Hmmmm, different to what Marcus told me at the Fulham game.................I have sent an e-mail to Marcus to ask him if there has been a change for definate, as you know by now rumours are always a part of pre-season!!!
3rd Qualifying Round matches will be on August 7th/8th and the 21st/22nd. The 3rd round draw will be made July 27th. Here's hoping we are at home first leg, so I can go to the match .
As far as I know the fixtures are correct as of this page, I believe the qualifying dates are actually Aug 14/15 and Aug 28/29. http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/calendar2007.html
Excellent, Rick, thank you. Looks like a trip sometime b/w November 1st through the 16th for a Premier League and CL match (knock wood) is in my future...
It's an open draw; that's why Liverpool were home first leg and we were home second leg last season even though we were both seeded. Just going by the last few years, the 3rd QR has always started the second week of August.
Right, on Sunday I got a friends request on myspace from a similarly aged girl to me, from Austria. After chatting a bit, it turns out she is a Gunner and her dad was a professional player in Austria, and is now a coach...she's met most of the Arsenal players, and will do so again this pre-season... Everything is just pointing in the direction of frikken Austria!
So are Arsenal staying at Der Steirerhof? As you say makes no difference as they are booked up. Does anyone who has already been to the Bad Waltersdorf camp have any tips for newbies? Can you just turn up and wander around?
Sort of, post 22 in this thread has the accomodation info. The training sessions are at 10 AM and 4 or 5 PM. A bar called the Blue Room is the place to find Gooners at play. If you're not renting a car there's a train from Graz once or twice a day
Finally booked my flight for Austria. I'm flying out of Stanstead on the 18th returing the 26th. Still haven't gotten any hotel rooms (or a flight from here to London). But i'm taking it one step at a time.
When do you get to London? I'm there Jul 14-18 and will see you at Stanstead on the 18th, if you're flying to Graz
Better steer clear of the bar then because Alison's staying there too. If you meet up, sleeping "a bit" will probably be an overstatement.