Gold Coast Away....a bit shit really....

[jiggles]

As much as it's going to be awesome...it's dead in the middle of schoolies...

Which yes, fantastic for you chaps to hook up with under-agers...

But shit for accommodation...

Most of it will be booked, even now...

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

So I wonder if that means you're going to get a stack of drunken 17 and 18 year olds to the game?

Man, the media will love it if they start causing trouble...

 

[serious14]

50 times more police. 500 times more people. Any male Marinator over 21 being instantly spotted by said police as a "toolie" or whatever the term is.

No thanks.  Surely they could have just not given them a home game that weekend or made it against Wellington or Perth?? 

 

[Bear]

I thought that also. Bugger

Will have to stay with friends, or out of Surfers, like Southport to the north, Robina inland or south at say burleigh heads

 

[jiggles]

I'm not concerned about drunken teens at the game. Its more finding a place to stay that's pissing me off.

Alicia and I are getting a list of people together atm for those who are DEFINATE yes... Going to put it to a travel agent or something to try and get a discount with a lot of non-schoolies people who might be able to do something for us.

If you def want in, PM me or Alicia. ASAP plz.

 

[serious14]

BigNuts is saying in the other thread it's not schoolies week??

I is confused.

 

[jiggles]

http://www.schoolies.com/2009/

Says here, Schoolies is 21 Nov - 13 Dec

 

[Tittirongi]

So I wonder if that means you're going to get a stack of drunken 17 and 18 year olds to the game?

Do you honestly think they would Travel all the way to Robina instead of being on Cavill Ave?

 

[Paolo]

Couldn't ask for a better time imho

 

[jiggles]

Its a good time. Wont deny that.

Finding accommodation will just be tricky is all.

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

I thought some places refused to accommodate schoolies kids?

 

[marinermick]

I thought some places refused to accommodate schoolies kids?

Exactly, accommodation will not be a problem as half the venues do not take schoolies and the people who would normally fill this accommodation will stay away knowing it is schoolies.

 

[serious14]

Prices in Surfers Paradise during that weekend range from $400 a night (one bedroom apartment) to $1200 a night for a 3 bedroom place.

Cooloongatta/Tweed is significantly cheaper, around the $175 to $400 mark.

Guessing it's the same ol' mantra of "Location Location".

 

[trev]

ahh well either way i will be going to the game, it will be awesome

 

[kevrenor]

Off topic but there is another nice football focussed weekend away north:

R11
- Sat 17 Oct  Brisbane Roar vs US at Suncorp
- Sun 18 Oct  Gold Coast vs Glory at Skilled

A shame that we don't have Roar and Gold Coast bookended ie. one of a Sunday and the other the next Friday

 

[Bear]

umm, why even bother with accom? anyone who has been there before (adz) can back me up here, there is MORE than enough to keep you occupied during the night hours, and the beach makes for an awesome bed at other times

 

[serious14]

I dare you to do the entire trip without booking a room OR crashing at anyone else's place/hotel.

 

[Bear]

"do ya double dare me"

 

[serious14]

I really do.

I will fly back from England to witness said caper if you do indeed do it.

 

[marinermick]

just did a search on lastminute.com and there is a serious amount of acommodation available on the GC between those dates starting at $70 a night