: Mon May 04, 2009 9:56 pm  

Dave T wrote:

But all that banter was happening in the stadium pretty much all day. The mascots were wandering around for a good few hours before the start of the event.

Cardiff was excellent, and there was a lot of banter in the streets just outside the stadium (within 50metres), however this now took place just inside the stadium grounds (within 50metres). I do however appreciate that not everybody would want to drink in a stadium due to limited drinks choice.

What posters are you looking for? If you are talking about promotion of the event, well that is a completely seperate point.

thats my point it was in the stadium its horses for courses not everybody wants to hang around the ground all day gets a bit boring i love the game but i didn't fancy watching all 4 games at the end of the day you have your ideas of what is a good day for you and yours which i respect and i have my own for me and mine and it wasn't my cup of tea where as cardiff was as it seems a lot of everyone elses it was a pleasent day but not in the same "league" as the previous two

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:01 pm  

the original stevo wrote:

thats my point it was in the stadium its horses for courses not everybody wants to hang around the ground all day gets a bit boring i love the game but i didn't fancy watching all 4 games at the end of the day you have your ideas of what is a good day for you and yours which i respect and i have my own for me and mine and it wasn't my cup of tea where as cardiff was as it seems a lot of everyone elses it was a pleasent day but not in the same "league" as the previous two

Fair enough, I'm just surprised by your comments about there being nothing to do for families.

There was more to do in Edinburgh than Cardiff, all within a short bus ride away if you didn;t want to hang around the stadium.

: Mon May 04, 2009 11:56 pm  

Wire_Yed_79 wrote:

Stade Gerland 43,051 [Lyon] :-

Like the sound of that, I will be able to walk to the ground!!

: Tue May 05, 2009 6:51 am  

Dave T wrote:

On that point though, there were loads and loads of buses from the city to Murrayfield for £1.20 a journey.

£3 for an allday ticket, although they don't have change on the buses.

: Tue May 05, 2009 8:07 am  

i thought it was quality. i liked it because the stadium was a little out. it meant people had to be entertained in the stadium complex, and i think they were. if the 30,000 people who were there each day stayed and watched each match, then it would have looked fine on the telly, and the atmospheres for each game would have been good. when we played, there were very little in the way of leeds fans left, and even the majority of the hull fans had left, and not supported us against their rivals. a bit more publicity around edinboro wouldn't go amiss, but the scots were fine with it, and enjoyed having league fans in their city, and they were keen to have us back. all in all, espcially in these trying economic times, it must go down as a success

: Tue May 05, 2009 8:26 am  

I love the fact that we were next to one of the UK's biggest tourist atttractions and people are moaning about the lack of things to do/atmosphere. Filistines.

: Tue May 05, 2009 8:53 am  

The All New Chester Wire wrote:

I love the fact that we were next to one of the UK's biggest tourist atttractions and people are moaning about the lack of things to do/atmosphere. Filistines.

: Tue May 05, 2009 8:54 am  

Totally agree - - poorly organised - load of rubbish - I never went this year and won`t be going next year either .

: Tue May 05, 2009 9:38 am  

The Scottish weren't that friendly towards us particularly at 2am in the morning.

: Tue May 05, 2009 9:43 am  

How can you say it was poorly organized and a load of rubbish and then say that you you didn't go!!