Sevilla want Spurs game moved

Daniisco · « **on:** March 19, 2007, 05:58:29 PM »

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Seville town council have requested that Tottenham's Uefa Cup quarter-final first leg tie is moved on religious grounds.

Spurs are due to travel to face Sevilla on 5th April, but the game clashes with the city's Easter week celebrations.

A procession is to be staged in the city on the Thursday before Easter - the day of the first leg - which is also a religious holiday in Spain.

"It is not just because of the number of people involved in terms of security, but also out of respect for what the procession means for so many people," council spokesman Alfonso Rodriguez Gomez de Celis said.

"Any day in Holy Week is difficult but the most difficult is this one. Ideally the game would not take place in Holy Week at all but we know that this will be hard to achieve."

This could be a problem as it could back log our fixture list.

Biggs · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2007, 06:16:21 PM »

yeah i heard this 2day there just scared

DC76 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2007, 08:05:31 PM »

Quote from: Biggs;29

yeah i heard this 2day there just scared

lol

Well, Daniel's right. The fixture list could get backlogged as a result.

If they're going to move the fixture, they had better move it to a time that is suitable for both teams, and I conjecture that slots like those are few and far between :rolleyes:

Biggs · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2007, 10:59:46 PM »

iv seen our fixtures, 6 games in 14 days. im not sure what Sevilla are but i cant see them being as bad as ours

SpursLad · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2007, 07:37:46 AM »

Although this is bad but going out of the FA Cup has at least shortened the backlog.

Biggs · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2007, 08:59:38 AM »

I just look at their fixtures, and they have got 5 games in 15 days and we have 6 in 14. so i dont know what their moaing about

Daniisco · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2007, 04:10:49 PM »

Quote from: www.tottenhamhotspur.com

Following confirmation by UEFA last night of our UEFA Cup quarter-final fixtures, we have this afternoon been informed by Sevilla that they will be backing a request by the Spanish authorities to change the date of the away match.
We shall keep you updated as and when information becomes available.

This isnt good.

Biggs · « **Reply #7 on:** March 21, 2007, 05:50:13 PM »

Thats stupid because it will make it close to he second leg i they chnage one leg theyhave to chnage the other

DC76 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 21, 2007, 07:15:02 PM »

Perkele...:Green_Colorz_PDT_46

theospurs · « **Reply #9 on:** March 21, 2007, 09:14:26 PM »

i hope we dont play at the lane first. that would piss me off.

SpursLad · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2007, 09:16:15 PM »

Shocking decision, we got the advantage of the home leg second and we should keep that.

theospurs · « **Reply #11 on:** March 21, 2007, 09:20:15 PM »

thats what i was trying to say.

Daniisco · « **Reply #12 on:** March 22, 2007, 03:54:03 PM »

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Sevilla's request to have the first leg of their Uefa Cup quarter-final with Tottenham Hotspur switched has been rejected.

The Spanish Football Federation had submitted a request to Uefa, backed by the club, to alter the 5th April date for the match.

The date is a religious holiday and Seville's town council felt the game against Spurs would impinge on the city's Easter celebrations.

But Uefa has decided the match must go ahead on 5th April, with the return at White Hart Lane taking place a week later.

Holders Sevilla had reached the quarter-finals with an extra-time victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, while Spurs saw off Braga in the last round.

Thats good news.

DC76 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 22, 2007, 05:12:09 PM »

DEE-NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIED! :th_lolsign:

Good call by UEFA.

SpursLad · « **Reply #14 on:** March 22, 2007, 07:52:59 PM »

Wow a good move by UEFA. Great news.