that bad. Little more than 3 hours from Paris. Decent prices/journey length from Disneyland too.

Edit: see above^

 

[portlock seagull]

This thread cracks me up, all the warnings to try and ensure that ticket availability makes it down to their purchase tier

My contact in Marseille, codename ‘Le Pain’, has already passed me a list of 1901 members their Ultras will target.

 

[Jackthelad]

Are they probably one of the worst set of fans in europe? lots of ultras, love a good fight, fireworks galore in the stadium…..

was going to take my 10 year old till was informed probably not safe….

what are ppls thoughts?

It should be fine. I'd probably stay away from the pubs if you have a kid with you. The pubs are what get attacked. OM is fine, it's the surrounding area that can be a bit iffy but I'd say London is far worse tbh.

 

[peterward]

Yes I think I would go should I get a ticket but would be careful about where to stay / drink etc. Would behave more like a general tourist than a gobby football fan. Should be ok.

That was the discussion with my brother today.... id fancy it if could get a ticket, but would avoid drinking in bars in city centre.

 

[studio150]

Indeed. If we get to the final I’d suggest giving Dublin a miss. Have you been watching Dublin Narcos, for example? Best to grab a Guinness and watch it at home

And don't forget the M50 toll around Dublin if you drive as you will receiving tickets for months afterwards

 

[London Irish]

Looks like this might go to purchase history the amount of people reversing out of this fixture.

At this stage I’m thinking it’s just a psyop to increase chance of getting a ticket