mancityscot
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Hope you enjoyed your trip mate, some effort and dedication coming all the way across the pond!
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Travelling to Madrid
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Impeccable One
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Hope you enjoyed your trip mate, some effort and dedication coming all the way across the pond!
Brilliant trip … great meet up with mates Tuesday, sleep day Wednesday, out n about day today. Manchester tomorrow, Luton game Saturday, Madrid game Wednesday, and Wembley semi Saturday, back to US Sunday. Life is good :)
Glad you got sorted with your ticket. It was ‘pretty’ well organized (compared to other years)
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Wow what a great few daysBrilliant trip … great meet up with mates Tuesday, sleep day Wednesday, out n about day today. Manchester tomorrow, Luton game Saturday, Madrid game Wednesday, and Wembley semi Saturday, back to US Sunday. Life is good :)
Glad you got sorted with your ticket. It was ‘pretty’ well organized (compared to other years)
We was near thr front of the queue in thr March from the station to the stadium. Lad I met got turned away immediately when they turned on the UV lights and seen it was doctored. Got the same response from city rep as he did from Spanish police. Understandable give the threat from ISISeveryone with name changes get in ok? I didn't see to much trouble at the gates going in
Got back late last night. Flew out Monday evening from East mids to palma- palma to Madrid. Quite a few blues on both flights. Was a solo traveller and was looking to mingle with fellow blues and boy I wasn't dissapointed! Met couple lads at the airport and stayed with them all day- group gained traction and had a good core of 5 of us at the end!
Phenomenal trip with a great set of lads- what a game of footy! Happy with the draw and we can take them back to our place with confidence- we are in the driving seat.
Wednesday got an early morning train to barca- trains are immense! Spent all day in called de blai on the tapas wafting between bars- was an amazing day! Back home last night from barca to east mids. Love our fanbase- makes me proud to be a blue. It is a huge shame the amount of tourists we did notice in the ground. People with Barcelona shirts in the stands and quite a few spanish so presuming they weren't blues either given their lack of celebration when we scored. Back home last night- great trip. Roll on Saturday!
Phenomenal trip with a great set of lads- what a game of footy! Happy with the draw and we can take them back to our place with confidence- we are in the driving seat.
Wednesday got an early morning train to barca- trains are immense! Spent all day in called de blai on the tapas wafting between bars- was an amazing day! Back home last night from barca to east mids. Love our fanbase- makes me proud to be a blue. It is a huge shame the amount of tourists we did notice in the ground. People with Barcelona shirts in the stands and quite a few spanish so presuming they weren't blues either given their lack of celebration when we scored. Back home last night- great trip. Roll on Saturday!
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Brilliant trip … great meet up with mates Tuesday, sleep day Wednesday, out n about day today. Manchester tomorrow, Luton game Saturday, Madrid game Wednesday, and Wembley semi Saturday, back to US Sunday. Life is good :)
Glad you got sorted with your ticket. It was ‘pretty’ well organized (compared to other years)
Blimey....now that's what I call a trip...fair play & well done on the pilgrimage.
Sounds like a great trip!Got back late last night. Flew out Monday evening from East mids to palma- palma to Madrid. Quite a few blues on both flights. Was a solo traveller and was looking to mingle with fellow blues and boy I wasn't dissapointed! Met couple lads at the airport and stayed with them all day- group gained traction and had a good core of 5 of us at the end!
Phenomenal trip with a great set of lads- what a game of footy! Happy with the draw and we can take them back to our place with confidence- we are in the driving seat.
Wednesday got an early morning train to barca- trains are immense! Spent all day in called de blai on the tapas wafting between bars- was an amazing day! Back home last night from barca to east mids. Love our fanbase- makes me proud to be a blue. It is a huge shame the amount of tourists we did notice in the ground. People with Barcelona shirts in the stands and quite a few spanish so presuming they weren't blues either given their lack of celebration when we scored. Back home last night- great trip. Roll on Saturday!
What do you guys think of trains in Spain and Europe in general? Is it reliable and comfortable for a long hours travels? I checked couple of Omio reviews and not sure what to think about the whole thing to be honest.
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Dodge
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Got home 2am this morning
Top trip
Observations:
Our support 2nd to none
Madrid coppers better this time
Sunday night - top
Monday night - good laugh with Dortmund - Jack's dad top bloke
Tues night - pretty flat prematch but FANTASTIC BLUE NOISE in the stadium
Easier to get out
Madrid are shit scared of City, they put everything into winning the home leg and know what's coming at ours.
Their fans are pussies. About 20 of 'em tried to intimidate us having a quiet lucky man beer near the metro. 5 of us semi-FOC's, a couple of young 'uns and my mrs. They didn't know what to do when we stood our ground and laughed in their faces.
Big Steve - props to a top blue.
Guvnor Pete - props to a top blue.
Wythy lads - props to top blues.
@Indaparkside is the invisible man
dont ever eat octopus
cardiff airport is decent in and out
Dont eat curry in madrid
Kenny and Dolly rule.
We are respected in Europe, so fuck this country, its gutter press and rat infested red shirt cartel. Fuck what this country thinks of our success, fuck em all.
As I told talksport in the square - we are the new Real Madrid - so get fucking used to us winning old big ears...Time and time again.
On to Luton, up the fucking Blues.
Top trip
Observations:
Our support 2nd to none
Madrid coppers better this time
Sunday night - top
Monday night - good laugh with Dortmund - Jack's dad top bloke
Tues night - pretty flat prematch but FANTASTIC BLUE NOISE in the stadium
Easier to get out
Madrid are shit scared of City, they put everything into winning the home leg and know what's coming at ours.
Their fans are pussies. About 20 of 'em tried to intimidate us having a quiet lucky man beer near the metro. 5 of us semi-FOC's, a couple of young 'uns and my mrs. They didn't know what to do when we stood our ground and laughed in their faces.
Big Steve - props to a top blue.
Guvnor Pete - props to a top blue.
Wythy lads - props to top blues.
@Indaparkside is the invisible man
dont ever eat octopus
cardiff airport is decent in and out
Dont eat curry in madrid
Kenny and Dolly rule.
We are respected in Europe, so fuck this country, its gutter press and rat infested red shirt cartel. Fuck what this country thinks of our success, fuck em all.
As I told talksport in the square - we are the new Real Madrid - so get fucking used to us winning old big ears...Time and time again.
On to Luton, up the fucking Blues.
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I went to City v Real then the following day I did Athletico v Dortmund
There is a vast difference in how I was treated at both matches
Athletico no escort to the ground , no ticket checks, or names on tickets ,less police presence.
Makes me wonder why I bother as an English fan
There is a vast difference in how I was treated at both matches
Athletico no escort to the ground , no ticket checks, or names on tickets ,less police presence.
Makes me wonder why I bother as an English fan
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I was in the square Wednesday, hardly any coppers but no pissed up Dortmund fans either.I went to City v Real then the following day I did Athletico v Dortmund
There is a vast difference in how I was treated at both matches
Athletico no escort to the ground , no ticket checks, or names on tickets ,less police presence.
Makes me wonder why I bother as an English fan
I was hoping to make the Atletico game but struggled to get my shit together when I had a drink so just went to a bar instead. Can do it next time we go with City.
Great trip, enjoyed it more this time than last time I went as the cops were better behaved.
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