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Looking at the Tignes webcam it looks fine, in fact there is a hell of a lot more snow there than there is in Austria.

Snowing in Austria... that is all.

Broke my ankle outside the Compleat Angler in Norwich after we lost 3-1 in the snow (Belmadi for us and I think an Ashton hat-trick for them). I may have been slightly under the influence but I blame the snow. I didn't find out it was broken until the following day when I woke up and realised that my ankle was rather swollen, after a visit to the QMC in Nottingham I was told that it was broken. The missus who was away on holiday at the time was not happy when she returned ready for Xmas.

Well as I live overseas for 9 months of the year it's been fantastic and a great way of catching up. As mentioned above, it's also great value.

This has 3-3 and the best game of the season so far for the neutral written all over it.

I bumped into some Huddersfield fans during the summer out in Austria and they were also very complimentary towards us. They're a good club with a decent fan base. We also had a cracking away day there last season despite the football, the boozer at the station was great.

http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/1293/42/exclusive-poyet-luis-suarez-100-not-racist

Poyet is still a pr*ck I see then.

If they ever ban the word 'c**t' from grounds then I'll be done with football. Football authorities need to get a grip, this is just pathetic.

Dynamo Dresden took 10,000 away to Dortmund in the cup and caused chaos so the club decided not to take it's allocation for the game at St Pauli. Apparently Dresden's potential trips to Berlin, Munich and Hamburg this season got the authorities worried. St Pauli have done up their ground and it's a stones throw away from our hostel so we may still go. Holstein Kiel had a top of the table clash away to Red Bull Leipzig last weekend, looked like Kiel took over 2,000. They lost 2-1 and are now 3rd in the table. There were over 16,000 there which I believe was a record in that league, equivalent of League 1. Sadly Kiel only average about 3,000 at home in a ground holding 12,000, at least we'll have no problems getting in. Only downside I can see is that Kiel play in Skate colours which is a shame. Ukraine was one of the best England away trips I've done!

Ha ha, yes mate. The Norwegian fella who greeted us by saying "do you guys like titties?", he was a nutcase but he did take us to a cracking stripclub that night. It also got very messy and I ended up sleeping in the stairwell of the building nextdoor because I was too ****ed and couldn't find the hostel. The day trip to Chernobyl the next day was brutal after no sleep, no shower and no change of clothes. Great trip mind! I would also thoroughly recommend going to Lviv, that was a superb little city and one of the hosts next year. I'm getting a foreign football fix a week Saturday as I'll be in Germany, Holstein Kiel vs Berliner AK07 in the Regional League North. The day after St Pauli play but no Dynamo Dresden fans will be present so we're unsure about going.

Well I'm an Englishman in Austria and I can assure you that I care about my country. I used to be a regular with England home and away however these days I hardly go. Still very passionate about the national team but the FA, Capello and the majority of the players don't give a toss about the shirt and the fans. I'm an Englishman so I support England. Really looking forward to the Euros.

I've done loads of England away games by train including the World Cup in Germany in 2006 and I also done the whole backpacking around Europe for 2 months back in 2008 using an Inter-Rail pass. Like others have said, it's a fantastic way to travel and in 2008 I had an amazing time. With regards to Poland and the Ukraine (especially the latter) booking cheap hostels is all about getting in early, turning up and hoping for a bed especially when England are in town will leave your son disappointed. Worthwhile getting the Lonely Planet for both countries and maybe there will be some smaller towns close to the host cities that will offer something. For example back in 2004 for the Euros in Portugal I had to sleep rough in Rossio Square in Lisbon after the France game because there was absolutely no hostel or cheap accommodation availability. Beer and adrenalin saw me through the night.

Well Austria isn't looking too good at present, the snow is absolutely nowhere to be seen in most places. Some low lying resorts are supposed to be opening the lifts on 3rd December, really can't see that happening unless something miraculous happens.

Too many people who play FIFA or Football Manager getting excited and not living in the real world. No chance at all... end of thread.

If we actually expand our stadium and then hit bad times again these are the sort of deals we'd need to fill up the stadium. Fairplay Wigan, terrible support but good on Dave Whelan for doing something to improve their shocking attendances. I wonder what the season ticket holders who forked out full whack at the start of the season think about this deal?

Other than the above I'd recommend a tour of the Steam Whistle Brewery which is opposite the CN Tower. Also if there is any football on that you want to catch when you're over there, a great boozer I went to was called The Football Factory that show all games... and not a Danny Dyer impersonating t*at to be seen.

Watford fans singing?! I think you've got that wrong.

I think I must have got one of the last unaffected trains, arrived in at 11:40ish from Milton Keynes. My mates were on a train due to arrive 30 minutes after me yet that got cancelled so they had to go via Leicester, once there the train to Hinckley was cancelled as well so they ended up grabbing a taxi from Leicester to the game. Glad they made it because they had my match ticket! My train home was also cancelled so I just jumped on a random train in the end. Feel sorry for those of you that missed the game.

Only going by what I saw on my last visit, it didn't actually come across as a dump at all. Even the locals were friendly... shock horror!

1-0 with a 97th minute winner by Kelvin Davis... stick your mortgage on it.

He is coming from Scotland, we know what they're like with their money...

Cheers but I just checked it and one of the comments says it closed last year, going by the other amusing comments I don't think it is a bad thing.

We done this a few years ago, the pub served a purpose and was handy for parking. Going by train for the first time this season. Anyone know of a boozer close to the station that I can kill half an hour in as will be waiting for mates to arrive on different train?

Just over a month to go for me as well. Donny away will be my last until April.