Alright Leicester fan here - lived in Brum for 8 years and still work there.
Just some pointers when we went recently. Some of the stuff they don’t tell you! Or certainly in our experience.
They were late with us on details. Collected tickets from a business hotel a good distance away from anything of note. We took 800 coming off the back of that covid (still had to test etc) which was actually a good end because you had no wheelchair and flask army. Always found our European games with barely any notice given you a good end because it’s people who really, really want to be there.
Warsaw as a city was fine. We hung around Nowy Swiat - studentish area which is very lively. The old town which isn’t an old town is okay for an afternoon but not at night. There was a bit of trouble at British Bulldog but we were more clever than rolling up to the first British bar. Careful with drinks - one lad we knew went missing, woke up in a drug rehab dry out centre cos he’d been spiked. Common trick as well of over charging at the late night places
It’s a huge city. Traffic is as bad as any other European city. Took us forever to get from a very near airport. Legia’s ground is a long old sloop, we walked it albeit three of us including my grey haired old man. Which probably meant no bother - most of fans went on buses put on from a location in the old town. You do large groups of their supporters hang around the entrances but the serious troublemakers will be setting up some display.
They were very strict on passport and name matches. Which you will on collection but when I say check. It’s a 6ft 5 beast of a bloke. Hence I wouldn’t chance it with a home ticket.
It was legitimately the loudest atmosphere I’ve ever been in. When they face a club from the bigger leagues, they want to crewate a show.
Now after the game was where it was a bit nuts. As per all European games, they keep you behind. Ironically you get a really eerie view of Warsaw’s skyscrapers and Lenin’s Museum of Science from the concourse. They keep the food outlets open but no booze.
Once they let us out - we approached the exit - but we were being allowed out in single file. Someone in our end had launched a smoke bomb and they were after him. They got him but still insisted on this single file approach where they stared at every Leicester supporter leaving with a camera in your face (Napoli do the same on the way to the game).
Then we kept in this dark area at the back of the stand with a water tank blocking the way. They were letting out fans bit by bit but wanted you to order an Uber before letting you get away. Effectively they knew their ultras were waiting. As we got in our Uber, the plain clothes officer asked where we were going. Once wr got the bar we drank at post match. They were plenty of undercover keeping an eye on everything. The Warsaw police released this mad video on YouTube of the whole operation!
Anyway that night we had no trouble at. Four of the lads ended up in a lock in with Legia fans and they didn’t pay a penny for a drink.
Food and drink was incredible inexpensive compared to the UK. I think the most expensive things we paid for was treating ourselves to a three course day after the game and having a bottle of red for £22
