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3 members of the same football supporting family caught up in this B****Y awful incident.

Donations being sent from the wider footballing community to remaining family members.

I just wondered if we could do our bit by using the Community Hub to facilitate making a donation. Or maybe there is a payment system out there where we can donate direct.

[Town_Fan]

Dave In Footie Heaven, on 29 June 2015 - 07:52 AM, said:

3 members of the same football supporting family caught up in this B****Y awful incident.

Donations being sent from the wider footballing community to remaining family members.

I just wondered if we could do our bit by using the Community Hub to facilitate making a donation. Or maybe there is a payment system out there where we can donate direct.

Not decrying the sentiment but why does it matter they were football fans? If people wish to donate shouldn't we be doing it for all victims?

[Toddhopper.]

I'm due to go to Sousse on the 26th July, I'd still go if it was just adults but there's no way I'm taking kids out there.
Certainly agree we should try to do something for the families who have lost loved ones.

[ProactBlue2015]

Toddhopper., on 29 June 2015 - 08:04 AM, said:

I'm due to go to Sousse on the 26th July, I'd still go if it was just adults but there's no way I'm taking kids out there.
Certainly agree we should try to do something for the families who have lost loved ones.

It will be safer to go now than it was before. He's dead & security will be out in full force for the next few months! But don't blame you.

[DIFH]

Town_Fan, on 29 June 2015 - 07:54 AM, said:

Not decrying the sentiment but why does it matter they were football fans? If people wish to donate shouldn't we be doing it for all victims?

Strange comment Tf It's simply a message of support who will be devastated and who may have a financial burden to repatriate their loved ones.

Don't look for another response I ain't going there.

[Town_Fan]

Dave In Footie Heaven, on 29 June 2015 - 08:26 AM, said:

Strange comment Tf It's simply a message of support who will be devastated and who may have a financial burden to repatriate their loved ones.

Don't look for another response I ain't going there.

It's a noble gesture and I agree with the sentiment. The problem is all of those victims will have those issues not just the football fans. That's all I was saying, no more no less.

[Town_Fan]

ProactBlue2015, on 29 June 2015 - 08:12 AM, said:

It will be safer to go now than it was before. He's dead & security will be out in full force for the next few months! But don't blame you.

I went to Marrakech not long after there had been the bomb blasts in Jemaa el-Fnaa. It's hard to know what to do for the best.

[CFC91]

Was in Sousse a couple of years ago and stayed in one one of the Marhaba Beach hotels along the seas front ans thought it was a cracking holiday. Like most though I would think twice about going now or atleast be a little more careful. Sad in some respects as that is almost giving into the desires of the terrorists and letting them win.

Tunisia and the people in that area rely greatly on the tourists so I also feel for those people as many of the staff were great and working for a pittance relying heavily on tips etc from Brits and others.

[ProactBlue2015]

Town_Fan, on 29 June 2015 - 08:32 AM, said:

I went to Marrakech not long after there had been the bomb blasts in Jemaa el-Fnaa. It's hard to know what to do for the best.

I 100% agree. Whilst it's the safest time to go, it's still happened. Hopefully you can get all your money back.

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Town_Fan, on 29 June 2015 - 08:32 AM, said:

I went to Marrakech not long after there had been the bomb blasts in Jemaa el-Fnaa. It's hard to know what to do for the best.

Same after Sharm attacks.
In some ways it's much safer and the locals are so grateful for the faith put in them and the country/resort after the attack

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Toddhopper., on 29 June 2015 - 08:04 AM, said:

I'm due to go to Sousse on the 26th July, I'd still go if it was just adults but there's no way I'm taking kids out there.
Certainly agree we should try to do something for the families who have lost loved ones.

My mum and dad were going to go to Tunisia at the end of August but have taken advice and taken a transfer to Lanzarote. Horrible for the families of course, but also a real shame for the Tunisians. Mum and dad say its a moderate country which relies on tourism which is why the extremist scum have gone for them. Got to admire the Tunisian hotel staff who formed a human chain to protect holidaymakers. So my mum and dad have put their safety first even though they feel bad for the tunisians.

[Town_Fan]

NOKIN, on 29 June 2015 - 01:50 PM, said:

It's a tough position to be in and I genuinely feel for you. I totally agree with your stance regarding your kids. For me personally I think I would struggle to go. I can't imagine myself having a good time there.

The wife and I were on Phi-Phi Island a couple of weeks before the Tsunami and we loved it and swore we would go back but we have never been able to since the Tsunami. It's a shame but it's how we feel. We lost a few "beach" friends and it just doesn't seem right to go there and have fun.

I hope you get sorted and have a cracking holiday either way.

It feels personal doesn't it? I remember feeling "more involved" in September 11th having been up the WTC a few months earlier.

I'm sure people who have been to Port El-Kantoui feel the same.

[Toddhopper.]

NOKIN, on 29 June 2015 - 01:50 PM, said:

It's a tough position to be in and I genuinely feel for you. I totally agree with your stance regarding your kids. For me personally I think I would struggle to go. I can't imagine myself having a good time there.

The wife and I were on Phi-Phi Island a couple of weeks before the Tsunami and we loved it and swore we would go back but we have never been able to since the Tsunami. It's a shame but it's how we feel. We lost a few "beach" friends and it just doesn't seem right to go there and have fun.

I hope you get sorted and have a cracking holiday either way.

I can't imagine having a good time either. I think I'd just be looking over my shoulder the whole time, or looking suspiciously at locals with bushy beards which of course is unfair on all the nice people with bushy beards. I've made enquiries as to what our options are but they are dealing with those leaving imminently first which means it'll probably be a few days before we find out what's going to happen. Like I said if we didn't have children with us we'd go just to stick 2 fingers up to Jihadi John and his pond life mates but having fun would be almost impossible I reckon.

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Toddhopper., on 29 June 2015 - 08:04 AM, said:

I'm due to go to Sousse on the 26th July, I'd still go if it was just adults but there's no way I'm taking kids out there.
Certainly agree we should try to do something for the families who have lost loved ones.

I watched Sousse beat Monastir 5-0 around 10 years ago ! Shootings occurred outside the hotel where I stayed.

[needdm]

We went two years ago and were due to go back September, but have now transfered to the Canary islands. Feel sorry for the Tunisians, but the situation has been gradually getting worse. Felt uneasy after the shooting in Tunis in March and thought it was a matter of time before something like this happened.
When we last went we were able to travel down to the Sahara, but now a lot of the places we visited are unsafe according to the Foreign office.
Obviously the Tunisian Government will flood the resorts with armed security, but who wants to lying on a sunbed surrounded by armed guards? Problem is that there are too many guns in Tunisia because Libya has fallen apart, partly because we got involved, and there are numerous fanatics prepared to us them, and happy to die trying.