Oh dear, what a shame.

[Juan Albion]

More than 200 football fans have been stranded at Gatwick airport after their flight to Moscow for the final of the Champions League was cancelled.

The 224 Chelsea supporters had planned to fly to Russia on a special charter flight, leaving the airport's south terminal at 0555 BST.

An airport spokesman said a technical problem caused the cancellation.

Some of the fans have left the airport because they are too late to get to the match, which starts at 1945 BST.

Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to become the European champions in the competition's first all-England final.

 

[footychick]

I'd be gutted.

 

[Juan Albion]

Yes, it would put one in a bit of a foul mood, I suspect.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

More than 200 football fans have been stranded at Gatwick airport after their flight to Moscow for the final of the Champions League was cancelled.

The 224 Chelsea supporters had planned to fly to Russia on a special charter flight, leaving the airport's south terminal at 0555 BST.

An airport spokesman said a technical problem caused the cancellation.

Some of the fans have left the airport because they are too late to get to the match, which starts at 1945 BST.

Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to become the European champions in the competition's first all-England final.

According to the other thread, they've been ordered to leave the airport, presumeably for fear of causing a riot

.

 

[Juan Albion]

According to the other thread, they've been ordered to leave the airport, presumeably for fear of causing a riot

.

If they do damage in Crawley instead, will anyone notice?

 

[vegster]

Hang on, stranded at Gatwick surely they must be Scum Utd fans ?

 

[backson]

If they do damage in Crawley instead, will anyone notice?

They sure will, the improvement will be fantastic

 

[countrygull]

More than 200 football fans have been stranded at Gatwick airport after their flight to Moscow for the final of the Champions League was cancelled.

The 224 Chelsea supporters had planned to fly to Russia on a special charter flight, leaving the airport's south terminal at 0555 BST.

An airport spokesman said a technical problem caused the cancellation.

Some of the fans have left the airport because they are too late to get to the match, which starts at 1945 BST.

Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to become the European champions in the competition's first all-England final.

 

[British Bulldog]

I'd be gutted.

I think i'd be a bit more than just gutted

 

[surrey jim]

i honestly feel for them, the cost of the tickets/ flights etc and they cant make it.. you can guarantee these are proper fans who are shafted and not the corporate lot who would be found upgrades, refunded and made sure they get there on time.

 

[maffew]

i honestly feel for them, the cost of the tickets/ flights etc and they cant make it.. you can guarantee these are proper fans who are shafted and not the corporate lot who would be found upgrades, refunded and made sure they get there on time.

though you're meant to laugh at them and call then plastic fans and scum and stuff

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Hang on, stranded at Gatwick surely they must be Scum Utd fans ?

On Radio 5 this morning they interviewed several Man U fans. When asked where they were from two were from Worthing, one from Shoreham and one from Haywards Heath

 

[surrey jim]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7412711.stm

More than 200 football fans have given up hope of reaching the Champions League final after their chartered flight to Moscow was cancelled.
The 224 Chelsea supporters were stranded at Gatwick airport for about six hours before finding out they would not reach the UEFA final at 1945 BST.
About 30 police officers were called out after reports of disturbances but there was no serious trouble.
An airport spokesman said there was a hydraulic fault with the plane.
Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to become the European champions in the competition's first all-England final.

We are choked about the way we have been treated

Neil Turner, Chelsea fan


The fans were told the 0555 BST flight had been delayed, but it was eventually cancelled at about 1300 BST.
Neil Turner, a "life-long fan" who was travelling to Moscow with his father-in-law and some friends, said he was "absolutely gutted" to have missed the final.
"This is the pinnacle of our Chelsea years," he said. "We are choked about the way we have been treated."
He said the fans, who had paid about £1,000 each for the day trip, were told too late to make alternative plans to get to Moscow.
'Totally devastated'
"We've kind of exhausted every avenue. We're kind of at a bit of a loose end now, it's not going to be quite what we thought it was," he added.
"They've said to us that they will refund our flights, which is very kind of them, however, the way we've been treated has been appalling really."
Steven Webb, a 44-year-old fan from Croydon, said he wasted nine hours at the airport waiting for the plane booked through Flight Options, which organised several flights to Moscow for the match.
"At one point we were on the bus travelling to board and were just driven around in a circle back to where we had come from," he said. "We've been totally devastated."

They've said to us that they will refund our flights, which is very kind of them" - hardly makes up for it does it!