Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:17 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

Why? Because the neutrals who are able to get their hotel rooms earlier and cheaper might be inconvenienced? **** neutrals. If a neutral who was going to go to the CL Final in Munich isn't prepared to switch his plans and go to Paris, Amsterdam or Milan then surely his ticket would be better off going to someone else anyway. There's way too many tickets going to neutrals in the first place.

It's not just about neutral supporters but about the organisations that also support the event, including the stadium companies themselves. Do you think it's reasonable and practical for stadium companies to not know until a month beforehand whether they're holding an event or not? What about them getting stock in for the event? What about their suppliers? Some of them may not be able to just rattle off an extra 50,000 hot dogs because of their own productions schedules. What about planning rotas etc? Don't the people who work plan their own holidays around such events? What about the media? You may say stuff them but seriously they have to do immense planning themselves as well, including booking things like hotel rooms. Consider those logistical implications and then multiply them for every single business that supports the event e.g. security, local bars, hotels, policing, airports etc.

Events like the Champions League Final don't just exist in isolation they require a tonne of support. The fans may be the most important aspect of the game, however they're not so important that they should take complete precedence over the entire event. In an ideal world it should be that way but when you're reliant upon the support of other businesses to ensure the success of the event things like compromise and forward planning are essential.

You're effectively saying that a city should be put on reserve just in case and I don't think there'd be any cities which would place that much pressure on its business community to turn business away "just in case" the Champions League Final ends up there. If you say they can take that business then what happens when the final does go to city X and there's no hotel rooms left because the Italian comic convention is in town and has taken up the rooms already? That would then make it even harder for supporters of the teams concerned to get accommodation/travel.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:55 pm  

Conroy wrote:

Why is the build up to Monday all being about the winner winning the league? I wouldn't want to go to Newcastle and have to win. City could beat Utd and still not win the league (that's my hope).

The same Newcastle currently getting their arses handed to them by Latics? The title will be decided by Monday's game in more ways than one.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:15 pm  

One of the best hat-tricks I've seen in a while. Stunning from Suarez.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:32 pm  

Conroy wrote:

Why is the build up to Monday all being about the winner winning the league? I wouldn't want to go to Newcastle and have to win. City could beat Utd and still not win the league (that's my hope).

Already preparing yourself for defeat on monday then?

While it won't be mathmatically set in stone, the chances are whoever wins on monday will most llikely go on to claim the title, most people realise that now. Whoever wins will strike the final psychological blow.

It's also not the case city will need to win at newcastle. Mancini's mind games this week, saying united have easy games, has given sunderland and swansea a little extra incentive. Certainly O'Neill has been wound up by it. If that was ferguson people would be lauding and jizzing themselves over his mindgames (like they always do) because apparently he's the master of mind games, isn't he?

Yet it's mancini who's played a blinder recently. There's not really been any comeback from ferguson or the media, how can they when mancini has claimed the title race is over and that man united is a team on the moon who don't make mistakes

I wouldn't be suprised at all to see swansea or sunderland take points off united.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:34 pm  

What a hat-trick from Suarez. 2 world class finishes and an outragous chip from 55 yards. Unbelievable player.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:37 pm  

Wilbred T Pricklepop wrote:

Already preparing yourself for defeat on monday then?

While it won't be mathmatically set in stone, the chances are whoever wins on monday will most llikely go on to claim the title, most people realise that now. Whoever wins will strike the final psychological blow.

It's also not the case city will need to win at newcastle. Mancini's mind games this week, saying united have easy games, has given sunderland and swansea a little extra incentive. Certainly O'Neill has been wound up by it. If that was ferguson people would be lauding and jizzing themselves over his mindgames (like they always do) because apparently he's the master of mind games, isn't he?

Yet it's mancini who's played a blinder recently. There's not really been any comeback from ferguson or the media, how can they when mancini has claimed the title race is over and that man united is a team on the moon who don't make mistakes

I wouldn't be suprised at all to see swansea or sunderland take points off united.

'Mind games'????.....Constantly wittering that you aren't the favourites isn't exactly the pinnacle of strategic thinking is it??....

I just wish they'd pack up with all this hype and simply play the game....Sky Sports News has a lot to answer for!!

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:40 pm  

Roddy B wrote:

One of the best hat-tricks I've seen in a while. Stunning from Suarez.

He's a disgrace to liverpool football club and should be shipped olut in the summer.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:45 pm  

Wilbred T Pricklepop wrote:

He's a disgrace to liverpool football club and should be shipped olut in the summer.

Should he? Our fans and players love him.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:46 pm  

Wilbred T Pricklepop wrote:

He's a disgrace to liverpool football club and should be shipped olut in the summer.

Hi Fergie.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:47 pm  

Only seen the third goal, but it was a beauty.

Congratulations to Liverpool who, with that win over Norwich, are guaranteed Premier League football for another year. King Kenny's revolution rolls on.