KO announcement

rekolb · Post by **rekolb** » January 24th, 2007, 11:06 am

does anybody know the exact time the kick-offs for the quarter finals are announced? Getting a bit worried because I've taken a gamble with the flights...

jrc · Post by **jrc** » January 24th, 2007, 11:27 am

I'm in the same boat. No idea what time the announcement is scheduled for though....

rekolb · Post by **rekolb** » January 24th, 2007, 5:58 pm

useless b$&%@#ds..still no sign of dates/times!

jrc · Post by **jrc** » January 24th, 2007, 7:02 pm

rekolb wrote:useless b$&%@#ds..still no sign of dates/times!

In fairness, the official line was 'later this week' or 'in the coming days', something like that....

chillers · Post by **chillers** » January 24th, 2007, 7:34 pm

jrc wrote:
rekolb wrote:useless b$&%@#ds..still no sign of dates/times!
In fairness, the official line was 'later this week' or 'in the coming days', something like that....

True. It was only the Irish Times promising us "today".

rekolb · Post by **rekolb** » January 24th, 2007, 9:19 pm

no - they confirmed by email that they would be announced today..

keith6 · Post by **keith6** » January 24th, 2007, 10:49 pm

yes i thought it was suppose to be announced at lunchtime 2day

icebaby · Post by **icebaby** » January 24th, 2007, 11:09 pm

there's probably a group confined in smoke filled room (somewhere in England where they can still) until as long as it takes thrashing out the deal with Sky Sports - they usually dictate the dates and have to line them up with other events. Maybe Michael O'Leary is in the mix working out a flight deal

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » January 24th, 2007, 11:13 pm

icebaby wrote:Maybe Michael O'Leary is in the mix working out a flight deal

Busy working out how to screw us over no doubt.

icebaby · Post by **icebaby** » January 24th, 2007, 11:20 pm

Leinsterman wrote:
icebaby wrote:Maybe Michael O'Leary is in the mix working out a flight deal
Busy working out how to screw us over no doubt.

Yeah I meant a deal for him not us.

El Diablo · Post by **El Diablo** » January 25th, 2007, 9:44 am

Does the delay in the KO time and venue announcement make a move to Loftus Road more likely? Not only would Loftus Rd be a more convenient location but I think we could get nearly 5,000 ticket allocation.

jrc · Post by **jrc** » January 25th, 2007, 10:01 am

El Diablo wrote:Does the delay in the KO time and venue announcement make a move to Loftus Road more likely? Not only would Loftus Rd be a more convenient location but I think we could get nearly 5,000 ticket allocation.

Wouldn't say so, as the home team has until the 12th February to notify the ERC of a venue change.

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » January 25th, 2007, 10:24 am

El Diablo wrote:Does the delay in the KO time and venue announcement make a move to Loftus Road more likely? Not only would Loftus Rd be a more convenient location but I think we could get nearly 5,000 ticket allocation.

Loftus road is very handy to get to and it also means yiu can stay in Kensington for the weekend. Very suitable for us Leinster folk.
Last time I was in Loftus Road was 1995....

sarah_lennon · Post by **sarah_lennon** » January 25th, 2007, 10:29 am

And its blue

claire_m · Post by **claire_m** » January 25th, 2007, 10:30 am

Leinsterman wrote:
El Diablo wrote:Does the delay in the KO time and venue announcement make a move to Loftus Road more likely? Not only would Loftus Rd be a more convenient location but I think we could get nearly 5,000 ticket allocation.
Loftus road is very handy to get to and it also means yiu can stay in Kensington for the weekend. Very suitable for us Leinster folk.
Last time I was in Loftus Road was 1995....

I doubt it will be in LR though. Firstly, why give up home advantage? Secondly, when Fulham were redeveloping Craven Cottage a few years ago, they needed a home for a couple of seasons. Wasps were ground sharing with QPR at the time, and QPR decided they'd rather have Fulham than Wasps. There was a great hoo-ha here last year when QPR wanted Wasps to return, but Wasps have decided to stay put at AP, and so, even for a one-off, I really can't see them going to LR. I think there's too much bad-blood.

Though it would be very handy...

sheepshagger · Post by **sheepshagger** » January 25th, 2007, 10:31 am

Leinsterman wrote:
Loftus road is very handy to get to and it also means yiu can stay in Kensington for the weekend. Very suitable for us Leinster folk.
Last time I was in Loftus Road was 1995....

Its also just around the corner from where I used to live. . infact LM its not far from the big Shepherds Bush Walkabout, where I'm sure some Aussie or Kiwi will serve you a nice warm pint

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » January 25th, 2007, 10:32 am

sheepshagger wrote: Its also just around the corner from where I used to live. . infact LM its not far from the big Shepherds Bush Walkabout, where I'm sure some Aussie or Kiwi will serve you a nice warm pint

Bleugh! I worked in Charing Cross Hospital for a summer and we drank in the pubs just across the road from the place.

RobbieRockBoy · Post by **RobbieRockBoy** » January 25th, 2007, 11:18 am

You're on the Saturday i believe, but don't quote me.

BarryP · Post by **BarryP** » January 25th, 2007, 11:26 am

have heard it's Llanelli/Munster on the firday, Leinster/Wasps on the Sat, and the French teams on the Sunday

aisling7 · Post by **aisling7** » January 25th, 2007, 11:36 am

BarryP wrote:have heard it's Llanelli/Munster on the firday, Leinster/Wasps on the Sat, and the French teams on the Sunday

from where?

Babbling 'brook

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