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Post by stacks on Sept 18, 2011 10:07:17 GMT
No worries m8y, anytime. I'm just pleased I managed to remember where the hell I was staying. After the game on Thursday we ended up back in luckys it's all a bit of a blur to be honest. Too many krombacher or whatever the local lager was  Stacks, glad to see you made it home ok - you were in a state on Thursday! Do you remember trying to buy a scarf outside the ground for 60p - the woman was not impressed!! Yeah ha ha. She wasn't too impressed. Those lads who were singing in the street were trying to provoke a response from us too as I had my Stoke top on but we just acknowledged them with a handclap and continued swiftly on our way. Nearly got flattened by a car later on aswell, Whitmore said it looked pretty close from the other side of the road. Think I dived over the barrier out the way  |
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Post by pmacman on Sept 18, 2011 10:24:28 GMT
Fantasic time in Kiev - great city- thanks to everyone i met, Chris, Tuun and his friends in Lucky pub Wednesday,Den for all his advice, and Malcolm,and especially Igor for the lift from airport and arranging the ground tour on the Friday - enjoyed it and put things in perspective seeing all the scarves in the supporters room from teams that Kiev had played over the years and now Stokes scarf can proudly be put along side them - Will certainly add to the collection and hope that all Kiev fans who want to come can get thier visas - hope to see you again..
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Post by denfcdk on Sept 18, 2011 11:17:39 GMT
Ohhhh!... We almost won!! But 3-3 is ok, too! I think our match was a good preview to the FCDK-SCFC! pmacman: BTW, to all - that Igor (who gave Malcolm & you a lift from airport) is not the one, who was with me (my friend - Igor who played football with us, drank vodka, stayed till morning etc.), but I know that Igor, too! He s also a nice guy!! & as I see now - I know many good Igors |
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Post by robinredcoat on Sept 18, 2011 13:21:58 GMT
Sparks the song.....
One real Igor... theres only one real Igor....... One real Igor...........
;D ;D ;D
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Post by smiler_andy on Sept 18, 2011 14:00:36 GMT
Had a great time in Kiev staying in a local hostel and then visiting the city also had interesting time travelling around on the metro and buses going to places. If I go again soon they do tours of the Chernobyl area where apart from the radiation you have to worry about bears and wolves. An amazing city |
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Post by Porthill Potter on Sept 18, 2011 18:22:13 GMT
What a day!!! Good morning, Stokies!!! It was something! Thanx to all the guys, who came to Kyiv! We really enjoyed this Kyiv-Stoke party all day long! It was so great to see you! I felt like I know you for years! After all our "oatcake-meetings" Volvic with his friends - hAppy days - good times Robinredcoat - your coat is really red! scousestokie1 & Vicki - the Hudson-shirt is just WOW! Thanx! andystokey - we talked a little, so you should definetly come back! neckendnick - I hope you enjoyed LOTS of pubs on your way Pricey - specialist in Kyiv geography! (I hope you & your mate found Olympic stadium!) Krisstoke - thanx, mate, I m still thinking you should have taken a day-off and join us at the pitch! Lee - the tea was great! & ALL THE GUYS WE VE MET WITH - YOU ARE GREAT! Maybe, sthg went wrong - I m sorry! It was just not enough time to enjoy the communication with all of you (on the other hand, Stoke City should be happy that they have SO many great supporters! I d love to see you, guys, again! & I hope Dynamo & Stoke meet in Europe League final in Bucharest P.S. The supporters match was AMAZING! Great strikes, strong defence, brilliant saves (we had such a great goalkeeper!!!), photos at the pitch & 3-3 at the end with Stoke-side last minute equalize! P.P.S. Later at night our teams (Dynamo & Stoke City) almost repeated our match-scenario, but visa versa Hi Den Thanks for everything you did for us mate me and vicki really enjoyed the trip to kiev pal. thanks very much for the ukrainian flag its sound. your welcome for the shirt mate. Dont forget theres one ALAN HUDSON!!!! ;D tell your friends thanks very much aswell. Igor was a legend when we tried to get into sushi ya bar after the match and the woman on the the desk said we couldnt come in because we were English and he said to the woman rubbish these English people are my friends and he said don't worry get yourselves in don't listen to her. It was dead funny  WHAT A LEGEND ;D Anyway thanks again den, cheers matey |
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Post by drews1f on Sept 18, 2011 18:35:26 GMT
Olya!!! Olya!!! Olya!!! Sushi bar was mental after the game! You guys drink vodka like water  |
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Post by younghope on Sept 18, 2011 18:38:57 GMT
Den, I have booked hotel in Manchester for £23 (two people, 1 night!!) if that helps you. Maybe I'll drink in Stoke for longer than planned so we can all have a beer together |
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Post by steino72 on Sept 18, 2011 19:11:12 GMT
Love this thread, sounds like you had a great time out there
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Post by denfcdk on Sept 18, 2011 19:51:30 GMT
Thanx, guys! You are legends!!! younghope: thanx! I m not sure yet! But I d like to drink with you if I manage to get to Stoke (in that case I should take you couple of Славутич-beer!) TO ALL THE STOKIES: Be strong! 0-4 is hard, but you still have AMAZING season! I wish you WIN English PL!!! But what is more important - you are WITH your team! |
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Post by younghope on Sept 18, 2011 20:59:40 GMT
Thanx, guys! You are legends!!! younghope: thanx! I m not sure yet! But I d like to drink with you if I manage to get to Stoke (in that case I should take you couple of Славутич-beer!) TO ALL THE STOKIES: Be strong! 0-4 is hard, but you still have AMAZING season! I wish you WIN English PL!!! But what is more important - you are WITH your team! I mean for me and friend, poor translation, but it's cheap, if you can make it, I will arrange it for you. And I would kill for some Slav right now!! |
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Post by denfcdk on Sept 19, 2011 6:17:49 GMT
No, no, younghope! I understood it! I mean - thank you for showing such an interesting (cheap!) option! And about Slavutich - I d really like to bring it to you! (or give it to you through someone else if I couldn t manage to go to Stoke). I can tell you that Stokies liked Ukrainian beer - so, maybe, we should think about regular delivering it to Stoke! But better - let them come to Kyiv for it! |
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Post by stacks on Sept 19, 2011 9:48:43 GMT
What a great 3 days. Kiev is an awesome place! Lucky bar was great Were you hungover on Saturday Morning? You must of put some ale away between the two of you on Friday, Not to mention the bottles of wine on the Plane ;D. I would of got stuck in with you if i didnt have to drive back home from Luton. |
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Post by younghope on Sept 19, 2011 14:46:14 GMT
No, no, younghope! I understood it! I mean - thank you for showing such an interesting (cheap!) option! And about Slavutich - I d really like to bring it to you! (or give it to you through someone else if I couldn t manage to go to Stoke). I can tell you that Stokies liked Ukrainian beer - so, maybe, we should think about regular delivering it to Stoke! But better - let them come to Kyiv for it! I can buy crates of Obolon from England but it's very expensive. Well, if you can make it, it's all great. |
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Post by younghope on Sept 19, 2011 15:45:28 GMT
Den, you have given so much time and help to complete strangers and followed through on all the promises you made. You really are a credit to your club and your country. I am already looking at spending Christmas with my girlfriend in the Ukraine this year, if everyone is even half as helpful as you I'm sure we will love it. It looks a wonderful city. Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7 in Ukraine |
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Post by denfcdk on Sept 26, 2011 5:59:48 GMT
Hello, Stokies!! Some info from Kyiv: Dynamo played in Kyiv vs Shakhtar (sell-out, sure). It s 0-0, but we had more chances, one post etc. Now - it s a Europa League - week! I wish you good game & 3 points this Thursday! & sure, the same I wish to Dynamo! |
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Post by krisstoke on Sept 26, 2011 9:25:24 GMT
Hi Den I watched both games in Luckys at the same time Good result for both teams hey ho I'm back to Stoke today! PS Couldnt make lucnch friday takes me 45 mins to get to the centre |
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Post by stokiejoeofalsager on Sept 26, 2011 14:33:35 GMT
Hello, Stokies!! Some info from Kyiv: Dynamo played in Kyiv vs Shakhtar (sell-out, sure). It s 0-0, but we had more chances, one post etc. Now - it s a Europa League - week! I wish you good game & 3 points this Thursday! & sure, the same I wish to Dynamo! hey den. .. did you see any of our 1-1 draw against man united?? |
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Post by denfcdk on Sept 26, 2011 14:57:06 GMT
Hey, guys!! Kris, no problem! Joe - no! It was almost the same time with Dynamo-Shakhtar game, so I watched it!!! But, believe me, I was totally for Stoke in your game! No doubt! |
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Post by denfcdk on Oct 4, 2011 20:37:50 GMT
Hi, guys! Some news from Ukraine! 08.10.11 - this Saturday - it s planned the official opening of Olympic Stadium in Kyiv! This is the stadium that supposed to host the Euro-2012 final game!! It used to have 100,000 seats, than (since 1998) - about 83,000 & under this re-construction - only about 70,000. This is the stadium where Dynamo had its most important victories! One of them - is 1975 UEFA SuperCup v Bayern 2-0! And how many more amazing games!! We won here vs Barcelona, Real, Arsenal, Bayer, Roma, Celtic, Anderlecht... Our National team played there vs Spain, France, Germany, Italy... This is our legend-ground! I wish someday Dynamo played on this old-new stadium a Champions League game vs Stoke-City! But before this, I wish this ground to host Euro-2012 final Ukraine-England! Happy days! |
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Post by stokemaccabi on Oct 4, 2011 21:31:49 GMT
den, Maccabi gonna play there against Dinamo? now im realy into getting there.
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Post by denfcdk on Oct 4, 2011 21:38:07 GMT
no!! this season - at the Dynamo stadium (small one!)
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Post by stokemaccabi on Oct 4, 2011 23:17:19 GMT
aw :\\ why flights to kyiv cost so much in December, its like asking my self how i wanna kill my self - wasting tons of money, or the freezing weather :\
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Post by denfcdk on Oct 5, 2011 5:34:08 GMT
No. Just put on some warm clothes.
And about flights prices - they r really high, I understand.
But, I think, it s Israel rates, yeah?
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Post by Pricey on Oct 5, 2011 5:54:17 GMT
no!! this season - at the Dynamo stadium (small one!) I quite liked that stadium. Walking up to it through the archs which were all lit up, the statue of that manager, the fact that it's more or less inside a park...good stuff. Is it possible to watch a match through the trees behind one goal? Me and myatt thought so... Hope you're well Den. |
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Post by denfcdk on Oct 5, 2011 6:03:40 GMT
Hi, Pricey!!! Great to hear you, mate! I like our stadium (Dynamo), too. It s in very picturesque place - the park, government buildings around etc. If we had more time I d like to show you some really amazing observation decks nearby. You standing on the right bank of Dnipro-river (on the hills) & looking at the left bank (low-lands). It s beautyful! & yes, you may watch a match from that park! There are places, where you may see all the pitch very clear! And from that high you see the picture of the game! I hope you r well, too, Pricey & already thinking about coming back to Kyiv someday! |
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Post by Pricey on Oct 5, 2011 6:08:00 GMT
I went to the main observation deck on the Friday Den. Very good. Also went to look at the statue and some of the churches, etc. A nice city you have there.  |
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Post by denfcdk on Oct 5, 2011 6:32:49 GMT
Oh! It s really good!! Thanx, mate! & I like the way you try to see a lot when on tour! I try to do the same! |
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Post by younghope on Oct 7, 2011 0:24:44 GMT
no!! this season - at the Dynamo stadium (small one!) I quite liked that stadium. Walking up to it through the archs which were all lit up, the statue of that manager, the fact that it's more or less inside a park...good stuff. Is it possible to watch a match through the trees behind one goal? Me and myatt thought so... Hope you're well Den. A couple of seasons ago yes, you could see the games from behind the WBC Ultras sectors. I think now it's mostly covered. |
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Post by Pricey on Oct 7, 2011 0:44:12 GMT
I quite liked that stadium. Walking up to it through the archs which were all lit up, the statue of that manager, the fact that it's more or less inside a park...good stuff. Is it possible to watch a match through the trees behind one goal? Me and myatt thought so... Hope you're well Den. A couple of seasons ago yes, you could see the games from behind the WBC Ultras sectors. I think now it's mostly covered. Me and my mate walked around the back of the stands on our mini-tour of the city and there were a few spots where you could see 80-90% of the pitch easily. |
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