Roger Loughney's Groups Activities

Wembley Final and Semi-Finals at risk

59239772 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:19:37 GMT

According to newspaper reports this morning, there is a risk that the final and semi-finals of Euro 2020 may be moved to Budapest. The issue is the same one which resulted in the Champions League final being played in Porto instead of London : UEFA wants quarantine exemptions for their officials, sponsors, broadcasters and VIPs.

It shouldn't be any surprise that UEFA is negotiating for exemptions. The only disappointing thing is that they are not also demanding exemptions for any fans who have tickets to these matches. The government has been crowing about how they are going to allow 50% crowds for these matches but they seem to be oblivious of the fact that most of the tickets have been bought by johnny foreigner. Considering that the last chance to back out of the tickets and get refunds was before the UK government confirmed their country entry conditions and published which countries were on which list, ticketed fans will have spent hundreds of euros on tickets which they are unlikely to be able to use. And the participating teams are not going to be able to sell out their 'follow my team' allocations, except for the home nations.

Not only has Hungary got less restrictive entry conditions, but Budapest will allow full crowds.

The government's argument would be that, if they allow exemptions in these circumstances, then holidaymakers are going to demand the same exemptions.

UEFA shambles - £800 worth of tickets refunded and NO games in ballot.

59505397 — Thu, 13 May 2021 22:47:35 GMT

Absolutely devastated at the news today.

Applied with a friend - me (16 active CAPS, him (11 active CAPS). Allocated every single England game recently refunded £800 give or take each.

Into the ballot and every game unsuccessful except;

We applied together and I’ve been given a Croatia ticket category 2 and he hasn’t. I’m clearly not in the top 70% of cappers, but they’ve allocated me a Croatia ticket and not the other two. He has been UNSUCCESSFUL in ALL group games. How have they decided I’m eligible for a Croatia ticket, but not Scotland or Czech.

Applied together, been screwed together. We are both bitterly disappointed. I’d rather have both of us been unsuccessful than me obtaining ONE out of the possible SIX tickets between us both.

None of it makes any sense and tbh I don’t really want to go to a game on my own. It just defeats the object of going with friends / family and having that special atmosphere.

Can anyone please explain to me ( top top cappers, with a lot of experience of following England for donkeys years) how I have somehow been accepted to one game and not the others?? This ballot seems to be drawn as random as it gets and it’s wholly upsetting after all the summer we have looked forward to for the best part of two years now.

Deflated.

Ticket rationing at Wembley EURO matches - the real culprits

55258571 — Sat, 15 May 2021 12:05:48 GMT

Some of the rationalisations of the 3000 ticket allocation to ESTC members have been too accepting of that mean number - some explanations verge on the pompous and patronising. Putting aside references to the pandemic etc, the real explanation is to be found in UEFA's traditional arrogance - in the good old FIFA tradition - and the English FA's active or passive support.

A 3000 allocation has been justified as a "fair" pro-rata reduction in the usual 12000 allocation. An allocation of 12000 as a share of the 85000-90000 capacity is outrageously unfair. Remember there has been no general sale to the public of tickets for the EURO matches at Wembley - we all had to be paid-up ESTC members. Where the heck were the other 75000-plus tickets allocated originally?

The balance of reduced capacity tickets i.e. about 15000 or so, after the 3000 allocated to England Fans, and 3000 to the opponent team Fans, are clearly going to UEFA, it's mates, cronies, assorted hangers-on, and the lucrative hospitality ticket holders. Most likely as a result of a cowardly deal struck by the English FA with UEFA, to get the matches "awarded" to Wembley.

This unfair allocation has to stop for future tournaments. I do not begrudge those who heard on Thursday that they have tickets - good luck to them. The ballot process was fair, given constraints resulting from the pandemic. The real issue remains the unfair original share allocated to Supporter Club members - England, and Opponents too!.

This unfairness is reflected in ticket allocation for the Men's Champions League final in Portugal. Out of 20000 available tickets, just 12000 are allocated to the two English Finalists, to be split 50;50. Leaving 80000 other tickets. A British Government Minister said this week that UEFA wanted 2000 tickets for "UEFA Delegates" - a polite term for the mates, cronies, hangers-on who fancy a jolly in sunny Portugal.

From a very disgruntled and loyal England Fan.

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