The right move. Better than trying to fudge it.
Blimey, I’d get in quick!! Just in case UEFA run out of funds! You never know who is “on the take”!!?This is must read for anyone with tickets
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Fans won’t get Euro 2020 refunds if games move — unless they act now
Football supporters have just 12 days to apply for a refund for Euro 2020 tickets or face losing their money should fixtures be moved amid growing doubts...theathletic.com
That was my thinking.I have three for England v scotland... Going to wing It And see what happens as money gone already....
A friend of mine still has a ticket for a game at Roker Park, which he bought at the gate on the night.My Father-in-Law got tickets through an ad in the Guardian to attend all of Englands games in the 1966 World Cup. He sent his cheque off, got the tickets, attended all the games and the Final. All totally legitimate. Nowadays?
They’ve ‘updated the ts&cs’ after the tickets have been sold? Is that legal? Or will that only apply to new tickets sold? Even if it does would it constitute a fair contract? Sound like UEFA legal advisors are winging it slightly.This is must read for anyone with tickets
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Fans won’t get Euro 2020 refunds if games move — unless they act now
Football supporters have just 12 days to apply for a refund for Euro 2020 tickets or face losing their money should fixtures be moved amid growing doubts...theathletic.com
Can't really see the problem if they are offering a full refund. Don't suppose there are many experts on Swiss consumer law on here though.They’ve ‘updated the ts&cs’ after the tickets have been sold? Is that legal? Or will that only apply to new tickets sold? Even if it does would it constitute a fair contract? Sound like UEFA legal advisors are winging it slightly.
The point is that no one will know whether the match(es) for which they have tickets will have changed venue until March, at which point the chance to get a refund will have passed.Can't really see the problem if they are offering a full refund. Don't suppose there are many experts on Swiss consumer law on here though.
I get the issue - I have a ticket myself for match in Bilbao - but I think they've covered themselves legally by offering a refund now. If you hold onto your tickets you're accepting the risk.The point is that no one will know whether the match(es) for which they have tickets will have changed venue until March, at which point the chance to get a refund will have passed.
Did they ever actually say it, was it someone else scaremongering? It's on the ticket site as below that there has been no change.
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So looks like this was always the case and it has only come to light due to them announcing a change of conditions that people have actually looked at the conditions they agreed to? I know I never looked a them. We're still stuck with 3 tickets for Munich as someone in our group bought them off stubhub and their policy is your stuck with them, if you cant use them re-sell them here. I hope the whole thing is played behind closed doors or cancelled.Well, this is the policy.
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I think it's splitting hairs whether the new reference to 50 kilometres is a change of policy or an overdue clarification of the original policy I think they are just covering their own backsides. Because the policy says, if your game is moved due to the pandemic and they decide (seemingly entirely at their own discretion) it's valid, you can't have a refund. They could have explained how they would decide whether your ticket is valid and included this 50 kilometre policy, but did not.
I find that hard to believe given that the email from UEFA said " ... as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and also to reflect the 2021 tournament dates, we have made some changes to our ticketing terms and conditions, refund policy and the privacy notification associated with the ticketing sales".So looks like this was always the case and it has only come to light due to them announcing a change of conditions that people have actually looked at the conditions they agreed to? I know I never looked a them.
That's the spiritWe're still stuck with 3 tickets for Munich as someone in our group bought them off stubhub and their policy is your stuck with them, if you cant use them re-sell them here. I hope the whole thing is played behind closed doors or cancelled.
Me too but it won't be the games I planned to go to in Amsterdam, Munich and Budapest. I wont be travelling out of the country in June, I do not deem it safe to do so and I have lost a shed load of money on this already. We booked non-refundable trains first class between venues, DB said as a result of the pandemic they would extend the validity of these tickets till October 20 as a goodwill gesture, this goodwill gesture caused my travel insurance not to pay out as they said the tickets weren't cancelled or unusable even though the whole reason for their purchase was cancelled.That's the spiritI for one hope we get to attend some football
It seems the decision will be made in April. Just goes to show what we've always known - England is capable of hosting a major tournament with only 2 months' notice, so quite why FIFA is handing out tournaments to Qatar, Russia and the entire North American continent...Apparently being reported in some circles that UEFA are 'very likely' to ask UK to host the tournament.
But should we?
I would assume that if a decision is to be made in April then the intervening period will need to be filled with a lot of planning...and an agreement that we would be willing.It seems the decision will be made in April. Just goes to show what we've always known - England is capable of hosting a major tournament with only 2 months' notice, so quite why FIFA is handing out tournaments to Qatar, Russia and the entire North American continent...![]()
Barrow ticket stubsSo Hampden/Scottish government have confirmed 25% (12k) will attend.
So how do theh decide who gets to go? Pairs/multiples of 2, singles? Other groups....
Im a single ticket holder. Personally can't see it.
if it's like the snooker - which I had tickets for until 2 hours ago - they will ask who wants a refund /volunteers not to attend, sometimes multiple offers, and then there'll be a ballot of everyone else. whether they can bias it partly or entirely towards the more expensive tickets, I'm not sure. I doubt they will split booked groups up in terms of success of failure, you'll just all get a ticket or not get one. whether they can hope with separate households being booked together...shrug.So Hampden/Scottish government have confirmed 25% (12k) will attend.
So how do theh decide who gets to go? Pairs/multiples of 2, singles? Other groups....
Im a single ticket holder. Personally can't see it.
Fully agree, and this is football we are talking about. Being sensible does not come into it.Let's be honest the whole thing should be hosted in one country. With Covid clearly not under control in Europe and only just "under control" here the whole idea of squads moving around hotels and cities is stupid.
Clearly UK with our vaccination programme would be a clear favourite just to host it. But politics and money will prevent sensible decisions being made.
Agree entirely - even if there had been no pandemic.Let's be honest the whole thing should be hosted in one country.
Let's be honest the whole thing should be hosted in one country. With Covid clearly not under control in Europe and only just "under control" here the whole idea of squads moving around hotels and cities is stupid.
I think it’s more likely those games will get moved to another Spanish stadium, probably Atletico’s.Actually the Mail is claiming Bilbao is also looking shaky:
"... last night the Spanish FA, the RFEF, threw Group E into further uncertainty after it accused the local organising committee in Bilbao of misrepresenting its ability to host matches because the Basque region, in which it resides, will not meet the required level of vaccination."
- Bilbao told UEFA it could accommodate 25 per cent capacity at the San Mames
- However, the Spanish FA has since undermined the host city and say it couldn't
Euro 2020 host Bilbao at risk of losing matches -England could benefit
Random ballot among existing ticket holders apparently22k at wembley this summer..wonder how they'll allocate the tickets