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[jowwy]

this is absolute nonsense - and would punish Middlesborough and its fans

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60747640


will they play all their remaining premier league games behind closed doors too, cause away fans won't be allowed to buy tickets???

 

[ianrauk]

It is nonsense.
Both sets of fans should be able to attend. Its nothing to do with Boro fans.

 

[nickyboy]

Middlesbrough capacity is 35,000

Chelsea were allocated 4,620 some of which they had sold before the ban on sales.

Middlesbrough should have been 30k home fans, 5k away fans. It'll actually be 30k home fans, probably 3k away fans

To request no fans for such a marginal issue looks ridiculous

 

[jowwy]

Will they be asking for all these games to be played behind closed doors to.......

 

[Stephenite]

On train London - Manchester and it's full of Athletico Madrid fans for tonight's game.
Naturally, as a Liverpool supporter, I'm an Athletico supporter tonight so we're getting along famously

Invalid post/wind up. It's Atlético. I don't know who Athletico are so, as a Man Utd fan, I'm not effected by your ribbing.

 

[T4tomo]

Middlesbrough capacity is 35,000

Chelsea were allocated 4,620 some of which they had sold before the ban on sales.

Middlesbrough should have been 30k home fans, 5k away fans. It'll actually be 30k home fans, probably 3k away fans

To request no fans for such a marginal issue looks ridiculous

this mad request wont get granted. at the very least it deprives Boro of income. I can't believe they wasted phone call / email making it.

Be interesting to see Steve Gibson's response.

 

[Beebo]

It’s fairly clear to everyone that placing sanctions on a football team brings into question the integrity of the league. And the supporters get punished when they have no say in the ownership of the team.
Just take one game when Chelsea play Watford on the last match of the season, it could be a big game at the top and bottom of the table.
The whole thing is a mess.

 

[vickster]

Invalid post/wind up. It's Atlético. I don't know who Athletico are so, as a Man Utd fan, I'm not effected affected by your ribbing.

FTFY

 

[jowwy]

It’s fairly clear to everyone that placing sanctions on a football team brings into question the integrity of the league. And the supporters get punished when they have no say in the ownership of the team.
Just take one game when Chelsea play Watford on the last match of the season, it could be a big game at the top and bottom of the table.
The whole thing is a mess.

didn't sporting integrity come into play during covid then, when some teams were behind closed doors and some weren't or some fans allowed and not others?? Also some teams getting granted cancellations and other teams not........

i'm sorry but this request should be thrown out

 

[roubaixtuesday]

On train London - Manchester and it's full of Athletico Madrid United fans for tonight's game

FTFY

 

[T4tomo]

this mad request wont get granted. at the very least it deprives Boro of income. I can't believe they wasted phone call / email making it.

Be interesting to see Steve Gibson's response.

according to talk sport texts swapped with Simon Jordon, Gibson said "Cheslea and Spotting integrity" don't belong in the same sentence.

Approx 850-900 away fans had already bought tickets before the axe dropped on the cheslki website.

The Boro end is long sold out, as is the entire hospitality suite.

MFC may be able to alter the segregation plan to get some of the c3500 potentially empty seats sold on to Boro fans.

 

[Stephenite]

FTFY

Oh dear. I knew it. 20 years living outside the UK has had its affect.

PS. Just been granted post-Brexit permanent asylum (residency). A wait lifted from my shoulders.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

i watched the programme last night, there was no anti-cfc rant, there was just his opinion on the situation. Like you're having yours on here.

as for the last sentence, he's a pundit that's paid for his views, if you don't like what he has to say, then switch it off.

So why did he apologise on twitter?

 

[T4tomo]

https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/a-statement-from-middlesbrough-fc

We are aware of Chelsea's request to have Saturday's Emirates FA Cup sixth round tie played behind closed doors and find their suggestion both bizarre and without any merit whatsoever.​

All concerned are well aware of the reasons Chelsea have been sanctioned and that this has nothing to do with Middlesbrough Football Club.

To suggest as result that MFC and our fans should be penalised is not only grossly unfair but without any foundation.

Given the reasons for these sanctions, for Chelsea to seek to invoke sporting "integrity" as reason for the game being played behind closed doors is ironic in the extreme.

We currently await formal notification from the FA of the next steps but rest assured MFC will resist Chelsea's actions in the strongest terms.

 

[vickster]

Oh dear. I knew it. 20 years living outside the UK has had its effect affect.

PS. Just been granted post-Brexit permanent asylum (residency). A weight wait lifted from my shoulders.

Erm…FTFYA