For fear that we may put someone in the dog house, we've decided that no names will be used in this extremely serious exposé. The following story involves a brave soul, his 'missus', and 'a single female friend'. The setting for this wondrous exchange is a Facebook group that you really should be a member of.
The phrase 'rarer than hen's teeth' doesn't even come close to explaining the paucity of tickets for the Ireland vs Belgium. The crucial clash in Bordeaux could be sold out five times over but unfortunately that's not quite possible and it means that Irish fans are being forced to try everything they can to get their hands on those golden tickets.
Which is where that Facebook group comes in. Alongside questionable flags and horrendous songs, quite a few fans have been on the lookout for tickets with the Belgium game in particular demand. However, we've gotten to the stage that simply looking for tickets is as useless as sitting in your back garden and imagining you're in Bordeaux on June 18th.
So, instead of simply adding his name to the list, one brave individual decided that to set himself apart from the crowd with some old fashioned bartering.
Nothing that we can condone of course, but it must be said that the individual in question is a gentleman of the highest order and although some may have taken his intentions as somewhat insidious, there is nothing untoward on offer here.
Rightly so. Having said that however, there was some bonus territory bargaining to follow.
And, then there was the ultimate realisation that, in truth, he only really needs one ticket.
We wouldn't go as far as saying that any particular Irish fan deserves one of those highly sought after tickets more than another but, if anyone does have a spare ticket (or three) then we would suggest that you head on over to the Euro 2016 Facebook group and help this man out.
