[Albion] Marseille

[nwgull]

It looked fine to me when I looked?

Hard to tell from a quick tour via Google street view, I guess. Just didn't look like the sort of area that lent itself to pavement drinking outside bars that you associate with a city like Marseille.

Not that I wouldn't absolutely love to be going and am jealous of those that are!

 

[French Seagull]

They’re not conditions, it’s in a “Travel Guide” ergo it’s “guidance”.

Which is a useful distinction because I note there is a warning about the pickpocketing risk in Marseille, and the “guidance” requests visiting fans to take “precautions”.

The very next bit of “guidance” however infers visiting fans should carry their passport at all times.

I laughed out loud at this bit and decided all the guidance must be a load of old bollox.

I will however take standard precautions whenever I’m abroad and keep my passport (and other valuables) safe by not carrying it round with me……………not because of pickpocketing but because I will be on the sauce all day, including down in the old port.

Only imbeciles would go drinking all day (whether in France or England for that matter) with their passports!

The French have to carry ID cards, so it is expected English carry passports as ID

 

[Simster]

They’re not conditions, it’s in a “Travel Guide” ergo it’s “guidance”.

Which is a useful distinction because I note there is a warning about the pickpocketing risk in Marseille, and the “guidance” requests visiting fans to take “precautions”.

The very next bit of “guidance” however infers visiting fans should carry their passport at all times.

I laughed out loud at this bit and decided all the guidance must be a load of old bollox.

I will however take standard precautions whenever I’m abroad and keep my passport (and other valuables) safe by not carrying it round with me……………not because of pickpocketing but because I will be on the sauce all day, including down in the old port.

Only imbeciles would go drinking all day (whether in France or England for that matter) with their passports!

This is a football thread. Are you feeling alright?

 

[BrightonCottager]

Your adventure could end up in a place like this: . It still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, 13 years later. Enjoy yourselves.

 

[Live by the sea]

It’s a very smart area.
Was there in June and we ate here one evening ; https://tinyurl.com/Andia-Marseille

A bit exy, serves a combo of Peruvian, Japanese, French & Mexican dishes - has a sister restaurant in Paris.

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Looks nice & intercontinental hotels are usually very swish. Shame about some of the locals !

 

[Nicks]

That's me sorted for getting into the Port Area .

 

[Simster]

Your adventure could end up in a place like this: It still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, 13 years later. Enjoy yourselves.

It's funny, when a big British club gets to the Europa final, I am relatively indifferent as to how they get on. It really is shrug meh time. And if it's the Old Firm or Chelsea, I am pleased when they lose.

But when Boro got there and then Fulham (especially with Zamora playing), I found myself roaring them on in my living room. (Probably wouldn't do that with Boro anymore, mind)

 

[dwayne]

It's the accumulation. Can't seem to get a train that runs on time anymore. Flights often fooked. And what's the excuse for the cancelled flight , sick air traffic controllers?!? This didn't happen back in the day.

Oh look it's happened again. Gatwick. Useless.

 

[jackalbion]

Got my outfit sorted for Marseille. If anyone wants to have a chat I’ll be dressed like this in the Old Port (Vieux Port) area on the day of the game.

 

[empire]

We are having problems getting from nice to marseille so if anyone is hiring a car from there on Thurs and needs to fill spaces let me know longshore I know

 

[CAPTAIN GREALISH]

It’s a very smart area.
Was there in June and we ate here one evening ; https://tinyurl.com/Andia-Marseille

A bit exy, serves a combo of Peruvian, Japanese, French & Mexican dishes - has a sister restaurant in Paris.

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Chairs look heavy

 

[Horses Arse]

We are having problems getting from nice to marseille so if anyone is hiring a car from there on Thurs and needs to fill spaces let me know longshore I know

What time are you getting in? I've hired a car, just me and my youngest who's going to be sick so can't go to school Thursday/Friday that week. Off to montpellier area the day after the match though.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

This is a football thread. Are you feeling alright?

His default setting is angry

Got my outfit sorted for Marseille. If anyone wants to have a chat I’ll be dressed like this in the Old Port (Vieux Port) area on the day of the game.

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Sure. Could you wear a red carnation and have a copy of The Guardian under your arm so I can recognize you?

 

[Papak]

Anyone else read the travel conditions?

You can be arrested fined for just being English - (Someone needs to let Stuart Lee know) if you go into the old port area.

Don't wear colours or anything that could identify you as a Brighton fan anywhere in Marseille.

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.c...aign=ticketing&dm_i=2D77,1YZAM,3IMEVT,6ZJ8I,1

If I had written this, I wouldn't have used that word:

 

[Bozza]

If I had written this, I wouldn't have used that word:

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They (the Albion) didn't. They copy and pasted that paragraph, and most of what we've been told, from the Spurs communication to their fans last year...

Information for fans travelling to Marseille | Tottenham Hotspur

Supporters travelling to France for our final UEFA Champions League group stage match against Olympique Marseille on Tuesday 1 November are advised to take note of the following important information...

www.tottenhamhotspur.com

 

[chimneys]

The French have to carry ID cards, so it is expected English carry passports as ID

Am planning to keep my passport in the hotel safe and use my driving licence as ID. Think the club said would accept DL as ticket pickup ID and no doubt the French rozzers will also accept?

 

[Papak]

They (the Albion) didn't. They copy and pasted that paragraph, and most of what we've been told, from the Spurs communication to their fans last year...

Information for fans travelling to Marseille | Tottenham Hotspur

Supporters travelling to France for our final UEFA Champions League group stage match against Olympique Marseille on Tuesday 1 November are advised to take note of the following important information...

www.tottenhamhotspur.com

Yes, I saw that earlier, still the wrong word to use imo whoever wrote it.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Yes, I saw that earlier, still the wrong word to use imo whoever wrote it.

Out of interest, what's your issue with the choice of word? 'Ensure' does literally mean to guarantee something....which is wrong I guess. But I get the gist of what they're saying.

 

[cunning fergus]

The French have to carry ID cards, so it is expected English carry passports as ID

Yeah, but the stinkers also eat snails and frogs legs but that don’t mean we have to do that too!

The club also ask for passports and drivers licence to collect your away ticket if your selected to collect from the ground. I have never taken either to get my ticket, I have no intention of going on the piss anywhere in the U.K. or abroad with my passport. Worst advice ever.

The club said take precautions to prevent light garlicy fingers from picking your pocket. That is good advice so I won’t have my passport on me.

Best of British to those that do…………

 

[Papak]

Out of interest, what's your issue with the choice of word? 'Ensure' does literally mean to guarantee something....which is wrong I guess. But I get the gist of what they're saying.

Yes, that's it. The inference is that following the guidance guarantees a safe visit which is simply not true.