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Charity Shield at Villa Park

Postby Chips and Chocolate on Sat May 19, 2012 1:27 pm

Manchester City and Chelsea won't be playing at Wembley because the Olympic football final is being played the day before
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... eld-838844

If only same could happen for Cup semi-finals :barscarf:
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Re: Charity Shield at Villa Park

Postby SteveO 35 on Sat May 19, 2012 1:29 pm

Chips and Chocolate wrote:Manchester City and Chelsea won't be playing at Wembley because the Olympic football final is being played the day before
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... eld-838844

If only same could happen for Cup semi-finals :barscarf:


I don't know why they don't play the Charity Shield and the FA Cup semi-finals at the Milennium. Used to love going down to Cardiff - cracking stadium, right in the middle of the city centre with endless decent pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels.....unlike that shithole Wembley or Villa Park where you're lucky to find a pub that hasn't been boarded up within a mile of the ground.
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Re: Charity Shield at Villa Park

Postby Rosie_titters on Sat May 19, 2012 1:38 pm

surely it's time to bin, this tired old shite - who actually cares about the community shield
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Re: Charity Shield at Villa Park

Postby donaldo on Sat May 19, 2012 1:56 pm

SteveO 35 wrote:
Chips and Chocolate wrote:Manchester City and Chelsea won't be playing at Wembley because the Olympic football final is being played the day before
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... eld-838844

If only same could happen for Cup semi-finals :barscarf:


I don't know why they don't play the Charity Shield and the FA Cup semi-finals at the Milennium. Used to love going down to Cardiff - cracking stadium, right in the middle of the city centre with endless decent pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels.....unlike that shithole Wembley or Villa Park where you're lucky to find a pub that hasn't been boarded up within a mile of the ground.


Couldnt agree more SteveO.Cardiff was always a great day out.Out of the pub straight into the ground.Brilliant stadium.
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Re: Charity Shield at Villa Park

Postby StuartL on Sat May 19, 2012 4:07 pm

SteveO 35 wrote:
Chips and Chocolate wrote:Manchester City and Chelsea won't be playing at Wembley because the Olympic football final is being played the day before
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... eld-838844

If only same could happen for Cup semi-finals :barscarf:


I don't know why they don't play the Charity Shield and the FA Cup semi-finals at the Milennium. Used to love going down to Cardiff - cracking stadium, right in the middle of the city centre with endless decent pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels.....unlike that shithole Wembley or Villa Park where you're lucky to find a pub that hasn't been boarded up within a mile of the ground.


I wholeheartedly agree Cardiff was ace, especially in the sunshine near the castle, pubs were decent, etc but due to the extotionate amount that Wembley cost, going way over budget, there is no chance that the FA will turn away the revenue that Wembley matches provide to them.

Still, unlikely to be of any concern to us in the near future is it :(
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Re: Charity Shield at Villa Park

Postby frankbutcher on Sat May 19, 2012 4:30 pm

Wembley is like The Emirates. They specifically go out of their way to seek that pubs and bars are shut in the surrounding area to ensure that people drink in the ground. There used to be a private bar next to the ground called Silverspoons. The last I heard they'd had their license revoked. It's all a massive money-making exercise.
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Re: Charity Shield at Villa Park

Postby slag on Sat May 19, 2012 4:49 pm

the fewer times I have to visit the land of sheep and homosexuals the better
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Re: Charity Shield at Villa Park

Postby frankbutcher on Sat May 19, 2012 4:57 pm

slag wrote:the fewer times I have to visit the land of sheep and homosexuals the better


What's Christmas Island like for sheep and bum fun?
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Re: Charity Shield at Villa Park

Postby olgitgooner on Sat May 19, 2012 6:14 pm

Arabs and rent boys don't deserve Wembley.

Fuck 'em.
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