Community Shield - Arsenal (N) | Sun 6th Aug - 16:00

[Northerndave]

Does anyone know if we have the Geeen Man side??

You know what to avoid if we do

 

[Leeky]

We’re too good to play at that rat infested dump I guess….

I was thinking of Villa Park or something similar, the fact England didn’t play at Wembley, why should we

 

[Stephen230]

I'd say 3 times - the TwentysPlenty campaign for cheaper tickets for away League games was successful too. Fans from every club in the PL came together on that one. Particular credit goes to the Liverpool and Everton fan groups for lobbying Scudamore and even Barclays who were a PL sponsor, and also to our very own DF from 1894 for coming up with the idea of a co-ordinated weekend of action across all Premier League fixtures which saw fans from all clubs take part.

I reckon without that 20s plenty campaign, which eventually turned into 30, we’d be paying over £100 for London away games by now.

Fans do have the power. But like the other guy says, most are too preoccupied with point scoring than helping themselves.

Look when City were doing kids for a quid and similar for certain cup games. You’d think other fans would be like… Well if they can do it, why can’t we? But instead it was… Let’s laugh at City having to virtually give tickets away to fill their ground.

 

[Northerndave]

Villa Park is going to be expanded to over 50,000.

When that happens it will be at least 25,000 tickets each for both sets of fans, which is plenty enough in my opinion.

Unfortunately unlike the North West with Old Toilet holding 74,000, and Anfield being expanded to 61,000, apart from Villa Park, the other football stadiums in the Midlands don’t have a large enough capacity to host a North / South Community Shield match instead of Wembley.

The FA should hold a North / South Community Shield match at Villa Park after it’s expanded. A London or Southern Community Shield match should be held at Wembley. That would suit United and Liverpool fans as well. ;-)

Last time I went to Villa Park was for the CS when it was held there. What a shithole. It was like the old North Stand behind the stand, cramped, dark and miserable. Driving was a nightmare and parking not much better.

Back to Wembley, once again shows the FA really do not care for fans. If not for the Met Police, the FA Cup would have been a 5.30 KO. And they went ahead event after public transport for 2 Northern teams was not available.

Expecting fans to travel for a Sunday 4pm ko for a friendly is as usual so out of touch, even more so, orig scheduling for 5.30.

I do hope we take the opportunity to show the FA up, but fear it may not happen

 

[Gone for a Burton]

I'm looking for 50 fans to join a coach from The Etihad to St George's Park ( HQ of FA ) for a half day BLACK FLAG PROTEST.

I'LL organise and pay for the coach.

First come etc.

Get on board...literally !!

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Sheikh Mo Maktoum, the benevolent dictator !!

I'm still on the run so it changes to suit how close the OB are.

It could be Jumeirah, Barnsley, Estepona, York.

I think there could be a song in there somewhere!!

 

[CatMan]

Cat? Well the first and last letters are correct. You think you have the right to tell City fans which games they can and cannot attend, now you want to tell City fans which threads they can and cannot read. Jumped up knobhead

So I'm a 'Knobhead' and a 'C**t', for supporting a planned boycott, and asking those who are not convinced to think again?

Well I tell you what Mr Swales, I'd rather be that than a soft arse like you, who clearly thinks that the FA's complete disregard for the scheduling of this fixture is OK.

If you are going, enjoy you day, whilst those sat in the FA Seats laugh at you.

 

[CatMan]

I'm looking for 50 fans to join a coach from The Etihad to St George's Park ( HQ of FA ) for a half day BLACK FLAG PROTEST.

I'LL organise and pay for the coach.

First come etc.

Get on board...literally !!

What day would this be?

 

[East Level 2]

You’ll have to add to the demands for the game not to be televised in the UK if Saturday 3 pm is non negotiable.

You also don’t seem to have taken into account that the champions might well not want to host a pre season game. It’s highly doubtful City would, for starters.

The EFL is considering a new TV deal which will scrap the 3 pm blackout. It would only allow EFL games to be broadcast at that time but once the EFL start, the PL, and FA for cup games, will surely request an equivalent agreement.

 

[west didsblue]

Is the boycott still on now that the match has been brought forward 90 minutes?
Can’t be arsed reading the last few pages.

 

[BringBackSwales]

So I'm a 'Knobhead' and a 'C**t', for supporting a planned boycott, and asking those who are not convinced to think again?

Well I tell you what Mr Swales, I'd rather be that than a soft arse like you, who clearly thinks that the FA's complete disregard for the scheduling of this fixture is OK.

If you are going, enjoy you day, whilst those sat in the FA Seats laugh at you.

Baaa baaa baaa

 

[goater1985]

Away and lick your arse.

Who appointed you as the arbiter of what fans should do?

I am not going to Wembley because I have chosen not to travel for a pre-season friendly, not because some jumped-up would be dictator says so.

Here here! I'm not going for the same reasons, even if they game was 3pm Saturday and free, I'd still not be going.

Fair play to anyone who does go..... let's be honest, vast majority of those boycotting would likely not have been going or unsure anyway.

 

[urban genie]

I’ve never noticed if it’s the normal way with it been a funny World Cup year but the 3rd division play off final was the same day as the last Premier League game this year. The finals were spread out over two weeks. Presumably so they could all be played at Wembley.

But anyway, getting away from the point a bit. Whatever the reasons for the Football League calendar, I think it’s fair to assume that they’re not going to be of a mind to change it to fit in with the Charity Shield.

but that is the point

The 4 divisions used to be aligned and the CS played the week before on Saturday at 3pm no black out restrictions, because the EFL and Prem agree to start at seperate weeks mainly for TV the showcase opener falls during the league season and so has to work around the black out inconveniencing all .

Too late for this year but from next they need to revert back to tradition and thus make it possible to be on Sat 3pm

 

[If I die in the Kippax St]

Villa Parks capacity is about 42,000 isn't it? And we'd get (maybe) somewhere between15-20,000 tickets. Even if it's a straight split of 21,000 each, doesn't Wembley actually provide a better option to allow more City fans an opportunity to attend? I'd think there will be at least 25,000 going to the CS...

Really ?? Would you like a wager on that one?

 

[paska]

Or do nowt and we get a super cup against a team we've already thrashed twice, (Seville) and a World Club Cup, (I mean what dah fuck) in Saudi and ....... if we, the fans hadn't protested we'd be playing Barca twice a season in some fucked up Super league with a play off match in Miami.

You sit on your hands saying nowt. Me, I hate the way football is going.

The Super Cup has been running with the same rules since 1972. If that’s “the way football is going”, we’re fifty years too late sayin owt

Nothing wrong with the Super Cup’s format at all, and I’m not totally on board with the new format for the Club World Cup but a lot on here are saying they prefer it as it’ll be more competitive, so, swings and roundabouts.

 

[Franny 1234]

Does 4pm kickoff mean I can go now ?
And not be called a selfish softarse.
Or have the goal posts been moved now.

 

[threespires]

Notwithstanding any small concessions, we should continue to give the FA a hard time, they are utterly useless and remain a good example of hubris and exceptionalism.

Didn't they have the chance to offload the financial albatross they created for themselves with their incompetence in building the new wembley? Think it was an NFL guy who put up a decent bid pre pandemic? But we couldn't countenance the idea of not having a national stadium despite the fact that lots of leading football nations don't have one or if they do it's secured by a long term tennant not by money grubbing at the fans expense by attempting to drag them down there every 5 minutes. Are we the only nation that tries to run this model?

It's not just the piss taken out of fans outside of London, think of what could be done in grassroots football if they didn't have this monster to feed.

 

[Corky]

but that is the point

The 4 divisions used to be aligned and the CS played the week before on Saturday at 3pm no black out restrictions, because the EFL and Prem agree to start at seperate weeks mainly for TV the showcase opener falls during the league season and so has to work around the black out inconveniencing all .

Too late for this year but from next they need to revert back to tradition and thus make it possible to be on Sat 3pm

It was never shown live then. 46 games plus play-offs means they need to stary earlier.

 

[South Stand Balti]

I was going to boycott this but, given the earlier kick off time, I'm now going to go. Well done to the 1894 gang (great flags during the season btw) and others for putting the pressure on, even if you think they haven't gone far enough. I would prefer a Saturday game at 3pm too and a different location, but I need to shout the lads on after last season. Maybe we could protest at the game.....flags with "no more Wembley" on them etc.

 

[FootballSense]

The Super Cup has been running with the same rules since 1972. If that’s “the way football is going”, we’re fifty years too late sayin owt

Nothing wrong with the Super Cup’s format at all, and I’m not totally on board with the new format for the Club World Cup but a lot on here are saying they prefer it as it’ll be more competitive, so, swings and roundabouts.

Super Cup in Greece

So, there is "nothing wrong with the Super Cup format". Can you clarify your comment please?

Do you think it is a good idea for a team from England and another from Spain to play in Greece, pre-season, when the host country`s fans have none or little interest in the match ?

Yet, those fans of the competing clubs who are interested, will have to travel thousands of miles once again if they want to watch the match in person.

Surely, putting forward reasonable suggestions for making things better is what we should all be doing rather than defending the current situation and maintaining the status quo.

It is recognised that we operate in a different 21st century world and there are lots of stakeholders in football. Satisfying competing interests and demands is challenging. However, we are told that fans are at the heart of the game. Many decisions taken by football bodies show this is not true.