Champions League Final on a Saturday from 2010

leninbenjamin · 30-11-2007 07:29PM #1

from the BBC

Uefa moves Champions League final
Champions League
The Champions League final will move from its midweek slot to Saturday from 2010, Uefa has announced.

The first Saturday evening final will be at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.

Qualification will also change, with 22 teams qualifying based on their league standing, and a two-part tournament for the remaining 10 places.

Five of them will be disputed by 15 teams from leading nations, and teams from Uefa's 40 other member nations will compete for the last five places.

Format changes also mean that three Premier League teams will qualify automatically for the group stage, as will the champions of Scotland.

But the fourth-placed Premier League side will face a stiffer test in the qualifying round, as they are more likely to face stronger opponents than under the current format.

God dammit. another tradition messed with for the sake of commercialism.

Guy:Incognito · 30-11-2007 07:31PM

Boo urns to that. Wednesday ftw.

Royale with Cheese · 30-11-2007 07:32PM

ghey

_blank_ · 30-11-2007 07:53PM

Good idea

Mr Alan · 30-11-2007 07:56PM

still gonna be a night-time kick off afaik, which is the most important thing.

YeatsCounty · 30-11-2007 08:01PM

Why? :mad:

Wednesday night in May is European club finals night in my mind. Saturday ftl.

Pigman II · 30-11-2007 08:47PM

They won't be finished tinkering until the only qualification criteria is "how much money did you make last year?"

Gillie · 30-11-2007 09:10PM

3 teams straight in!!!

Champions league me arse!

Bounty Hunter · 30-11-2007 09:14PM

atleast it means whoever is in it will have a whole week to prepare as all leagues finish on the Weekends afaik

MrJoeSoap · 30-11-2007 09:44PM

According to the Beeb now there hasn't been a venue announced, and Wembley is in the running for 2010.

Unearthly · 30-11-2007 10:11PM

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

atleast it means whoever is in it will have a whole week to prepare as all leagues finish on the Weekends afaik

The league usually finishes a week and a half before the CL final, the FA Cup final is usually the weekend after the league ends. Would be interesting if they choose to have the CL final on the saturday the FA Cup is usually on.

ziggy · 30-11-2007 10:16PM

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Unearthly · 30-11-2007 10:26PM

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Considering these things need to be planned months in advance, and English teams have a good record in making the final, it doesn't depend on if they make the final that year as they can't take the chance:rolleyes:

mike65 · 30-11-2007 10:49PM

That Platini bloke. :mad: Still, at least its not a 3pm game. :rolleyes:

Mike.

ziggy · 30-11-2007 10:56PM

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Unearthly · 30-11-2007 10:58PM

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For some reason you seem to think I care about other countrys? I'm wondering what the FA will do. You can care about what Spain and Italy will do for all I care

You failed at trying to make a point.:cool:

English teams made 4 Champions League finals. Man Utd in 99, Liverpool 05, 07 and Arsenal 06. Get your facts right if trying to be a smart arse

Eirebear · 30-11-2007 10:58PM

I cant wait...it means that when Rangers get there i can get the whole weekend away

:D

KdjaCL · 30-11-2007 11:11PM

i agree with this and the 3 teams straight in ,platini is a genius.

Albet big clubs wont realise it until they murdering some champions of some obscure country 8-0, new qual rules mean 6 countries are gauranteed in from lower seeded countries so their champions gauranteed 16 million without having to play a team that came 4th from EPL or la liga. they now play each other thus ensuring a smaler team or 6 of themin every CL group its called sharing the wealth but bigger teams wont like it as it means that liverpool could play ac milan in a qualifier whilst drogs play fc chisnau to get in.

kdjac

ziggy · 30-11-2007 11:15PM

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Mr.Nice Guy · 30-11-2007 11:24PM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

from the BBC

God dammit. another tradition messed with for the sake of commercialism.

You must be joking? The Champions League is an affront to tradition and is all about commercialism.

I thought everyone knew that. Or are some people of the view that the top clubs have the "best interests of the game" at heart?

d22ontour · 30-11-2007 11:42PM

Saturday = more beer = good idea.

Top clubs/bottom clubs/football and tradition ? Money in the last 10 years dictated when matches were played in all the top leagues at some point.There is no tradition tbh.

_blank_ · 30-11-2007 11:47PM

KdjaCL wrote: »

i agree with this and the 3 teams straight in ,platini is a genius.

Albet big clubs wont realise it until they murdering some champions of some obscure country 8-0, new qual rules mean 6 countries are gauranteed in from lower seeded countries so their champions gauranteed 16 million without having to play a team that came 4th from EPL or la liga. they now play each other thus ensuring a smaler team or 6 of themin every CL group its called sharing the wealth but bigger teams wont like it as it means that liverpool could play ac milan in a qualifier whilst drogs play fc chisnau to get in.

Shush you, letting the cat out of the bag like that. :rolleyes:

Let them be scandalised about the changing of tradition, and we';; sneak a eL team into the group stages without them even noticing.

Just hope it isn't your lot.

oobydooby · 30-11-2007 11:57PM

Good for the small leagues, especially EL. Good for neutrals as the qualifiers will be interesting amongst the 'big teams'. Good for the competition too as new names shake it up a bit. Rosenborg have been a surprise this year as have Besiktas. Not so good for Manchester City or Aston Villa though:rolleyes:

Platini's a class player. Watched him in a charity game in France a few years ago. He still has it. Good to see him stirring it up a bit.

Guy:Incognito · 01-12-2007 02:30AM

DesF wrote: »

Let them be scandalised about the changing of tradition, and we';; sneak a eL team into the group stages without them even noticing.

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Yeah you can all celebrate how great the EL is then and how its come on leaps and bounds to get a team inot the group stages when in reality a rule change got you there.

Unearthly · 01-12-2007 02:58AM

Big incentive to not finish last out of the top 4 now.;)

Great for fans of those clubs, absolute balls to the people not wanting to see more 8-0 rapings.

MrJoeSoap · 01-12-2007 03:19AM

Stekelly wrote: »

Yeah you can all celebrate how great the EL is then and how its come on leaps and bounds to get a team inot the group stages when in reality a rule change got you there.

Liverpool fan... rule change... anyone got a camera handy?

leninbenjamin · 01-12-2007 03:42AM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

You must be joking? The Champions League is an affront to tradition and is all about commercialism.

I know this. hence a said another tradition messed. :rolleyes:

_blank_ · 01-12-2007 10:54AM

Stekelly wrote: »

Yeah you can all celebrate how great the EL is then and how its come on leaps and bounds to get a team inot the group stages when in reality a rule change got you there.

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Liverpool fan... rule change... anyone got a camera handy?

pwnd.

Guy:Incognito · 01-12-2007 11:49AM

The rules were changed because the FA were too spineless to follow precident. Either way were talking about the opposite end of th ecompetition that neither of you will ever have to worry about.

MrJoeSoap · 01-12-2007 12:03PM

Stekelly wrote: »

The rules were changed because the FA were too spineless to follow precident. Either way were talking about the opposite end of th ecompetition that neither of you will ever have to worry about.

We bow to your infinite superiority. Continue.

therecklessone · 01-12-2007 12:14PM

Stekelly wrote: »

Yeah you can all celebrate how great the EL is then and how its come on leaps and bounds to get a team inot the group stages when in reality a rule change got you there.

I thought it was a rule change that excluded the likes of the EL teams in the first place?

Champions League Final on a Saturday from 2010

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