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

[5 Hit Gibbon]

I ain't going now, I am boycotting 4pm, I want 530pm

Same! I'll miss my brunch now, the bastards!

 

[Stephen230]

Staggering that the FA have actually moved the KO 90 mins forward due to the prospect of a boycot.
Unheard of actually listening a bit.
That said If they were fully listening the game woukd also be voved to the Saturday or to Villa Park even better still.

There is still a TV blackout on Saturday, so the earliest it could kick off would be 5.15. With the trains finishing earlier on a Saturday than a Sunday, I doubt the boycotters would be appeased by that.

 

[HibbertStreetKid]

Made my donation still not going.

 

[Stewadda#]

There is still a TV blackout on Saturday, so the earliest it could kick off would be 5.15. With the trains finishing earlier on a Saturday than a Sunday, I doubt the boycotters would be appeased by that.

FA Cup Final was 3pm on a Saturday

 

[Stephen230]

FA Cup Final was 3pm on a Saturday

They made an exception because there was no Football League games that day.

 

[jrb]

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...

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. ;-)

 

[Worsleyweb]

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...

No chance 20000

 

[Stephen230]

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. ;-)

A lot of people are assuming that Villa would be interested in hosting it. They weren’t last season when asked.

 

[chesterbells]

A lot of people are assuming that Villa would be interested in hosting it. They weren’t last season when asked.

That stadium is the pits, or certainly was the last time I went, for the Shield match vs Chelsea. No interest for me in going back there.

 

[117 M34]

Think it should be the Saturday but 4pm is now a decent time and should at least ensure people are home before midnight.