The difference between Barcelona and Warrington is that you will be A) bladdered B) happy C) hot and thus you will be not as sensible as you would be at home and thus more vulnerable and a target.

And told you before, I am not on your NHS wages so can't afford to travel the world!

Nice enough city is Barca, 99.9% of the locals made us feel really welcome when I last visited, however crime and pickpockets are very apparent. In and around the airport is pretty ropey, but as long as you keep your wits about you should be fine.

I was in Barcelona in 2001 and got mugged on La Rambla.

Sat outside a bar opposite where one of these dudes was hanging about



Cost me the equivalent of £18 for 2 beers and 2 soft drinks - that's what I call being mugged

is this the slim that used knock around with pothead ste,went to the gb game at old trafford years ago???????????

You have to watch out for the brass(there are hundreds) on the ramblas. We went barca for r kids stag do a few years back and my dad said a couple of their finest robbed his wallet. It seemed quite odd that he had been gone for 3 hours and was sweating quite alot when he told us of this robbery though

Can't be that bad, imagine playing in Liverpool? Then we would be worried.

The way some of you lot are going on you'd think we had a game in Bogota this weekend. Barcelona is like any big city, if your fairly streetwise and keep your wits about you your unlikely to encounter any problems. Walking through busy areas just keep your hands in short pockets, don't carry a wallet, money in one pocket cards in the other etc.

If there's anyone to be wary of its the brasses, or so I've heard anyway. Five euros for a blowie might sound cheap, but think who else might be down that back alley the young African girl is trying to tempt you into. Also heard about one were the girl sits on your face and her mate runs in the room and steals your wallet, phone etc. Not saying anyone will be engaging in illicit activities, but just in case.

All good advice kids, so stay safe and enjoy what is one of Europe's finest cities.

"Let me guess your weight"


"If you're wrong, you tell me your pin number"

Don't listen to all the rubbish about "it's worse in Manchester". I've been to Manchester, Liverpool, London etc and never had any trouble. I've been to Barcalona twice and seen loads of scum bags who are just looking for the chance to rob you. Take extreme care!

I was on a bus there once and got up as it was approaching my stop. One of these scum bags got up in front of me as if he was looking for his stop. He was actually stopping me directly next to his accomplice who then tried to get into my bum-bag which was concealed under my shirt. Luckily, I felt his hand and gave him daggers. He then pretended that he was tapping me to tell me to shove the other bloke out of the way so I could get off the bus.

Have your wits about you at all times and stay together in tourist areas.

I'll guarantee there will be a thread on here next week about those that have been robbed, probably the "it's worse in Manchester" brigade.

Rather bag snatching than being kicked to death or glassed in the face in our town. Like people are saying above, people don't take the care they do at home whilst on holiday because they are relaxed and criminally minded people take advantage of it. However when confronted they normally back off ( I chased a bag snatcher in Salou a few years back who ripped off a bag that was left under a table in a bar and after a few hundred yards he threw the bag away and carried on running). If you did that in say, London, you would end up with a knife in the ribs.

Just enjoy the game. I wish I was there!

If you wear a bum bag, you ask for everything you get.

Didn't they come into 'fashion' in the eighties/early nineties and quickly fade out?

If you are still using/wearing them then yes you definitely derserve everything you get.

The correct name is 'fanny pack'. Makes it sound much more manly.

The main criminal acts of this weekend in Barcelona will be the pasty Northern Europeans exposing their bare flesh.