Well thank you very much KLM!!
Arrived at Heathrow airport on Wednesday to catch my 11.50 flight only to get to security and be told the flight was cancelled and we were being bumped to the 14.50 flight.
"OK" I thought "tight but should still make the match."
Well 14.20 comes around and and check which gate we're boarding at and find we're delayed another 30 minutes. GRRRRR!!!
Eventually get on the flight and we're due to land at 6pm Dutch time. Well the match doesn't kick off until 8.45 so should leave me time to get to the ground, just. Trains from Amsterdam to Eindhoven take about an hour and a half and leave pretty frequently.
Pilot misses his bloody take off slot!!! We have to sit there for another half an hour.
OK, 6.30 landing. Tight but makable.
So we take off and land at 6.30pm only to find out that the power lines are down on the direct route to Eindhoven and I'd have to go via Rotterdam. Taking 2 hours and 50 minutes. Leaving at 7pm. BOLLOX!!!!
So after all the trouble I had getting a ticket I'm not going to the game.
Well drop my gear off at my hotel and wander along the main strip looking for a bar showing the game. 15 bars later I finally find one with a TV. What is it with this country? Virtually every pub in the UK has a TV of some description. But it was a small friendly little bar so it was a bit of a laugh.
I HATE PENALTIES!!!! So I went back to my hotel and had a bath and went to bed!
Having a wander round Amsterdam this morning and my poxy, useless LG Viewty that was fully charged when I left home, and I've not switched it on since, is dead. Was only planning on using it as a camera on this trip and it's already been sent back to 3 mobile 3 times for the same low battery life problem. Marvellous!! And to top it my T-Mobile has taken it into it's head not to let me make phone calls despite my having had roaming set up for about 3 years.
So basically here I am in Amsterdam having no method of contacting home if needs be, having missed the game and so far not having seen a single other Spurs fan.
Thank you very much KLM, you'll be hearing from me when I get home!!!