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 Pete53  Hassocks 23 Mar 22 11.21am |
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The last people who will be considered are the fans of the clubs involved, although I'd happily be proved wrong. I recall in 2016 when we played Watford at Wembley in the semi-final, it was the same day as the London Marathon. We stood on London Bridge underground station watching 7 or 8 trains arrive and depart without us being able to get on, so packed were they.
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Eagle Black.  South Croydon 23 Mar 22 12.39pm |
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Thee other semi should be played at the millenium stadium,much better for scousers and mancs to play there instead. Logistically much better choice than Wembley. If so you can play both semi's on the same day.
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| kennybrowns leftfoot Reigate 23 Mar 22 1.06pm |
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Originally posted by Eagle Black.
Thee other semi should be played at the millenium stadium,much better for scousers and mancs to play there instead. Logistically much better choice than Wembley. If so you can play both semi's on the same day. Woah, woah... Will you please stop putting sensible, well thought out posts on here please!! Yep I've always said it should still be like the old days. Two neutral grounds with both matches on the same day. Unfortunately the FA are still desperately trying to claw back the millions it's still out of pocket from the new Wembley which is why they let anyone and everyone play there.
Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!! |
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 23 Mar 22 1.09pm |
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Originally posted by Eagle Black.
Thee other semi should be played at the millenium stadium,much better for scousers and mancs to play there instead. Logistically much better choice than Wembley. If so you can play both semi's on the same day. Not a bad shout that EB. Personally, I'd like to see it played at Old Traffoed and the multitude of opinions on that! Edited by Nicholas91 (23 Mar 2022 1.09pm)
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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| MrRobbo Chaldon 23 Mar 22 1.11pm |
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Whatever ends up happening with fans and location, it will only be driven by the solution that drives most revenue.
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Chelsea allowed to sell tickets with money from tickets sales going via premier league. Chelsea have asked for money to go to Ukraine and premier league says it will decide where money goes in due course Edited by Vincehair (24 Mar 2022 8.12am)
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 24 Mar 22 8.29am |
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Originally posted by Eagle Black.
Thee other semi should be played at the millenium stadium,much better for scousers and mancs to play there instead. Logistically much better choice than Wembley. If so you can play both semi's on the same day. Both matches should be moved to Qatar as that is the football hotbed of the world. We'll be fine about it. The future of the game is in good hands.
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 25 Mar 22 11.38am |
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Just confirmed we play Easter Sunday at 16.30. See club website for initial ticket info.
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| sydtheeagle England 25 Mar 22 11.58am |
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Originally posted by Eagle Black.
Thee other semi should be played at the millenium stadium,much better for scousers and mancs to play there instead. Logistically much better choice than Wembley. If so you can play both semi's on the same day. It would actually make far more sense to play it at Parkhead or Hampden. Direct, non-stop mainline trains from the Northwest to Glasgow are plentiful, regular, high-speed, and simple. Cardiff, on the other hand, is both a longer train journey (in elapsed time) and more complicated (not a direct line). Failing that, there's a blindingly obvious solution no one is mentioning. Swap the two upcoming Liverpool-Man City games with each other. Play the Cup Semi-Final at Wembley a week earlier when there isn't an issue with engineering works, and play the Premier League game at the Etihad on what's now semi-final weekend, when there are engineering works. Problem solved. Sure, the FA Cup Semi Finals would be played on consecutive weekends rather than the same weekend but let's be honest, who cares? The two games are no longer played simultaneously so why does it matter?
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| nhp61 Goring-By-Sea born, now in Brackne... 25 Mar 22 1.42pm |
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Originally posted by Eagle Black.
Thee other semi should be played at the millenium stadium,much better for scousers and mancs to play there instead. Logistically much better choice than Wembley. If so you can play both semi's on the same day. The FA are pledging 100 free buses from Liverpool and Manchester. That's about 5000 fans getting a free return journey to the semi final on the Saturday.
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| croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 25 Mar 22 2.18pm |
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Originally posted by doombear
Just confirmed we play Easter Sunday at 16.30. See club website for initial ticket info. In that case we will have a reduced train service .
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| Elpis In a pub 25 Mar 22 3.37pm |
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Originally posted by croydon proud
In that case we will have a reduced train service . Indeed they are upgrading the line at Clapham Jnt over the Easter weekend which means no trains into Victoria There will be extra trains from Marylabone to Wembley stadium though for those who want to use that service
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