Roger_Dubuis Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Latest figures are that Arsenal have sold 3,500 tickets and Chelsea around 2,000. Problems are that there are no direct flights from London to Baku, day trips are around £1,000 and it takes 5-6 days on the bus. For a first European final, I think we'd sell more than both Arsenal and Chelsea maybe around 5,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrelli Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 We would definitely sell our allocation for Bacup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 If one of our 1st team was unable to play due to his nationality I'd tell em to get fucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, frank_spencer said: If one of our 1st team was unable to play due to his nationality I'd tell em to get fucked. Can’t belive more hasn’t been made of this. inagine if he was black/white or because he was Muslim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 24, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 24, 2019 24 minutes ago, gonzo said: Can’t belive more hasn’t been made of this. inagine if he was black/white or because he was Muslim. I think in the end they said he could come, but they couldn't guarantee his safety thing is, Azarbaijan are hosting Euro 2020 games - what if Armenia qualify - would they then have to fix it / make sure that Armenia don't play games there? as for allocations - I read the average cost is 2.5k, so would we fuck sell 5-6k for a final at that price, no chance, not when we've also played 10+ away games to get there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 14 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said: I think in the end they said he could come, but they couldn't guarantee his safety thing is, Azarbaijan are hosting Euro 2020 games - what if Armenia qualify - would they then have to fix it / make sure that Armenia don't play games there? as for allocations - I read the average cost is 2.5k, so would we fuck sell 5-6k for a final at that price, no chance, not when we've also played 10+ away games to get there Think there’s been a couple of precedents, in qualifying at least, of shifting teams around after the draw so that team A doesn’t have to play team B. Spain and Gibraltar springs to mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 24, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 24, 2019 also read the reason why they only got 6k tickets each, when the ground holds 68k, was because the airport couldn't handle any more fans coming in from outside of the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 24, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, frank_spencer said: If one of our 1st team was unable to play due to his nationality I'd tell em to get fucked. Quite right. Both teams should tell eufa to get to fuck. Quickly rearrange it for Wembley. Give the pitch a rest after the playoffs, then showpiece it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Steejay Posted May 24, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) It's fucking bollocks that it's in the backwards of beyond. It's just about brown envelopes in back pockets. Again. How do these fuckers get away with this shit, time and again? Edited May 24, 2019 by Steejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Roger_Dubuis said: Latest figures are that Arsenal have sold 3,500 tickets and Chelsea around 2,000. Problems are that there are no direct flights from London to Baku, day trips are around £1,000 and it takes 5-6 days on the bus. For a first European final, I think we'd sell more than both Arsenal and Chelsea maybe around 5,000 I think we'd be lucky to take more than 1500 or so, it's too expensive and it's fucking difficult to get to 41 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said: as for allocations - I read the average cost is 2.5k, so would we fuck sell 5-6k for a final at that price, no chance, not when we've also played 10+ away games to get there I've some friends who are Chelsea ST holders, they were considering going out, but the cost is prohibitive, and also they have to pay for their STs this month as well (previously, when they got the CL final, the club pushed back the renewal date by a month, to help out) I've got another mate who is an Arsenal ST holder, and he's actually going, reckon it's going to cost the best part of £3K for 3 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 24, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, Steejay said: It's fucking bollocks that it's in the backwards of beyond. It's just about brown envelopes in back pockets. Again. How do these fuckers get away with this shit, time and again? see I think it's fair enough that places like this get to host finals, it's not like their teams will get to the finals likewise no issue with world cups being held in Russia and Qatar UEFA and FIFA are bent anyway, wherever the big games are being played, pockets are being lined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Steejay Posted May 24, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 24, 2019 24 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said: see I think it's fair enough that places like this get to host finals, it's not like their teams will get to the finals likewise no issue with world cups being held in Russia and Qatar UEFA and FIFA are bent anyway, wherever the big games are being played, pockets are being lined Sure, it's fine if it works logistically but to award a game like this to somewhere that can only accept up to 6,000 visitors is what makes it bollocks. Again, the fans don't matter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowball Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 All for spreading football thru Europe (or the world if its FIFA) but Qatar and Ba fucking ku is taking piss. Bet FIFA are pissing their sides its two English clubs struggling to get there. Also this here Armenian thing and usually banning folk with bad aids come on why we humouring this medieval lot? Next posts - Roger the Dodger on how The Red Army would take millions to march on Baku and Radcliffe counting precisely how mant wed take. Two mini bus from moor lane and a coach from Walkden. Saved you trouble. Plus gahan'ys van out of retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 24, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Steejay said: Sure, it's fine if it works logistically but to award a game like this to somewhere that can only accept up to 6,000 visitors is what makes it bollocks. Again, the fans don't matter... aye, though it probably wouldn't have mattered had the final been between Benfica and Slavia Prague the fans never matter - Madrid is far more capable of accomodating fans yet Liverpool and Spurs got 16k each - 50% of the capacity the other 50% to big wigs, corporates, sponsors and those ensuring the money stays in the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Both teams should agree to play it at Wembley. What could UEFA do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidLeesMullet Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 At our peak in the mid 2000s I'd think we'd make a fair go of it but now... not on your nelly!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 24, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 24, 2019 38 minutes ago, mickbrown said: Both teams should agree to play it at Wembley. What could UEFA do? Not let them play in the CL next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrotter Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 My Arsenal ST boss is flying to Brussels tomorrow, flying on to Istanbul, then on to Ankara, then to Baku. Arrives Monday afternoon, cost £1000+. Same journey back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 28 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said: Not let them play in the CL next season They would too the compete arseholes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breightmet Boy Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I went to Baku 2004 for the England game, took a couple of weeks to get my passport back after sending it off with visa application that was very nosey indeed, why im visiting, who ill be speaking to, where im staying, you name it, they asked it. 5.5 hr flight, ballache. Oh, the ground wasnt as nice as the current one and Baku is a big grey shit tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 24, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 24, 2019 Uefa would be on a slippery slope banning English clubs from competition. Thin end of of a financial problems wedge. Anyway, just play it at Wembley and bollocks to whether eufa sanction it. Still a winner in the minds of supporters, which is what matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 24, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 24, 2019 Plus, if it's so difficult to accommodate any more arsenal and Chelsea fans, how are they doing it for all the dignitaries and hangers on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, Breightmet Boy said: Baku is a big grey shit tip. I think it's perked up a bit now they've got all the oil money pumping through there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 24, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Uefa would be on a slippery slope banning English clubs from competition. Thin end of of a financial problems wedge. Anyway, just play it at Wembley and bollocks to whether eufa sanction it. Still a winner in the minds of supporters, which is what matters. it would be amusing to see the winners being handed an imaginery/invisible trophy and holding it aloft to their fans at the end, and the players then pass it around and kiss it and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 24, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, Breightmet Boy said: I went to Baku 2004 for the England game, took a couple of weeks to get my passport back after sending it off with visa application that was very nosey indeed, why im visiting, who ill be speaking to, where im staying, you name it, they asked it. 5.5 hr flight, ballache. Oh, the ground wasnt as nice as the current one and Baku is a big grey shit tip. did you have to say whether you had good or bad aids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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