Manchester City fans have secured a victory over the authorities this week by forcing the Community Shield kick-off time back by 90 minutes later this summer. But they have no plans of stopping there.
City supporters were largely furious at the decision to schedule the 2023 Community Shield curtain-raiser vs Arsenal at Wembley on Sunday, August 6, with a 5.30pm kick-off time. With limited public transport options on a Sunday evening, 30,000 City fans faced a return to Manchester in the early hours of Monday morning for another Wembley trip.
After thousands of fans spent thousands of pounds to get to Istanbul at the end of a long season, many were willing to leave the Community Shield and save their money. That is where the 1894 fan group stepped in, organising a boycott of the game to send a clear message to the FA and broadcasters ITV.
