Barcelona v Manchester United

Pal

I predict a Barcelona victory by a single goal and lots of trouble between Roma and MU fans in Rome.

UEFA don't really use much common sense when picking venues for big games.
Imagine the scene if Dublin gets Rangers in the Europa Cup Final 2011.

Love Ulster riot would be like a tea party
UEFA should keep a number of options open until they see who the likely teams will be.

Chelsea v United could have gone to Wembley.
There could be provisional venues based of all final combination outcomes at an earlier stage.

Anyway, hope its a good game and all goes well but I'm not optimistic.

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Good grief.

There's a game coming up between two of the best footballing teams on the planet, and you choose to focus on the negative aspects?

Wow.

Chong

To be reopened Next week see here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055558238&highlight=barcelona&page=7

Mitch Connor

I do think the stadium choice of late is crap though. Moscow was a pain in the ass for people to get to, and the pitch was too far away form the stands.

Rome has a recent history of fan violence, the ever increasing reputation of the Roma Ultras and the stadium is annoying as the pitch is too far away from the stands.

Headshot

tbf UEFA are warning both of set of fans about the dangerous places of Rome and not to walk to the stadium instead get the bus provided for the CL final

Mitch Connor

Headshot wrote: »

tbf UEFA are warning both of set of fans about the dangerous places of Rome and not to walk to the stadium instead get the bus provided for the CL final

tbf, if they are going to these lengths due to the relatively high probability of violence, they should not have picked Rome for the final in the first place.

Headshot

yap i Know

utd had trouble there and Arsenal also

eZe^

Barca are used to smashing teams who wear white recently, so should be a cakewalk in Rome.. :pac::pac::pac:

carlop

The leader of the Ultras groups tend to have fairly high-level contact with club officials, and given the importance of this occasion, and the fact that Italy wants to host future European Championships and World Cups and already missed out on 2012 due to fan violence, senior officials and Ultras leaders may come to some sort of 'financial agreement.'

It's a fairly damning indictment of Italian football, and arguably society, but there is a history of paying off the Ultras to keep them happy. There will most likely be sporadic problems between random Italian scum and English drunks, but I don't think there will be any large scale, organized violence. I hope I'm right. Of course there is also the possibility that the Boix Nois will cause some trouble and embarrass Laporta on the biggest stage there is, but again hopefully this won't come to pass.

stovelid

In fairness, Rome does have form as a bad place for English fans to go to. Not a good choice of venue.

Although 99% of the Manchester United fans are in more danger of falling down pub stairs, so lets just enjoy the football.

Pal

Des wrote: »

Good grief.

There's a game coming up between two of the best footballing teams on the planet, and you choose to focus on the negative aspects?

Wow.

so what

Warper

Regards security I wouldnt be too concerned about it. The Roman police will be everywhere, what with the biggest game of the season on in their own backyard. Of course if people go looking for trouble or acting like a complete yob I am sure they will find it.

Anyways good to see Henry and Iniesta should be fit for the final. Now just trying to figure out where to watch it??

Liam O

Pal wrote: »

so what

eh, because it's a game of football, the biggest of the season not a political meeting

How many reports do you reckon Sky will do on the Ultras next week? I reckon they will have a three part report.

Dub13

Locked,with the original thread to be opened after Sundays games.