Where are you right now? (Europa League Final Special)

[Sexual Ealing]

Just finished the work I needed to do. Settling down for an afternoon of worrying. Might head to the pub earlier than planned to get my eye in.

[Hillbilly]

Setting the alarm for 4.55am and going to bed for a restless night.

[Smithy]

Working from home, and just been reminded that my daughter is in a musical/play at school tonight, for which we booked tickets 6 weeks ago, and which I completely forgot about.  It finishes at 8pm.  Even if everything runs to time, and we have zero traffic on the way home, I will miss at least the first 20 minutes. 

I am distraught.

[Brazilian Villain]

Dublin Irish Bar. The only Irish thing is the name. Drying up but it's chilly.

CD was over there last year, and he reckoned the U2 Istanbul Irish Pub was way more authentic.

[FrankyH]

Top of the Intercontinental, I believe the toilets are nicer than the Dubliner pub , brother and mate were in there last night and said if was a grim site !

[Rudy Can't Fail]

At home trying to get some work done. I've taken the very rare decision to watch the game in my mate's Irish bar tonight (he has my favourite beer on draught which is a great result in itself). Last time I did that was the Play Off Final that saw us promoted. That game I had my eldest daughter with me but now she's a Norwegian Lion in Oslo, so maintaining the lucky formula I've got my son, youngest daughter with her boyfriend who doesn't know it yet but he'll be a Villa fan by the end of the night.

I'll be digging out my lucky 1975 Villa away white top, what a beautiful shirt, it only comes out for special games. Oh and the flag will also be making an appearance, against a first since the play-offs. My kids know how much the Villa mean to me and I couldn't wish for more than watching the team I love surrounded my the people I love. The missus will stay at home. Bless her, she never, ever complains about my obsession with the Villa and truth be told, even though she has no interest in football, if she was to come out tonight she's probably start a fight.

[cdbearsfan]

Dublin Irish Bar. The only Irish thing is the name. Drying up but it's chilly.

CD was over there last year, and he reckoned the U2 Istanbul Irish Pub was way more authentic.

I think the last "Irish" bar I was in was in Munich. On the menu they had a cocktail called a "Black and Tan". Feel like they hadn't even done the bare minimum of research.

[Stu]

4 hours to go until I can knock off, got a meeting at 2 for an hour and I’m honestly not in the right frame of mind to be patient and professional with people at all.

[rooboy316]

Setting the alarm for 4.55am and going to bed for a restless night.

They’re showing it on Gem so no need to stuff around trying to find rivers. Coverage starts at 4.30.

[amfy]

Still in Morecambe as we speak but about to head down to Brum where I’ll be watching in the Institute with CDBF amongst others and hopefully meeting up with Jane & Joe C before and after the match!

Feeling very jealous of everyone in Istanbul. Have fun & bring it home!

Nerves kicking in now!

[sid1964]

Listening to the rain lashing down outside the hotel in Istanbul

[amfy]

4 hours to go until I can knock off, got a meeting at 2 for an hour and I’m honestly not in the right frame of mind to be patient and professional with people at all.

I’ve got a Child in Need Meeting at the school I work at in Preston at 1pm tomorrow. Thursday isn’t even one of my working days but they ‘need’ me at this meeting. I have told them I will attend in sunglasses and stinking of booze! They laughed - they don’t think I am serious. I am deadly serious.

[N'ZMAV]

the nerves are giving me a stomach ache.
I am WFH today, but I have a very very clear afternoon.

[Stu]

4 hours to go until I can knock off, got a meeting at 2 for an hour and I’m honestly not in the right frame of mind to be patient and professional with people at all.

I’ve got a Child in Need Meeting at the school I work at in Preston at 1pm tomorrow. Thursday isn’t even one of my working days but they ‘need’ me at this meeting. I have told them I will attend in sunglasses and stinking of booze! They laughed - they don’t think I am serious. I am deadly serious.

I’m sorry I can’t make it later! I just cannot hear anything in very noisy pub environments anymore and feel isolated.

[DB]

Dublin Irish Bar. The only Irish thing is the name. Drying up but it's chilly.

CD was over there last year, and he reckoned the U2 Istanbul Irish Pub was way more authentic.

I think the last "Irish" bar I was in was in Munich. On the menu they had a cocktail called a "Black and Tan". Feel like they hadn't even done the bare minimum of research.

If it ain’t got bicycles on the ceiling, it’s not authentic.