UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[Small Rodent]

What's the story on Villa halving the Legia allocation.  Paints the club in a very bad light over here as apparently we signed a contract for around 2000. Likely there will be 2000 Legia fans around the ground trying to get in as most had already bought their flights and booked accommodation. Police could be busy

I’ve heard that but only from Polish sources. The same sources that reckon both teams have agreed on a draw so that they knock Alkmaar out going into the final game…

[olaftab]

If they turn up and congregate in Witton Lane they will probably be allowed in for safety and security reasons.

[Meanwood Villa]

What's the story on Villa halving the Legia allocation.  Paints the club in a very bad light over here as apparently we signed a contract for around 2000. Likely there will be 2000 Legia fans around the ground trying to get in as most had already bought their flights and booked accommodation. Police could be busy

I’ve heard that but only from Polish sources. The same sources that reckon both teams have agreed on a draw so that they knock Alkmaar out going into the final game…

So it's a load of bollocks then?

[Hookeysmith]

If any allocation has been cut it will be by authorities rather than Villa.

[Philek]

Not bollocks. Was reported in local Warsaw press that allocation would be just under 2000, even though away section can hold 3,000.  Legia fans were already unhappy about this.  Then Villa changed the allocation about 2-3 weeks ago after "consultation with authorities".   

[Meanwood Villa]

Don't know about the allocation stuff but there's zero chance we've agreed to a draw that would disadvantage us

[Philek]

Doesn't second in the Group mean you have to play a play-off against a team dropping down from the Europa leagues to get to the round of 16 proper?

[Flamingo Lane]

Doesn't second in the Group mean you have to play a play-off against a team dropping down from the Europa leagues to get to the round of 16 proper?

Yes, I believe so.

[dave.woodhall]

They've got 1,000 tickets.

[Ads]

As they're massive twats that can't behave themselves.

[pauliewalnuts]

They've got 1,000 tickets.

Isn’t that more or less what they gave us?

[AV82EC]

Think the Legia allocation was about 1700

[Pat McMahon]

I thought we’d agreed a standard 5% allocation ceiling, so roughly 2k. I thought Warsaw would be the one club to take the full allocation.

[PeterWithesShin]

Legia gave us what is required under the competition rules, same with our allocations for Mostar and Alkmaar. We're giving Legia half what we're required to, and apparently originally had told them they were getting.

A big part of me thinks it's piss poor by the club, a smaller part thinks that if Legia didn't take pride in acting like bellends for most away games then they'd have the full allocation.

[Somniloquism]

Why the club? I doubt we would have done it without the Police request and I doubt we could have done it without UEFA allowing it.