Champions League postponed?

[ArabHibee]

Just had a wee thought.

If the flight problems continue due to the volcano in Iceland, could there be a possibility that the Champions League matches this week could be postponed? Or will they just expect them to travel by coach?

[shamo9]

Decision on Monday (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/8622315.stm).

[ArabHibee]

Decision on Monday (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/8622315.stm).

Cheers, you're doing well, seeing as you're stuck in Belgium. :wink:

It would be funny if they had to slum it and go by coach though.

[shamo9]

Cheers, you're doing well, seeing as you're stuck in Belgium. :wink:

It would be funny if they had to slum it and go by coach though.

I`m severely tempted to join them. One week of crying babies, moaning sisters and snobbish French in-laws is more than enough, never-mind two!

Every meal is an ordeal with Cedric desperate to flex France`s `superior cuisine`muscles and the stench of urine from the baby is unforgettable (other than that she`s fine).

[H18sry]

by road for Barca or reverse it for Milan

Start: Head southwest on Plaça de Catalunya toward Rambla de Catalunya
0.1 Take the 1st right onto Rambla de Catalunya
0.3 Take the 1st right onto Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes
1.2 Slight right at Plaça de Tetuan
1.4 Continue onto Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes
6.1 Take exit 209 on the left to merge onto Ronda del Litoral
10.0 Continue onto Autopista del Vallès
11.3 Take the exit toward A-7/Girona
11.9 Merge onto Autopista Barcelona-Montmeló
Partial toll road
24.0 Continue onto AP-7
Partial toll road
96.2 Continue onto A-7
105.0 Continue onto E-15/AP-7 (signs for E-15/AP-7/La Jonquera)
Toll road
Entering France
160.2 Continue onto A9
Partial toll road
Speed cameras begin in 3.0 km
384.8 Take the exit onto A54/E80 toward Nîmes-Centre/Arles/Aix-en-Provence/Marseille
Toll road
408.7 Continue onto N572
413.1 Continue onto N113
Partial toll road
433.0 Continue onto A54
Toll road
456.7 Take the exit onto A7/E714/E80 toward Aix-en-Provence/Toulon/Nice/Berre L'Etang/Marseille
Toll road
468.3 Continue onto A8/E80 (signs for A8/E80/Aix-en-Provence/Toulon/Nice)
Partial toll road
Speed cameras begin in 18.5 km
Entering Italy
691.7 A8/E80 turns slightly left and becomes A10
Toll road
836.5 Take the exit onto A26/E25 toward Alessandria/A7/Milano
Toll road
881.2 Take the exit onto A26/A7 toward Milano/Genova
Toll road
898.1 Take the exit onto A7 toward Milano
Partial toll road
972.6 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Via Spezia heading to Milano/Viale Liguria
973.3 Continue onto Piazza Serafino Belfanti
973.4 Continue onto Via Giovanni Segantini
974.0 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Piazza Arcole
974.2 Turn right at Ripa di Porta Ticinese
974.7 Turn left at Viale Gorizia
975.1 Turn right at Via Giuseppe Codara
975.2 Turn right at Piazzale Antonio Cantore
975.3 Continue onto Corso Genova
Entering toll zone
975.7 Continue onto Piazza della Resistenza Partigiana
975.8 Continue onto Via Cesare Correnti
976.1 Turn left at Via del Torchio
976.2 Take the 1st right onto Via Circo
976.3 Take the 1st right to stay on Via Circo
976.4 Slight right at Piazza Cardinale Guglielmo Massaia
976.4 Continue onto Via Santa Marta
976.6 Turn left at Via San Maurilio
976.7 Turn right at Piazza Borromeo
976.8 Continue onto Via Bocchetto
977.1 Turn right at Piazza Cordusio
977.1 Continue onto Via Orefici
977.3 Via Orefici turns slightly right and becomes Via Torino
977.3 Arrive at Milan, Italy :devil:

[H18sry]

For Lyon or reverse it for Bayern

.0 Start: Head west on Place des Terreaux toward Rue Paul Chenavard
0.1 Turn left at Rue Paul Chenavard
0.3 Turn left at Rue Longue
0.4 Turn left at Rue du Président Edouard Herriot
0.5 Turn right at Rue du Bât d'Argent
0.8 Turn left at N6/Quai Jean Moulin
Continue to follow N6
1.4 Continue onto N83/Quai André Lassagne
Continue to follow N83
2.1 Slight right at Cours d'Herbouville
2.3 Continue onto Autoberge
2.5 Continue onto Quai de Bellevue
5.3 Take the ramp onto Boulevard Périphérique
6.6 Continue onto D383 (signs for Périphérique)
7.4 Take the exit onto A42/A46 toward Genéve/Rocade-Est
11.8 Take the exit onto A42/E611 toward Bourg-en-Bresse/Genève/Strasbourg
Partial toll road
Speed camera in 18.7 km
59.5 Take the exit onto A40/E21/E62 toward Milan/Genève/Oyonnax
Toll road
137.0 Take exit 13-Saint-Julien-en-Genevois for E21/E62 toward Genève-Centre/Lausanne
137.8 Continue toward A401/E62
138.0 Keep left at the fork, follow signs for E21/Genève-Centre/Lausanne and merge onto A401/E62
Toll road
Entering Switzerland
140.1 Continue onto A1
Toll road
204.5 Take exit 17-Echangeur d'Ecublens to merge onto A1/E25/E62 toward A9/Bern/Neuchâtel/Simplon/Gd-St-Bernard/Lausanne-Nord/Lausanne-Sud/Lausanne-Crissier
Continue to follow A1
Toll road
414.2 Take exit 59-Limmattal to merge onto A1/A4/E41/E60 toward St. Gallen/Nordring-Zürich
Toll road
428.0 Take the exit onto A1
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530.3 Take exit 86-St. Margrethen toward München/Bregenz
Toll road
530.6 Merge onto E60
Toll road
530.6 Turn left to stay on E60
Partial toll road
Go through 1 roundabout
531.6 Turn right at E60/Grenzstrasse (signs for Lindau/Bregenz)
Continue to follow E60
Entering Austria
531.7 Continue onto B202/Hauptstrasse
532.1 Turn right at B202/E60/Hauptstrasse (signs for Bregenz/Dornbirn/B202/Lustenau)
Continue to follow E60
Go through 1 roundabout
541.4 Turn right to stay on E60
Partial toll road
543.3 Take the ramp to A14/E43
Toll road
543.3 Keep left at the fork, follow signs for E43/A14 and merge onto A14/E43
Toll road
Entering Germany
552.8 Continue onto A96
724.2 Take the exit toward Nürnberg
725.1 Merge onto B2R/Garmischer Str.
Continue to follow B2R
728.0 Take the exit toward Neuhausen/Zentrum
728.2 Merge onto Landshuter Allee
728.4 Turn right at Nymphenburger Str.
730.1 Continue onto Brienner Str.
730.5 Slight left at Königsplatz
730.9 At Karolinenplatz, take the 3rd exit onto Barer Str.
731.3 Turn right at Gabelsbergerstraße
731.5 Slight right to stay on Gabelsbergerstraße
731.6 Slight left to stay on Gabelsbergerstraße
731.6 Slight left at Oskar-von-Miller-Ring
731.9 Continue onto Von-der-Tann-Straße
732.2 Slight right at Franz-Josef-Strauß-Ring
732.6 Take the 1st right onto Hofgartenstraße
732.8 Take the 1st left onto Marstallplatz
733.0 Arrive at Munich, Germany :devil:

[hibsfan7]

if this contiues f?r much longer as it could
what about the future of the world cup would teams have to go by sea?

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

if this contiues f?r much longer as it could
what about the future of the world cup would teams have to go by sea?

I'm sure Denis Bergkamp went to the World Cup in the USA in 1994 by boat as he had a fear of flying.

[IberianHibernian]

I'm sure Denis Bergkamp went to the World Cup in the USA in 1994 by boat as he had a fear of flying.Think his fear of flying started or at least his last flight was at World Cup 1994 . Spanish press saying Barcelona may travel by coach but I doubt that would happen . Think it might be good for players and especially officials ( of all clubs not just Barca ) to see how many fans travel to games . Fans in recent years have got used to luxury compared with not that long ago - talk of Dingwall being a big trek last month when we took hundreds of fan by bus, train or car (including hitchhiking ) to friendlies there in 80s . And if we make Europa League , people will complain about a 2-hour delay at airport when fans spent days on buses to get to Videoton match in 80s or on boat to Norrkopping in 70s .

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

Think his fear of flying started or at least his last flight was at World Cup 1994 . Spanish press saying Barcelona may travel by coach but I doubt that would happen . Think it might be good for players and especially officials ( of all clubs not just Barca ) to see how many fans travel to games . Fans in recent years have got used to luxury compared with not that long ago - talk of Dingwall being a big trek last month when we took hundreds of fan by bus, train or car (including hitchhiking ) to friendlies there in 80s . And if we make Europa League , people will complain about a 2-hour delay at airport when fans spent days on buses to get to Videoton match in 80s or on boat to Norrkopping in 70s .

Think your right. Bergkamp missed quite a few Arsenal European games cause he wouldn't fly.

Re Videton: We got a supporters bus from Edinburgh to Gatwick, flight to Vienna and bus from Vienna to Budapest, it was a hoot. :greengrin


Think some folk went by coach all the way to Hungary, kinda puts going up to Dingwall midweek into perspective.:agree:

[seanraff07]

I'm sure Denis Bergkamp went to the World Cup in the USA in 1994 by boat as he had a fear of flying.

I don't think he ever played in the Champions League/European cup for Arsenal because of it.

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

I don't think he ever played in the Champions League/European cup for Arsenal because of it.

I'm sure he played a few in nearby european countries, like Holland or Belgium, but didn't go further afield like Greece etc.

[IberianHibernian]

Think your right. Bergkamp missed quite a few Arsenal European games cause he wouldn't fly.

Re Videton: We got a supporters bus from Edinburgh to Gatwick, flight to Vienna and bus from Vienna to Budapest, it was a hoot. :greengrin


Think some folk went by coach all the way to Hungary, kinda puts going up to Dingwall midweek into perspective.:agree:Was at home game v Videoton ( was it only goal Graeme Mitchell scored for us ? ) but didn`t go to Hungary but by chance was in Victoria Station in London before second leg and remember speaking to a few Hibbies there ( think there were some Aberdeen fans on way to a game too - maybe in Vienna ) . Without doubt fans have got used to car or quick flight or nothing or match on telly at home or in pub . Funny kick off times don`t help much though .

[seanraff07]

I'm sure he played a few in nearby european countries, like Holland or Belgium, but didn't go further afield like Greece etc.

Ah right, wasn't aware of that, i just asumed he hadn't played in any at all.

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

Was at home game v Videoton ( was it only goal Graeme Mitchell scored for us ? ) but didn`t go to Hungary but by chance was in Victoria Station in London before second leg and remember speaking to a few Hibbies there ( think there were some Aberdeen fans on way to a game too - maybe in Vienna ) . Without doubt fans have got used to car or quick flight or nothing or match on telly at home or in pub . Funny kick off times don`t help much though .

Cannot think of another time Graeme Mitchell scored a goal, certainly his most famous goal. :greengrin

There is no doubt people have got used to football being on the TV. I watched todays game online, I make no bones about that, but I'd be more than happy if the game wasn't online or on TV, there is far too much football on TV.

Jezzo, if our game against Dundee Utd on the last day is on TV, that means ALL our games after the split are live on TV, that's no right IMO.

[Hibernia Na Eir]

Just had a wee thought.

If the flight problems continue due to the volcano in Iceland, could there be a possibility that the Champions League matches this week could be postponed? Or will they just expect them to travel by coach?

things may get even worse with this volcano. I fear much worse to come.

[H18sry]

Games to go ahead as planned

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1477683.html :thumbsup:

The two UEFA Champions League semi-final first legs will go ahead as scheduled this week despite the current restrictions on European air travel due to the volcanic cloud. The refereeing team that has been announced for the match on Tuesday is so far maintained and a backup appointment has been prepared in case it should prove necessary to make a replacement.

Both visiting teams have taken all the necessary steps to rearrange their travel plans to ensure they reach their match venues on time. FC Barcelona are away to FC Internazionale Milano at 20.45CET on Tuesday and Olympique Lyonnais are at FC Bayern München 24 hours later.

A decision will be taken in the coming days about Thursday's two UEFA Europa League matches: Club Atlético de Madrid v Liverpool FC and Hamburger SV v Fulham FC :wink:

[DH1875]

No way Lyon game will be posponed. It only about 500 miles between the two cities so travel by coach no problem.