The offical Athens final build up thread

[Maestro]

Any idea how far from the stadium?

This is from another site:

Getting to The Stadium

The Athens Olympic Sports Complex can be reached by metro with the nearest station to the stadium being Irini on Metro Line 1 which runs from Monastiraki and Omonia stations in the city centre. The journey to the stadium from the city centre takes around 25 minutes with trains running at 3 – 10 minutes throughout the day. From the station it is a 10 minute walk through the Olympic Complex to the stadium. The last train returning after the match leaves Irini at 00.24am. Tickets cost €0.80 for a single or (depending how much traveling you plan on doing) it may be worth investing in a day ticket (€4) valid on all modes of transport between all stations except the Airport.

By suburban train or Proastiakos, the nearest station to the ground is Neratziotissa.

From the city centre, there’s also the X14 bus which runs from Syntagma Square in central Athens direct to the Olympic Stadium taking a minimum of 30 minutes. Alternatively bus lines A7 Kaniggos - Kifissia - N. Erythraia, Β7 Kaniggos - Kifissia - N. Kifissia, 602 N. Ionia - Kalogreza - Panormou Metro Station, 550 P. Faliro - Kifissia, 441 Irakleio Metro Station - Halandri - Aghia Paraskevi also serve the stadium.

If you have hired a car, the best way up to the ground involves exiting the city centre to the north via Kifissias Avenue and following the roadsigns to OAKA. If you’re travelling via the Attiki Odos ring road, you’re best using exit 11 (Kifissias - Ol. Stadium). It may be worth parking in the Athens Mall car park mentioned above and walking to the stadium from here on foot.

[lfcruleus]

This is from another site:

Getting to The Stadium

The Athens Olympic Sports Complex can be reached by metro with the nearest station to the stadium being Irini on Metro Line 1 which runs from Monastiraki and Omonia stations in the city centre. The journey to the stadium from the city centre takes around 25 minutes with trains running at 3 – 10 minutes throughout the day. From the station it is a 10 minute walk through the Olympic Complex to the stadium. The last train returning after the match leaves Irini at 00.24am. Tickets cost €0.80 for a single or (depending how much traveling you plan on doing) it may be worth investing in a day ticket (€4) valid on all modes of transport between all stations except the Airport.

By suburban train or Proastiakos, the nearest station to the ground is Neratziotissa.

From the city centre, there’s also the X14 bus which runs from Syntagma Square in central Athens direct to the Olympic Stadium taking a minimum of 30 minutes. Alternatively bus lines A7 Kaniggos - Kifissia - N. Erythraia, Β7 Kaniggos - Kifissia - N. Kifissia, 602 N. Ionia - Kalogreza - Panormou Metro Station, 550 P. Faliro - Kifissia, 441 Irakleio Metro Station - Halandri - Aghia Paraskevi also serve the stadium.

If you have hired a car, the best way up to the ground involves exiting the city centre to the north via Kifissias Avenue and following the roadsigns to OAKA. If you’re travelling via the Attiki Odos ring road, you’re best using exit 11 (Kifissias - Ol. Stadium). It may be worth parking in the Athens Mall car park mentioned above and walking to the stadium from here on foot.

Man its like ****in Istanbul all over again can Uefa not put the Final somewhere where you can get to the ground with no hassles, I will never forget the 2 hours it took to get from Taksim Sq to the Ataturk, had to get off the bus twice for a piss, just walked alongside to catch it up.

Thanks by the way.

[kopash]

From memory of the Olympics there the trains/buses were not too bad to get around. Imagine it will be a lot better than what I heard too place in Istanbul

[rushscored4]

Me too matey without the privilage of a season ticket, so spent more worked harder seem fair? 2 sides to every story.

Two wrongs don't make a right fella but I've had a season ticket since Neil Young was a boy. Surely that and going to every CL home game this season should give me a better than 2 in 5 chance of getting a ticket for the Final?

[reddragon]

Two wrongs don't make a right fella but I've had a season ticket since Neil Young was a boy. Surely that and going to every CL home game this season should give me a better than 2 in 5 chance of getting a ticket for the Final?

obviously not mate!
this is the future btw - imagine how difficult it is for United fans to get Cup Final tickets if there's maybe 50-60,000 seasies. Thats us in a few years

[rushscored4]

obviously not mate!
this is the future btw - imagine how difficult it is for United fans to get Cup Final tickets if there's maybe 50-60,000 seasies. Thats us in a few years

That may well be true but it's not the right answer. There should be some element of loyalty involved for people who've carried on paying their season ticket through the bad times (like the Souness era) as well as the good. It really ****s me off that a bloke I know (I hesitate to call him a mate) who has a Fancard and has only been to around 15 games in total this season, including the six 'proper' CL games, has just as much chance of getting a ticket for Athens as me. How can that be right?

Like I've said before, why doesn't the Maccabi Haifa game count?

And for all those of you who say "you're lucky you've got a season ticket, I've been on the list for 115 years" I'm sorry but kindly ***** off*...

[Mumsafan]

The qualifiers have never counted and they've always made that clear every year. It wouldn't be fair to suddenly announce they counted.

[rushscored4]

The qualifiers have never counted and they've always made that clear every year. It wouldn't be fair to suddenly announce they counted.

Great answer, eh: "that's the way it's always been, so there..."

Surely, if you've bothered going to the trouble of arranging your holidays around a fairly meaningless return leg against Maccabi Haifa plus the expense of the ticket and travelling, etc, then I repeat WHY shouldn't it count? And WHY wouldn't it be fair?

[Mumsafan]

Not everyone has the chance to arrange holidays around the qualifiers. Some folk are told when to take holidays ie. factory/ car workers who have a set shut down time.

[kopash]

as others have pointed out they will prob look at loyalty before doing the "ballot" without actually saying so

[rushscored4]

Not everyone has the chance to arrange holidays around the qualifiers. Some folk are told when to take holidays ie. factory/ car workers who have a set shut down time.

I'm not arsed about silly little towns with "wakes" where everybody books their two weeks in Benidorm at the same time. This is 2007 and most people - like you and me - can book their holidays when they like.

Anyway, nobody has yet answered the question why the Maccabi Haifa game doesn't count and I'm sure qualification games gave credits in previous years towards later rounds...

[Red_hot]

I'm not arsed about silly little towns with "wakes" where everybody books their two weeks in Benidorm at the same time. This is 2007 and most people - like you and me - can book their holidays when they like.

That's not true. Doesn't matter where you live it's not always that easy!

Also, I can see your point but why not write to LFC about it?

[rushscored4]

That's not true. Doesn't matter where you live it's not always that easy!

Also, I can see your point but why not write to LFC about it?

Like anybody will bother reading it! Thankfully we know someone in the ticket office so I'm hoping I won't need to...

...unfortunately even she hasn't been told what's happening yet!

[kopash]

UEFA Champions League Final

Liverpool v A C Milan

To be played at the Olympic Stadium, Athens
On Wednesday 23 May 2007 kick off 21:45 hrs (local time)

Dates Of Sale

Season Ticket Holders and Fan Card Holders with 12 to 10 06/07 CL matches (excluding qualifiers) on Fancard - Thursday 10 May 2007

Season Ticket Holders and Fan Card Holders with 9 to 7 06/07 CL matches (excluding qualifiers) on Fancard - Friday 11 May 2007

Season Ticket Holders and Fan Card Holders with 6 06/07 CL matches (excluding qualifiers) on Fancard - To be entered in a ballot - full details below.

Full Selling Details

We have received an allocation of 16779 tickets that are priced at £145, £100, £57 and £43.

We have also received an allocation of 16 Disabled Tickets together with 16 Personal Assistant tickets at a combined price of £57.

Within the allocation approximately 64% of the tickets are priced at £57, 18% are priced at £100, 14% are priced at £43 and 4% are priced at £145.

Priority Rights Holders (Ex Shareholders)

The allocation and selling arrangements for ALL Priority Rights Holders are as follows,

On holding:

1 Priority Right – 1 (one) ticket
2 Priority Rights – 2 (two) tickets
3 Priority Rights – 3 (three) tickets
4 Priority Rights – 4 (four) tickets

The tickets available will be priced at £145, £100 or £57 and are offered AS AVAILABLE at the time of purchase.

Priority Rights Holders can purchase their ticket(s) from the ticket office or on the credit card line, telephone number 0870 220 2151 from Thursday 10 May 2007 until Friday 11 May 2007.

Priority Rights Holders applying by post should make immediate application to the ticket office detailing the ticket price in order of preference and a day time telephone number. Cheques should be made payable to Liverpool Football Club and endorsed not to exceed the maximum value of the highest priced ticket allowed under the allocation. The cheque will be completed by the Club to the actual value of the tickets available. Every effort will be made to supply the ticket(s) to the value requested but this cannot be guaranteed. Please also see note regarding postal applications.

Corporate Members

The Corporate Sales Department will contact all their Members to advise them on their ticket allocation.

Season Ticket Holders and Fan Card Holders

Tickets available will be priced at £100, £57 or £43 and are offered AS AVAILABLE at the time of purchase.

Season Ticket Holders and Fan Card Holders who have supplied their fan card details to the tickets office to prove they have purchased tickets for a combination of a minimum of SEVEN home and away matche(Excluding the Macabi Haifa qualifiers) for this seasons UEFA Champions League qualify for one ticket per qualifying fan card.

Tickets will be available on the days detailed below for personal application at the ticket office upon presentation of the fan card, or on the credit card line telephone number 0870 220 0034 as follows;

Thursday 10 May 2007 to Season Ticket Holders and Fan Card Holders who have purchased a ticket for a minimum of Twelve to Ten Champions League matches this season.

Friday 11 May 2007 to Season ticket Holders and Fan Card Holders who have purchased a ticket for a minimum of Nine to Seven Champions League matches this season.

Season ticket holders and fan card holders who meet the above criteria can make application by post. This should be done immediately giving details of name, address, day time telephone number and fan card number together with details of ticket price in order of preference. Cheques should be made payable to Liverpool Football Club and endorsed not to exceed the maximum value of the highest priced ticket allowed under the allocation. The cheque will be completed by the club to the actual value of the tickets available. Every effort will be made to supply the ticket(s) to the value requested but this cannot be guaranteed. Please also see note regarding postal applications.

Season Ticket and Fan card holders who have purchased a ticket for a minimum of SIX Champions League games (excluding the qualifiers) this season will be entered into a computerised ballot. Successful supporters will be written to advising them on how to claim their ticket.

Details of successful season ticket and fan card ballot holders will be available on the LFC web site from Wednesday 9th May.

Postal Applications

Postal Applications should be made to :-

LFC Ticket Office
PO Box 204
Liverpool
L69 4PQ

Please Note that due to previous problems encountered through the postal system it is HIGHLY recommended that tickets are collected from the Ticket Office

Tickets will only be posted if an application clearly states that an additional charge can be made to cover the cost of special delivery.

All tickets posted are accepted to be at the applicants risk.

Liverpool FC will not take any responsibility for any financial losses due to lost, destroyed or damaged tickets. Nor will Liverpool FC take responsibility for any financial losses due to tickets being stolen, lost or delayed by the Post Office.

Tickets are STRICTLY non-transferable. Liverpool FC has to furnish details to UEFA on all tickets purchased ie. Names and addresses of applicants corresponding to the seat details on the tickets issued to the applicant. UEFA have indicated that random checks may be carried out at the Stadium.

Under NO circumstances will UEFA arrange duplicate tickets.

All tickets are issued under UEFA Champions League Final 2007 Ticketing Terms and Conditions copies of which are displayed in the Ticket Office Information Board and on www.liverpoolfc.tv

Liverpool FC are working with Triangle Travel and supporters wishing to Travel with Triangle Travel can arrange their journey with representatives who will be at the Ticket Office from Wednesday 9 May 2007.

Barnes Travel will also be organising a flight from Liverpool John Lennon Airport for full details call 0151 286 2000.

The ticket office will be open Monday to Friday 8.15am to 5.30pm, Saturday 9.15 to 1.00pm and Sunday 13 May 9.15am to Kick off.

[jayjay]

there is no solution that will please everyone.

Ranting and raving at fan card holders won't change a thing. If fan card holders could do something about it, or were in any way responesible they wouldn't be fan card holders.

Stop moaning on the internet Rushie, like someone said write a letter, which is the correct way of flagging such issues.