Fenenbache Away Advice Please!

gooner gal · Post by **gooner gal** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:50 pm

Match Day 1
Dynamo Kiev v Arsenal
Wednesday 17th September 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Valery Lobanovskiy, Kyiv

Match Day 2
Arsenal v FC Porto
Tuesday 30th September 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Match Day 3
Fenerbahce v Arsenal
Tuesday 21st October 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at ŞÃ¼krÃ¼ Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul

Match Day 4
Arsenal v Fenerbahce
Wednesday 5th November 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Match Day 5
Arsenal v Dynamo Kiev
Tuesday 25th November 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Match Day 6
FC Porto v Arsenal
Wednesday 10th December 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at EstÃ¡dio do DragÃ£o, Portugal

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:58 pm

the_gooner89 wrote:The only reason im going via the travel club is becuase they do all the organising and i just turn up and i think the price is very reasonable considering the organised transport. Also it means i only need to take two days holiday at work or one even.

Appreciate the advice and ill weigh up my options. Die for arsenal or say at home for my dad (whos a tottenham fan) haha. we will see

See what sportops have to offer. I can highly recommend them - they know there stuff.

Drone · Post by **Drone** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:59 pm

Match Day 3
Fenerbahce v Arsenal
Tuesday 21st October 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at ŞÃ¼krÃ¼ Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul

Sounds good, i just requested 3 days off (20-23), check 4 my financial needs, will ask couple of friends to come with, check 4 visum, and we going to get beaten like mutherfuckers by creazy turks.

EL-Z · Post by **EL-Z** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:29 pm

TeeCee wrote:Having been to a load of away european games I can tell you that being with the Travel Club won't necessarily stop the hassle. What it will do is most likely mean that you won't get so much hassle from the locals but you'll get plenty from the police! I was at Sampdoria when the police kept us in a car park for 6 hours at gunpoint after telling us originally we'd get the afternoon to wander around town! Personally I wouldn't go to Turkey after what I saw in Copenhagen against Galatasaray but good luck!!

I went to Kiev and it's fantastic - you will never see so many beautiful girls anywhere else in the world! They are stunning. Beers are really cheap if you avoid the strip bars, go in those and you'll be ripped off big time.
I'm hoping to go to the Porto game myself, haven't been there before.

Went to Porto when we last played them two years ago and it was amazing. Mind you im boring and enjoy the culture and architecture lol. Amazing fans, incredibly loud atmosphere, and the fans are so nice to visiting teams. Everyone had an amazing time last time around. Perosnally Im gonna go to Porto this year defo and hopefully Fenerbache. Be warned their fans are incredibly intimidating to the average man and will make trouble if you hint at it but if you act sensibly and dont wear your colours outside the ground you will get minimum hassle. Im sad to say our female section are in for more stick than us. The turksih have a disgraceful attitude towards foreign women

crocit · Post by **crocit** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:41 pm

El-z, how much do u think it'll be for flights approx for Porto and Kiev? u planing going Kiev? and did u go with the travel club? ive never been to Eurpe to see the arsenal and plan to these 2 games, if it aint too exspensive!

pixie · Post by **pixie** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:45 pm

crocit wrote:El-z, how much do u think it'll be for flights approx for Porto and Kiev? u planing going Kiev? and did u go with the travel club? ive never been to Eurpe to see the arsenal and plan to these 2 games, if it aint too exspensive!

I would like to go to Porto away as it is my birthday just before, probably have to settle for the Wigan game though...........
Anyway crocit , try Expedia.

http://www.expedia.co.uk/default.aspx?s ... .0.expedia

Radford149 · Post by **Radford149** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:46 pm

turkey and portugal look favourite, kiev is way too soon.

Gooner1315 · Post by **Gooner1315** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:11 pm

EL-Z wrote:
TeeCee wrote:Having been to a load of away european games I can tell you that being with the Travel Club won't necessarily stop the hassle. What it will do is most likely mean that you won't get so much hassle from the locals but you'll get plenty from the police! I was at Sampdoria when the police kept us in a car park for 6 hours at gunpoint after telling us originally we'd get the afternoon to wander around town! Personally I wouldn't go to Turkey after what I saw in Copenhagen against Galatasaray but good luck!!

I went to Kiev and it's fantastic - you will never see so many beautiful girls anywhere else in the world! They are stunning. Beers are really cheap if you avoid the strip bars, go in those and you'll be ripped off big time.
I'm hoping to go to the Porto game myself, haven't been there before.
Went to Porto when we last played them two years ago and it was amazing. Mind you im boring and enjoy the culture and architecture lol. Amazing fans, incredibly loud atmosphere, and the fans are so nice to visiting teams. Everyone had an amazing time last time around. Perosnally Im gonna go to Porto this year defo and hopefully Fenerbache. Be warned their fans are incredibly intimidating to the average man and will make trouble if you hint at it but if you act sensibly and dont wear your colours outside the ground you will get minimum hassle. Im sad to say our female section are in for more stick than us. The turksih have a disgraceful attitude towards foreign women

They do,been on holiday to tirkey and it stinks towards women. The madrid police were also CRUNTS to our female following.

Was going to do all 3 trips but kiev is too close and the cheapest flight i found was Â£280 return. Fenerbache i found Â£137 cheapest return. Porto will be cheap so no worries there,but airways have put prices up already. Them crunts aint stupid are they

Rocky Fan · Post by **Rocky Fan** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:34 pm

I spent a month living in Taxim (Istanbul) the place where the fans got stabbed.
Its real bad out there and the chances of something bad happening compared to other countries are very high.
Its not press talk or just hyped up it really is bad. Fanatical fans who want to show how hard they are and make the West Ham ICF of the 80s look like school children.
Mind you dont let me put you off.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:54 pm

gooner gal wrote:Match Day 1
Dynamo Kiev v Arsenal
Wednesday 17th September 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Valery Lobanovskiy, Kyiv

Match Day 2
Arsenal v FC Porto
Tuesday 30th September 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Match Day 3
Fenerbahce v Arsenal
Tuesday 21st October 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at ŞÃ¼krÃ¼ Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul

Match Day 4
Arsenal v Fenerbahce
Wednesday 5th November 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Match Day 5
Arsenal v Dynamo Kiev
Tuesday 25th November 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Match Day 6
FC Porto v Arsenal
Wednesday 10th December 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at EstÃ¡dio do DragÃ£o, Portugal

Cheers GG !

Gooner1315 · Post by **Gooner1315** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:44 pm

Right iv been speaking to a mate,he's a rep in Turkey and i dont know how true this is. But basically Galatasary are ready for us,so gooners could be caught up in some serious bother with both sets of fans. Like i said i dont no how true this is but he works out there and he said be careful if your travelling out there. At the end of the day were going for a football match,and i wont be phased by it,the atmosphere is intensly intimidating aswel apparenly,but i think we all knew that. Just thought id pass on a message

and il keep it updated if he tells me more.

RED ARMYYYYYYYYYYY

xDAVEYx · Post by **xDAVEYx** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:59 pm

Gooner1315 wrote:Right iv been speaking to a mate,he's a rep in Turkey and i dont know how true this is. But basically Galatasary are ready for us,so gooners could be caught up in some serious bother with both sets of fans. Like i said i dont no how true this is but he works out there and he said be careful if your travelling out there. At the end of the day were going for a football match,and i wont be phased by it,the atmosphere is intensly intimidating aswel apparenly,but i think we all knew that. Just thought id pass on a message and il keep it updated if he tells me more.

RED ARMYYYYYYYYYYY

fuck, never thought of that

i think any british person in instanbul that night could be in for trouble, im a lot less keen on going now.

Drone · Post by **Drone** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:01 am

Yes there is very dangerous, so you guys travelling there stay on groups and dont expose your self too mutch, because u might get in an uncivilized trouble, i'm talking more uncivilized than in my place.

I might go this time to watch Arsenal live for the first and maybe the only time in my life, but i will be very careful.

mike · Post by **mike** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:29 am

I was always under the impression that Fene fans weren't too bad. Passionate & Intimidating - yes, Come looking for you for no reason - No.
As someone has previosly said though, we have a little bit of previous with Gala-slash-aray and there a proper nasty bunch so that could be a different matter altogether.....

highburyJD · Post by **highburyJD** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:27 pm

I love istanbul, dunno if I'm gonna be able to make it
but those scare stories all sound way over the top to me
didnt have any probs at all in istanbul in general didnt feel unsafe at any point
went all over the place and did a lot of partying
did not go to a match though