ICT in Europe

[ICTPaisley]

2 Nights in Guirgui for between £35-50

[ICTRoughi]

Happy enough with the draw especially the first leg being at the TCS which we should hopefully gain a bit of the advantage. Second leg should be a cracking tie though.

[+DoofersDad]

The fact that we don't need to wait for the outcome of a previous match and that we are at home first means there is maximum time to make arrange for getting to Romania. 

Astra may have given Celtic a hard time last year - but they lost.  We gave Celtic a hard time and won so there is no reason to think we can't win this.  What you need to beat an Astra is a Cavalier approach.

[The Mantis]

Doesn't seem too hard to get to then

[ICTPaisley]

Astra's European matches last season consisted of

Beating Lyon on Away Goals

Losing to Salzburg 7-2 AGG

Losing to Celtic 3-2 AGG

Losing to Zagreb 5-2 AGG

[Bramble 5]

http://www.astragiurgiu.ro/stadionul/

 

[ICTPaisley]

Could we maybe open a new thread for people travelling to Romania for this one.  Adding flight/accommodation prices and advice from whatever you can find on it.

[Harry Chibber]

Astra away on the 23rd?

[ICTPaisley]

Yeah I think so however I did hear the guy doing the draw saying some ties may be swapped and it won't be concrete until the official draw is up tomorrow.

[Sneckboy]

Maybe get a hold of Gregory Tade and get the low-down on this team! His team, CFR Cluj beat Astra home-and-away last season with Tade getting a couple of goals.

Marius Niculae too, if he's still on speaking terms with the club - he played against Astra at the end of April.

[The Mantis]

The fact that we don't need to wait for the outcome of a previous match and that we are at home first means there is maximum time to make arrange for getting to Romania. 

Astra may have given Celtic a hard time last year - but they lost.  We gave Celtic a hard time and won so there is no reason to think we can't win this.  What you need to beat an Astra is a Cavalier approach.

and come out the victors. boom boom!

[Renegade]

Weirdly, looking at SkyScanner there you can get from Glasgow via Heathrow to Bucharest for just over £300 return.  Even though it's further away, it's cheaper than a trip to Iceland would've been.

[ICTPaisley]

Just had a look at some websites,  You can fly to Bucharest on the wed from Luton or Stansted for a return on the Friday for £179 However the flight back is to Stansted, there doesn't seem to be the option of luton so maybe they don't fly in there on Fridays.

[ICTPaisley]

I fly down to Luton a lot with work from Glasgow with easy jet and you can get returns for as cheap as £45.

[ICTPaisley]

Tuesday night Glasgow - Stansted
Wednesday morning Stansted - Bucharest
Friday night Bucharest - Stansted
Saturday morning Stansted - Glasgow

£210

Best I can find for Stansted, will have a look for Heathrow just now.

[Alex MacLeod]

And when you all get there you can meet up with their fans and discuss the 'M'  word. They've been involved in a lot of mergers and name changes in their history.

[ICTPaisley]

Heathrow is a shorter journey than Stansted.

Wednesday 10.50 -Glasgow - Heathrow
Wednesday Heathrow - Bucharest arrive at 8pm

Friday 12.30 Bucharest - Heathrow
Heathrow - Glasgow arrive at 22.00

Price £340

 

Only problem with this one is the early-ish flight from Bucharest on the Friday.  If it's an hour trek then that means an early start after the game.

[Guest]

You can go from Luton to Varna in Bulgaria for £230 according to Skyscanner. Another option maybe.

[Scotty]

Could we maybe open a new thread for people travelling to Romania for this one.  Adding flight/accommodation prices and advice from whatever you can find on it.

There is a calendar entry that will allow users to RSVP and we will add any travel info in there. There also appears to be a new thread for build up and info which was posted after you made this comment which we will pin and add info to.

http://caleythistleonline.com/calendar/event/70-fc-astra-giurgiu/

 

Edited June 22, 2015 by Scotty

[ICTPaisley]

Varna is supposedly a 4.50hr journey by train and bus to Giurgiu.

[Alex MacLeod]

I'd suggest that folk wait of booking till they find out the club travel arrangements. They may charter a plane. Its possible that a 737 could be chartered, provided the 186 seats could be filled, at a cost of around £300 - £400 a seat.

[+DoofersDad]

The fact that we don't need to wait for the outcome of a previous match and that we are at home first means there is maximum time to make arrange for getting to Romania. 

Astra may have given Celtic a hard time last year - but they lost.  We gave Celtic a hard time and won so there is no reason to think we can't win this.  What you need to beat an Astra is a Cavalier approach.

and come out the victors. boom boom!

Of corsa

[Guest Shaun]

West Ham are seeded for round 1, if they play Newport and new port win then Newport would then be seeded for round 2 because West Ham are already seeded for round 2

If Valetta who are seeded for round 1 play Newport and new port win they are both still unseeded for round 2 meaning we cant play either.

Don't you mean Newtown of Wales, Newport are in English League1 or2 so are not in Europe?

[TheKarl]

Initial look-in. For a quick stop over

Flying Glasgow -> London -> Bucharest and back depending on a few days and times all range from 200-230 return. Either out on Tuesday or Wednesday, returning late Friday.

 

Seems a no-brainer

[Harry Chibber]

Flights booked for 22nd to 24th?

5 pictures down on google images