Community Shield - 2024/25 | 10 Aug Sat 3pm

[WARBABY]

Community shield was played at the Old Wembley from 1974-2000. Then Millennium Stadium 2001-2006, and from 2007 onwards at New Wembley, other than Villa Park 2012 due to the Olympics, and King Power 2022 due to the Women's Euros.

So neither of you are quite right. Obviously early 1970s is nothing like "the dawn of time", but it's also three decades prior to the closing of the Old Wembley. It's been held at both iterations of Wembley for a total of 43 years, with the interregnum period being at the Millennium Stadium.

Having it at the national stadium makes it neutral, and also puts it on an equal footing with the majority of national Super Cups. It'd be hard to say it wasn't a tradition at this point, but apart from that it's also the most fair way of doing it.

Thank you for your superior knowledge and I stand corrected, but was that from your fantastic memory or reference books. So can you tell me is the community shield still invitational or mandatory.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

It was played at old Wembley for many years prior to the new ground being built.

So it isn’t really about that.

By the same logic that’s the only reason the FA Cup Final or England internationals are played there.

FA Cup finals, replays and international games have also been played on club grounds.

Wembley should be used for finals including the play offs.

All other club matches competitions could and should be played at club grounds.

The whole structure and location of the CS should be re thought....
it's an outdated model like the FA.

 

[Axel Freed]

It’s a glorified friendly and I don’t give a fuck where they play it I’m not interested in watching a practise game

 

[Stephen230]

FA Cup finals, replays and international games have also been played on club grounds.

Wembley should be used for finals including the play offs.

All other club matches competitions could and should be played at club grounds.

The whole structure and location of the CS should be re thought....
it's an outdated model like the FA.

In your opinion.

I’d take a punt that the majority of football fans are quite happy with the way things are.

 

[Gingers Dad]

utd winning the FA cup means Arsenal won't get to defend the trophy win, they massively over celebrated last year.

 

[kunaguero10]

Not a fucking chance I'm going to this and having to interact with any red bastards, and risk being goaded by the lurking cockney horrible rag scrotes that all appeared at full time on Saturday down Wembley Way, should they fluke another win.

Decided at the Arsenal 3-0 debacle many years ago that the CS wasn't for me, least of all because we seem to return to training only the week before each season and are always underprepared compared to the opposition.

Great for families with kids who get an easy chance to go to Wembley on (hopefully) a nice day weather wise.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

In your opinion.

I’d take a punt that the majority of football fans are quite happy with the way things are.

It doesn't involve the majority of football fans !!

 

[mexico1970]

What time will the FA choose for the match I wonder?

 

[Tbilisi]

What time will the FA choose for the match I wonder?

The one good thing about it being those turds instead of Arsenal is that the Met will probably block a late kick off?

 

[Stephen230]

It doesn't involve the majority of football fans !!

It doesn’t involve you by the sounds of it. So if you’re not talking on behalf of others, what does it matter at all?

 

[IronsideKozuch]

Nice one to have at the start of the season. Better than nothing or friendly in my book. Thats how my emotional commitment works at least.

Main trouble is we are not ready for community shield game by design. Pep prefers to give players as much rest as possible. Many gonna be involved in Euro and some possibly till half of July. So annoying thing is United may be off the hook and shithouse one more win.

At the end its for the greater good. We may have many finals next april/may. If Pep and staff thinks its a way to increase the likelihood of best team form at the final stage I am on board.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

I only speak for myself.....why do you assume it doesn’t involve me ?

Explain.

 

[bainy]

It's city, at Wembley.. wats not to like. Come on you blues!!

 

[urban genie]

It's city, at Wembley.. wats not to like. Come on you blues!!

It's me, in the pub in town with mates or at home with some cans of lidl ale watching it on telly rather than spunking money on that shithole wembley and a schlep for a frielndly


whats not to like?

 

[bennyboy]

Ffs not even June yet and the moaners are out about next season already.lol.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Ffs not even June yet and the moaners are out about next season already.lol.

Don't be too hard on yourself pal.

 

[COAT_OF_ARMS]

Thank you for your superior knowledge and I stand corrected, but was that from your fantastic memory or reference books. So can you tell me is the community shield still invitational or mandatory.

It wasn't off the top of my head, no. I did know roughly that it had been played at Old Wembley for that amount of time, or at least for a significant amount of time, but I did have to look up the specific years.

As to invitational or mandatory, well, it's somewhere in-between. Just like the regular cups. You could technically as chairman of a club withdraw from the competition, but it would cause some furore amongst the governing bodies, something we don't need any more of unnecessarily.

 

[Stephen230]

I only speak for myself.....why do you assume it doesn’t involve me ?

Explain.

Because every time we have a game outside of the Etihad, it seems like you’re trying to organise some silly boycott for one reason or another.

 

[mexico1970]

Because every time we have a game outside of the Etihad, it seems like you’re trying to organise some silly boycott for one reason or another.

It's pretty easy to call for the boycott of something you're not attending yourself.

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

I went when it was at Leicester. Can’t be arsed traipsing down to London for it though. Great opportunity for blues who can’t get hold of cup final tickets to see us play at Wembley.