Padre Andrew

Hi Davie, Two seats from Larnaca please

Larnaca

Hi Davie, Room for two more?

Enjoy your stay. Hopefully Scotland will get something from this third game and give you something to cheer.

I thought that with Clarke in there was a bit more of a buzz. People are starting to dare to hope again, for the first time in ages.

WorldCupBound got in there first with a request for tickets. I'm going to wait and see where other people we know are going. I have two for Gate 13 and two for Gate 16. They were €9 and €13. Can't see from the stadium picture which is which, but the cheapest ones are behind the goal, the next cheapest behind the goals or in the corners.

Well, the SFA tickets I didn't order for the Japan game have arrived to join the FIFA tickets I did order. We now have two spares.

Tickets came yesterday. Still surprised it isn't a sell out.

I missed the deadline for tickets on the SFA website - don't recall getting a reminder of when that was, and when I tried to buy was told the sale was closed. Went to FIFA website and have bought cheap e-tickets there. Have printed these off. I've just had an email from the a Lynsey Kelly at the SFA saying "Your tickets will be posted out today using the Royal Mail Special Delivery". 😒

A while ago there was a strong feeling that so many Tory MPs hated Boris Johnson that through tactical voting they would ensure he would never make the final short leet of two for party leader, where the vote goes out to party members. Now the feeling seems to be that Tory MPs are so feart of the grassroots that they dare not exclude him from that final vote, which he'd be odds on to win. So, all hail BoJo the PM, the midwife of Scottish independence.

If you go to the Fifa website and find where the match is listed, click on the price categories and you'll see the relevant parts of the stand highlighted. The cheapies are all to the right, behind the goal.

We’ve been cheapskates and gone for the Category 4 ones at €9. The next ones up at €14 are either no better or actually worse, with a good chance of being stuck in one of the corners. I’d rather be behind the goal. The €22 ones are OK, but you’re quite likely to be close to the goal line, which isn’t much better than being stuck in a corner. The €30 ones would be fine, but I guessed most TA wouldn’t pay that so we decided not to go for it. See you there.

I listened to the leaked audio file of her practising her speech to the Tory conference In Aberdeen. In it she claims that six months away from the political bubble has given her a fresh and objective perspective on politics. And when she's interviewed: nothing has changed. The same old SNP Bad tales, one after another. You're right about the blue-tinted specs.

Kevin@La: man of mystery from Loony Alba with several aliases, including Joe Craig. You've probably met him flogging match badges in some faraway city. https://www.loonyalba.com/

I heard a report this week that the charges had been 'suspended' while Assange was in the Ecuadorian embassy. Now he's left it the Swedish authorities seem to have the option of reviving the charges.

After Brussels we're going to Rennes for the Japan game, but we've missed the notification from the SFA about tickets. I got an email saying we'd hear soon, and when I checked today I see that the sale is closed. Tickets can still be had through FIFA: €9, €15, €22 or €30. Mrs Padre says she's too old for the €9 tickets. Apart from Grim Jim, anyone else going?

Looking to do a day trip to the WW1 battlefield sites when we’re in Belgium in June. Some people on here did this last time we played in Brussels. Any recommendations for the best options? I looked online and found a couple of companies charging about £80 a head for a day trip from Brussels.

Thanks. See you over there on Wednesday

Those who've been before - what's the deal with getting cash locally? Are you just as well to change at the airport or wait until you get to town? And what's a reasonable daily allowance?

Thursday 21st - snow showers 😕

Does anyone on the Board know of any women who do this kind of thing? Seems to be pretty much a bloke thing. I won't bother asking my wife's opinion: she'll just say that "all men are on the spectrum". 😕

Done. Interested to know where 'descriptive of me' comes from as a phrase. How is it different to 'strongly agree', etc. Please post the results, and your interpretation.

Thanks , Scotty - and to you and yours. See you in some faraway city in 2019?

Me as well. A shame that Scotty's wish for a Happy Christmas became an argument. All the best to all TAMBers, and here's to 2019 being a brilliant year.

Nearly. CDG via Moscow, night at the airport, then Air France to Bologna