FA Double-Books Wembley

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Re: FA Double-Books Wembley

by Stranded » 04 Mar 2010 15:09

RoyalChicagoFC If the Champions League final is on the Saturday from 1945 (and assuming it's all over a bank holiday weekend), then...

--Schedule the play-off finals to go League 2 on Saturday, League 1 on Sunday and League Championship on Monday
--Play the League 2 game on Saturday at the Emirates, where the two sets of supporters might conspire to fill two-thirds of the seating capacity if the weather's nice

You could have the League 2 final kick off at noon on Saturday so to reduce overlap with the UCL final

You also could bump the League 1 final to 5:15 on Sunday afternoon so to give Champions League visitors plenty of time to head off and incoming supporters almost the entire day to make their way in

Of course, I'm of no doubt that there are plenty of perfectly awful reasons why this neither can nor will happen :roll:


Main reason it wouldn't happen is that the stadium is decorated as per the CL insignia for the final - teams need to train on the pitch etc etc...

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Re: FA Double-Books Wembley

by RoyalChicagoFC » 04 Mar 2010 15:12

^ Check ;)

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Re: FA Double-Books Wembley

by SpaceCruiser » 04 Mar 2010 15:12

JESUS WEPT!

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Re: FA Double-Books Wembley

by moo » 04 Mar 2010 20:15

The playoffs are a lot more important than the fricking Champions League final.

Domestic football comes first.

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Re: FA Double-Books Wembley

by T.R.O.L.I. » 04 Mar 2010 21:03

moo The playoffs are a lot more important than the fricking Champions League final.

Domestic football comes first.


The FA Nah - it's all about the money. We've got a stadium to pay for, dontchaknow!


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Re: FA Double-Books Wembley

by TheMaraudingDog » 05 Mar 2010 14:41

moo The playoffs are a lot more important than the fricking Champions League final.


LOL

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Re: FA Double-Books Wembley

by North Eaat royal » 06 Mar 2010 11:42

I think I'm right by saying this isn't the first time this has happened?

In 2000 Wembley was double booked on the Saturday so the running was as follows,

Friday Night - Third Division P/O Final
Saturday Afternoon - England v Brazil
Sunday Afternoon - Second Division P/O Final
Monday Afternoon - First Division P/O Final

Surely this could be done again?

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