Fans, especially those located in Tshwane, were unhappy with the decision, saying it denied them the opportunity to watch their teams in their home town.
SuperSport coach Gavin Hunt told KickOff.com this morning that he thinks South Africa should have a permanent cup final venue, a role that was played by the Rand Stadium in the past, but added that the surface and crowd at Orlando Stadium are positives for the game.
"The League has been following social network sites as well as certain media reports wherein it has been suggested that the final should be moved to Tshwane," the PSL's statement says, citing the following factors:
-The venue needed to be decided upon before the semi-finals in order to give us the necessary time required for planning a match of this nature. -The venue for the final needed to be 'neutral' for any permutation of the four teams in the semi-final -The venue needs to accommodate a dual broadcast with up to 28 camera positions as well as provide TV studio facilities on location -The venue has to have media facilities to accommodate 100 journalists as well as a press conference facility -The venue must have adequate parking facilities -The venue must have adequate hospitality facilities to accommodate key guests and stakeholders -The venue must have equal sized dressing-rooms so as to ensure fairness to both teams -The capacity of the stadium -Security and traffic considerations -The quality of the pitch and the general presentation of the stadium
The PSL consulted with all of the last four clubs, and although one club did object the objection was withdrawn before the semi-final matches this weekend.
The Final date is May 26; tickets go on sale later this week.
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Now, I am asking myself what was the noise all about now that the teams were consulted and only one team objected and i can assume it was CHOKERS but they will have to abide by the decision (majority). Besides the decision i think they must also abide by the requirements put forward by the league which to me are sufficient to convince the committee and every football fanatic that Orlando stands out amongst those meeting the requirements.
People must learn to leave with rules and decisions especially when they were consulted prior.
Always the league strives to be as neutral as possible and I think this modus operandi is fair given that there won't be any controversy as far as venue is concerned. I can imagine the final played in Orlando with OPFC the finalist...this will be unfair to another team.
Perhaps this may be a dissimilar/irrelevant example but even if it's taken to Loftus as the only venue with the capacity of the game of this magnitude somebody was going to complain.
Complaining now is like BB complaining about CAF rules that have been in existence but because of their ignorance they want to claim that they didn't know about them and as a result claim to be have been treated unfairly...what the F***!
the name ORLANDO also add sum flair 2 dis final. remeber dis name is next to de mighty of dem all, de treble tsiping champz
I wud also like 2 state that playin at Orlando is like winning a cup itself.The losers wil have sumtin 2 rememba about playin a cup final at the home of the Champs
Gud 2 c u back champ,i thot Leal took u with him since u wer hurt by his departure lol.
FACT-Pirates rules SA football PSL=Pirates Soccer League
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and where did Pirates beat Chips last year during the MTN8 final??? When was that decision taken to take the game to FNB??? Before or after both teams reached the final???
you cannot compare the Telkom and Nedbank Cup finals Pirates played in bcoz the venues where decided before the final as it was laready clear that it will not a derby final....smunu
1. Does Orlando stadium have adequate/safe parking for fans (considering where Orlando is... Soweto)
2. Does Orlando/Soweto have adequate roads for traffic control and security (better than FNB?
3.Is Orlando Stadium better venue than FNB which is a stone throw away from Orlando?
4. Dual broadcast with up to 28 camera position.... 28 is maximum according to this statement... what is the minimum PSL? Does it mean that all other finals will be held at Orlando because there is TV studio? What happened to TV when Rand, Johannesburg and FNB stadiums were used in the past.
I just hope I will come back with my car considering that the game will even be played at night.
Lastly... I hope there will be adequate signs to direct people where Orlando stadium is.. I mean people who have never been to Soweto before... And they be safe.
In Spain, the venue for the final of the Copa del Rey is decided upon after the semis. They also use the same reasoning as the PSL but they take into consideration the distance that fans must travel to the stadium. Imagine if Amazulu and Free State Stars were finalists. They both super far from Orlando Stadium aka the University of Orlando aka the Jerusalem of SA football.
Its a bit odd that SuperSport is said to be from Pretoria. I mean their academy is based in Balfour Park just 15 minutes away from Alex