[Albion] The "Out in Marseille and this may help someone" thread

[Hendrax]

Trains from Montpellier to Marseille all bolloxed (jumper) so getting a €240 Uber instead. FFS.

Same us us. Absolute shambles. Only option. Split 3 ways though so every cloud.

 

[Gwylan]

Place Joliette all sealed off. I thought it was reserved for Albion fans but cop told me no way, tried with another cop and he gave same message..

Isn't that where we get buses? How do we get to it?

 

[Midget]

Ah I see, yeah if the landlords said to keep it down then fair enough! I thought you just being grumpy at us making some noise and enjoying the atmosphere,

Not in the slightest, I was singing my tits off inside

 

[Midget]

Place Joliette all sealed off. I thought it was reserved for Albion fans but cop told me no way, tried with another cop and he gave same message..

Isn't that where we get buses? How do we get to it?

There are plenty of brighton in place de la joliette and numbers growing, i don't think it's sealed off unless it's just one particular road?

 

[Rowdey]

In taxi from airport and traffic and driver says it is all stopped by police

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

In taxi from airport and traffic and driver says it is all stopped by police

it is not even 1pm and we think we in this country are football mad, this is going to be one hostile environment, possibly the most Brighton have ever encountered, it is going to take nerves of steel to get through the game on and off the pitch, stay safe Albion fans out there.

 

[nwgull]

Place Joliette all sealed off. I thought it was reserved for Albion fans but cop told me no way, tried with another cop and he gave same message..

Isn't that where we get buses? How do we get to it?

This sounds like typical French policing. A combination is poor organisation and communication and probably doing their best to antogonise and make life as tricky as possible for visiting fans.

They're ****s.

 

[Driver8]

Place Joliette all sealed off. I thought it was reserved for Albion fans but cop told me no way, tried with another cop and he gave same message..

Isn't that where we get buses? How do we get to it?

I just told the policeman I was a Brighton fan and was waved through.

Although I’ve just left to go to Flower Burger so hope I can get back in!

 

[Albion in the north]

Currently on the TGV from Paris. Can’t wait. I’ve come all this way to sample the atmosphere of a European away day and it sounds like it won’t disappoint.

 

[Jimmy Come Lately]

Place Joliette all sealed off. I thought it was reserved for Albion fans but cop told me no way, tried with another cop and he gave same message..

Isn't that where we get buses? How do we get to it?

Police have been asking to see our tickets (or, since the obvious route from the metro to the collection point is through the cordoned area, our confirmation emails). Bit bureaucratic but it means the square is pretty much exclusively Albion.

 

[Ratso2005]

We're currently sitting eating a vegan burger just outside the taped-off fan zone. The police are being entirely friendly and hands-off at the moment.

 

[elwheelio]

Out of interest, what was the process with ticket collection? Did you show ID and email or something?

 

[Hamilton]

They need to provide more than one bar and two loos. Although maybe that’s the strategy to get us on the buses (said Reg)

 

[Hamilton]

Out of interest, what was the process with ticket collection? Did you show ID and email or something?

Show ID and collection number.

 

[Originunknown]

Place Joliette all sealed off. I thought it was reserved for Albion fans but cop told me no way, tried with another cop and he gave same message..

Isn't that where we get buses? How do we get to it?

It's sealed off but you just need to show your ticket and tell them you're going to the game

 

[Wozza]

It's sealed off but you just need to show your ticket and tell them you're going to the game

Guess the cops were thrown by Gwylan's perfect French accent!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Guess the cops were thrown by Gwylan's perfect French accent!

Just wait til they encounter @Herr Tubthumper's perfect 'Ich bin ein Berliner' persona

 

[Sussax]

Show ID and collection number.

‘Papers, please’.

 

[tigerbeesteve]

Just said I was Brighton and they let me through no probs

 

[tigerbeesteve]

I showed email number and passport and they gave me my ticket

Out of interest, what was the process with ticket collection? Did you show ID and email or something?