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The Euros are not going to take place??

Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:17 am

Even before Covid raised its ugly head the idea of the Euros being staged in 10 different countries was completely barking mad. Covid has well and truely put a massive spanner in the works. Just look at the following points

- Mainland Europe is not likely to be anywhere near a reasonable level of vaccination in its population, at the rate they
are going they will be lucky to achieve 30% by June
- UK should be approaching 80% plus vaccination level, therefore Boris is not going to jepadise that by letting thousands
of UK football fans coming home from highly infected countries with very little vaccination.
- Much of Europe is going all the wrong directions with Covid, as an example of this is Italy where they are just going into
lockdown which is likely to be still around in June. Wales have got zero chance of playing in Rome come June
- self-isolation is likely to be required when fans travel between countries when following their team, so for incidence
Welsh fans going to Baku would travel to Rome and then have to self isolate in an hotel room for 7 days instead of
going to the match.

The only chance of any type our tournament is if its played solely in one country and the only country that would be able to accommodate it would be UK, but dont hold your breath on that one. :banghead:

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:50 am

Only way will take place is without fans and probably only place that can happen is uk...... all teams will be in a closed bubble like cricket and tennis have done but cannot think you can have that spread over 10 countries. So uk is best placed to have it UEFA cannot afford for it not up happen thats why think it will come to uk under these conditions

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:37 am

Whistler wrote:Even before Covid raised its ugly head the idea of the Euros being staged in 10 different countries was completely barking mad. Covid has well and truely put a massive spanner in the works. Just look at the following points

- Mainland Europe is not likely to be anywhere near a reasonable level of vaccination in its population, at the rate they
are going they will be lucky to achieve 30% by June
- UK should be approaching 80% plus vaccination level, therefore Boris is not going to jepadise that by letting thousands
of UK football fans coming home from highly infected countries with very little vaccination.
- Much of Europe is going all the wrong directions with Covid, as an example of this is Italy where they are just going into
lockdown which is likely to be still around in June. Wales have got zero chance of playing in Rome come June
- self-isolation is likely to be required when fans travel between countries when following their team, so for incidence
Welsh fans going to Baku would travel to Rome and then have to self isolate in an hotel room for 7 days instead of
going to the match.

The only chance of any type our tournament is if its played solely in one country and the only country that would be able to accommodate it would be UK, but dont hold your breath on that one. :banghead:



doesnt look as if fans will be in attendance but the tournament will be played.... at present the European club competitions are going ahead as are internationals so why not the Euros ?

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:37 am

Let’s be honest it should cancelled,too many countries,too many games,too much uncertainty and just not enough time.

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:09 am

skidemin wrote:
Whistler wrote:Even before Covid raised its ugly head the idea of the Euros being staged in 10 different countries was completely barking mad. Covid has well and truely put a massive spanner in the works. Just look at the following points

- Mainland Europe is not likely to be anywhere near a reasonable level of vaccination in its population, at the rate they
are going they will be lucky to achieve 30% by June
- UK should be approaching 80% plus vaccination level, therefore Boris is not going to jepadise that by letting thousands
of UK football fans coming home from highly infected countries with very little vaccination.
- Much of Europe is going all the wrong directions with Covid, as an example of this is Italy where they are just going into
lockdown which is likely to be still around in June. Wales have got zero chance of playing in Rome come June
- self-isolation is likely to be required when fans travel between countries when following their team, so for incidence
Welsh fans going to Baku would travel to Rome and then have to self isolate in an hotel room for 7 days instead of
going to the match.

The only chance of any type our tournament is if its played solely in one country and the only country that would be able to accommodate it would be UK, but dont hold your breath on that one. :banghead:



doesnt look as if fans will be in attendance but the tournament will be played.... at present the European club competitions are going ahead as are internationals so why not the Euros ?



Very true but champions league games are not being played in their intended countries moved to Budapest ect instead of host city ....so can expect euros running into same problems ......international games are easy to handle as in only one place in a country but are they taking place in countries with restrictions? And at moment situation is deteriorating in europe! Think they'll go ahead but will need big turnaround in covid rates/vaccination in host countries not sure that will happen so UEFA left with limited options like uk.

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:16 am

theclaw wrote:Let’s be honest it should cancelled,too many countries,too many games,too much uncertainty and just not enough time.



next week there will be 75 world cup qualifiers and 15 international friendlies { including playing teams from different continents, we play Mexico . } played in 55 countries across Europe with national teams zig zagging all over... so how is 51 games with 3 months to plan too much ?

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:23 am

pembroke allan wrote:
skidemin wrote:
Whistler wrote:Even before Covid raised its ugly head the idea of the Euros being staged in 10 different countries was completely barking mad. Covid has well and truely put a massive spanner in the works. Just look at the following points

- Mainland Europe is not likely to be anywhere near a reasonable level of vaccination in its population, at the rate they
are going they will be lucky to achieve 30% by June
- UK should be approaching 80% plus vaccination level, therefore Boris is not going to jepadise that by letting thousands
of UK football fans coming home from highly infected countries with very little vaccination.
- Much of Europe is going all the wrong directions with Covid, as an example of this is Italy where they are just going into
lockdown which is likely to be still around in June. Wales have got zero chance of playing in Rome come June
- self-isolation is likely to be required when fans travel between countries when following their team, so for incidence
Welsh fans going to Baku would travel to Rome and then have to self isolate in an hotel room for 7 days instead of
going to the match.

The only chance of any type our tournament is if its played solely in one country and the only country that would be able to accommodate it would be UK, but dont hold your breath on that one. :banghead:



doesnt look as if fans will be in attendance but the tournament will be played.... at present the European club competitions are going ahead as are internationals so why not the Euros ?



Very true but champions league games are not being played in their intended countries moved to Budapest ect instead of host city ....so can expect euros running into same problems ......international games are easy to handle as in only one place in a country but are they taking place in countries with restrictions? And at moment situation is deteriorating in europe! Think they'll go ahead but will need big turnaround in covid rates/vaccination in host countries not sure that will happen so UEFA left with limited options like uk.



ive paid for tickets and UEFA have my money for games right through to the final mate.. i dont expect to be going to any.... but i do expect UEFA to have in place alternative venues if required by then and the tournament to go ahead anyway.... as i put in the other post there are actually more international teams playing . venues being used , and more games taking place next week than there would be for the Euros....

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:28 am

I believe they will take place, but def without fans.

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:32 am

skidemin wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
skidemin wrote:
Whistler wrote:Even before Covid raised its ugly head the idea of the Euros being staged in 10 different countries was completely barking mad. Covid has well and truely put a massive spanner in the works. Just look at the following points

- Mainland Europe is not likely to be anywhere near a reasonable level of vaccination in its population, at the rate they
are going they will be lucky to achieve 30% by June
- UK should be approaching 80% plus vaccination level, therefore Boris is not going to jepadise that by letting thousands
of UK football fans coming home from highly infected countries with very little vaccination.
- Much of Europe is going all the wrong directions with Covid, as an example of this is Italy where they are just going into
lockdown which is likely to be still around in June. Wales have got zero chance of playing in Rome come June
- self-isolation is likely to be required when fans travel between countries when following their team, so for incidence
Welsh fans going to Baku would travel to Rome and then have to self isolate in an hotel room for 7 days instead of
going to the match.

The only chance of any type our tournament is if its played solely in one country and the only country that would be able to accommodate it would be UK, but dont hold your breath on that one. :banghead:



doesnt look as if fans will be in attendance but the tournament will be played.... at present the European club competitions are going ahead as are internationals so why not the Euros ?



Very true but champions league games are not being played in their intended countries moved to Budapest ect instead of host city ....so can expect euros running into same problems ......international games are easy to handle as in only one place in a country but are they taking place in countries with restrictions? And at moment situation is deteriorating in europe! Think they'll go ahead but will need big turnaround in covid rates/vaccination in host countries not sure that will happen so UEFA left with limited options like uk.



ive paid for tickets and UEFA have my money for games right through to the final mate.. i dont expect to be going to any.... but i do expect UEFA to have in place alternative venues if required by then and the tournament to go ahead anyway.... as i put in the other post there are actually more international teams playing . venues being used , and more games taking place next week than there would be for the Euros....



I expect euros to go ahead but what about places that are hosting euro games but are not allowing champions league games to take place there? Also the situation is deteriorating across Europe but Guess there's plenty of time to sort out alternatives.

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:44 am

Forever Blue wrote:I believe they will take place, but def without fans.



I think the games at Wembley could well have fans at them. Unless there's another sinister turn with the disease and we pretty much stay on the current trajectory then we will have had a couple of months of low infection and very low mortality figures. Against that background we should have fans in although whether fans are travelling internationally is doubtful. I too have kept my tickets more in hope than expectation.

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:45 am

pembroke allan wrote:
skidemin wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
skidemin wrote:
Whistler wrote:Even before Covid raised its ugly head the idea of the Euros being staged in 10 different countries was completely barking mad. Covid has well and truely put a massive spanner in the works. Just look at the following points

- Mainland Europe is not likely to be anywhere near a reasonable level of vaccination in its population, at the rate they
are going they will be lucky to achieve 30% by June
- UK should be approaching 80% plus vaccination level, therefore Boris is not going to jepadise that by letting thousands
of UK football fans coming home from highly infected countries with very little vaccination.
- Much of Europe is going all the wrong directions with Covid, as an example of this is Italy where they are just going into
lockdown which is likely to be still around in June. Wales have got zero chance of playing in Rome come June
- self-isolation is likely to be required when fans travel between countries when following their team, so for incidence
Welsh fans going to Baku would travel to Rome and then have to self isolate in an hotel room for 7 days instead of
going to the match.

The only chance of any type our tournament is if its played solely in one country and the only country that would be able to accommodate it would be UK, but dont hold your breath on that one. :banghead:



doesnt look as if fans will be in attendance but the tournament will be played.... at present the European club competitions are going ahead as are internationals so why not the Euros ?



Very true but champions league games are not being played in their intended countries moved to Budapest ect instead of host city ....so can expect euros running into same problems ......international games are easy to handle as in only one place in a country but are they taking place in countries with restrictions? And at moment situation is deteriorating in europe! Think they'll go ahead but will need big turnaround in covid rates/vaccination in host countries not sure that will happen so UEFA left with limited options like uk.



ive paid for tickets and UEFA have my money for games right through to the final mate.. i dont expect to be going to any.... but i do expect UEFA to have in place alternative venues if required by then and the tournament to go ahead anyway.... as i put in the other post there are actually more international teams playing . venues being used , and more games taking place next week than there would be for the Euros....



I expect euros to go ahead but what about places that are hosting euro games but are not allowing champions league games to take place there? Also the situation is deteriorating across Europe but Guess there's plenty of time to sort out alternatives.



at present they are changing champions league venues at short notice ..why not games in the Euros ? ..yes mate 3 months, lots can happen but for the life of me at this point i dont see how its that different to what is already happening....

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:50 am

epping blue wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:I believe they will take place, but def without fans.



I think the games at Wembley could well have fans at them. Unless there's another sinister turn with the disease and we pretty much stay on the current trajectory then we will have had a couple of months of low infection and very low mortality figures. Against that background we should have fans in although whether fans are travelling internationally is doubtful. I too have kept my tickets more in hope than expectation.



did you buy the follow my country ?

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:54 am

skidemin wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
skidemin wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
skidemin wrote:
Whistler wrote:Even before Covid raised its ugly head the idea of the Euros being staged in 10 different countries was completely barking mad. Covid has well and truely put a massive spanner in the works. Just look at the following points

- Mainland Europe is not likely to be anywhere near a reasonable level of vaccination in its population, at the rate they
are going they will be lucky to achieve 30% by June
- UK should be approaching 80% plus vaccination level, therefore Boris is not going to jepadise that by letting thousands
of UK football fans coming home from highly infected countries with very little vaccination.
- Much of Europe is going all the wrong directions with Covid, as an example of this is Italy where they are just going into
lockdown which is likely to be still around in June. Wales have got zero chance of playing in Rome come June
- self-isolation is likely to be required when fans travel between countries when following their team, so for incidence
Welsh fans going to Baku would travel to Rome and then have to self isolate in an hotel room for 7 days instead of
going to the match.

The only chance of any type our tournament is if its played solely in one country and the only country that would be able to accommodate it would be UK, but dont hold your breath on that one. :banghead:



doesnt look as if fans will be in attendance but the tournament will be played.... at present the European club competitions are going ahead as are internationals so why not the Euros ?



Very true but champions league games are not being played in their intended countries moved to Budapest ect instead of host city ....so can expect euros running into same problems ......international games are easy to handle as in only one place in a country but are they taking place in countries with restrictions? And at moment situation is deteriorating in europe! Think they'll go ahead but will need big turnaround in covid rates/vaccination in host countries not sure that will happen so UEFA left with limited options like uk.



ive paid for tickets and UEFA have my money for games right through to the final mate.. i dont expect to be going to any.... but i do expect UEFA to have in place alternative venues if required by then and the tournament to go ahead anyway.... as i put in the other post there are actually more international teams playing . venues being used , and more games taking place next week than there would be for the Euros....



I expect euros to go ahead but what about places that are hosting euro games but are not allowing champions league games to take place there? Also the situation is deteriorating across Europe but Guess there's plenty of time to sort out alternatives.



at present they are changing champions league venues at short notice ..why not games in the Euros ? ..yes mate 3 months, lots can happen but for the life of me at this point i dont see how its that different to what is already happening....




Hard to say but as we know football rules everything due to its popularity and financial clout for advertising betting ect and as they say peoples mental health.... also and crucially if games did not take place = no income that would mean 99% of clubs would go to wall here and Europe.. that wont be allowed to happen so a way will be found to keep euros and domestic leagues going.

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:10 pm

skidemin wrote:
epping blue wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:I believe they will take place, but def without fans.



I think the games at Wembley could well have fans at them. Unless there's another sinister turn with the disease and we pretty much stay on the current trajectory then we will have had a couple of months of low infection and very low mortality figures. Against that background we should have fans in although whether fans are travelling internationally is doubtful. I too have kept my tickets more in hope than expectation.



did you buy the follow my country ?




No, individual but through to the final which was the same as I did 2016. Cant remember why but there was some reason I didn't think it was the best option last time and I don't think I even saw the option this time. Did it exclude cat 4 tickets or something like that. I got 4 tickets for every game in 2016, it would cost an absolute fortune if they hadn't all been cat 4.

If it still goes ahead with limited attendance in Baku and there's charter planes available to get you there, will you go ? I probably would.

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:25 pm

Infection rates are rising again in a third of English areas according to Wales on Line.In my opinion the Euros will only go ahead like Swansea (no fans)

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:42 pm

epping blue wrote:
skidemin wrote:
epping blue wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:I believe they will take place, but def without fans.



I think the games at Wembley could well have fans at them. Unless there's another sinister turn with the disease and we pretty much stay on the current trajectory then we will have had a couple of months of low infection and very low mortality figures. Against that background we should have fans in although whether fans are travelling internationally is doubtful. I too have kept my tickets more in hope than expectation.



did you buy the follow my country ?




No, individual but through to the final which was the same as I did 2016. Cant remember why but there was some reason I didn't think it was the best option last time and I don't think I even saw the option this time. Did it exclude cat 4 tickets or something like that. I got 4 tickets for every game in 2016, it would cost an absolute fortune if they hadn't all been cat 4.

If it still goes ahead with limited attendance in Baku and there's charter planes available to get you there, will you go ? I probably would.



honestly mate ive lost quite a bit of enthusiasm . as even if allowed to go there are still going to be all sorts of local restrictions to contend with.. i hung on to the tickets thinking things would be a lot better than they are at present.. 6 of us going so i suppose if we can travel and everyone else is up for it i will go...

Re: The Euros are not going to take place

Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:35 pm

Forever Blue wrote:I believe they will take place, but def without fans.


The Show Must Go On ;)

Re: The Euros are not going to take place??

Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:11 pm

There’s no question the Euro’s will happen and Uefa will end up with 4 countries as venues. England, Hungary, Azerbaijan and Bucharest. Each venue will have 25% capacity. Most of Europe won’t be able to satisfy Uefa expectations by April’s deadline date.

Re: The Euros are not going to take place??

Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:31 pm

Was never going to happen as a fan at tented tournament, I hope everyone gets their money back and nobody (fans) lose out (financially) although its inevitable some sadly will

Re: The Euros are not going to take place??

Sat Mar 20, 2021 12:31 am

RV Casual wrote:Was never going to happen as a fan at tented tournament, I hope everyone gets their money back and nobody (fans) lose out (financially) although its inevitable some sadly will



well personally i { eventually } got all my flight money back from last year and had not booked hotels so its just ticket money which i do not see there is going to be an issue with..
re the tournament , its going to be interesting what decision is made .if any.