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Euro 2020
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jts1882
Dean Richards
Call their bluff. Wembley produces far more money than any other stadium, probably few can match Wembley at half capacity. They can't charge Wembley prices in Budapest. UEFA usually follow the money.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Thousands of Scotland fans have been enjoying an "amazing atmosphere" in London ahead of the team's game against England later.
The Euro 2020 clash between the teams kicks off at Wembley Stadium at 20:00.
Many fans began travelling down on Thursday, despite warnings they should not come to London unless they had organised somewhere to watch the game.
Tickets to the match are limited because of Covid restrictions and no fan zone has been set up.
Scotland fan Michael McLean, from Inverness, told BBC Scotland he had decided to travel after booking travel and accommodation several months ago.
'Amazing atmosphere'
"It's an amazing atmosphere so far. I think it seems that they've underestimated how many would travel down for the game," he said.
"It's warm here and it feels like a normal football occasion. It doesn't feel like there's a pandemic on which I don't think is good in a way, but it's definitely good to enjoy an occasion after a year-and-a-half."
He told BBC Radio Scotland's Drivetime he had heard London Mayor Sadiq Khan's pleas for fans to stay away, but said much of the travel he had booked was non-refundable.
"£600 in total for all of us would be a lot to lose just to decide not to go down. Fair enough if it was refundable - but I don't want to lose the money."
He added that many fans would be going to Hyde Park as the normal gathering place of Trafalgar Square had been as reserved as a fan zone for key workers.
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image captionTickets to the match itself have been limited because of Covid restrictions
Nick King from Network Rail told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that trains from Glasgow Central were quieter on Friday morning.
"We've had a steady flow of fans trains heading south for the game at Wembley," he said. "The trains to London have been very busy over the last two or three days but we have been a wee bit quieter today.
"We are still telling passengers if you are heading for London please book your ticket in advance, please have a seat reservation because the trains are very busy ahead of the match."
He said that a queueing system was in place for the day for football fans both for London and for tonight's game at Hampden between the Czech Republic and Croatia.
Scotland lost their first game 2-0 against the Czech Republic on Monday.
Wembley and Hampden are among 11 venues across Europe hosting the games in the tournament, which was delayed for a year because of the pandemic.
'Conservative estimate'
Scotland have never made it past the group stage before, but the top two - or possibly three - teams will go through to the knockout phase.
After the match at Wembley, Croatia will visit Hampden on Tuesday for Scotland's second match on home soil.
Emma Best, a member of the London Assembly and the Conservative group's spokeswoman on health, said she believed an estimate that 20,000 Scotland fans would travel might turn out to be a "very conservative" estimate.
"The Tartan Army were everywhere - you'd be forgiven for thinking the game was today," she said.
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image captionLondon Assembly member Emma Best said the atmosphere created by the Tartan Army had been "really good-natured"
Asked about plans for fans to gather unofficially in Hyde Park, Ms Best said: "I think it is concerning and we do need to do what we can to control the Delta variant.
"Like it or not, Scottish fans - and we must say English fans as well from across the country - will be in London in their thousands and so we do need a plan to manage that as carefully as possible."
But Ms Best added that the Tartan Army had been creating a "really good-natured atmosphere" throughout the city.
"The Boogie song is being played everywhere I've been walking. It's a lovely atmosphere and you could be forgiven for thinking we are not still in the midst of a pandemic, and I I think that sums it up.
"What a shame that we can't have this match in normal times and really enjoy this occasion, but we are where we are and I do hope it's as safe as it can be."
Wembley will be open at 25% capacity for the match, with supporters having to show either proof of vaccination or a negative lateral flow test before entry.
Pubs and bars in London are also expected to limit numbers allowed in
The Euro 2020 clash between the teams kicks off at Wembley Stadium at 20:00.
Many fans began travelling down on Thursday, despite warnings they should not come to London unless they had organised somewhere to watch the game.
Tickets to the match are limited because of Covid restrictions and no fan zone has been set up.
Scotland fan Michael McLean, from Inverness, told BBC Scotland he had decided to travel after booking travel and accommodation several months ago.
'Amazing atmosphere'
"It's an amazing atmosphere so far. I think it seems that they've underestimated how many would travel down for the game," he said.
"It's warm here and it feels like a normal football occasion. It doesn't feel like there's a pandemic on which I don't think is good in a way, but it's definitely good to enjoy an occasion after a year-and-a-half."
- Ticketless Scotland fans asked not to visit London
- Tartan Army heads south for Friday's England game
He told BBC Radio Scotland's Drivetime he had heard London Mayor Sadiq Khan's pleas for fans to stay away, but said much of the travel he had booked was non-refundable.
"£600 in total for all of us would be a lot to lose just to decide not to go down. Fair enough if it was refundable - but I don't want to lose the money."
He added that many fans would be going to Hyde Park as the normal gathering place of Trafalgar Square had been as reserved as a fan zone for key workers.
image captionTickets to the match itself have been limited because of Covid restrictions
Nick King from Network Rail told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that trains from Glasgow Central were quieter on Friday morning.
"We've had a steady flow of fans trains heading south for the game at Wembley," he said. "The trains to London have been very busy over the last two or three days but we have been a wee bit quieter today.
"We are still telling passengers if you are heading for London please book your ticket in advance, please have a seat reservation because the trains are very busy ahead of the match."
He said that a queueing system was in place for the day for football fans both for London and for tonight's game at Hampden between the Czech Republic and Croatia.
Scotland lost their first game 2-0 against the Czech Republic on Monday.
Wembley and Hampden are among 11 venues across Europe hosting the games in the tournament, which was delayed for a year because of the pandemic.
'Conservative estimate'
Scotland have never made it past the group stage before, but the top two - or possibly three - teams will go through to the knockout phase.
After the match at Wembley, Croatia will visit Hampden on Tuesday for Scotland's second match on home soil.
Emma Best, a member of the London Assembly and the Conservative group's spokeswoman on health, said she believed an estimate that 20,000 Scotland fans would travel might turn out to be a "very conservative" estimate.
"The Tartan Army were everywhere - you'd be forgiven for thinking the game was today," she said.
image captionLondon Assembly member Emma Best said the atmosphere created by the Tartan Army had been "really good-natured"
Asked about plans for fans to gather unofficially in Hyde Park, Ms Best said: "I think it is concerning and we do need to do what we can to control the Delta variant.
"Like it or not, Scottish fans - and we must say English fans as well from across the country - will be in London in their thousands and so we do need a plan to manage that as carefully as possible."
But Ms Best added that the Tartan Army had been creating a "really good-natured atmosphere" throughout the city.
"The Boogie song is being played everywhere I've been walking. It's a lovely atmosphere and you could be forgiven for thinking we are not still in the midst of a pandemic, and I I think that sums it up.
"What a shame that we can't have this match in normal times and really enjoy this occasion, but we are where we are and I do hope it's as safe as it can be."
Wembley will be open at 25% capacity for the match, with supporters having to show either proof of vaccination or a negative lateral flow test before entry.
Pubs and bars in London are also expected to limit numbers allowed in
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Wonder if that is Barr Cola ??
I'm going for Petrol or
I'm going for Petrol or
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Loving all the pics
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Another snorefest so far !!!
Wasn't a pen though but should open the game up as Croatia have to attack
Wasn't a pen though but should open the game up as Croatia have to attack
I'd love to see England get complacent and feck this up, the outcries if we won would be hilarious - Coupled with a win for my host country it would make for a rather good day
Daisuk
Dimitar Berbatov
Am I the only one who think the whole nationalism flimflam surrounding international football is a bit scummy? I see these grown men in the stand dress up as soldiers or whatever the fudge it is - maybe just a joke, but all the fighting between fans and brick - i can sort of understand that when it's just tribal, like a bunch of guys from Tottenham wanting to knock the brick out of a bunch of people from Chelsea who also would like the knock the brick out of someone - but as soon as you mix nations into that - it just gets this creepy dimension.
Baleforce
Arthur Rowe
nationalism and tribalism are stupid