Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

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Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:36 pm

Ryanair have a sale on so im gambling on the West Ham home game not being moved to Sunday :lol: at 60 quid return it feels worth the gamble

Liverpool v City would be the obvious "Super Sunday" game that game week so fingers crossed.

Anyone else gambling? (Sale ends midnight)

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by JohnMac » Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:47 pm

I'll nip over to Prague so I can fly across with you Dan :lol:
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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:59 pm

JohnMac wrote:I'll nip over to Prague so I can fly across with you Dan :lol:
Flights for Czechs v England arent too bad for october ;)

Just booked 1st weekend in October too for my Gran's 90th, but ill try and sneak the Home game against Everton in too :lol:
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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:03 pm

I would never gamble on any game not being moved.
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Post by dandeclaret » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:05 pm

it's worth the gamble. £60 now, or £200 when you know..... you've only got to get 1 in 3 right and you're still better off.
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Post by dougcollins » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:05 pm

Agree, fallen foul of that many times.

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:09 pm

i book early friday to monday afternoon where possible, but worst case scenario i see the relatives.

I guess the only truly safe way would be to book friday morning to tuesday morning but my annual leave would soon run out that way haha
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Post by ClaretAndJew » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:21 pm

I'm still waiting for a chance to go and see Banik Ostrava.

I've been assured of my safety.

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:24 pm

ClaretAndJew wrote:I'm still waiting for a chance to go and see Banik Ostrava.

I've been assured of my safety.
Haha take a look at ryanair. from november onwards the man-prg route is massively well-served

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by Tribesmen » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:30 pm

Nahhhh got caught once and said i wouldn't do it again and never have .

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:47 pm

Tribesmen wrote:Nahhhh got caught once and said i wouldn't do it again and never have .
If you really are in Tibet, i can understand the caution tbh! double figures ill risk on a flight but not nearer 4!

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by Stockbrokerbelt » Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:45 pm

I fly over from Spain, have a season ticker for 25 years & still do, come to roughly every other game to get my claret fix, I pay normally between €41 & €85 for a return flight from Malaga but for the 1st game against Southampton its €215 barsteward tourists. Stop either 1 or 2 nights in a travelodge with 2 nights for €60 & worth every penny.
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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by Longside4evr » Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:06 pm

I do it regularly from Malaga to Stockbroker
And you can get some good deals right before games if you catch it right even sometimes Leeds or Liverpool airports it all depends which airline do the best deal but Manchester usually comes up best

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by RammyClaret61 » Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:05 pm

I’m coming over for the start of the season. Fingers crossed for not to much change early on.

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by dsr » Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:30 pm

My gamble is the other way - I'll be in London the weekend of October 6th, and I'm hoping that the Everton home game will be moved to Friday or Monday.

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by Tribesmen » Thu Jul 04, 2019 6:47 am

ZizkovClaret wrote:If you really are in Tibet, i can understand the caution tbh! double figures ill risk on a flight but not nearer 4!
Yep 3 flights is a bitch from Lhasa 8-)

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by Local cricketer » Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:31 am

Are Lowerhouse playing that weekend? You could make it a double header
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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:48 am

Local cricketer wrote:Are Lowerhouse playing that weekend? You could make it a double header
Might be a bit late in the season ;)

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by tarkys_ears » Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:57 am

ZizkovClaret wrote:i book early friday to monday afternoon where possible, but worst case scenario i see the relatives.

Yeah, use em as a back up. Otherwise, **** em!

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Re: Expat supporter flight booking gamble thread

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:03 am

tarkys_ears wrote:Yeah, use em as a back up. Otherwise, **** em!
Haha they do actually tell me to use my leave for actual holidays rather than trekking back haha

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