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Happ Hazzard, on 09 May 2019 - 09:21 AM, said:

If we get an extra CL spot for Arsenal or Chelsea winning the Europa do we still get 3 Europa spots?

What point in the CL do the Europa winners enter at? Group stage or a qualifying round?

Group stage for the europa winners then if there's 5 teams qualifying I think the team that finishes 4th in the prem as to enter at qualifying round stage. Might be wrong though.

[firedodger]

JonB, on 09 May 2019 - 08:38 AM, said:

Prices for the Liverpool tickets for the final have been announced....cheapest is £60 but only 20% of the allocation fall into this. 54% of tickets are priced at £154, 21% at £385 and 5% at £513!! On top of the allocation there are just 100 combined adult\child tickets at £120 for the pair but no other concessionary tickets are available. Bonkers pricing. Throw in the fact Easyjet are charging over £750 for a flight from Liverpool to Madrid on the Friday morning then £250 to come back on the Monday and accommodation costs have gone through the roof in Madrid as well then its not a cheap affair going out for the game!!

Apparently Spurs are yet to announce their prices which suggest they wont be the same which is strange....

Why? Why so expensive? It’s just another way for massively rich organisations to rip average punters off. It will always sell out, it will always make its money from tv/sponsorship/merchandise so why not make it £20-£50 maximum for all tickets allocated to the finalists? And while you’re at it up the allocation to the finalists. Around half the stadium will actually have fans in it the rest is for hangers on, journalists, sponsors, corporate partners etc. It’s nauseating.
I heard Alan sugar on the radio this morning saying all his family would be there and slagging the ticket allocations, I doubt he will be queuing up with the rest, I’m pretty sure his corporate tickets will come through his connections.

[JonB]

firedodger, on 09 May 2019 - 11:14 AM, said:

Why? Why so expensive? It’s just another way for massively rich organisations to rip average punters off. It will always sell out, it will always make its money from tv/sponsorship/merchandise so why not make it £20-£50 maximum for all tickets allocated to the finalists? And while you’re at it up the allocation to the finalists. Around half the stadium will actually have fans in it the rest is for hangers on, journalists, sponsors, corporate partners etc. It’s nauseating.
I heard Alan sugar on the radio this morning saying all his family would be there and slagging the ticket allocations, I doubt he will be queuing up with the rest, I’m pretty sure his corporate tickets will come through his connections.

Most of the corporate allocation will end up in the hands of fans anyway one way or another with someone making a fair few quid on top of the face value.

Shouldnt be a surprise the way the tickets have been allocated as we get this story every year.

[JonB]

Europa final allocations announced, 68,700 capacity and the two clubs get 6000 each!!!! Leaves over 56,000 tickets to be allocated to god knows who.

This post has been edited by JonB: 10 May 2019 - 03:38 AM

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JonB, on 10 May 2019 - 03:38 AM, said:

Europa final allocations announced, 68,700 capacity and the two clubs get 6000 each!!!! Leaves over 56,000 tickets to be allocated to god knows who.

Absolutely disgusting allocations, once again another example of total disregard for genuine fans whose passion to see their team will see them paying over the odds to touts to get a ticket.
Then there is the overpriced hotels and travel
I think I read the remaining rooms in Madrid are costing over £2000

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Happ Hazzard, on 09 May 2019 - 09:21 AM, said:

If we get an extra CL spot for Arsenal or Chelsea winning the Europa do we still get 3 Europa spots?

What point in the CL do the Europa winners enter at? Group stage or a qualifying round?

No, we don't as there is a maximum of 7 places enforced.

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firedodger, on 09 May 2019 - 11:14 AM, said:

Why? Why so expensive? It’s just another way for massively rich organisations to rip average punters off. It will always sell out, it will always make its money from tv/sponsorship/merchandise so why not make it £20-£50 maximum for all tickets allocated to the finalists? And while you’re at it up the allocation to the finalists. Around half the stadium will actually have fans in it the rest is for hangers on, journalists, sponsors, corporate partners etc. It’s nauseating.
I heard Alan sugar on the radio this morning saying all his family would be there and slagging the ticket allocations, I doubt he will be queuing up with the rest, I’m pretty sure his corporate tickets will come through his connections.

We've been pricing up some corporate packages for work and they are scandalous. We have 3rd party suppliers we use for these events and it is absolutely crazy money.

Was looking at flights and hotels for Madrid and those alone were about £1200 for 2 nights and flights via Mallorca and Paris so not even direct.

[JonB]

Benno Spire, on 10 May 2019 - 06:51 AM, said:

Absolutely disgusting allocations, once again another example of total disregard for genuine fans whose passion to see their team will see them paying over the odds to touts to get a ticket.
Then there is the overpriced hotels and travel
I think I read the remaining rooms in Madrid are costing over £2000

May not be as much of an issue in Baku which is closer to Mumbai than it is London...all on getting there to start with by the looks of it. Currently no direct flights from the UK to Baku during the week the game is to be played...best options involve lengthy layovers in either Instanbul or Kiev. Quickest flight is just shy of 7 hours with most over 10 hours. Only way to fly direct to Baku for the game would be to leave London on the Saturday before the game and return a week later. Train is 4 days including 11 changes and 2 days going between Kharkiv, Ukraine and Baku. If none of this takes your fancy then you can always drive it in 58 hours according to Google Maps but thats without stops.

Arsenal also have a decision to make about Henrikh Mkhitaryan as there are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan according to the story on BBC Sport. Previously he's missed games for club and country there and UEFA may have to get involved to him a visa to enter the country.

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Apparently even if you were mad enough to want to drive to Baku it’s not possible due to border issues.

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Westbars Spireite, on 10 May 2019 - 08:20 AM, said:

Apparently even if you were mad enough to want to drive to Baku it’s not possible due to border issues.

You'd have to have a chest full of cash to bribe the traffic police en route.

I recall being on the road quite far west of Kiev on the day England played Italy in the 2012 Euros and a UK-plated car came past our bus, heading into the city. Brave.

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Absolute nonsense about Mikhitarian

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Poor Mikhi

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calvin plummers socks, on 21 May 2019 - 06:08 PM, said:

Absolute nonsense about Mikhitarian

What a big jessie.