Sarnia Cherie Posted 7 May, 2021 Share Posted 7 May, 2021 With Turkey being put on Boris's red travel list today, will UEFA allow the Champions League Final to move from Istanbul to another venue? As it is an all English final it would make sense for players and staff not to have to travel to a country in lockdown, surely. Wembley or another of the larger football stadiums could be used and they could have some supporters in as well. Will UEFA use their common sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintquin Posted 7 May, 2021 Share Posted 7 May, 2021 UAFA and sense aren't two things I'd normally put together! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Saint Posted 7 May, 2021 Share Posted 7 May, 2021 Heysel is all you need to remember about the blazers in charge . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted 7 May, 2021 Share Posted 7 May, 2021 Elite sports get exception so it's only fans that wouldn't be able to travel (if they were even allowed to go anyway). Can't see it being moved IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 7 May, 2021 Share Posted 7 May, 2021 5 minutes ago, supersonic said: Elite sports get exception so it's only fans that wouldn't be able to travel (if they were even allowed to go anyway). Can't see it being moved IMO It’s more the fact that two English sides would be flying to the other side of Europe to play one match in an empty stadium, in a country with high Covid rates. It’s completely needless and doesn’t benefit anyone. I’m the owners of the Atatürk would much rather host it in 2025 with a capacity crowd and no Covid restrictions anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted 7 May, 2021 Share Posted 7 May, 2021 18 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: It’s more the fact that two English sides would be flying to the other side of Europe to play one match in an empty stadium, in a country with high Covid rates. It’s completely needless and doesn’t benefit anyone. I’m the owners of the Atatürk would much rather host it in 2025 with a capacity crowd and no Covid restrictions anyway. I get that, and it does make sense. But I can't see UEFA appeasing two teams who basically told them to do one about 3 weeks ago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 7 May, 2021 Share Posted 7 May, 2021 Too much money tied up in the 'Istanbul 2021' branding and sponsorships IMO. No chance it will change, it's all about money not common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 7 May, 2021 Share Posted 7 May, 2021 And this is Saints related how? Personally couldn’t give a shite where it’s played 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 7 May, 2021 Share Posted 7 May, 2021 No chance it gets moved. UEFA don't care about fans in the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Saint Posted 8 May, 2021 Share Posted 8 May, 2021 Is it daft to consider this the other way around? If it it played in the UK I would imagine many 100's of people involved in the media will come to the UK from around the globe which is potentially a greater risk than the two clubs going to Istanbul securely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 8 May, 2021 Share Posted 8 May, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Nick75Sfc said: Is it daft to consider this the other way around? If it it played in the UK I would imagine many 100's of people involved in the media will come to the UK from around the globe which is potentially a greater risk than the two clubs going to Istanbul securely. I get that, but people are still flooding into the country and some journalists won't add much to that. If its played overseas as it usually is, Portugal is the obvious place. Cracking outing for the fans too. Edited 8 May, 2021 by egg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 8 May, 2021 Share Posted 8 May, 2021 11 hours ago, S-Clarke said: Too much money tied up in the 'Istanbul 2021' branding and sponsorships IMO. No chance it will change, it's all about money not common sense. ...and to be fair that is only fair. Many companies will have invested millions in the event in sponsorships and advertising and will need the Turkish & European advertising exposure to recover their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 8 May, 2021 Share Posted 8 May, 2021 It seems to make sense to switch it to the UK. But, given the date of the final, the attendance would be limited in any case, early Euro games at Wembley are something like 25% capacity. It is much better than 0% of fans on the other side of the continent, of course, but a final here would only see a small proportion of fans in the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkeith Posted 8 May, 2021 Share Posted 8 May, 2021 I think people under estimate how much work goes into these type of events. I was a volunteer for Eur02106 in Bordeaux and started work 4 weeks before the first game. There are all sorts of contractors needed, for signage etc, covering up existing advertising, IT, project management, TV etc. You can't just move them all at the last minute, as they would have to quarantine for two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 8 May, 2021 Share Posted 8 May, 2021 2 hours ago, redkeith said: I think people under estimate how much work goes into these type of events. I was a volunteer for Eur02106 in Bordeaux and started work 4 weeks before the first game. There are all sorts of contractors needed, for signage etc, covering up existing advertising, IT, project management, TV etc. You can't just move them all at the last minute, as they would have to quarantine for two weeks. I'm really surprised it's that much. Isn't the advertising pretty much tv type screens? I'd assumed it was just a case of reprogramming the ads, using a local TV crew, getting DHL to deliver the trophy, and game on. Nonetheless, 2 English clubs playing in a red zone country would be nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 8 May, 2021 Share Posted 8 May, 2021 2 hours ago, redkeith said: I think people under estimate how much work goes into these type of events. I was a volunteer for Eur02106 in Bordeaux and started work 4 weeks before the first game. There are all sorts of contractors needed, for signage etc, covering up existing advertising, IT, project management, TV etc. You can't just move them all at the last minute, as they would have to quarantine for two weeks. I’d get that, if fans were attending but they aren’t and surely that’s what 90% of the logistics are all about. I have seen games, even with fans, moved at the last minute before. Liverpool played a game against one of the Israeli teams in (I think) Kiev because of a flare up in Gaza one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkeith Posted 8 May, 2021 Share Posted 8 May, 2021 From memory you NEED Staff canteen . Secure perimeter Enough Internet connections for 100 photographers behind each goal. Expand the press box to accommodate the extra demand. Radio links between all staff teams Vip greeters Replace all the adverts with Uefa sponsors. Build a massive TV studio with secure back ups Drug test facility Media tent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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