That happened to me as I was coming down the steps . There was an unaccompanied cardboard box full of cartons of water.Agreed but as Turkey isn’t in euro why the fuck should we pay in euro. Some scammers walking up and down aisles with UEFA ID which was obviously faked trying sell small cartons of water for 100tl. Robbing cunts which is what I told one. Heard of these people paying stewards to get into fan zone etc to sell overpriced shit.
I'd like to utter a tut or two but I used them all up on the shuttle bus last night.Tarnished a simple day. Utter farce. I shall be very British, tut and then write a letter of complaint...
I posted same on another thread but think about it €2.50 for 250ml of water. That's TEN EURO A LITRE!That happened to me as I was coming down the steps . There was an unaccompanied cardboard box full of cartons of water.
I leant over to get one and this guy pops out of nowhere shouting and gesturing. He then demanded 100 tfl . I fucked him off in no uncertain terms . I threatened to kick him in the face the scruffy twat .
He disappeared quicker than a Liverpool fan at the job centre.
Was 200 lira where we wereThat happened to me as I was coming down the steps . There was an unaccompanied cardboard box full of cartons of water.
I leant over to get one and this guy pops out of nowhere shouting and gesturing. He then demanded 100 tfl . I fucked him off in no uncertain terms . I threatened to kick him in the face the scruffy twat .
He disappeared quicker than a Liverpool fan at the job centre.
The street sellers were a god send to me. 20 lira for a bottle of water (fair price) instead of 200 lira for a tiny cup (half the size) in the ground. No issue for me them.Was an utter shambles - the match going fan treated with utter contempt once again!
Our bus from the fanzone went the wrong way twice - then we hit traffic 2 miles from the ground because of absolute gridlock of locating the stadium in such a remote location and it was clear it would be quicker to walk then wait of a steaming hot bus…2 mile walk on the main roads with no footpath
After the game no directions, signs or stewards - we trekked to the coach park to see utter chaos - no idea where to go no organisation and zero movement. Fucked that off and then trekked to the metro only to find it was shut at 2am but the train station was open - again zero signs and zero stewards to ask/help
I felt lucky as i seriously considered taking my old man who would never have made any of the walks so I felt sorry for anyone who had accessibility issues as it would have been an utter nightmare- football for everyone my arse
To consider what uefa were charging for those tickets they should be utterly ashamed of themselves - no better than the street sellers around the ground trying to profit from the fans willing to travel to see their team
Fuck me your doing well if you were in the titanic - respectThese coaches reminded me of the titanic. Some buses people were packed together like sardines and others there was enough room for people to lie down.
Granted the buses after the game were shit. Roads in the surrounding area should have been closed to allow all traffic exiting the stadium to flow. And why anyone thought it was a great idea to have all buses, coaches and taxis having to exit on that road is anyones guess. Add into that all the posh fuckers in there tinted window private taxis getting ushered through and it was absolute chaos.Signage on the Metro for the Stadium was pretty piss poor. Took us 3 hours to find it and the station near the stadium had people being kettled into a space in some railings no wider than a standard door which left people stampeding in a tight confined area.
Buses on the way back were an absolute joke, this stadium is in the middle of no where and doesn’t have the infrastructure to support the capacity it holds. What possessed Uefa to hold it in Istanbul?
Agree. Venue was absolutely shite location wise. No free water available either. Uefa should hang their heads in shame.Also, some wheelchair users really struggled in the shit hole of a shuttle bus park. It was just rough stone and dirt. Wheel chairs got stuck in it and couldn’t be pushed. I witnessed the pitying sight of disabled blues having to get out of their chairs and literally struggle like mad to try and get to a bus. It was so disorganised it was dangerous. Also saw older blues struggle up loads of steps up to the stand. Disgusting venue. UEFA don’t give a shit about paying fans. If it looks good on TVs and the corporates are ok that’s all they care about. Booooooo them loud and proud forever!
4 or 5 lira for 500ml bottles of water in the shops around the city. Uefa are literally criminals.I posted same on another thread but think about it €2.50 for 250ml of water. That's TEN EURO A LITRE!
Criminal.
Lucky you, we are currently delayed on one of the club trips by two hours. Is it because the plane taking us home was delayed this morning flying fans home before it flew back for another us because of the shit show on the car park. Did anyone at City who handles logistics etc fly out to the stadium prior to the match, if so it was pretty obvious that we were getting shafted. Milan end apparently was proper roads, all tarmac etc, we had what was essentially a dirt road and then treated inhumanly sitting on stifling hot buses for two hours. Wonder if Ceferin etc had same issues?Just about to take off back to Manchester. We resorted to a £100 cab ride back to our hotel. Already in the process of raising it with the club, although I’m almost certain that they’re already aware. Not overly confident we can achieve anything with UEFA but we’ll see what we can do.
I saw all the UEFA air conditioned cars and people carriers being ushered through after the diplomatic vehicles had left. 2 hours we waited for the bus to Saw with my friend who is disabled and walks with crutches. The disability support at the stadium was nonexistent. I don't normally swear but I was swearing like a boat full of sailors last night.Lucky you, we are currently delayed on one of the club trips by two hours. Is it because the plane taking us home was delayed this morning flying fans home before it flew back for another us because of the shit show on the car park. Did anyone at City who handles logistics etc fly out to the stadium prior to the match, if so it was pretty obvious that we were getting shafted. Milan end apparently was proper roads, all tarmac etc, we had what was essentially a dirt road and then treated inhumanly sitting on stifling hot buses for two hours. Wonder if Ceferin etc had same issues?
When I see a uefa car at the Etihad, i am slashing the tyres