i wouldn’t read too much into that statement. At this stage theyre probably wary of pulling the plug on Istanbul prematurely and leaving themselves open to a large legal claim. my guess is that they’ll wait until after Sunday’s voting. If it looks like a comfortable win for Erdogan they’ll genuine confirm it’s staying put in Istanbul. If Erdogan looks like losing or it’s going to be very close they’ll take soundings from sponsors and other interested parties (obviously not the fans) and make a decision whether to shift it at the end of next week
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Champions League Final | Istanbul or could it be moved?
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i wouldn’t read too much into that statement. At this stage theyre probably wary of pulling the plug on Istanbul prematurely and leaving themselves open to a large legal claim. my guess is that they’ll wait until after Sunday’s voting. If it looks like a comfortable win for Erdogan they’ll genuine confirm it’s staying put in Istanbul. If Erdogan looks like losing or it’s going to be very close they’ll take soundings from sponsors and other interested parties (obviously not the fans) and make a decision whether to shift it at the end of next week
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Not sure I could ever believe anything written (crayoned) by that ****
Exactly. They’ll need a reason to move it, can’t just say they think something might happen and change it. I think that the idea is out there then it’s on the cards if anything happens over the weekend/Monday.i wouldn’t read too much into that statement. At this stage theyre probably wary of pulling the plug on Istanbul prematurely and leaving themselves open to a large legal claim. my guess is that they’ll wait until after Sunday’s voting. If it looks like a comfortable win for Erdogan they’ll genuine confirm it’s staying put in Istanbul. If Erdogan looks like losing or it’s going to be very close they’ll take soundings from sponsors and other interested parties (obviously not the fans) and make a decision whether to shift it at the end of next week
bluemystery
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This sounds stupid of me, but it's at wembley next year so why not just swap it and have wembley this year and istanbul in 2024?
Concerts on at WembleyThis sounds stupid of me, but it's at wembley next year so why not just swap it and have wembley this year and istanbul in 2024?
bluemystery
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I see, I knew i sounded stupidConcerts on at Wembley
didsburyblu
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I booked my flight on 10th June last year. I'm the first to admit I'm not big on Turkish politics so my apologies for not for seeing an election 11 months later that could/may cause issues.What is the alternative at this point?
Keep it in a city with massive protests and soldiers and tanks on the streets (if that happens, of course)?
I can get behind the arguments that all of this should have been avoided. We all know UEFA are corrupt and incompetent in equal measures.
But any arguments that fans didn’t know the risks when booking ahead (or waiting to book) fall flat for the reasons I have already explored.
This is not a shocking development; the writing has been on the wall for a long, long time.
Have posted earlier in this thread and have to own up to playing down any potential threats. Looks like Erdogan is trailing in the polls and unless he somehow manages to win it on Sunday (>50%) things can turn really nasty after a run-off on May 28th. Can see it moved by UEFA at the eleventh our leaving thousand of fans out of pocket. If you're not one of "UEFA friends", they probably won't give a damn about you.
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Your candour should be adopted by many in this mad houseI see, I knew i sounded stupid