Wales fans ditching Qatar for Tenerife.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-63732317

Having flown even further south yesterday, I'm now 11862 miles from Cardiff at the moment and I will be watching the next game from here. Can anyone beat that?

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Having flown even further south yesterday, I'm now 11862 miles from Cardiff at the moment and I will be watching the next game from here. Can anyone beat that?

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Why has everything always got to be about you? :hehe:

Didn’t Splott Parker suggest it first on here?

Anyway here is Nigel Harris’ feature on Nation Cymru

https://nation.cymru/sport/watch-the...-by-the-welsh/

I’m in Sicily, so not as far as TBG.

Came here for something different and to see how the Italians are watching the WC. Arrived on Saturday, only yesterday did I see a bar showing the football. Granted we are in a quiet place while yesterday we went to a larger city (Syracuse). The only other clue a WC is on is the branded Coke cans. No fervour for it here at all - that said I thought it was quiet at home - no flags out or flags on cars. Has it changed this week?

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

Didn’t Splott Parker suggest it first on here?

Anyway here is Nigel Harris’ feature on Nation Cymru

https://nation.cymru/sport/watch-the...-by-the-welsh/

I’m in Sicily, so not as far as TBG.

Came here for something different and to see how the Italians are watching the WC. Arrived on Saturday, only yesterday did I see a bar showing the football. Granted we are in a quiet place while yesterday we went to a larger city (Syracuse). The only other clue a WC is on is the branded Coke cans. No fervour for it here at all - that said I thought it was quiet at home - no flags out or flags on cars. Has it changed this week?

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Maybe it's something to do with Italy not being in the World Cup?

I was supposed to go to Tenerife, but for some reason I decided to stay here.

A few of the lads are there though, and they are having a great time.

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

Why has everything always got to be about you? :hehe:

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Special one, look at me our Jose,hope Greta doesn't track his carbon footprint , is he one of them non-domiciled individuals??

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

Didn’t Splott Parker suggest it first on here?

Anyway here is Nigel Harris’ feature on Nation Cymru

https://nation.cymru/sport/watch-the...-by-the-welsh/

I’m in Sicily, so not as far as TBG.

Came here for something different and to see how the Italians are watching the WC. Arrived on Saturday, only yesterday did I see a bar showing the football. Granted we are in a quiet place while yesterday we went to a larger city (Syracuse). The only other clue a WC is on is the branded Coke cans. No fervour for it here at all - that said I thought it was quiet at home - no flags out or flags on cars. Has it changed this week?

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You wouldn’t know there’s a World Cup going on with Wales in it around here - there were a few flags about last year for the Euros, but I’ve not seen any this time (that said, I’ve barely been out with the wall to wall football).

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

Didn’t Splott Parker suggest it first on here?

Anyway here is Nigel Harris’ feature on Nation Cymru

https://nation.cymru/sport/watch-the...-by-the-welsh/

I’m in Sicily, so not as far as TBG.

Came here for something different and to see how the Italians are watching the WC. Arrived on Saturday, only yesterday did I see a bar showing the football. Granted we are in a quiet place while yesterday we went to a larger city (Syracuse). The only other clue a WC is on is the branded Coke cans. No fervour for it here at all - that said I thought it was quiet at home - no flags out or flags on cars. Has it changed this week?

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Yes, he did. Could have made a fortune organising trips and hospitality packages early on.

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Having flown even further south yesterday, I'm now 11862 miles from Cardiff at the moment and I will be watching the next game from here. Can anyone beat that?

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There could be people further away from Qatar than that?

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

You wouldn’t know there’s a World Cup going on with Wales in it around here - there were a few flags about last year for the Euros, but I’ve not seen any this time (that said, I’ve barely been out with the wall to wall football).

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The Bucket Hat in Cardiff is pretty lame. Saw a flag in Pentre Gardens yesterday. Even saw someone draped in a Spanish flag yesterday in St. David's Centre. It's hard to compete with those festive, Christmas, Mini Coopers hanging all over the place though.

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Having flown even further south yesterday, I'm now 11862 miles from Cardiff at the moment and I will be watching the next game from here. Can anyone beat that?

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I'm going to re-create Shackelton's Endurance expedition and end up watching it on Elephant Island just to p*ss you off!

Should be a cracking day out tomorrow.

Pubs are going to be full I think.

🍺🍺🍺🍺

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Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew

Yes, he did. Could have made a fortune organising trips and hospitality packages early on.

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People were mentioning Tenerife long before Splotty got in on the act, so don't give him any credit :hehe: I know a few who have gone over. One of them was actually locked up in a Spanish Prison for 3 years, so **** knows how that'll end up!

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

You wouldn’t know there’s a World Cup going on with Wales in it around here - there were a few flags about last year for the Euros, but I’ve not seen any this time (that said, I’ve barely been out with the wall to wall football).

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People haven't been the same since the lockdowns.

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

People were mentioning Tenerife long before Splotty got in on the act, so don't give him any credit :hehe: I know a few who have gone over. One of them was actually locked up in a Spanish Prison for 3 years, so **** knows how that'll end up!

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Well, let's say he creatively swiped the idea then :hehe:

Being locked up in a foreign prison is a great way to learn the language....good for the brain....and providing you don't get shanked will help you stave off dementia and live longer. Fancy a road trip?

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Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew

Well, let's say he creatively swiped the idea then :hehe:

Being locked up in a foreign prison is a great way to learn the language....good for the brain....and providing you don't get shanked will help you stave off dementia and live longer. Fancy a road trip?

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a few days was long enough for me, I didnt learn much Spanish because of it

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Originally Posted by blue matt

a few days was long enough for me, I didnt learn much Spanish because of it

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I'd have just been rocking in a corner mumbling the words to Una Paloma Blanca!

Got our flags up just over the border in Ingurland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew

I'm going to re-create Shackelton's Endurance expedition and end up watching it on Elephant Island just to p*ss you off!

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You evil swine!

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Originally Posted by life on mars

Special one, look at me our Jose,hope Greta doesn't track his carbon footprint , is he one of them non-domiciled individuals??

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Pablo, wibble, spaghetti, flange crucible them wot dunnit folks corbyn splonge

Colin Murray on 5Live is about to highlight the Tenerife exodus and speak to the lady involved.

She took full credit. Splotty didn’t get a mention.

Crazy how she's getting credit for organising this.

The BBC article actually includes her Tweet that proves it was a thing that she seems to have got on board with.
It's a funny old world.

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Originally Posted by blue lewj

Crazy how she's getting credit for organising this.

The BBC article actually includes her Tweet that proves it was a thing that she seems to have got on board with.
It's a funny old world.

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From what I can make out, she contacted a few bars ( think the wigan pier being one of them ) and they setup a " fanzone " decked out in welsh flags etc etc, she also set up a Facebook page so people could join in the fun

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Originally Posted by blue matt

From what I can make out, she contacted a few bars ( think the wigan pier being one of them ) and they setup a " fanzone " decked out in welsh flags etc etc, she also set up a Facebook page so people could join in the fun

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Enterprising woman. That's an oxymoron for a few on here!

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Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew

Enterprising woman. That's an oxymoron for a few on here!

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You're overthinking this, it was just her barmaid gene kicking in!

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Having flown even further south yesterday, I'm now 11862 miles from Cardiff at the moment and I will be watching the next game from here. Can anyone beat that?

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It depends on where you are.

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Having flown even further south yesterday, I'm now 11862 miles from Cardiff at the moment and I will be watching the next game from here. Can anyone beat that?

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Invercargill?

Where can I get some of this “Tenerife” and I hope it’s better than that Arab shite.

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Originally Posted by Barmy

Where can I get some of this “Tenerife” and I hope it’s better than that Arab shite.

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Tenerife has to be better than Qatar-grief! :frown:

Seems that the inevitable happened last night in Tenerife with Wales and England fans

You don’t have to be Einstein to work out what was going to happen as it wasn’t just Welsh fans had the idea of going to Tenerife for the World Cup

Should be interesting on Tuesday night when we actually play each other

White Plastic chairs at the ready

On a plus note, it’s a big global football love in at the games in Qatar

Not as good as a European tournament of course but still an enjoyable experience and exceeded my expectations

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Originally Posted by Blue Tone

Seems that the inevitable happened last night in Tenerife with Wales and England fans

You don’t have to be Einstein to work out what was going to happen as it wasn’t just Welsh fans had the idea of going to Tenerife for the World Cup

Should be interesting on Tuesday night when we actually play each other

White Plastic chairs at the ready

On a plus note, it’s a big global football love in at the games in Qatar

Not as good as a European tournament of course but still an enjoyable experience and exceeded my expectations

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Bit of agro was there? Been to quite a few places around the world I reckon playa de las Americas is up there with the grimmest. A place I’ll happily never go back too….

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Originally Posted by goats

Bit of agro was there? Been to quite a few places around the world I reckon playa de las Americas is up there with the grimmest. A place I’ll happily never go back too….

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https://twitter.com/hauvetime/status...cgLjfFwr0rD0NA

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Originally Posted by goats

Bit of agro was there? Been to quite a few places around the world I reckon playa de las Americas is up there with the grimmest. A place I’ll happily never go back too….

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Playa de las Americas is a chavtastic sh*thole. The Benidorm of the Canary Islands.

I stick to Lanzarote for my Canary Island fix

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Originally Posted by WJ99mobile

https://twitter.com/hauvetime/status...cgLjfFwr0rD0NA

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Look how shitted they are, in the sh*thole capital of the world…..shocking

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Originally Posted by blue matt

From what I can make out, she contacted a few bars ( think the wigan pier being one of them ) and they setup a " fanzone " decked out in welsh flags etc etc, she also set up a Facebook page so people could join in the fun

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Fanzone :hehe:

It’s Veronica’s strip ffs. Been a zone for pissed up British holidaymakers since the 80s :hehe:

West Ham used to run the doors and drug trade there late 80s / 90s.

Looks like Wales are on the other side of the road in what was the old Lineker bar.

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Pablo, wibble, spaghetti, flange crucible them wot dunnit folks corbyn splonge

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Is it weird that I perfectly understood that!?

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

Fanzone :hehe:

It’s Veronica’s strip ffs. Been a zone for pissed up British holidaymakers since the 80s :hehe:

West Ham used to run the doors and drug trade there late 80s / 90s.

Looks like Wales are on the other side of the road in what was the old Lineker bar.

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You're up early. How was breakfast at the Travelodge? Make sure Tuerto pays his half. Sorry I couldn't make it. Shame. I fancied a bit of rough! :hehe:

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Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew

You're up early. How was breakfast at the Travelodge? Make sure Tuerto pays his half. Sorry I couldn't make it. Shame. I fancied a bit of rough! :hehe:

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It was the Premier Inn and jealousy is a terrbible trait :hehe: