What the fuck are the English FA thinking by basing themselves in the South of Poland when all their games are in Ukraine.
It's not just England - Germany, Holland, Portugal & Denmark are doing the same.
It seems you wouldn't want to stay in Donetsk so, if they stayed in Kiev, they would have to fly to two of their matches anyway and Kiev is only an hour's flight from Krakow.
errm, why? the french are based in donetsk, this is waaaaaay better than where england are
http://shakhtar.com/en/club/stb/Well France is already using that one but, apparently, there is next to nothing to do in Donetsk, unless you are interested in coal-mining or steelworks, and the England management didn't want a repeat of the last time when they miles away from everything with just each other to look at, so they went city centre.
Wikipedia lists the attractions of Donetsk:
-First Line Avenue (Artema Street). The main part of Donetsk, this large avenue is the place to start for any tourist trip around the city. You'll see an interesting mix of new and old architecture together with small parks, stylish hotels, shopping centers and fine restaurants. The historical sites are the most amazing here and include Lenin Square, the Opera & Ballet Theater, Monument to Coalminers, and Donetsk Drama Theater.
-Statue of Artem (Fyodor Sergeyev). This imposing six meter statue on Artema Street is a tribute to one of the Soviet’s most celebrated politicians and adopted son of Joseph Stalin. He died in the Donets Basin in 1921.
-Donetsk Opera & Ballet Theater. Built in 1936, this is a gem of a theater with an elegant exterior and world-class performances inside.
-Pushkin Boulevard. A beautiful green walkway that takes you away from Donetsk city life for a 2 km (1.24 mi) stroll. Here you can enjoy peaceful fountains, al fresco cafes, and a number of interesting statues such as the monument to Taras Shevchenko.
-Donetsk is home to the world’s perhaps most famous plant forged out of steel, the intricate Mertsalov Palm, located on Pushkin Boulevard. Originally created for an exhibition in 1896 by Aleksei Mertsalov, a local blacksmith, out of a single rail, it represented the skills and power of the heavy industry in Czarist Russia.
-Monument to John Hughes. This 2001 statue located in front of Donetsk National Technical University honors the hard work of Welsh city founder John James Hughes. He was responsible for the city’s Yuzovka Steel Plant that gave Donetsk its industrial history.
-Forged Figures Park. Forged Figures Park was opened in 2001 and is one-in-a-kind object. International Smithcraft Festival takes place in the park every year. The most impressive masterworks remain in the city as a gift expanding the number of park’s “residents”
Other reasons include wanting to spend as little time as possible in a place with the the general quality of services that Ukraine has and the level of racism. Leaving out the hosts, two countries have chosen to base themselves in Ukraine and twelve in Poland. On this one, I'd be inclined to think that the team management does know what it is doing.
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