UEFA Super Cup - Aug 12 - Red Bull Arena Salzburg

[eamonn]

Disraeli or dat one?

[Holte L2]

Flights, trains and hotels booked. Can't wait already.

[The Man With A Stick]

All booked up, hopefully enough tickets to go round for those who wish to go.  They had fanzones last year too apparently.

[KingstandingVilla]

I'm waiting for the price of Goughys coach trip to be announced, he's deffo running one to Salzburg. My son wants to go for his 16th birthday

[Villafirst]

Why has such a small stadium been.chosen for this game? Demand will be high again. Surely they could've found a much larger venue?

[pauliewalnuts]

Nobody really takes it too seriously, that’s why. It’s an exhibition game, really.

At least it is to clubs that regularly win stuff.

[Pete3206]

The match last season was held at Udinese's ground with a capacity of 25,000. The gate was 21,000.

I still think we'll take a load over for this though.

[AV82EC]

I’m going with the attitude that it’ll be good fun with some nice beer, and if we win great but if we lose so be it. It’s possibly a week early for a full out pre season game as the season starts on 22/8. However we’ve got quite a few who aren’t going to the World Cup so I’m sure they’ll be up for it.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Nobody really takes it too seriously, that’s why. It’s an exhibition game, really.

At least it is to clubs that regularly win stuff.

Just on this, I’m curious - is it classed as a major trophy or not? I’m pretty sure our 83 Super Cup win doesn’t get included in our list of trophies won however I’ve seen other clubs include it on their honours list. Most recently Guardiola’s list of trophies won at City included the Super Cup.

[cdbearsfan]

It's a trophy but not a major trophy, IMO. Better than the Charity Shield but way below winning the League Cup which is the smallest major trophy.

[Dave]

It's a trophy but not a major trophy, IMO. Better than the Charity Shield but way below winning the League Cup which is the smallest major trophy.

Yeah, reckon that's right.

I think that a "major trophy" requires more work than just winning a one-off invitational game, however hard you had to work to get the invitation in the first place.

Would still be great to win it though.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Good answers. Cheers both. 

[chrisw1]

It's a trophy but not a major trophy, IMO. Better than the Charity Shield but way below winning the League Cup which is the smallest major trophy.

Yep.  A glamorous, friendly. Would be nice to win it though.

[Dave]

Even the prize money suggests it's more about the taking part - €4m to the losers, €5m to the winners.

[Dogtanian]

I really want to win it, we need our players to get into the habit of picking up trinkets.