'Neutrals' at Madrid game

[Leicester69]

Interesting point.

I normally sit at the back of the East Stand, in front of the TV gantry...so had to move for every CL game, no major issue, moved one block further towards the Kop, similar row. Against Bruges, Porto and Copenhagen my "usual" seats were back on sale a few days before the game, but I did notice they were occupied every game.

 

The seats I relocated too generally had a lot of others who relocated too...but also had lots of people with passes/media badges etc on them...I commented on this post Seville at home, half the row to my right left after 75-80 mins and celebrated neither goal, the fella across the aisle from me was on his phone all night, I asked him where he got his ticket from and it was UEFA approved media, as were his four colleagues.

 

Last night was the same...I sit on an aisle and we had people in and out of the game all night on phones/tablets etc clearly not interested in the game and clearly not City fans...one bloke in particular must have left 7-8 times and was pi**ing everyone off around us, add in all of the obvious tourist fans in that area of the ground (couldn't find seat, couldn't find row, in wrong block etc) and it really does grate!

 

By 85 mins I bet there were 50-100 empty seats as plenty were leaving early...add to the 300 or so extra seats that looked like they were under the tarpaulin next to Madrid fans and it appears that hundreds and hundreds of genuine fans missed out...shame, but I do think this was largely out of the clubs hands, UEFA are the real culprits here!

[Sol thewall Bamba]

17 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

why put them in the middle of the leicester fans....

No idea, been the same for all the games. 

[Bayfox]

30 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

why put them in the middle of the leicester fans....

Because otherwise it wouldn't be very corporate, I don't recall the away end having padded seats, a half time bar, tea/coffee etc. These fans aren't your normal away supporters, works the same for all teams, we have had the same at all games.

[acb]

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1 hour ago, jamesmilner said:

We were told,  we couldn't sit in our season ticket seats due to UEFA . when we got there , 2 Leicester fans were sitting in them !!

Same here. Gave up my seat on the half way line which ive had for nearly 40 years (equivalent at filbo) for a shit one in the corner only to see mongys sitting in my seat at half time that had purchased only a few days before. I thought the club were supposed to give the STHs first dibs to move back if returned by eufa.

We wernt even given the chance after the STH date was up to find better seats nearer to our own before every Joe Soap had a go.

Ticket office is a shambles in my opinion. Cock ups with season ticket renewals, Cl away tickets now this, all in the last 12 months

[UniFox21]

5 minutes ago, Bayfox said:

Because otherwise it wouldn't be very corporate, I don't recall the away end having padded seats, a half time bar, tea/coffee etc. These fans aren't your normal away supporters, works the same for all teams, we have had the same at all games.

This is fair enough I guess, just bit of a sucker punch for those who missed out 

 

 

Genuine question here: 

Why do people leave 5/10 minutes before each half to get food or get home quicker?

This was the biggest game in our history, why leave 10 minutes before half time to queue for food? 

[MC Prussian]

1 hour ago, Legend_in_blue said:

 

 

 

I've just had a look back at this.  We won the game 1-0!

 

I had a 4-1 in my head for some reason. 

 

We did put 4 past a few in that season though - Walsall, Peterboro' to name a couple. 

 

And the Howard header - great scenes right there at the very end. 

 

Although it was a disappointment to be down there, still good memories!

We drew 1-1.

Always nice to go back and see Kasper score from a header.

[shawy2510]

Quite a few new faces near me in SK3

[Crazy Kop Corner]

Definitely neutrals and I had one of the 3 kids sat to our left on the front row.

 

It is really disappointing that true fans have been priced out and the process is now such that either a) they are going to have to wait a long time to get back the chance of watching us on a regular basis or b) have to wait for us to be crap again.

[stretch1965]

My friends had to move from their seats in H Block just behind me and they were replaced with other city fans and when asked they wouldn't say where they got their tickets from. Two lads also sat on phones hardly looking up and came up after half time on 55mins and left 10 mins early. My mates were well pissed off

[Realist Guy In The Room]

Neutrals are allowed to go to games.  

 

 

[Crazy Kop Corner]

8 minutes ago, Realist Guy In The Room said:

Neutrals are allowed to go to games.  

 

 

The problem is that they ae taking up seats of Leicester supporters who have followed the club for 20 / 30 or 40 years or more who have been priced out. Definatley a feel of nepotism last night and in previous CL games.

[jayfox26]

11 minutes ago, Realist Guy In The Room said:

Neutrals are allowed to go to games.  

 

 

I agree. However if I went to a game as a neutral, I would feel pretty crappy that I was taking the seat of a genuine fan. No problem with neutrals attending games, but denying genuine fans a chance to see their club in the biggest game in their history is out of order. 

[Yes N'Didi]

6 minutes ago, Crazy Kop Corner said:

The problem is that they ae taking up seats of Leicester supporters who have followed the club for 20 / 30 or 40 years or more who have been priced out. Definatley a feel of nepotism last night and in previous CL games.

I can understand that, but to paraphrase a loveable Italian, 'we are (or at least were) Champions League man!' 

 

It's part and parcel of the competition that we have to give a % of tickets to UEFA for them to do with them what they please. They make an extraordinary amount of money from sponsors who want access to the games, either through staff, competitions or entertaining clients. The more tickets they give to sponsors, the happier the sponsor is, the more money goes back into the Champions League, and more prize money in the pot.

 

We can't complain that we are in the biggest, most exciting and most lucrative club competition in world football and that they are imposing their rules and regulations on us. Yes it's frustrating that a United fan went to the game 'because they could' but a silver member couldn't. Yes it's frustrating that we can't drink beer in the concourse. Yes it's frustrating that the birch can't come out pre-game. But we were in the Champions League. We either do it their way or not at all.

[Yes N'Didi]

3 minutes ago, jayfox26 said:

I agree. However if I went to a game as a neutral, I would feel pretty crappy that I was taking the seat of a genuine fan. No problem with neutrals attending games, but denying genuine fans a chance to see their club in the biggest game in their history is out of order. 

I'm just playing devils advocate, but if your workplace offered you a ticket to the Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid, would you go?

[Crazy Kop Corner]

1 minute ago, Yes N'Didi said:

I can understand that, but to paraphrase a loveable Italian, 'we are (or at least were) Champions League man!' 

 

It's part and parcel of the competition that we have to give a % of tickets to UEFA for them to do with them what they please. They make an extraordinary amount of money from sponsors who want access to the games, either through staff, competitions or entertaining clients. The more tickets they give to sponsors, the happier the sponsor is, the more money goes back into the Champions League, and more prize money in the pot.

 

We can't complain that we are in the biggest, most exciting and most lucrative club competition in world football and that they are imposing their rules and regulations on us. Yes it's frustrating that a United fan went to the game 'because they could' but a silver member couldn't. Yes it's frustrating that we can't drink beer in the concourse. Yes it's frustrating that the birch can't come out pre-game. But we were in the Champions League. We either do it their way or not at all.

Good post I just don't agree.

[Guest Papasmurf]

15 minutes ago, Crazy Kop Corner said:

The problem is that they ae taking up seats of Leicester supporters who have followed the club for 2 or 3  years  who have been priced out. Definatley a feel of nepotism last night and in previous CL games.

Fixed for you.

 

Not sure how they've been priced out. Tickets are the same for everybody.

 

[Crazy Kop Corner]

You don't think too hard do you chap?

[Guest MattP]

Some faces totally new to me as well last night around.

 

The bloke next to me had the worst breath I had ever encountered, I'm convinced he was partly responsible for our attacking threat down the left hand side in the second half.

[Gerard]

2 hours ago, notnow john said:

There was a couple of neutrals near us, stands out a bit when they take their clappers

with them when going for a piss!

 

That made me laugh more than it should. 

 

Perhaps they noticed you looking at them and thought you were going to steal them? 

[dynamark]

I think the prem is the best paying comp in world footer and righty so.

We just have to live with EUFA rules they don't even let us cut the pitch how we would like but money in the bank and credit to LCFC

[Spudulike]

My mate is a Man City fan and from what he tells me the Etihad is even worse for neutrals and hangers-on on Champions League nights.

[Realist Guy In The Room]

41 minutes ago, jayfox26 said:

I agree. However if I went to a game as a neutral, I would feel pretty crappy that I was taking the seat of a genuine fan. No problem with neutrals attending games, but denying genuine fans a chance to see their club in the biggest game in their history is out of order. 

'denying genuine fans'

 

If as a fan, you genuinely wanted to be at a game and I mean really wanted to be there, you'd get a ticket by hook or by crook.  I dont buy into this, 'my mate couldnt get a ticket yet these plastics could' bollocks.  If a plastic fan or neutral manages

to get themselves a ticket, its because tickets are out there and available so if you REALLY want to be there you would be.

 

Years ago when we were promoted under Micky Adams, the game that confirmed promotion was a home game to Brighton and it just so happened, the day after, I was leaving the country for a couple of years.  The game was sold out but as I REALLY wanted to be there, I found a way.

 

Giving up after ringing the ticket office and being told there are no tickets left for your membership type doesnt give you cause to grumble in my eyes.

[maf13r]

Corporate tickets are rife at these matches. If you work for 1 of the main sponsors of the champions league you can apply for upto 4 tickets per person. Although its a nice privilege for working for those companies its unfair on the real fans of the team that cant get tickets.

[RonnieTodger]

Not neutrals but it's happened in the last few home CL games in which our row at the top of SK1 is absolutely rammed. Definitely a few people that shouldn't be there. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

6 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

Not neutrals but it's happened in the last few home CL games in which our row at the top of SK1 is absolutely rammed. Definitely a few people that shouldn't be there. 

It's not just the back rows in SK1 anymore, the staircases were rammed about half way down the stand last night. Luvley