Champions League Final | Istanbul or could it be moved?

[cptaidan88]

Shocked that people are even suggesting that we wouldn't take 20k if we get there.

I gambled on my flights before Christmas, and I've got enough points to be able to get one of the €70 tickets.

I just don't think we have 20k fans with deep enough pockets. 60k+ may want to go, but it could easily be more than £1.5k for just flights and a ticket. Hotels, other transport, beer tokens, on top (albeit it's fairly cheap when you get there).

A week after a potential FA Cup final which can easily cost a few hundred quid.

This is a situation where I'll happily be proven wrong, but I just don't see it.

I think it would be a great effort to take 15k-ish.

 

[M18CTID]

I gambled on my flights before Christmas, and I've got enough points to be able to get one of the €70 tickets.

I just don't think we have 20k fans with deep enough pockets. 60k+ may want to go, but it could easily be more than £1.5k for just flights and a ticket. Hotels, other transport, beer tokens, on top (albeit it's fairly cheap when you get there).

A week after a potential FA Cup final which can easily cost a few hundred quid.

This is a situation where I'll happily be proven wrong, but I just don't see it.

I think it would be a great effort to take 15k-ish.

I think a lot will depend on how many flights the club charter for day trips which will at least help keep costs down. You might still be looking at £500+ for one of those before ticket cost and falling over water money is taken into account but it would be a cheaper option than spending a night or three there.

 

[Indaparkside]

I think a lot will depend on how many flights the club charter for day trips which will at least help keep costs down. You might still be looking at £500+ for one of those before ticket cost and falling over water money is taken into account but it would be a cheaper option than spending a night or three there.

That’s true mate but if we win it would you want to come home the same night or party the weekend away in Istanbul ps I already know the answer to this:) see you over there for the weekend bud

 

[Toney’s bookie]

I hope they move it mainly because I hate it when the pitch has a running track around it

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I gambled on my flights before Christmas, and I've got enough points to be able to get one of the €70 tickets.

I just don't think we have 20k fans with deep enough pockets. 60k+ may want to go, but it could easily be more than £1.5k for just flights and a ticket. Hotels, other transport, beer tokens, on top (albeit it's fairly cheap when you get there).

A week after a potential FA Cup final which can easily cost a few hundred quid.

This is a situation where I'll happily be proven wrong, but I just don't see it.

I think it would be a great effort to take 15k-ish.

I think the sad fact of the matter is if you can afford a season ticket these days then 80% or 90% of them can afford a trip away. It just feels like the sort of trip that even casual(ish) fans will go for. And if push comes to shove people will go Istanbul over Wembley.

 

[Georgian Maestro]

I hope people who ain’t fair weather fans get a ticket before glory hunters like you if I’m honest

Ha ha I've been a season ticket holder since 98/99 and on the CL scheme. I think I'll be alright.
My post was in response to some people suggesting we couldn't sell out 20k for the final. My point is I don't think we will have a problem at all.

 

[Maccblue]

Can’t see a day trip would be possible for this due the distance
Gotta be a min two nighter

 

[MadchesterCity]

I really hope it is moved to somewhere more accessible so I can afford to go

 

[Indaparkside]

I really hope it is moved to somewhere more accessible so I can afford to go

Hough End

 

[John Wayne]

I'm 99% sure that the game will be played in Istanbul. Obviously we have to beat Real Madrid first, but assuming we do then that gives people three-and-a-half weeks to sort themselves out.

Of the 20,000, I reckon 3,000ish would be siphoned off by the club. You're then looking at whether or not we could shift 17,000. In all honesty, I think it would be touch-and-go. Much will depend on the flights offered by the club. We could also be looking at 2-3,000 of our allocation being category 1 and 2 tickets, which will put many off. In reality, these made up a very small number in Porto and the free flight definitely increased the uptake. But there won't be free flights this time, so many trippers would be looking at a cost in excess of £1k. When you factor in the FA Cup semi-final, possibly an FA Cup final and season ticket renewals around the corner (not to mention the general increased costs of just about everything), this could be a bridge too far for many.

My prediction is that everyone who wants one will get one. The two cheaper categories of tickets will sell out at some point during S/T holders not on the cup scheme. We will probably sell them all when the criteria goes to something like S/T holders being able to buy additional tickets. This is purely a gut feel.