Hammers Chat

palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 9:43 am Turkey now on the red list. No direct flights from the UK and although guidance says don't go there, it's not illegal. 10 days quarantine at a government hotel upon return at your own cost. But will some try ?

Of course they will.

Short of making it against the law, and even then a few would stick two fingers up at that, to see your team in a CL final would be worth the cost. Even just being outside the ground.

So what to do ? UEFA, bless them, have dismissed the very idea of holding it in England. Their main argument is not enough time for 'rebranding'. Which of course is tech-speak for advertising. Which brings in the money for them in spades. Bollocks to public safety. For a final with very few fans, tv income trumps that minor inconvenience.

That's what it boils down to. Ceferin blowing a fuse over the ESL three weeks back as 12 clubs wanted to protect their huge income. Which was despicable. Yet he's doing the very same.

Proving UEFA are just as corrupt as all the rest.

palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 9:43 am Turkey now on the red list. No direct flights from the UK and although guidance says don't go there, it's not illegal. 10 days quarantine at a government hotel upon return at your own cost. But will some try ?

Of course they will.

Short of making it against the law, and even then a few would stick two fingers up at that, to see your team in a CL final would be worth the cost. Even just being outside the ground.

So what to do ? UEFA, bless them, have dismissed the very idea of holding it in England. Their main argument is not enough time for 'rebranding'. Which of course is tech-speak for advertising. Which brings in the money for them in spades. Bollocks to public safety. For a final with very few fans, tv income trumps that minor inconvenience.

That's what it boils down to. Ceferin blowing a fuse over the ESL three weeks back as 12 clubs wanted to protect their huge income. Which was despicable. Yet he's doing the very same.

Proving UEFA are just as corrupt as all the rest.

palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 9:43 am Turkey now on the red list. No direct flights from the UK and although guidance says don't go there, it's not illegal. 10 days quarantine at a government hotel upon return at your own cost. But will some try ?

Of course they will.

Short of making it against the law, and even then a few would stick two fingers up at that, to see your team in a CL final would be worth the cost. Even just being outside the ground.

So what to do ? UEFA, bless them, have dismissed the very idea of holding it in England. Their main argument is not enough time for 'rebranding'. Which of course is tech-speak for advertising. Which brings in the money for them in spades. Bollocks to public safety. For a final with very few fans, tv income trumps that minor inconvenience.

That's what it boils down to. Ceferin blowing a fuse over the ESL three weeks back as 12 clubs wanted to protect their huge income. Which was despicable. Yet he's doing the very same.

Proving UEFA are just as corrupt as all the rest.

palerider wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 3:39 pm Following the realisation they're beginning to look like a bunch of cunts, UEFA are considering holding it in Blighty but only if it's Wembley which would clash with the play-off final. Although Lisbon is also a possibility.

But should it be Wembley they'll demand quarantine exemptions for 3000 UEFA officials.

I know we're winning the covid war here but is one game of football that important ?

Whiskyman wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 3:53 pm

palerider wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 3:39 pm Following the realisation they're beginning to look like a bunch of cunts, UEFA are considering holding it in Blighty but only if it's Wembley which would clash with the play-off final. Although Lisbon is also a possibility.

But should it be Wembley they'll demand quarantine exemptions for 3000 UEFA officials.

I know we're winning the covid war here but is one game of football that important ?

Play the game in Gdansk, same as the Europa Final. Poland apparently is OK Covid wise so no problems with quarantining on return to the UK and no issue for UEFAs army of personnel, although I suspect the figure of 3000 iw just a tad exaggerated.