Semi-final draw: City v Arsenal 3pm Sunday confirmed

[urban genie]

Hope the rumours of 5.30 Sat are true :)

cannot see chelsea v spurs on the sunday with the marathon on, think we will be sunday, though saturday would be better.

 

[City & Blue Brazil]

Sun piece
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/foot...e-manchester-city-and-chelsea-play-tottenham/

If that shifty rag reckons Saturday you can guarantee it will be a Sunday

 

[BufordUSABlue]

Trying to get this confirmed, but here's what i was told yesterday from a usually very reliable source close to the club (Please don't shoot the f'kin messenger here guys!)
Arse Semi-Final will be on the Sunday with a 3.00pm KO.
United will be on 26 April
West Brom will be midweek, between the Leicester & Watford games.

Update:
Been told it's fact now albeit it hasn't been officially released

 

[M18CTID]

Update:
Been told it's fact now albeit it hasn't been officially released

Cheers mate - makes a mockery of the ITK Arsenal fan's info if that is the case!

 

[blue corby]

Update:
Been told it's fact now albeit it hasn't been officially released

How reliable is this source ?

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Update:
Been told it's fact now albeit it hasn't been officially released

Brilliant I thought I'd end up missing the raggy game as it stands I may miss the wba game which I'll live with and possibly the cup final which will piss me off no end.

 

[urban genie]

The fa, bbc and bt getting on my tits, Arse fans saying it's saturday because of one tweet, spur/chelsea beliving it because the sun is now retweeting it, city fans saying it's sunday on a couple of media threads now.

If they just announced it straight away it would end this bollocks guessing why they need to wait is beyond me

 

[blue b4 the moon]

The fa, bbc and bt getting on my tits, Arse fans saying it's saturday because of one tweet, spur/chelsea beliving it because the sun is now retweeting it, city fans saying it's sunday on a couple of media threads now.

If they just announced it straight away it would end this bollocks guessing why they need to wait is beyond me

Knowledge is power to the sad fuckers.

 

[cibaman]

Knowledge is power to the sad fuckers.

I think its more likely that its just not that big a deal to them. The games are not for nearly 5 weeks so there's no urgency. Why put themselves out for our convenience? Leave it until the end of the week. No rush.

 

[Akai]

Trying to get this confirmed, but here's what i was told yesterday from a usually very reliable source close to the club (Please don't shoot the f'kin messenger here guys!)
Arse Semi-Final will be on the Sunday with a 3.00pm KO.
United will be on 26 April
West Brom will be midweek, between the Leicester & Watford games.

would love that!

I'll fly in to watch the semi final and would love to attend the derby on the 26th if it's true!

 

[Bluebee2]

I'm still hoping for Saturday, I'm sure City would prefer the Saturday also if the scum game is to follow midweek.

 

[meeesh]

Fuckin knew it !! Always gonna be the Sunday....bastards

 

[The Pink Panther]

From the OS

Manchester City’s FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal will kick off at 3pm on Sunday 23 April.

Wembley Stadium will host the tie and the FA has also confirmed it will be broadcast live on BT Sport.

Only the fourth FA Cup fixture between the two sides, they will face each other in the last four for the first time, 46 years on from their previous meeting in the competition.

Colin Bell scored for the Blues at Maine Road that day, but a Charlie George brace saw the away side emerge victorious from their fifth round clash.

This will be the second time the two teams have battled it out at the home of English football, with the Gunners winning the 2014 Community Shield encounter 3-0.

Ticket info for the FA Cup Semi Final will be available on mancity.com in due course.

 

[CTID1988]

Fuck sake. Do they not use their brains? London Marathon on that day, its going to be a nightmare getting down and back. Considering all the other teams are from down there it would of been so much easier to give us Saturday

 

[M18CTID]

Update:
Been told it's fact now albeit it hasn't been officially released

Spot on info that mate.

It's a mixed bag for our lot this - suits me and a couple of other mates as we can get the Monday off work and the hotel rooms are cheaper on a Sunday as opposed to the Saturday, but a couple of our mates can't get the time off so it counts them out

 

[Blue Til Death]

Fuck I hope we get the Green Man this time, Torch side is shite for pubs...!!

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Sunday 3pm sounds good to me. I'm not sure why people want a 5.30 kick off on a Saturday. At least you don't have to rush for a train back on the Sunday.

Plus it is the missus birthday on the Saturday so gets me out of the doghouse!

 

[Blue Hefner]

It's a fucking joke!
2 London teams playing on the Saturday and our fans have to go on a fucking Sunday!

 

[kippaxkid74]

It's a fucking joke!
2 London teams playing on the Saturday and our fans have to go on a fucking Sunday!

Yep but i presume they dont want two london clubs raveling across london the same day as the london marathon - most london fans would go on the tube etc whereas they will expect 50% of the city/ars match (ie us!) to not be having to go through london ie use coaches and come straight from the north.

Still annoying it's the sunday, but central london wise that's prob part of their reasons.

 

[BufordUSABlue]

Spot on info that mate.

It's a mixed bag for our lot this - suits me and a couple of other mates as we can get the Monday off work and the hotel rooms are cheaper on a Sunday as opposed to the Saturday, but a couple of our mates can't get the time off so it counts them out

Cough cough!!

Cheers pal, I get some good 'insider' stuff but don't post it due to some of the vitriol people get
I posted in good faith and the source was good!

I'll be in NYC that weekend so it's The Mad Hatter for us!!