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Benficas stadium was what we modelled the Emirates on so it'll be like being at home!! Wish I could go out for a pre season game. Just got a new job so can't get leave :( Emirates Cup it is then :(
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just booked up to Cologne, £98 return, flying out Thursday afternoon, and home sunday evening, been told Koln is a really nice city, cant do Benfica aswell though! will need to chose out of Benfica or the CL qualifier!
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Just went to see Cologne's websit and apparently thier members can buy tickets from July 7th onwards... We should know more by then
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All booked for Cologne. Out on Friday back on Monday. Sun, German beer and a bit of football, whats not to like :D
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I'm so tempted just to cough up for Benfica. One of the top grounds on my "to visit" list...
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Did both Stuttgart and Hannover 96 in the last few years. Absolutely top drawer! Beer, bratwurst and 'Boue... :oops:

You'll have a great time out there!

:barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf:
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frankbutcher wrote:Did both Stuttgart and Hannover 96 in the last few years. Absolutely top drawer! Beer, bratwurst and 'Boue... :oops:

You'll have a great time out there!

:barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf:
Did Hannover, was fucking sweltering. A few beers by that lake :barscarf: Warsaw last year was like an oven too.
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Dan_85 wrote:
frankbutcher wrote:Did both Stuttgart and Hannover 96 in the last few years. Absolutely top drawer! Beer, bratwurst and 'Boue... :oops:

You'll have a great time out there!

:barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf:
Did Hannover, was fucking sweltering. A few beers by that lake :barscarf: Warsaw last year was like an oven too.
I'd just got back from the Bahamas, and Hannover was hotter!
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In direct response to the title of the thread....


.......are all total shite and about as interesting as watching paint dry
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Dan_85 wrote:I'm so tempted just to cough up for Benfica. One of the top grounds on my "to visit" list...
Went to the Stadium of light back in 1992, we drew 1-1 (Campbell) and were hotly tipped to make a big impression that year after thumping the mighty Austria Vienna 5-1 at home in the previous round.

we got beat at home 3-1 (in extra time) :(
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StuartL wrote:
Dan_85 wrote:I'm so tempted just to cough up for Benfica. One of the top grounds on my "to visit" list...
Went to the Stadium of light back in 1992, we drew 1-1 (Campbell) and were hotly tipped to make a big impression that year after thumping the mighty Austria Vienna 5-1 at home in the previous round.

we got beat at home 3-1 (in extra time) :(
Remember it well - was a rare appearance in the Clock End for me that night. Isias wasn't it - one of the last fine beards in football.
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SteveO 35 wrote:
StuartL wrote:
Dan_85 wrote:I'm so tempted just to cough up for Benfica. One of the top grounds on my "to visit" list...
Went to the Stadium of light back in 1992, we drew 1-1 (Campbell) and were hotly tipped to make a big impression that year after thumping the mighty Austria Vienna 5-1 at home in the previous round.

we got beat at home 3-1 (in extra time) :(
Remember it well - was a rare appearance in the Clock End for me that night. Isias wasn't it - one of the last fine beards in football.
I seem to remember at 2-1 down Adams having a great chance or hitting the post or something, then they just broke and killed us off and the press said that we were completely outplayed, which wasn't quite to the truth (some things don't change)
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Just booked Benfica. Bit pricey but I got a nice little brucey bonus at work this week so using that to justify it :lol:
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Dan_85 wrote:Just booked Benfica. Bit pricey but I got a nice little brucey bonus at work this week so using that to justify it :lol:
Nice one Dan, can I ask how much it cost?
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1886 wrote:
Dan_85 wrote:Just booked Benfica. Bit pricey but I got a nice little brucey bonus at work this week so using that to justify it :lol:
Nice one Dan, can I ask how much it cost?
£200 return on the nose from Gatwick with Greasyjet. Out Friday evening, back Sunday evening. You can shave about £50 off that by going via Madrid but that takes too fucking long, or by going Ryanair to Porto but then you've gotta spend £60 & three hours on a train to Lisbon.

Pricey perhaps but I'm looking forward to it. I'm sure they'll put paid to the myth that you can't generate atmosphere in a spacebowl :lol:
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