Friendly | Cymru v Northern Ireland | The Match Thread | 19:45 31/03/26 | The CCS

[jackharris]

I have a feeling it will be 2/3s full on Tuesday even with the match sold out. I wouldn’t travel a long way to watch the match. The fans in North, Mid and West Wales will think twice about attending. What will help will be it being the Easter Holidays for the children, so some parents will also be off work. The 2 matches I seem to recall v Northern Ireland were the match at Parc des Princes in 2016. I also recall a rather bonkers match at the Millennium Stadium with 3 sendings off early in the match. Not sure that Savage did a huge amount to get his red. Pulled the guys shirt after he was cropped. A crowd of 63,500 was there at the then Millennium Stadium.

BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Wales 2-2 N Ireland

Wales 2-2 N Ireland (8 Sep, 2004) Final Score - ESPN (UK)

Game summary of the Wales vs. Northern Ireland Fifa World Cup Qualifying - Uefa game, final score 2-2, from 8 September 2004 on ESPN (UK).

www.espn.co.uk

 

[jackharris]

 

[jackharris]

Anyone at this match in 1970. Wales v Northern Ireland in the home championship at the Vetch. George Best being eyed up by the police and everyone else. Big crowd of over 27,000.

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

Yes that sounds good. If it benefits grass roots football in Wales then I stand corrected. There is a small point to the nearly pointless match.

I agree that the match is pointless from a football point of view and I’m 50-50 whether I’m going to go, but asking/expecting a refund/free entry to another game would be ‘hurting’ the wrong people IMO.

 

[malc]

Anyone at this match in 1970. Wales v Northern Ireland in the home championship at the Vetch. George Best being eyed up by the police and everyone else. Big crowd of over 27,000.

I was at this game ,
Remember little about the game , the chance to see the one and only George Best was not to be missed .
Queued from 1pm to get into the North Bank
Memories of seeing the great man stays forever.

 

[Malaga]

I have a feeling it will be 2/3s full on Tuesday even with the match sold out. I wouldn’t travel a long way to watch the match. The fans in North, Mid and West Wales will think twice about attending. What will help will be it being the Easter Holidays for the children, so some parents will also be off work. The 2 matches I seem to recall v Northern Ireland were the match at Parc des Princes in 2016. I also recall a rather bonkers match at the Millennium Stadium with 3 sendings off early in the match. Not sure that Savage did a huge amount to get his red. Pulled the guys shirt after he was cropped. A crowd of 63,500 was there at the then Millennium Stadium.

BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Wales 2-2 N Ireland

Wales 2-2 N Ireland (8 Sep, 2004) Final Score - ESPN (UK)

Game summary of the Wales vs. Northern Ireland Fifa World Cup Qualifying - Uefa game, final score 2-2, from 8 September 2004 on ESPN (UK).

www.espn.co.uk

Was at that match, we were expected to win talking to some NI fans before the game, but rescued a point near the end. There was a big brawl in the prince of Wales pub before kickoff which resulted in the pub being shut and everyone thrown out, really annoying as I was half way through my sausage and chips

 

[jackharris]

I agree that the match is pointless from a football point of view and I’m 50-50 whether I’m going to go, but asking/expecting a refund/free entry to another game would be ‘hurting’ the wrong people IMO.

Absolutely no refunds. That was the risk of getting the tickets. Everyone knew what was on the table. It’s gutting, but everyone knew the score before they purchased.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Absolutely no refunds. That was the risk of getting the tickets. Everyone knew what was on the table. It’s gutting, but everyone knew the score before they purchased.

Agree. It’s like voting for Brexit and then moaning cos it’s gone tits up. Suck it up. Everyone knew the score.

 

[patchboy]

i was there rees scoring the winner

 

[leighton]

I was at this game ,
Remember little about the game , the chance to see the one and only George Best was not to be missed .
Queued from 1pm to get into the North Bank
Memories of seeing the great man stays forever.

I was there too, top of the double decker, can still remember one move by Best, a sort of shimmy right then left, which took the breath away.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Ah. And Cardiff will be full of union flag waving, lamp post defacing, rangers supporting types. Grim all round really.

Norn Iron fans are well known for thier knuckle draggers, caused loads of trouble the last time they were in Cardiff.

 

[malc]

i was there rees scoring the winner

Can remember Ronnie Rees signing for the
Swans for a fee of £25,000 .

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Norn Iron fans are well known for thier knuckle draggers, caused loads of trouble the last time they were in Cardiff.

I went that one. Chaos in Cardiff

 

[Swanjaxs]

I went that one. Chaos in Cardiff

When I was a regular at Celtic Park I used to meet up with a load of lads from Belfast in Bar67 up the Barras. Great bunch of lads, but you'd rather them with you than against you.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

When I was a regular at Celtic Park I used to meet up with a load of lads from Belfast in Bar67 up the Barras. Great bunch of lads, but you'd rather them with you than against you.

I’ve been to NI many times with work. It’s a cracking place.