Planning my holiday - Advice please

[red & wite army]

Right, so I've just finished school, and I'm planning to make my first trip to watch Arsenal at the Emirates!

I'm aiming to go in mid-January. I also want to visit Barcelona, for its Architecture, culture....and I'm hoping to watch a match at the Nou Camp as well.

I've been looking at some potential fixtures, and I need some advice.

These are possible fixtures:

Semi-Final 1L v Arsenal
Carling Cup S/F Leg 1
Wednesday, January 9, 2008


Arsenal v Birmingham City
Barclays Premier League
Emirates Stadium
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Kick-off: 3pm


Sun 13 Jan --:-- FC Barcelona - R. Murcia


Fulham v Arsenal
Barclays Premier League
Craven Cottage
Saturday, January 19, 2008


Sun 20 Jan --:-- FC Barcelona - Racing


Semi-Final 2L v Arsenal
Carling Cup S/F Leg 2
Wednesday, January 23, 2008


Now if you look at the Barca fixtures, they're the day after an Arsenal match each time. So I'll basically watch Arsenal, and then jet off that night or next morning to Barcelona. I'll only go to Barcelona once, so I'll have to pick which fixture fits in best...

Also, not knowing whether or not we'll even play in the Carling Cup at that stage is also tricky. And if we do, I don't even know which fixture is home or away.

The whole point of my trip is to watch Arsenal, but I also want to watch some other live footy games. I would like to watch some Championship games, but they all seem to clash with Arsenal's games.

Also, what about the Reserve games? Is it possible to watch those?

Help would be greatly appreciated, because I'm really trying to figure things out! Thanks:)

[HomeatHighbury]

My license plate is R&WArmy actually. But that doesn't help you much does it. I would do a home and away match, cause away matches are a blast. And as for barcelona, I don't know why you'd wanna see them. Just a washed up Gooner plying his trade there...So Brum on the 12th and Fulham on the 19th. I would go to both. But that's just me.

[red & wite army]

Haha, well I want to go to the city anyway, and there is no way I'm going there without watching a match at the Nou Camp!

I've got this small idea in my mind:

+ 8th Jan - Arrive in London (This makes time for a potential CC home fixture on the 9th, and is also enough time to mingle around London)

+ 12th Jan - Arsenal vs Birmingham

----Fly to Barcelona----

+ 13th Jan - Barcelona vs Murcia

(spend time in the city)

---Fly to London on the 17th---

+ 19th Jan - Arsenal vs Fulham

[antifan]

Haha, well I want to go to the city anyway, and there is no way I'm going there without watching a match at the Nou Camp!

I've got this small idea in my mind:

+ 8th Jan - Arrive in London (This makes time for a potential CC home fixture on the 9th, and is also enough time to mingle around London)

+ 12th Jan - Arsenal vs Birmingham

----Fly to Barcelona----

+ 13th Jan - Barcelona vs Murcia

(spend time in the city)

---Fly to London on the 17th---

+ 19th Jan - Arsenal vs Fulham
If you get there a day earlier you can watch the Reserves play Fulham on the 7th at 7pm.