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

[Stephen230]

But surely if those that normally go to these sort of games all boycott it, they’ll just be replaced by the thousands who are desperate to watch any City match, but can never get a ticket, due to the high pointers who monopolise most allocations?

 

[awest]

They may as well make it midnight on the Sunday. Twunts.

 

[deegee33]

You think an English football tradition that has 125 years of history and a beautiful trophy should be scrapped?

I think it should be played at different venues to Wembley (with a Manchester v London tie this year it should be somewhere like Coventry), but this trophy/fixture should never be scrapped. Even though I disagree with it being at Wembley, I always enjoy it.

Every single club in Europe has this and their equivalent on their honours lists.

Plus the money you think is a con is distributed to community initiatives and FA related charities all in England and Wales.

If every club in the premier league has a charitable arm, ie.City in the Community and the attendance appeal doesn't heavily favor neutrals, why not hold it at the stadium of the club that finished in the lowest position without being relegated. Split the proceeds 3 ways amongst the charitable arms of those three teams, there by taking the distribution of the funds out of the FA's hands entirely. The reason I suggest the 17th placed club is since they were that bad they obviously would not have shared in any of the previous seasons prize money, giving their selected charities a financial boost.

 

[simmo]

Booked the train after getting the notification they were on sale at lunchtime. Booked Warrington to Euston return for £42.

Half hour later they confirmed kick off time.

 

[aka blue jambo]

But surely if those that normally go to these sort of games all boycott it, they’ll just be replaced by the thousands who are desperate to watch any City match, but can never get a ticket, due to the high pointers who monopolise most allocations?

Nice fishing

 

[jrb]

Ortega
Ake
Gvardiol
Dias
Stones
Rodri
Kovačić
Foden
Grealish
Alvarez
Haaland

Everyone is discussing the boycott and you post a team for the game in June. Please! Definitely a Clarkie.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Already decided I wouldn’t go and that’s if it was a Saturday but a Sunday at that time is fucking ridiculous, be lucky to sell 20k

 

[Northerndave]

Need to send a strong message to the fa that this shit will not stand.

Would like the club to do the same, but they've not said a peep about Istanbul and they won't days anything about this either.

 

[Woody135]

Need to send a strong message to the fa that this shit will not stand.

Would like the club to do the same, but they've not said a peep about Istanbul and they won't days anything about this either.

Dont expect anything from the club. They stopped caring for the individual fan long ago

 

[urban genie]

But surely if those that normally go to these sort of games all boycott it, they’ll just be replaced by the thousands who are desperate to watch any City match, but can never get a ticket, due to the high pointers who monopolise most allocations?

We haven't got that kind of fanbase, despite what people think we are still a very local club, things like the Champions league final would sell out if we didn't go, a glorified friendly won't imho