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[Albion] Man City away - What are the options?
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Can we just forfeit the game and only lose 3-0?
bn1&bn3 Albion
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I believe it'll be around mid April, possibly the 18th?
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Is that the earliest date we can play it? All other midweeks taken? blimey.
bn1&bn3 Albion
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I'm sure Naylor said so due to Champions League and international breaks.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
If Spuds get through to Cup semis and we don't, then the home game v them could be Citeh away?
Nathan
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- Jan 8, 2010
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City are due to play Swansea that weekend.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Why can’t we bring it forward instead of back?
SUA Seagull
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Here you go. City fixture list on which I've indicated possible dates for City vs Albion.
Looks like mid-April could be a good bet. Hopefully City will have the PL title wrapped up by then and the first team concentrating on CL semi-finals.
Almost certain to be a midweek fixture unless April 21 applies in the circumstances described below
March
Mon Mar 12 20:00 - Stoke City (a)
W/E Mar 17 (FAC QF)
Sun Mar 18 16:00- Brighton and Hove Albion (h) - moved as Brighton are in FAC QF
W/E Mar 24 - INTERNATIONALS
Sat Mar 31 17:30 - Everton (a)
April
Apr 03/04 19:45 (CL QF 1st Leg)
W/E Apr 07 - Manchester United (h)
Apr 10/11 19:45 (CL QF 2nd Leg)
W/E Apr 14 - Tottenham Hotspur (a)
• APR 17, 18 - AVAILABLE DATE FOR MIDWEEK FIXTURE
W/E Apr 21 (FAC SF)
W/E Apr 21 - Swansea City (h) – unless Swansea are in FA Cup SF
• ALBION ARE DUE TO PLAY SPURS THAT W/E SO IF SPURS AND SWANSEA BOTH REACH THE FA CUP SF (AND ALBION DON'T) THEN ALBION COULD PLAY CITY W/E APR 21
• APR 24/25 19:45 (CL SF 1st Leg) --- AVAILABLE DATE FOR MIDWEEK FIXTURE IF CITY KNOCKED OUT IN CL QFs
W/E Apr 28 - West Ham United (a)
May
• MAY 01/02 19:45 (CL SF 2nd Leg) --- AVAILABLE DATE FOR MIDWEEK FIXTURE IF CITY KNOCKED OUT IN CL QFs
W/E May 05 - Huddersfield Town (h)
• MAY 8, 9, 10 - AVAILABLE DATE FOR MIDWEEK FIXTURE
Sun May 13 - Southampton (a)
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Spurs and Swansea cannot both reach the Semi Finals as they are in the same Quarter Final if they win their replays.
Half Man Half Biscuit
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Due to be announced on Feb 26 but they don't always stick to the advertised date.
SUA Seagull
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That’s absolutely right BV – I wasn’t thinking straight!
The only way City won’t play Swansea on the w/e of 21 April is:
if Spurs and Swansea both make it through their R5 replays to the QFs, then:
• Swansea beat Spurs, we beat Man U, in which case we’ll be in the SF that w/e
, or• Swansea beat Spurs, we lose to Man U, in which case we’ll play Spurs that w/e, or
if only Swansea makes it through its R5 replay to the QFs then:
• Swansea wins its QF, we beat Man U, in which case we’ll be in the SF that w/e
, or• Swansea wins its QF, we lose to Man U, in which case we’ll play Spurs that w/e.
Any other combination (Spurs or another team beating Swansea in the QF or Swansea not making it to the QF) will see City play Swansea that w/e as scheduled.
It will therefore not be possible for City vs Albion to be rescheduled to the w/e of 21 April and which, in turn, means we're looking at a midweek trip up north.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
CRACKED IT.
Seeing as it's more or less 2 different sides...play it on the Sunday after the MU game.
Bear with me.
City do not have a match scheduled. Anyone (eg. Stephens) fancying a half in each game could do so.
The fans are ecstatic as the long journey is broken up with 2 high profile matches. TWO.
Winner, winner chicken (not KFC) dinner.
Seeing as it's more or less 2 different sides...play it on the Sunday after the MU game.
Bear with me.
City do not have a match scheduled. Anyone (eg. Stephens) fancying a half in each game could do so.
The fans are ecstatic as the long journey is broken up with 2 high profile matches. TWO.
Winner, winner chicken (not KFC) dinner.
I looked this up. No earlier dates w/o a clash. 18th April 2018.
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Jello Biafra
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- Aug 8, 2011
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Is there a firm date for the announcement of the actual date of City away? I'm trying to diarise a weekend in Manchester to coincide with either Utd Cup or City games. Trying to get this sorted with family & friends up there is logistically challenging enough without these clubs prevaricating about when City game's going to occur.
West Upper Seagull
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On the basis this game was originally scheduled to be on Sky, I reckon Sky will remain committed to screening this game on whatever the new date is.