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The Footie Thread

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ColchesterFC said:
I assume that this is true as Sky Sports have Tweeted it. Surely they'll have to move the match to somewhere that fans can get to easily.

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They can’t, the FA have a contract with Wembley they must fulfil. They’d rather play it with no fans than have to pay the fine to move it. Let’s be honest, when did the FA or PL think about fans? They don’t give 2 hoots about them, they never have and they never will.

All FA Cup semis should still be played at neutral grounds equidistant between the 2 teams.

It’s a ball ache getting to and from Wembley from the North without a train service.

Its good to see both supporters groups calling for it though.
 
We played Chelsea in the 2002 FA Cup semi-final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Road works on the M4 and engineering works on the railway meant it was a real pain in the rear end. Lost 1-0 to a John Terry goal. Would have been simple to have it much nearer London but again the FA had the contract with the Millennium Stadium as they were hosting the finals. The FA don't give a flying fig about fans (did they ever)
 
I guess if 2 English teams get to the Champions League final, fans will be demanding it is played in England.

Will the FA have already hired contractors for the FA Cup final in London, who would potentially lose their income if venue changed? Have tickets already gone on sale? Will some fans have already arranged a weekend trip to London, hoping their team gets to the final? If the venue was changed, will it be simple to organise all the logistics that go with it?

Sounds easy to type "change the venue" and then moan the FA don't care about the fans. However, if you were actually in charge, you'd quickly find actions are much harder than words.
 
Swango1980 said:
I guess if 2 English teams get to the Champions League final, fans will be demanding it is played in England.

Will the FA have already hired contractors for the FA Cup final in London, who would potentially lose their income if venue changed? Have tickets already gone on sale? Will some fans have already arranged a weekend trip to London, hoping their team gets to the final? If the venue was changed, will it be simple to organise all the logistics that go with it?

Sounds easy to type "change the venue" and then moan the FA don't care about the fans. However, if you were actually in charge, you'd quickly find actions are much harder than words.
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Paris is easy enough for both Chelsea and Bayern to travel to........! ;):D
 
Swango1980 said:
I guess if 2 English teams get to the Champions League final, fans will be demanding it is played in England.

Will the FA have already hired contractors for the FA Cup final in London, who would potentially lose their income if venue changed? Have tickets already gone on sale? Will some fans have already arranged a weekend trip to London, hoping their team gets to the final? If the venue was changed, will it be simple to organise all the logistics that go with it?

Sounds easy to type "change the venue" and then moan the FA don't care about the fans. However, if you were actually in charge, you'd quickly find actions are much harder than words.
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The point is that I believe this engineering work has been planned in for some time, so they should have checked a lot earlier and made alternative arrangements.

They are more bothered about paying the stadium off and have London FC (England) as a long term tenant for games than anything else.
 
Swango1980 said:
I guess if 2 English teams get to the Champions League final, fans will be demanding it is played in England.

Will the FA have already hired contractors for the FA Cup final in London, who would potentially lose their income if venue changed? Have tickets already gone on sale? Will some fans have already arranged a weekend trip to London, hoping their team gets to the final? If the venue was changed, will it be simple to organise all the logistics that go with it?

Sounds easy to type "change the venue" and then moan the FA don't care about the fans. However, if you were actually in charge, you'd quickly find actions are much harder than words.
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Works and train closures have always been planned for the bank holiday - that’s been there for a lot longer than the FA Cup Semi final dates - it just needed a bit of planning from the FA to not host the Semi final over Easter
 
Liverbirdie said:
The point is that I believe this engineering work has been planned in for some time, so they should have checked a lot earlier and made alternative arrangements.

They are more bothered about paying the stadium off and have London FC (England) as a long term tenant for games than anything else.
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It's common sense surely. Check the major routes (road and rail) for engineering work and then arrange to play away from those dates. Bank holiday is a prime time for engineering so why put the fixtures there?
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Works and train closures have always been planned for the bank holiday - that’s been there for a lot longer than the FA Cup Semi final dates - it just needed a bit of planning from the FA to not host the Semi final over Easter
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To be fair, if Liverpool get to the final, apparently there are more Liverpool fans in London than Liverpool. I guess same is true for other big clubs.

Anyway, do clubs not organise coaches to London? Could they not organise more than normal to account for disruption to railway?
 
Swango1980 said:
To be fair, if Liverpool get to the final, apparently there are more Liverpool fans in London than Liverpool. I guess same is true for other big clubs.

Anyway, do clubs not organise coaches to London? Could they not organise more than normal to account for disruption to railway?
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Problem you have with coaches is getting in and out of wembley especially as theres 2 NW teams so
double the amount of traffic trying to go the same way. Its carnage.

We can do the train home in 3hrs 30 max from wembley. With City goin there itll probably take 2hrs getting away from wembley then stuck in traffic on the North Circular getting to the M1.
 
Swango1980 said:
I guess if 2 English teams get to the Champions League final, fans will be demanding it is played in England.

Will the FA have already hired contractors for the FA Cup final in London, who would potentially lose their income if venue changed? Have tickets already gone on sale? Will some fans have already arranged a weekend trip to London, hoping their team gets to the final? If the venue was changed, will it be simple to organise all the logistics that go with it?

Sounds easy to type "change the venue" and then moan the FA don't care about the fans. However, if you were actually in charge, you'd quickly find actions are much harder than words.
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If the circumstances justify it, as per last year with travel restrictions & Covid issues then yes they should; otherwise no.

Nor should it be moved if one team ends up with a home game, as per 2012.

In this instance I feel the circumstances warrant the change & the semi should probably go to Old Trafford; yes, more convenient for City but it gives both sets of fans a fair chance to attend.
 
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