Can You Believe That In 2007 UEFA Hold A Champions League Final In A Stadium With...

[Smurf]

No Disabled toilets?

Shamefull as the stadium was only built 3 years ago and shame on UEFA for finding this acceptable to hold such a final in this stadium...

Noticed David Taylor who was the SFA brightspark who appointed Berti Vogts in the nice posh seats when Milan were presented with the trophy..

Platini appointed him into a nice 600K position of course at UEFA...

Us supporters of football really are treated like shite..

[Hampden_Hibby]

Where does it say that?

According to UEFA criteria for 5 star stadia which this stadium is, "suitable covered seats for disabled spectators and their accompanying persons (minimum of two sectors with at least 50 places each). The areas for disabled spectators must be adequately equipped with toilet facilities and a refreshment bar."

[Smurf]

Originally Posted by Hampden_Hibby

Where does it say that?

According to UEFA criteria for 5 star stadia which this stadium is, "suitable covered seats for disabled spectators and their accompanying persons (minimum of two sectors with at least 50 places each). The areas for disabled spectators must be adequately equipped with toilet facilities and a refreshment bar."

A wheelchair based Liverpool supporter interviewed at length on SKY Sports News..

[cavalier]

UEFA are guilty of some really two faced noncense. They will not allow the yams to play european tie's at the PBS, but they will allow Finals and national qualifiers to be played at sub-standard stadia. I was at the Scotland away match in Kaunus, Lithuania last autumn and in that arena ther were no toilets full stop!! you had to go outside the stadium to the ranks of portaloos lined up outside. Tis a farce really!!

[wee 162]

Originally Posted by Smurf

A wheelchair based Liverpool supporter interviewed at length on SKY Sports News..

Right....

So UEFA didn't inspect the ground properly, and the Greeks didn't build the stadium to have disabled facilities in contravention of about a million EU regulations (which they took up on their buses etc before the Olympics).

What I suspect is the case is that the guy was not in the disabled section and there was no disabled toilets.

BTW where are the disabled toilets in ER or Hampden cause I've never seen them...

[Hampden_Hibby]

Originally Posted by wee 162

Right....

So UEFA didn't inspect the ground properly, and the Greeks didn't build the stadium to have disabled facilities in contravention of about a million EU regulations (which they took up on their buses etc before the Olympics).

What I suspect is the case is that the guy was not in the disabled section and there was no disabled toilets.

BTW where are the disabled toilets in ER or Hampden cause I've never seen them...

Was going to say the same myself. I cannot believe a stadium renovated for the 2004 Olympics wouldn't have disabled toilets. Never interview a supporter after his team's been humped in a final is the moral of the story.

[Dunc89]

Originally Posted by wee 162

BTW where are the disabled toilets in ER or Hampden cause I've never seen them...

Inside the West Stand at ER. In hampden, they are somewhere in the South Stand.

[brianmac]

Were the Paralympics not held in Athens immediately after the Olympics?
I would imagine there would be some provision for these athletes.

[wee 162]

Originally Posted by brianmac

Were the Paralympics not held in Athens immediately after the Olympics?
I would imagine there would be some provision for these athletes.

Yes. Athens also spent hundreds of millions making all their public buildings, public transport, and road crossings accessible for those in wheelchairs in the run up to the Olympics.

The chances of them having forgot to do it in the fecking Olympic stadium is not one I'm buying tbh.