champions league/play offs

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monty987

monty987

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they could move the play off finals back to accomodate the champions league final at wembley ! it makes sense to play the final in England of course , but why not play the league one play off final at Old trafford or Man c ground ?, no the f a like to be arkward as usual, and make a 500 mile trip for us but a bike ride for Chelsea supporters.
 
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they could move the play off finals back to accomodate the champions league final at wembley ! it makes sense to play the final in England of course , but why not play the league one play off final at Old trafford or Man c ground ?, no the f a like to be arkward as usual, and make a 500 mile trip for us but a bike ride for Chelsea supporters.
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If the game is switched to England play it at Villa Park. Leave the playoffs as they are.
 
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monty987 said:
they could move the play off finals back to accomodate the champions league final at wembley ! it makes sense to play the final in England of course , but why not play the league one play off final at Old trafford or Man c ground ?, no the f a like to be arkward as usual, and make a 500 mile trip for us but a bike ride for Chelsea supporters.
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These are two of the clubs that were about to stick two fingers up at the whole ethos of football as we know it. Let them play at a neutral club venue and leave Wembley for the playoffs.
 
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We've just broken our Wembley jinx so I don't want to play our final elsewhere.

The Champions league final doesn't have to be in Wembley, what about elsewhere in the UK - like Cardiff?
 
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Champions League final between Man City and Chelsea set to be moved to Porto from Istanbul
UEFA had wanted to move the final to Wembley but there were issues about waiving quarantine rules for staff, sponsors, VIPs and foreign media. Portugal is on the government green list so UK visitors will be able to travel there from Sunday

By Kaveh Solhekol

Wednesday 12th May, 2021 19:00, UK


The Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City will be moved to Porto's Estadio do Dragao from Istanbul, UEFA is set to announce.

UEFA had wanted to move the final to Wembley and was in talks with the UK government, but there was a considerable sticking point about waiving quarantine rules for the 2,000 staff, sponsors, VIPs and foreign media.

The fixture was due to take place at the Ataturk Stadium on May 29th, but pressure mounted for the venue to be changed after the UK government placed Turkey on its 'red' list of at-risk countries and urged fans not to travel for the fixture. UK citizens returning from red-list countries are required to quarantine at a government-approved hotel for 10 days.

The capacity at the Estadio do Dragao is 50,000 and UEFA is in talks with the Portuguese government to allow 20,000 to attend the final. That would mean up to 6,000 tickets for fans of each club.

Fans have not been allowed to attend games in Portugal this season but the Portuguese league announced on Wednesday that they would be able to watch the final round of league games next Wednesday with stadium capacities capped at 10 per cent.

Portugal is on the government green list so UK visitors will be able to travel there from Sunday. They will not need to quarantine but they will have to take Covid-19 tests before and after they travel.

It would have been cheaper and easier for UEFA to host the game at Wembley, which already has the infrastructure set up to be a UEFA European Championship venue next month, but the governing body felt that it could not do so without the guarantee of government waivers

As far as UEFA is concerned, fans would not be able to attend at all if the final had remained in Istanbul, so it believes that it has tried to do the best in difficult circumstances.

As far as Chelsea and City supporters are concerned, the final should be at Wembley.

This will be the third final in Portugal in eight years but the first in Porto.
 
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why do they never choose 2 or 3 possible venues just in case the two teams in the final are from the same country?

...and who the feck gives a shiny ****e about those '2,000 staff, sponsors, VIPs and foreign media'...let the real fans in to watch the flaming thing!!!
 
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samwise_new said:
why do they never choose 2 or 3 possible venues just in case the two teams in the final are from the same country?

...and who the feck gives a shiny ****e about those '2,000 staff, sponsors, VIPs and foreign media'...let the real fans in to watch the flaming thing!!!
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Because it makes perfect sense… And when is the last time UEFA or fifa made a “perfect sense” decision?

I’m actually glad they aren’t having it here. If I have to quarantine then why the **** shouldn’t they?? Although myDad had a perfect solution. They get to the airport, picked up by bus to go directly to Wembley, then bussed back to the airport post game. No quarantine, just no time to do anything else!
 
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Because it makes perfect sense… And when is the last time UEFA or fifa made a “perfect sense” decision?

I’m actually glad they aren’t having it here. If I have to quarantine then why the **** shouldn’t they?? Although myDad had a perfect solution. They get to the airport, picked up by bus to go directly to Wembley, then bussed back to the airport post game. No quarantine, just no time to do anything else!
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because again it makes perfect sense, two teams from the same country...let their supporters enjoy the day with as many there as possible, the rest (if they really are needed) can be ferried in and back out...

... but we all know the arse licking contest is what really matters, the sponsors and hanger-ons will HAVE to be mollycoddled and spoilt the whole time so that when their time comes, these arse lickers can look forward to their own anal cleansing.
 
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