Problem with moving it here is that UEFA will still want the lions share of the seats so even if it 20k at Wembley 60% of tickets won’t be for the fans plus of course we still have the problem of people flying in from all over Europe. We should be telling UEFA to treat the final with some one off special conditions which doesn’t include the UEFA family flying in to the UK and spreading the virus.
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Citizen of Legoland
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The capacity requirement was raised to 60k, with 70k preferred.
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There's no way we comply with this one:
4. Minimum distance between the field and stands of 6m along the sides and 7.5m behind goals.
No wonder these finals are always played in shit grounds with running tracks if that's a genuine requirement.
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Ok makes sense, so if we expanded to 60-65,000 we would go to Cat 5 then?
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“Sufficient number of hotel rooms for UEFA and its partners......” They missed this bit off for some reason:There are currently 25 Stadiums which can host a Champions League Final
UEFA 5 Star Stadiums – StadiumDB.com
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Requirements necessary to receive 5 stars from UEFA:
- Minimum capacity of 50,000 seats.
- Each seat has to be an individual seat with backrest, benches would not be considered.
- The field should have the size of 105x68m.
- Minimum distance between the field and stands of 6m along the sides and 7.5m behind goals.
- No perimeter fences around the field (moats allowed).
- Top class player and referee changing rooms (identical standard for each team, lit and bright). Each team changing room should have the surface of no less than 100 m2.
- Direct, protected and secure access routes for players and referees from the parking lot to the changing rooms and from these facilities onto the field.
- Adequate and well-equipped room for doping control.
- Analogically for the UEFA delegate.
- Floodlights of no less than 1,400 lux for the main camera position and no less than 1,000 lux for other parts of the stadium. Also, backup system of floodlights (or power source) possible to launch at every time and providing the same parameters.
- Modern and efficient public address system enabling transfer of information both in the stands, under them and around the stadium (doesn’t cover specific rooms for building users). The sound should be clear and understandable, possible to hear regardless of noise level within the crowd. The system needs to be independent of main power supply in order to operate in case of emergency.
- Surveillance system (CCTV) in colour, covering all public areas in the stadium and around it. The system needs to be able to provide clear photos of monitored areas at any time.
- Control room with monitors for the above-mentioned system, speaker’s position, video board and information. Police and fire departments should have their representatives within the room or directly next to it. The control room needs to provide direct and unobstructed view of the stands.
- Internationally understood signage in all public areas of the stadium and around it.
- Minimum of two sections, 50 places each, for the disabled and their companions. These seats have to be covered and have access to well-equipped toilet facilities.
- Toilets for fans of both genders should be provided in sufficient number and decent standard. Toilets without toilet seats will not be accepted.
- Highest quality of working space for media representatives, including well placed camera positions, TV studios and other rooms for broadcasting needs. Number of spots for various kinds of media representatives can vary depending on game (details can be found in UEFA Guidelines for Media Facilities).
- The stadium should offer highest quality of VIP spaces, including a minimum 200 seats within the VIP lounge. Additional hospitality area for 400 people, room to arrange similar spaces for both teams (2x200 seats) and enough room within direct vicinity of the stadium to hold the Champions Village (for CL final), able to hold 4,000 people.
Additional Champions League final requirements:
- International airport(s) able to serve additional 80 charters per day, open 24/7.
- Sufficient number of hotel rooms for UEFA and its partners, no less than 1,000 5-star beds. Additional capacity of lower grade hotels is also required.
“The fans of the 2 competing clubs, however, can get to fuck as we don’t give a shit about them. That’s why we block book all the hotel rooms in the host city each year just before we’ve even announced which city is hosting the final!”
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Utd have a smaller running track then us and they are Cat 5
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Yes it appears so.
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We're certainly not their foremost concern, but I think there are a lot of things that need consideration to be able to facilitate a move, particularly at this late stage.
I think some people think it's as simple as cancelling a reservation at a restaurant and booking another restaurant for the same night.
Before any move to Wembley can happen, the EFL needs to make alternative arrangements for the play-off final. This can take time as they seek alternative stadia, corporate, broadcasting and advertising arrangements.
If Wembley gets the green light then UEFA, in turn, needs to sort out its own corporate, broadcasting and advertising arrangements. It needs to come up with a new design for how the stadium will be decked out on the day, re-route and redesign its merchandise for the occasion.
UEFA will need to enter dialogue with the Westminster government about quarantine arrangements for the various nationalities that will be coming over to watch/cover the game. This will need to be a detailed breakdown of numbers from respective countries, expected arrival dates, expected departure dates. UEFA need to sort out accommodation and transport for the thousands of people travelling and then diseminate that information.
UEFA then needs to examine its contract with the Turkish FA/government and come to an amicable agreement both in terms of finance and future hosting of the event. UEFA then needs to find the money to compensate Turkey.
The UK government needs to give UEFA indication as to how many tickets it can sell for the event and a pricing structure needs to be agreed. Hosting it at Wembley likely means that FEWER tickets will be sold than if it was hosted at the Ataturk Stadium. UEFA needs to engage both clubs about how many tickets each will receive for the event.
The FA needs to agree with UEFA how much money it will take for the use of Wembley.
The FA needs to sort out its match-day operation and ensure enough staff are available.
The Met Police will need to be informed and arrangements made. The policing will need to take into account the vast number of ticketless fans who would likely turn up (particularly from Chelsea) and how Covid might affect how the event is policed.
Rumour has it that Wembley will allow 22,500 people to attend. In Turkey, they're looking at 25,000. They might argue that more members of the public will be in attendance at the Ataturk than Wembley, albeit not fans from the clubs. At the absolute best, each club might get 4,000 tickets at Wembley, half of which will go to non-fans.
When you examine all of the above, the case for moving it to Wembley for the benefit of a very, very small number of genuine fans is severely weakened. The only reason for it not to take place in Istanbul is Covid-related which, in isolation, is a good enough reason alone until you realise that moving it to Wembley presents exactly the same problem with the numbers of outsiders coming into this country.
This is not an easy problem for the organisers to solve and I think any attempts to keep it in Turkey with special dispensation and strict Covid rules for the travelling parties is understandable.
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Mustn't be a genuine requirment then. No way there's 7.5 metres between their pitch and the stands behind the goal
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A good read, thanks.