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..fights are stil £££ however im looking at doing this. Its decades since i went to athens...any recent/local knowledge on which areas to stay- as i recall most of it was pretty rough where i was ;-0 cheers

"There is an Athens based WHOer, he isn't active but did reply to a WHOie I sent him one time, so might be worth a shot. He said there is a boozer there where Irons sometimes meet up for games. http://westhamonline.net/profile.php?210989"

"Simon - Good shout, a couple of days in Athens with a load of West Ham fans, hardly gonna be shit is it. I would rate your chances of getting a ticket pretty high, it's only a EL group game and isn't their stadium quite big? Never been to Athens also, meant to be a bit rough around the edges but with good nightlife, probably what you'd expect."

"Congrats to your son, Cough! Whish academy?"

"Game is 3 weeks today and still no ticket details released, they've known about it ages now, very West Ham. Heading out there either way but be handy knowing if I'm watching it in ground or a ropey irish bar in the city"

Cheers FC!

"simon, be careful they do love a flare out there, hope you get a ticket and good luck"

I'd booked my hotel and then my youngest has got signed by an Academy so I have to be doing 90 mile round trip with him every Wednesday and Thursday evening so won't be going now. Bit gutted. Cancelled the hotel room. I'll be watching on my phone sat in a car park in the dark now. Luxury lifestyle.

"Booked flights and hotel. May not get a ticket, but it’s somewhere I’ve never been, so fuck it."

Athens is great but 3-4 days will be sufficient to see everything and have spare time.

"It also has a basement sauna and hot tub you can use exclusively, and one of the rooms has it's own jacuzzi looking out to the Acropolis ruins"

As the ground is out of the centre but near a station so anywhere in Athens will be ideal. I stayed in Psirri at Acropolis View apartments that has the smallest lift I have ever been in. Monastiraki Sq station is about 10 minutes walk and there are load of bars and restaurants around so you won't go thirsty or hungry.

", 3:42 Tue Sep 26 I realise the ground is in piraeus I just meant if your going and staying in piraeus you will probably want to travel into town on the fri and sat its quite easy."

I'm going there on thursday. Too soon?

I'm going there on thursday. Too soon?

We always complain about our ticketing operation but to be fair they seem more effective than the ticketing departments of opposition teams that we've played in Europe over the last couple of years. Never any info until a relatively short period before away matches.

"bigst,the Olympiakos stadium is in Piraeus."

If you wanna do thu to sunday jet2 doing flights only for £298.80 from stansted...good times too. Hotels in piraeus available from about £28 a night too. Short metro trip into the centre of athens on the fri/sat if wanted.

https://footballtripper.com/greece/olympiacos-stadium/ ? 33k capacity so id guess 2500 ?

"Obviously wont be able to go to this but was in Athens this year. Loved it! I stayed at Athens Gate Hotel near Acropolis and Plaka district. We drove past the stadium, its very near Piraeus port so a few miles from the center but its on the metro so should be easy to get to. Enjoy it those who go!!"

How many tickets do we get?

"thnaks joe ;-)) reminds me of ""that "" '99 munich v mancs final in Barcelona - always had a wager with a manc pal that whoever got to a CL final first the other one had to join - so iof course i ended up going- turned up in Barcelona....well not exactly- the **^^t had booked us into a shitty hotel in Salou- about two hours away on a good day...;-))"

"I just put Athens in the destination box. Was there in 99 for an England game, stayed in a place called lagonsi (sp) was about £80 in a taxi - split 4 ways. Few of the lads stayed on holiday islands and got the ferry across. There is usually a way."

joe royal 10:52 Sun Sep 24 It’s a stretch to call that Athens!

https://www.onthebeach.co.uk/holiday/36995546739/9c909756cbf6d1a7d01a4a431c482b93?departureDate=2023-10-24&adults=2&bags=0&children=0&infants=0&nights=7&rooms=1&location_ids=96&search_id=897952902&departureAirports=LGW%2CLTN%2CSTN&priceFormat=PER_PERSON_PRICE Can have a weeks holiday for less than £400

"Stayed in the Grande Bretagne which is in a good part of the city near the parliament building. Great views from the roof. Athens is a great city. Mad to drive in, but I love it."