Topic: Champions League

[Fromola]

Seriously hope it gets moved, might sound weird but I want us to be the only English club associated with winning a CL Final in Istanbul. Playing for a European Cup in miserable Birmingham is exactly what those bastards deserve.

If it's played in England it'll just have the feel of an FA Cup semi final or something, especially with crowd restrictions. The League Cup final was drab enough.

I'd rather they didn't play it in Istanbul either, but if no fans travel then the venue is pretty meaningless.

[rob1966]

By an oil well, in the middle of the nowhere, with no fans, that seems fitting place to play this cashdriven megafinal. A sign of what football will become.

Is Qatar on the red list? I'm sure they'd love to open a WC stadium with the oil clubs CL Final. A few brown envelopes could convince UEFA to move it there.

[Morgana]

Is Qatar on the red list? I'm sure they'd love to open a WC stadium with the oil clubs CL Final. A few brown envelopes could convince UEFA to move it there.

How much further is Qatar from the UK (than Istanbul, I mean)? Club World Cup is all good but they might not want to move a European final to the Middle East.

[OsirisMVZ]

How much further is Qatar from the UK (than Istanbul, I mean)? Club World Cup is all good but they might not want to move a European final to the Middle East.

It can't be further than some of the Kazakh cities that host UEFA games.

[Son of Spion]

Can’t be moved to Wembley as it’s already in use that weekend.

Wonder if Villa Park will actually stage a CL final 😳

Just move it to Stoke.

[Legs]

A European final in Qatar outside of Europe 🤣🤣

I shouldnt laugh really as its probably the future and once they get it USA China Saudi will soon follow but as UEFA tell us its all about the fams

[darragh85]

they need to put a big fat asterisk beside this years champions league. has to be the cheapest one that will ever be won. i mean the winner never had to play an away leg in front of a full stadium.

[kavah]

^ What an image that was of Souness leading us out against Rome in 84.

Hope they can move this to the Uk. Crazy to play it in Turkey with Covid numbers so high there

[vicar]

they need to put a big fat asterisk beside this years champions league. has to be the cheapest one that will ever be won. i mean the winner never had to play an away leg in front of a full stadium.

Said at the start of this season it was a huge mistake to have international and european football, all this travel in the middle of a pandemic is stupid and driven by greed. Domestic football was the only sensible option and even that should have been done with a shortened season to protect the players, but again FIFA/UEFA/PL all want their cash.

Ironic that this final will be contested by two money rich oil clubs and the venue is red listed for travel.

[John C]

Fucking hell are Uefa actually seeing sense in not making fans travel, something we discussed on here in 2007.

Why can't UEFA earmark 4 stadiums at the beginning of the tournament, strategically located depending on who is in the final. The stadiums have months to prepare and be on standby to stage the final. Then after the semi's the closest to both teams is selected. The stadium has 3 or 4 weeks to make final preparations.

[Crosby Nick]

Fucking hell are Uefa actually seeing sense in not making fans travel, something we discussed on here in 2007.

Is that a Royal ‘we’ John?

[Black Bull Nova]

You have to remember that football is above Nnormal life, billions of people can have their lives disrupted for good reason, yes. Change the venue of the CL final that no fans will be going to so that two clubs don't have to fly 4,000 mile round trips on specially chartered planes for no apparent reason (given no match revenue), no, rules is rules. Why someone in Istabul would want to host it I don't know, let the Turks have next.

Oh, wait Gazprom have it lined up for next year, with crowds, get it now.

Play it at Port Vale

[GAZINK]

Who gives a fuck anyway at this point.

The most underwhelming final since Liverpool vs Spurs 

[Scottymuser]

It can't be further than some of the Kazakh cities that host UEFA games.

There is a MAJOR Difference though - Kazakhstan are members of UEFA, their clubs compete in UEFA competitions, and therefore could actually (in a miracle) qualify for the final.  Because of their membership, UEFA control the rules of how many the stadium can hold, what it can be, etc.  Qatar are members of the CAF - UEFA have less than zero control over anything to do with the final (which could include, for example, the ceremonial beheading of both keepers if the Qatari government want it, taking things to the silly extreme you have by suggesting Qatar could host a UEFA event) and could violate FIFA rules as well by not having the match in a UEFA country

[rob1966]

There is a MAJOR Difference though - Kazakhstan are members of UEFA, their clubs compete in UEFA competitions, and therefore could actually (in a miracle) qualify for the final.  Because of their membership, UEFA control the rules of how many the stadium can hold, what it can be, etc.  Qatar are members of the CAF - UEFA have less than zero control over anything to do with the final (which could include, for example, the ceremonial beheading of both keepers if the Qatari government want it, taking things to the silly extreme you have by suggesting Qatar could host a UEFA event) and could violate FIFA rules as well by not having the match in a UEFA country

Some of you lot take things way too seriously. I was taking the piss ffs by suggesting Qatar. 

[OsirisMVZ]

Yes that was a bit of a whoosh.

it's alright, Scotty doesn't know.

[Keith Lard]

Really hope they move this years CL final to wembley and we sneak into the CL last day ... another shot at wining the CL in Istanbul please

[Red_Rich]

Really hope they move this years CL final to wembley and we sneak into the CL last day ... another shot at wining the CL in Istanbul please

Says here that Istanbul would be 2023 if cancelled this year.  Sound.

[Morgana]

Istanbul is still red. 

[rob1966]

Istanbul is still red. 

[vicar]

Fucking hell are Uefa actually seeing sense in not making fans travel, something we discussed on here in 2007.

Don't think there should have been any international or European football for the last year - all in the name of money.

[Barefoot Doctor]

Reports emerging that it's likely to be played in Portgual, doesn't sound like talks between Uefa and the government were successful.

[gazzalfc]

Reports emerging that it's likely to be played in Portgual, doesn't sound like talks between Uefa and the government were successful.

Could be that they couldn't agree for Wembley to be free

[Morgana]

Reports emerging that it's likely to be played in Portgual, doesn't sound like talks between Uefa and the government were successful.

That's understandable. They probably don't want to give the London team some kind of home field advantage. Chelsea have another advantage in playing a cup final there this weekend too.

[Iska]

Shame for the FA that Wembley is booked.  Are there any other stadiums in England, does anyone know?

[Passmaster Molby]

Could be that they couldn't agree for Wembley to be free

Apparently its because some of the UEFA delegates wouldnt be able to travel to England due to government restrictions on travel from some countries. Fans first and all of that.....

[rob1966]

That's understandable. They probably don't want to give the London team some kind of home field advantage. Chelsea have another advantage in playing a cup final there this weekend too.

More likely they want the UEFA piss up in the sun.

[John C]

Is that a Royal ‘we’ John?

[Cruiser]

Anywhere but Istanbul. Couldn't bare the sight of any of them lifting it on our sacred turf.

[ceered]

According to the BBC - European football's governing body feels in Portugal it is going to be easier to gain access for sponsors and broadcasters, who would need to be compensated if they were unable to attend the game.
Good to see the fans being considered...

[jedimaster]

Istanbul will wait until we are ready to win it again there 

[RJH]

According to the BBC - European football's governing body feels in Portugal it is going to be easier to gain access for sponsors and broadcasters, who would need to be compensated if they were unable to attend the game.
Good to see the fans being considered...

The fact that UEFA want to hold it somewhere with easier access for all the sponsors etc coming from all over, should be raising alarm bells with the UK government over allowing thousands of fans to travel to the same event with no quarantining requirements on their return.

[JRed]

The fact that UEFA want to hold it somewhere with easier access for all the sponsors etc coming from all over, should be raising alarm bells with the UK government over allowing thousands of fans to travel to the same event with no quarantining requirements on their return.

Got to be worth a protest from the city and Chelsea fans?

[Fromola]

Anywhere but Istanbul. Couldn't bare the sight of any of them lifting it on our sacred turf.

Wouldn't have been any fans there to see it though, which would have made the venue pretty meaningless.

The final will be back there next year or the year after and no doubt another all English final (or at least one English side) so we'll have to make sure it's us.

[CraigDS]

If ever you needed more evidence that UEFA give fuck all shits about fans and all the stuff they've gone out with recently was purely about securing their own greed.

[Andy82lfc]

Yeah that whole shouty few days from UEFA spouting bullshit about ‘fans first’ didn’t last long did it 
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[Fruity]

Yeah that whole shouty few days from UEFA spouting bullshit about ‘fans first’ didn’t last long did it 
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It is outrageous. And will anyone really say anything about it. Truth is if fans can attend then UEFA should be making it as safe as possible for them during a pandemic. Clearly sponsors first and the UEFA "family". The hypocrisy of these organisations. Wish the super league happened just to piss off UEFA.

[JRed]

If ever you needed more evidence that UEFA give fuck all shits about fans and all the stuff they've gone out with recently was purely about securing their own greed.

Like many people said, Uefa, FIFA, The PL, Sky , Gary Neville, etc were only ever concerned about their own interests.

[rob1966]

Yeah that whole shouty few days from UEFA spouting bullshit about ‘fans first’ didn’t last long did it 
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They are nothing but a corrupt organisation, with a load of greedy c*nts with their snouts firmly shoved in the trough. I hope the ESL happens just to fuck UEFA over, although fucking the PL over is a laugh too.

[Back of the Bus]

6,000 each instead of 4,000 each will be allowed to Porto.

Sponsors (UEFA family) allowed too without visas getting waived.