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Published Date: 09 July 2009
SCOTLAND have confirmed the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama as the venue for their friendly against Japan on 10 October.
The Scots last faced Japan in 2006 when they won the Kirin Cup under Walter Smith after a goalless draw. The sides have only ever met twice, the previous friendly encounter also ending 0-0 in 1995.

One familiar face in the Japan team will be former Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura, now at Espanyol, who won his latest cap in a World Cup qualifier against Qatar.





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Pretzel Logic,

09/07/2009 00:22:04
I hope that the SFA are advising fans to arrive two days eraly so they have time to find the stadium.

Why did the SFA agree to this venue?

Did they think there was a Yokohama Nissan Stadium Inrenational airport?
2

Fraser MacDonald,

Hitchin 09/07/2009 00:33:12
#1 seriously? What's the problem.

Go to google maps and you'll find a very straightforward route:
1 hour train from the Tokyo's main international airport, change and get a local train for 18 minutes, then 17 minutes walk to the stadium.

So that's not even 2 hours, let alone 2 days. It's not as if Hampden has great public transport links!
3

Pretzel Logic,

09/07/2009 01:12:58
#2

I hope you have to make the journey to find out how bad it is.

And I doubt many fans will be travelling form Narita airport which in itself is at least 90 minutes from Tokyo.

You could walk to Hapmden in an hour.

Another SFA disgrace.

4

Pretzel Logic,

09/07/2009 02:34:12
Fans will need to leave three hours travelling time each way on a match day.

If the game was being played at the National Stadium in Tokyo- walking distance from the best bars, restaurants and hotels.

All the big teams get to play there. Japanese FA making a fool of Scotland...

However, there is a famous rehab centre near the Yokohama stadium. Maybe the Travel Club are trying to put a wee package deal together for the Scottish supporters.
5

Finlang,

Hong Kong 09/07/2009 04:59:12
#4 BTO

Since your unfunny Rangers-supporting quasi-British/English flag-waving attempts to denigrate Scottish supporters invariably fail, why not just take a hike into the backwaters of your sinister little mind and reflect?

The fact that an insensible section of the Rangers support affects to gain credence from denigrating the country they live in is beyond the wit of most true Scots supporters. Well done, simple mind.

Your odious anti-Scots posts win no friends either side of the Glasgow divide or the Scotland/England border. Shameful insignificant little man that you are, posing as Mr Wit. F-wit more like.







6

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09/07/2009 05:05:56
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jamurai,

05/08/2009 06:13:23
Hear! Hear! no5
no4 yo are talking cr*p and not for the first time. I believe the 2002 World Cup Final was played in this stadium as are many of Japan's "big" friendlies-Saitama is often used for big internationals too. Based on recent Japan friendlies we could have been playing anywhere- Oita (Kyushu), Niigata or Kobe....It is EASY to get there from Tokyo and as I guess you have no interest in going yourself, why are you so upset?
Mr. Wit! lmfao, as they say...

 

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