How can they guarantee their safery? What a wonderful country we have become.Originally Posted by Diggs246
How can they guarantee their safery? What a wonderful country we have become.
What spin would you pit on it?All i said was it would be interesting?
I'd imagine their strikes on Iran today will put paid to any likelihood of Tel Aviv hosting matches at least.
I've a feeling they will be accommodated somewhere other than a hotel. Though you are right to suspect that any protest/actions are more likely to be outside of the ground and me more 'creative' in the lead up to the game, as all will be on their toes for inside the ground, even if any fans are allowed to attend.
Israel could well base themselves in the UK and just travel in and out on the same day for the game. Really not much different to English clubs flying to domestic away games. Morning flight in, early kickoff and fly out straight after.
Is there not a rule that you have to be in the country 24 hours before the match?
There is in UEFA club games. Don't see why it'd be different for an international
If there is, they'll probably howl antisemitism at it until its bent so suit them.
Probably slightly off topic but how does Iran play in the world cup now? Mad situation
Iran? Surely you mean the USA?
Being reported now that the Ayatollah has been killed by the airstrikes. That'll keep things fairly tense in that neck of the woods if true.
We are in a situation where many international fixtures are up in the air this year.
Hard to know what will happen with WC
Cant see Iran playing in the World cup at this stage.If the current clerical nutters are still in place theres no way they could send a team to the US after Khameni was blown to pieces.maybe if there is a new regime
Yes, the 24 hour rule applies. Remember that game at Windsor in 1993? Jack Charlton demanded that his team be permitted to stay just across the border (the Slieve Russell in Cavan, maybe?) and travel in-and-out of Belfast on the day. And when that was refused, he asked that the game be played in GB instead (Anfield, I think?)
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I can't find this 24 hour rule anywhere. Does anyone have a link
If it's just for media duty an exemption will be offered.
Quick google, rules for the 2012 Euro's - presume it hasn't changed since then:
(My bold)
Arrival of the teams at the match venue
11.07 The associations must arrange for their teams to arrive at the match venue early
enough in order to be able to hold their pre-match press conference before the
media deadlines of both involved countries and in any case no later than 24 hours
before kick-off.
Page 19 - https://es.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/...6_DOWNLOAD.pdf
thanks for that EalingI would say an exemption on this, which is just for media duties will be obtained
Don't agree. For the "in any case" clearly demonstrates that quite aside from the media stuff etc, the 24 hours minimum applies in every case.
Which makes sense, if you think about it, since if it's not "safe", or is in some other way undesirable to be in a country the day before, how could it be guaranteed to be safe/desirable on the day itself?
While there is also the practicality to consider i.e. what if a team hoping to travel in on the day should get unexpectedly delayed? Back in December 1957, NI had a vital World Cup qualifier vs Italy* due to be played in Belfast. But the Hungarian match referee/linesmen were stuck in fog in London, so were unable to travel and the game had to be downgraded to a friendly, with local IL officials instead. So doubtless the same applies to teams as officials etc.
* - Btw, I just thought I'd add that NI won the replayed qualifier, went to the World Cup Finals instead of Italy and got to the Quarter Finals.
I'm pretty sure the stadium will have all the security checks and balances in place.Don't agree. For the "in any case" clearly demonstrates that quite aside from the media stuff etc, the 24 hours minimum applies in every case.
Which makes sense, if you think about it, since if it's not "safe", or is in some other way undesirable to be in a country the day before, how could it be guaranteed to be safe/desirable on the day itself?
While there is also the practicality to consider i.e. what if a team hoping to travel in on the day should get unexpectedly delayed? Back in December 1957, NI had a vital World Cup qualifier vs Italy* due to be played in Belfast. But the Hungarian match referee/linesmen were stuck in fog in London, so were unable to travel and the game had to be downgraded to a friendly, with local IL officials instead. So doubtless the same applies to teams as officials etc.
* - Btw, I just thought I'd add that NI won the replayed qualifier, went to the World Cup Finals instead of Italy and got to the Quarter Finals.
It's the team hotel and that 24 hours before KO when it could get messy. Again I'm just assuming their fans won't be allowed near this game.
Yeah, but UEFA simply cannot take a chance on travel into Dublin on the day not being disrupted - eg bad weather, plane breakdown, airport disruption, ATC, security alert etc.
Of course these things can happen the day before too, but at least there you have some chance of adopting a Plan B in time to make kick-off.
There will be no derogation on this particular aspect of the arrangements, I'm sure.
You might be right on that one - would certainly make the Gardai's job easier. Though as against that, it would be a big revenue hit for the FAI, whilst also forfeiting a great deal of "home" advantage.
are we really saying that our "fans" cant be trusted to behave themselves without a stadium ban or a heavy Garda pressence.That goes against a long tradition of Irish fans not causing trouble....Whatever your opinion on whether the game should go ahead or not i dont believe the vast majority of irish fans cant be trusted to behave themsselves and banning them on that basis is completly wrong.I honestly think if the game goes ahead it will go ahead to a normal size irish crowd and people can be trusted to limitiing themselves to verbally making their opinions heard whatever they are.We are not a bunch of ENGERLAND fans
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