Venue confirmed for Haye fight

[ono]

[Kel]

Should have been here

[smashup]

Great news and what a venue

Can't see more than 5,000 going over from the UK to support Haye though.

Let's face it the majority of people outside of boxing probably don't know who he is and he's no Hatton.

Think they'll struggle to fill it unless every fight fan in Germany makes it which may happen due to the "Event" itself and the fact the venue looks so appealing

Think it's a big ask for UK fans to flock over given theres a recession going on

Gonna be a great fight though and exactly what the Heavyweight division needs to give it a kick up the ass.

I Still think Haye can win this!

[Mark TKO]

surprised at this venue choice - don't think they'll get anywhere near a sell out. Was hoping for Berlin as plenty of other stuff to do.

Never been a fan of stadium fights as you end up seeing eff all most of the time.

Then again its not Vegas and some fight fans may see it as a cheaper option to go to a title fight.

What the hell is near ther anyway ?!? And where would flights go ? Am presuming Dusseldourf is the city ??

[Mark TKO]

and attendess shouldn't bank on seeing any more than 10 minutes action at best

[ono]

surprised at this venue choice - don't think they'll get anywhere near a sell out. Was hoping for Berlin as plenty of other stuff to do.

Never been a fan of stadium fights as you end up seeing eff all most of the time.

Then again its not Vegas and some fight fans may see it as a cheaper option to go to a title fight.

What the hell is near ther anyway ?!? And where would flights go ? Am presuming Dusseldourf is the city ??

Airports close to Schalke, Germany

The closest airport is ESS - Essen Mulheim, located 16.3 km south west of Schalke. More nearby airports include DUS - Duesseldorf Dusseldorf 33.5 km south west, DTM - Dortmund 36.7 km east, MGL - Moenchengladbach Monchengladbach 51.4 km south west, ZCA - Arnsberg Menden 56.8 km east,

I can probably find out a decent amount of information about getting there because i have some pals who went to watch Man City beat Schalke in November last year in the Uefa Cup.

Forum full of pals went from Manchester/Gatwick...actually pretty much from all over England. I'll ask for some useful info and i'll post it on here for those that are going to make the trip from the UK.

[Conrad]

Airports close to Schalke, Germany

The closest airport is ESS - Essen Mulheim, located 16.3 km south west of Schalke. More nearby airports include DUS - Duesseldorf Dusseldorf 33.5 km south west, DTM - Dortmund 36.7 km east, MGL - Moenchengladbach Monchengladbach 51.4 km south west, ZCA - Arnsberg Menden 56.8 km east,

I can probably find out a decent amount of information about getting there because i have some pals who went to watch Man City beat Schalke in November last year in the Uefa Cup.

Forum full of pals went from Manchester/Gatwick...actually pretty much from all over England. I'll ask for some useful info and i'll post it on here for those that are going to make the trip from the UK.

Damn it, I read the first post and thought it was in Frankfurt. I was happy with that as I booked up for a dance festival there only last week and got a Ryanair flight for just £53!!!

Good job you posted that info Ono or I may have booked up for bloody Frankfurt!!

With that in mind it does seem a strange choice of venue, no big airports nearby thus making it expensive for British fans to attend the fight.

I wonder if this was intentional on Klitschko's part to take away any minor advantage Haye may get by having UK fans there to support him

[Conrad]

Just had a quick check, Flybe operate a flight to Dusseldorf.

I can get a flight from Birmingham for £75 return, not too bad I think. WIll be a PITA getting from Dusseldorf to Schalke though, train the best I'd guess. I wonder how much the fight tickets will be....

[JazMerkin]

Yeah, would appreciate the info. Would definitely have gone over if it was in Berlin, because there's plenty to do for the weekend, but Gelsenkirchen ain't quite the same. Have to see what else's on offer in the town & if there's anyone else interested in going there. I hate Team Klitschko, they could at least have done it in one of the Munich stadia or in Berlin's stadium. Would appreciate any info Ono

[ono]

Airports close to Schalke, Germany

The closest airport is ESS - Essen Mulheim, located 16.3 km south west of Schalke. More nearby airports include DUS - Duesseldorf Dusseldorf 33.5 km south west, DTM - Dortmund 36.7 km east, MGL - Moenchengladbach Monchengladbach 51.4 km south west, ZCA - Arnsberg Menden 56.8 km east,

I can probably find out a decent amount of information about getting there because i have some pals who went to watch Man City beat Schalke in November last year in the Uefa Cup.

Forum full of pals went from Manchester/Gatwick...actually pretty much from all over England. I'll ask for some useful info and i'll post it on here for those that are going to make the trip from the UK.

Damn it, I read the first post and thought it was in Frankfurt. I was happy with that as I booked up for a dance festival there only last week and got a Ryanair flight for just £53!!!

Good job you posted that info Ono or I may have booked up for bloody Frankfurt!!

With that in mind it does seem a strange choice of venue, no big airports nearby thus making it expensive for British fans to attend the fight.

I wonder if this was intentional on Klitschko's part to take away any minor advantage Haye may get by having UK fans there to support him

It's not that expensive i don't think. Man City sold their allocation for tickets against Schalke really easily and quickly.

A few pals got 2 nights in dusseldorf, (flights/hotel/tickets) for £219. Not that bad.

And some flew from Luton to Dortmund for £45 return.

Thing is though footy is a guaranteed 90 minutes. This could last 90 seconds.