Community Shield | Sat 30th Jul, 17:00 @ King Power Stadium

[bluesmith]

Next seasons fixtures are not out yet,they could arrange for Blackburn to have an away fixture. The feral scouse bit rings true though.

I'm sure they could but why would Blackburn want that.

 

[bluesmith]

“Not accessible” ??

Maybe if you travel by horse and cart it might be a bit inconvenient but for most people having a quick blast down the motorway or taking a nice short train ride to get there qualifies Leicester as quite an accessible destination

Well over two hours on the train and none are direct. 3 hours on a lot of the trains for the mickey. It may be accessible but its certainly not a choice with the fans in mind.

 

[daveoswald]

I'm sure they could but why would Blackburn want that.

Think you might be right, they probably wouldn't.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Millenium stadium?

 

[lancs blue]

Millenium stadium?

Same distance as Wembley and a much worse train service.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Will Utd want it considering the two teams involved?

It's the only way they will be involved in one for a while

 

[Corky]

It’s an hour and a half away on the coach/minibus. One interchange at Sheffield or Crewe on the train. We’ve had numerous midweek games at Leicester in the Cups and it’s piss easy to get there. I’m really looking forward to it.

Our fans are so weird about kick off times and venues. We live on a little island, nothing on the entire island is that far away, and this is only down the road.

It is about 2.30hrs by road and cheapest tickets are £56 each on the train.

As it is up for the FA to select it and we haven't been drawn away to play them, it would be a ludicrous venue, and there was horrendous traffic in 2013/14, it is never a good journey once you come off the motorway.

 

[117 M34]

No chance it would be played at Blackburn as they are a championship team so their ground would be deemed inferior by the powers that be in the Premier league.

 

[urban genie]

I forget a lot of our fans (on here) are from cheshire and high peak, so to them leicester is as far a drive or a single train ride as Manchester is ;-)

 

[SCEtoAUX]

Etihad works for me.

Will help the Bin Dippers get used to being humiliated there during the next decade.

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

I think the swamp (if playable) would be acceptable to both clubs.

 

[14cfcm]

Newcastle or Sunderland wd nail it for me.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'm sure they could but why would Blackburn want that.

To get the gate receipts/FA payment for using their stadium?

 

[bluesmith]

To get the gate receipts/FA payment for using their stadium?

For a charity game?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

For a charity game?

Community*.

Yes. The FA would have to make it worth their while in hosting it.

 

[daveoswald]

shieldNo chance it would be played at Blackburn as they are a championship team so their ground would be deemed inferior by the powers that be in the Premier league.

Think the charity/community shield, is like the fa cup . Don't think the premier league would have much say over the venue

 

[bluesmith]

Community*.

Yes. The FA would have to make it worth their while in hosting it.

Its a charity game the proceeds go to charities.

 

[i kne albert davy]

To get the gate receipts/FA payment for using their stadium?

Aren't the gate receipts distributed amongst teams in FA cup to give to charity ?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Its a charity game the proceeds go to charities.

In 2002, the Charity Commission found that the Football Association had failed to meet its legal obligations under charity law, by failing to specify what money from ticket sales went to charity, and delaying payments to the charities nominated.[15] As a result, the competition was renamed the Community Shield

 

[bluesmith]

In 2002, the Charity Commission found that the Football Association had failed to meet its legal obligations under charity law, by failing to specify what money from ticket sales went to charity, and delaying payments to the charities nominated.[15] As a result, the competition was renamed the Community Shield

At what point did i say it wasn't called the Community shield? Its literally the title of the thread we are posting in? I said its a charity game. The money made goes to charity, the majority given to the 124 teams who play in the 1st round of the FA Cup to distribute to their chosen charities.