Barcelona

Barca win one nil. Not conceding an away goal is useful as they are likely to score themselves in the Mestalla which will be a big ask for Valencia to overcome.

If Barca go through this will be their fifth CDR final in a two! They've won the last three

Gary McKay wrote: FrankosHereNow wrote: McG wrote: FrankosHereNow wrote: Alaves. Thought it was the local lingo name or something. Didn’t want to correct just in case I’m going to see them against Real Madrid in 3 weeks time. Mon Alaves. Me too, hala Madrid.

Haha, no way. Give us a shout if you want to meet for a scoop before the game.

Barca 1 0 up at Valencia in the Cops del Rey aggregate 2 0 Coutinho the scorer.

FrankosHereNow wrote: Gary McKay wrote: FrankosHereNow wrote: McG wrote: FrankosHereNow wrote: Alaves. Thought it was the local lingo name or something. Didn’t want to correct just in case I’m going to see them against Real Madrid in 3 weeks time. Mon Alaves. Me too, hala Madrid. Haha, no way. Give us a shout if you want to meet for a scoop before the game.

Gary McKay wrote: da_launchpad wrote: Lads, I'm heading over to Barcelona on the may bank holiday weekend for the Real Madrid game but don't have a match ticket. What are my chances of getting one in the lead up and what is best avenue to source one for myself so not too fussed about where I am in the ground. Arriving on the Friday night so will have all day saturday around the city but obviously the language barrier will be a problem trying to ask people if they have a spare ticket.  Go to the stadium in the morning or day before and just hang around.   You will be approached to buy tickets, its just like buying drugs   No language barrier when it comes to money.

da_launchpad wrote: Gary McKay wrote: da_launchpad wrote: Lads, I'm heading over to Barcelona on the may bank holiday weekend for the Real Madrid game but don't have a match ticket. What are my chances of getting one in the lead up and what is best avenue to source one for myself so not too fussed about where I am in the ground. Arriving on the Friday night so will have all day saturday around the city but obviously the language barrier will be a problem trying to ask people if they have a spare ticket.  Go to the stadium in the morning or day before and just hang around.   You will be approached to buy tickets, its just like buying drugs   No language barrier when it comes to money.     hahahaha classic comment!!! Hopefully I don't end up buying both as that's not likely to end well

Not the Nou Camp but I was at Real v Barca in the Bernabeu in 2014. Paid €400 on viagogo. I was talking to a Mexican chap outside the ground and he picked one up for €250. As I had a ticket, I wasn't on the lookout but I can't remember too many touts around. It could be completely different in Barcelona though.

 

A lot of the current bowl would be kept, that's the thing, which saves a fortune. What gets added on are the behind-the-stands facilities, the club suites, the corporate dining facilities, the premium stuff, along with the big expense of the cantilever roof. They just need to put direct access to cordoned off comfy seats and the job's a good 'un.

The cost of the concrete and labour for the bowl that is being retained is gargantuan, so if they can save that much, then the construction costs fall way down. Plus not having the roof over the whole stadium also massively reduces costs, as it keeps the weight of the steel needed way down.

When materials are a significant portion of the cost of a contract like this, keeping the material costs to a minimum significantly reduces costs.


Edited by SuperDave84 - 23 Feb 2018 at 2:24pm