Istanbul CL Final chaos | City Matters statement (p 133)

blue44 said:
2 hours to get there,20 miles.
roasting hot,stood up all the way.
and coming back was worse.
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Had the same on way there mate, hour queue and 2 hour drive. Thank fuck my dad suggested metro on way back but still didn't get back into town until after 2.
 
Physically and mentally fucked after that. The queues for food and drink at both the fan park and the stadium were a joke, didn’t have anything to eat for hours. Then sat on that bus for 3 and a half hours after the game, UEFA are cunts. I’ve loved Istanbul, great food, lots of history and some beautiful views. But that stadium shouldn’t be even considered as a venue. I saw numerous City fans in the wheelchairs being pushed by their carer/family through that shitty shuttle bus park, the tarmac wasn’t even set properly.
 
I got back to hotel at taksim at 3:15.
Quick shower and change then went for a beer.
Now at SAW all checked in 4 1/2 hours before my flight trying to stay awake so I don't miss it.
 
Didn't get off the ground car park until 3am....3 hours after the game. Was on a shuttle bus back to SAW airport, but the driver was completely useless and still took us a further 2 hours to get to the airport. Arrived at 5am, people were on a 6am flight out of here. I'm trying to stay awake for my 8:30 flight!
 
Absolute fucking shambles from UEFA. Having it in an athletics stadium in the middle of nowhere which needed a 2 hour bus journey or 3 trains to get there was never a good idea, then running out of beer 3 hours before kick off followed by having to queue for 90 minutes for an ridiculously overpriced cold hot dog and water while the staff were taking the piss didn’t fucking help either. The only saving grace was I ignored UEFA advice and got the metro before and after the game and was in Nevizade before 2am. Fucking good job we won or I’d be suicidal. Fuck UEFA and City are champions of Europe which makes it all worthwhile. Istanbul itself was fucking brilliant though.
 
First shuttle to the fan park which was supposed to be 1 hour 40 took about 3.5 hours as the bus driver kept fucking up as well as the traffic.

Due to this we sacked the fan park off and jumped on the shuttle to the stadium. This went at a snails pace and struggled up hill. Ultimately it broke down and we had to desert it and jump in the next shuttle that came along.

Absolutely zero organisation from the ones from the stadium. Stewards were nowhere to be seen and everybody was congregating around the Istanbul and SAW coaches. Only when a driver that walked past and said there were more further up the car park did people head in that direction.

Spent about 8 hours on them in total. Absolute fucking joke. Thank fuck we won.
 
These coaches reminded me of the titanic. Some buses people were packed together like sardines and others there was enough room for people to lie down.
 
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