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Not just on the Italy side either. If you're willing to go down a London airport there's loads of very cheap flights to both Milan Airports even on the day of the game. Obviously you're gonna have to have a bit of travel, but that's part of the fun to me like. Getting to Kharkiv was more fun than the match itself If I hadn't already been to San Siro multiple times I'd definitely be going. Tbh I still might be tempted if it somehow goes to members sale.

Trains between Roma Termini and Milan range between 2.45 and 3.40 depending which service you get. Rome airport to Termini is about 30 mins. So I don't know you got to 8 hours unless you are meaning there and back? It's definitely not going to be 'easy' but there is a lot of options if you're able to take a couple of days off and travel either side to other airports.

If you're wanting to go direct from Newcastle to Bergamo then it's a fortune. However there's quite a few ways to get there if you're willing to travel. Trains in Italy are really good so I would say there is little issue with flying into any of Turin, Verona, Bologna, Pisa etc and making your way there.

It's not just Milan, it is every professional game in Italy as it is required by law. You (in theory) cannot go to a game unless you have ID which matches the name on your ticket - and they do check on the gate. I did manage to jib into Verona vs Juve with somebody else's ticket, after waiting for the stewards who had stopped me looked the other way. On another occasion at the Milan derby they didn't end up bothering to check tickets in the 'away' end as a big crowd built up close to kick off so they just let everybody through. Generally thought they will be checked.

The % pre-collection thing is something that NUFC have appeared to ask for in this instance. Agree I don't really see the point in this case. However the passport/driving license at the gate is standard at all Italian games and required by law so not something NUFC would have any input on.

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Tell you what mind including PCHS high school pitch is stretching it even by my standards

Welcome to join me on jaunts to various lands that time has forgotten. Getting close to completing the Northern League 42 (much more prestigious than the 92).

Lovely stuff. Agree it's a great way to see places you wouldn't normally have a reason to go to.

There is a general tendency to boycott the games Vs the U21s. Or was when they were first brought in. Attendances for those games do remain very low in most cases.

Yeah I stuck it on for a bit and there was a sizeable away end in the main stand facing the cameras. Can only presume it was made up mostly of NUFC fans located in the general vicinity both sides of the border?

I can't find a single report that says he's on that. Romano reported it at 7+2 million euros. So around 100k going up to 140k including bonuses. Gazzetta reported it at a similar 8 million euros flat. Where is the report of 210k a week?

Headlines a bit much. Sounds like he just has an injury - not great news for us.

Wow

In response to the thread, this website is cool for tracking them: https://www.footballgroundmap.com/sewelly 171 - with 50/92 for the current football league clubs.

Yeah I went to Brondby Vs Braga a few years ago for a Europa League qualifier. Bought the ticket on the door for that, which was easy. Can imagine a big derby might be more difficult like in terms of getting tickets like - maybe check historic attendances for those games and have a read around. The stadium was mildly difficult to get to by Danish standards. About 25 mins walk from nearest Train station - but there was matchday shuttle buses from said station.

I thought they were having a low key window but they've spent 350 million euros , not including the 80 million for Ramos which is kicked down the road to next summer via loan with obligation. They've brought in 150 in sales, but still. What the actual fuck.

Only just seen that Kolo Muani cost PSG 95 million euros the actual fuck. Prices really have gone absolutely insane.

Probably, yes. He doesn't look fit at all. Unfortunately Willock is also out which removes an obviously solution there to replace him.

FWIW I thought Villa's midfield also gave ours a bit of the runaround for large parts of that first game. We just flattened them once we got going, helped significantly by fatty Tielemans coming on.

I've got to say when we signed Tonali I thought he was coming to play primarily as the #6 (allowing for flexibility/rotation he would give us). At Ibrox I was quite puzzled to see Tonali in Longstaff's position and Longstaff as the #6. It didn't matter in that game because Rangers weren't very good, and I put it down to pre-season experimentation. But it had persisted and although Tonali has looked decent in terms of his individual quality - the midfield isn't working. I still don't necessarily think you need an exclusive holding midfielder, and I certainly don't think you should go out and buy an average one just for the sake of it. But you need to get the balance in there right - and it isn't right at the minute. So we're seeing a defense looking more fragile under pressure, and a more disjointed attack.

Hate playing against Brighton. Ball into forward, attempted tackle, fall over, free kick. So fucking infuriating.

May be a reason Pope didn't make the England squad...

We're after Hugo Lloris apparently.

All pretty accessible from Newcastle too. Bergamo, Düsseldorf, Paris all have direct flights. Plus Eurostar.