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[Albion] Manchester United v Albion, Sat 17/3 @ 19:45, allocation: 5,500, ticket discount for STHs









BeHereNow

New member
Mar 2, 2016
1,759
Southwick
If it's anything over £35 we should boycott it and all go to a beamback at The Amex. :D
 










Exile

Objective but passionate
Aug 10, 2014
2,367
I agree there isn't a chance but why shouldn't they? Reward fans that have followed the club all season especially as we could be travelling on a Friday or Monday evening!

Don't believe it can be on the Monday, as it is an International Break.

At least we don’t have the added problem of Utd and City having to avoid a fixture clash and can play Saturday or Sunday.

Not sure that anything has actually changed.

You're right they would have avoided United and City playing on the same day, but the same is surely true of QFs at both United and Wigan? Especially given the opposition - Saints and Albion would be using the very same trains / roads, etc.
 




The red pepper kid

Active member
Dec 30, 2014
663
Don't believe it can be on the Monday, as it is an International Break.



Not sure that anything has actually changed.

You're right they would have avoided United and City playing on the same day, but the same is surely true of QFs at both United and Wigan? Especially given the opposition - Saints and Albion would be using the very same trains / roads, etc.
more relevant the scum are playing h/field same day on Saturday

Euston could be interesting if 7,000 brighton travelling !! lol
 




drew

Drew
Oct 3, 2006
23,007
Burgess Hill
This taken from https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/ps_792_en-annex_ii_74.pdf



d) Friendly matches on a fixed/set date for qualifying matches for an international competition
If a national association does not have to play qualifying matches for an international
competition, it may wish to play a friendly match on a fixed/set date.
In this event, if a player is called up, he must be released to the national association as under
section b) above, and in accordance with Art. 36 Paragraphs 2a) and 5a). The period of release,
however, shall only be 48 hours.

e) Friendly matches on dates outside the coordinated international match calendar
These matches do not take priority over matches in a national championship. A club is not
obliged to release a player who has been called up if the friendly match in question is to be held
on a date outside the coordinated international match calendar. In accordance with Article 36
Paragraph 4, a player shall only be released to the national association if his club agrees to his
release.



Looking at the calendar, seems the friendlies are being played on the Friday 23rd so the 48hr rule will allow the match on the Monday. That said, I bloody hope it isn't.
 




Postman Pat

Well-known member
Jul 24, 2007
6,971
Coldean
Just in case anyone was going to wait for the replay...... there won't be one.

Brighton & Hove Albion’s Emirates FA Cup fate will be decided inside one meeting against Manchester United next month - with no replays possible across the four quarter-final ties.

The FA confirmed the rule change in 2016 after years of replays in the final eight of the competition, and this season will be the second successive year that replays will not apply.

The decision was made as part of an ongoing review into the famous competition, as The FA show their commitment towards easing English football's congested fixture schedule.

The Seagulls secured a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford back in 1981 to force the Red Devils into a replay at the Goldstone Ground, however the visitors progressed with a 2-0 win on the south coast.

If Chris Hughton’s team are to book a semi-final date at Wembley Stadium in April, they’ll have to get the job done at the home of the 2016 FA Cup winners, with extra time and penalties both possible.

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2018/february/all-to-be-decided-at-old-trafford/
 












The Optimist

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Apr 6, 2008
2,580
Lewisham
Just in case anyone was going to wait for the replay...... there won't be one.

Brighton & Hove Albion’s Emirates FA Cup fate will be decided inside one meeting against Manchester United next month - with no replays possible across the four quarter-final ties.

The FA confirmed the rule change in 2016 after years of replays in the final eight of the competition, and this season will be the second successive year that replays will not apply.

The decision was made as part of an ongoing review into the famous competition, as The FA show their commitment towards easing English football's congested fixture schedule.

The Seagulls secured a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford back in 1981 to force the Red Devils into a replay at the Goldstone Ground, however the visitors progressed with a 2-0 win on the south coast.

If Chris Hughton’s team are to book a semi-final date at Wembley Stadium in April, they’ll have to get the job done at the home of the 2016 FA Cup winners, with extra time and penalties both possible.

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2018/february/all-to-be-decided-at-old-trafford/

This is an important point to note with booking return train tickets!!
 











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