Kez 2,727 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/9275054/Community-Shield-switched-to-Villa-Park-as-Wembley-hosts-Olympics.htmlSo the game doesn't clash with the Olympics... Bit of a shit stadium to choose but closer to me so ill be going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 From our second home to a major bogey ground. Great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Ridiculous decision. A stadium like that does not deserve to host the magnitude of a game like Chelsea v. Manchester City. Was the Millennium Stadium not available? I suppose I could still go, it's not that long to travel by train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 From our second home to a major bogey ground. Great!I know our record at villa park is shocking. Awful decision to pick this ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Why not think outside the box and have it abroad, sort of like an 'advert' for the Premier League. not too far though, Amsterdam Arena for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Fuck going there. Pub it is then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I have to ask, why Villa Park out of all places? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleoftheshed 388 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Not that much of an awful decision - Wembley and Cardiff are being used for the Olympics and Birmingham is similar distance from both London and Manchester.Ridiculous decision. A stadium like that does not deserve to host the magnitude of a game like Chelsea v. Manchester City.Its a great stadium and it used to host FA Cup semi finals - the charity shield is a nothing game really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 A while ago.. the premier league were talking about having league games in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (in the middle of a season). Why not just make this the fixture we play abroad instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave30 728 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 what so the fat cats at sky can rake in a ickle bit more money ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 what so the fat cats at sky can rake in a ickle bit more money ?No, so we don't have to fly to Dubai in the middle of a season..This way at least it's still pre-season and only two teams have to do it, and those sides will be the most marketable anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 what so the fat cats at sky can rake in a ickle bit more money ?It would be great marketing to the EPL and the teams participating in the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz82 1 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 http://www.telegraph...s-Olympics.htmlSo the game doesn't clash with the Olympics... Bit of a shit stadium to choose but closer to me so ill be going Agreed - it's only 20 mins from my house so i'll be going.I have to ask, why Villa Park out of all places?Equal travelling distance for both sets of fans maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave30 728 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 It would be great marketing to the EPL and the teams participating in the match.yer but only so they could earn more cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 A while ago.. the premier league were talking about having league games in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (in the middle of a season). Why not just make this the fixture we play abroad instead.My thoughts exactly. In Italy they have already realized the potential in this and they've started playing the Supercoppa Italiana (their counterpart for the Community Shield) in China and if memory serves me right they once played the match in the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 yer but only so they could earn more cash.If Chelsea get to sell a few thousad shirts and gain some new foreign fans, I don't see how that can be bad for the club.I think we've got to the stage where we are well past trying to preserve the "old beautiful game". Money talks in football today, Chelsea is living proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,536 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Yeah think more to do with equal distance..but of all the grounds and our record there... But still a bit of a distance for both set of fans so no doubt be an early kick off.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milllz 43 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 tbh it is a nice stadium, ive been there before long ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Is our bad record at Villa Park associated with Aston Villa or the stadium itself? Afaik Aston Villa are our bogey team, not the stadium. Or am I wrong, have we played somebody else there and lost? It's kind of superstitious to think that a venue plays any kind of role, considering we won't be playing its home team anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleoftheshed 388 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Is our bad record at Villa Park associated with Aston Villa or the stadium itself? Afaik Aston Villa are our bogey team, not the stadium. Or am I wrong, have we played somebody else there and lost? It's kind of superstitious to think that a venue plays any kind of role, considering we won't be playing its home team anyway.In our last two semi finals there as a neutral ground we lost to Man Utd (1996) and beat Fulham (2002). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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