City v Bournemouth | Rearranged for Tue 20 May 8pm

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Kick off is earlier than the Leicester game a few weeks back.

Huh????
Bit confused by that one - that was a midweek fixture that I doubt could have been played in the afternoon??

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

Bad enough for us, but how must the Bournemouth fans feel? we know they dont travel in huge numbers but it’s disgusting for them that do go to away games

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Christ it’s just struck me this thread is awash with the same gang of oldies who infiltrate the cup semi threads banging on non stop about Wembley and trains.

It’s 2025 lads, society’s changed, we don’t all work 9-5 anymore, all football games don’t kick off at 3pm on a Saturday, move with the times ffs

Wow - the "gang of oldies" you refer to kept our venerable club afloat during the tough times.
Oh how dare we have an opinion on things these days.
Things change - on occasion you might consider them to have changed to the detriment of something you love, meaning your opinion may be negative.
Once you've stopped popping your zits and using those tissues, have some respect for the opinions of those of us who've seen more of life.
I won't see your reply btw

 

[urban genie]

Christ it’s just struck me this thread is awash with the same gang of oldies who infiltrate the cup semi threads banging on non stop about Wembley and trains.

It’s 2025 lads, society’s changed, we don’t all work 9-5 anymore, all football games don’t kick off at 3pm on a Saturday, move with the times ffs

erm Middle aged if you don't mind.

and I can walk home from the ground in 25 mins, but it isn't about just me, it's about the 1000 or so bournemouth fans, the Thousands of blues with long trip home or kids who are in school with some probably taking GSCE exams the next morning.

It is also about it being the last home game and Kevs last game at the Etihad, where before it was an afternoon where we could give him a proper send off and celevbrate with the team, it is now a scramble to rush through a goodbye to more likely a stadium 1/3 empty due to public transport being wank on sunday nights.

But then us "old fossils" tend to look at the effects on all suppoorters in the ground that this is inconveniencing not just if we are ok indivudally and think so everyone else should just suck it up.

 

[blueparsman]

Fooking shit fir us travelling fans. Last home game of season and possibly last time to see some of our players before they leave. Our last 3 home games 8pm kick off. Fuck off epl

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Christ it’s just struck me this thread is awash with the same gang of oldies who infiltrate the cup semi threads banging on non stop about Wembley and trains.

It’s 2025 lads, society’s changed, we don’t all work 9-5 anymore, all football games don’t kick off at 3pm on a Saturday, move with the times ffs

Yes society has changed, it always has, but are all changes for the better? And who exactly benefits from this change?
Not the majority of match going fans. But hey, you just sit there and accept every little change they keep adding because hey! It’s 2025 boys and things change.
Will you be happy when City v Bournemouth is being played in Orlando at midnight UK time because it’s not 1974 anymore?

 

[leithblue]

Your kids must get in later then for midweek games then.

You’re being deliberately dick-ish here but I’ll play along.

They don’t go to midweek games, they’re primary school kids. We put their tickets on the exchange. We are going to the wolves game even though we can’t leave Edinburgh until half three and will likely miss a lot of the first half at least. Then we drive home, after, at best 2 hours in Manchester. That’s because it’s a Saturday the next day.

Midweek games are telegraphed months in advance, there are weeks set aside for midweek fixtures. We know in July.

This is a few weeks’ notice - and counts as a “weekend” fixture.

When I fork out thousands for season tickets it’s good to know in advance how many games we can get to.

I hope that’s ok for you. And I apologise my 8 year olds aren’t as big a blue as you.

 

[Blue Mist]

Christ it’s just struck me this thread is awash with the same gang of oldies who infiltrate the cup semi threads banging on non stop about Wembley and trains.

It’s 2025 lads, society’s changed, we don’t all work 9-5 anymore, all football games don’t kick off at 3pm on a Saturday, move with the times ffs

Great speech, but....
What about Bournemouth fans? If it was the reverse of this fixture would you tell the travelling Blues the same ?

What about Blues who live outside Greater Manchester who have work or take kids ?

It's the last home match of the season, the ones where the players normally fuck off for half an hour before coming back out in flip flops.
It's Kevs last game.

This society's changed thing is great if you're sat in front of your tv filling your face with crisps and shite lager.
It isn't so great if you actually attend the match.

 

[Karl8]

Christ it’s just struck me this thread is awash with the same gang of oldies who infiltrate the cup semi threads banging on non stop about Wembley and trains.

It’s 2025 lads, society’s changed, we don’t all work 9-5 anymore, all football games don’t kick off at 3pm on a Saturday, move with the times ffs

That’s not right that pal. Maybe reconsider and remove this BS.

 

[RiversideBlue]

Christ it’s just struck me this thread is awash with the same gang of oldies who infiltrate the cup semi threads banging on non stop about Wembley and trains.

It’s 2025 lads, society’s changed, we don’t all work 9-5 anymore, all football games don’t kick off at 3pm on a Saturday, move with the times ffs

Its a great time to watch a match on TV. Its a shit time for anyone who wants to go to the game. It just shows which is most important to the powers that be.

 

[Stephen230]

Great speech, but....
What about Bournemouth fans? If it was the reverse of this fixture would you tell the travelling Blues the same ?

What about Blues who live outside Greater Manchester who have work or take kids ?

It's the last home match of the season, the ones where the players normally fuck off for half an hour before coming back out in flip flops.
It's Kevs last game.

This society's changed thing is great if you're sat in front of your tv filling your face with crisps and shite lager.
It isn't so great if you actually attend the match.

The reality is, whether we like it or not is that approximately 600 million people on average watch each Premier League match.

Now ‘football without fans is shit’ is a great throwaway line, but if you’re running a business that has to take into consideration 600,050,000 punters, how much do you really care about the 50,000?

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Great speech, but....
What about Bournemouth fans? If it was the reverse of this fixture would you tell the travelling Blues the same ?

What about Blues who live outside Greater Manchester who have work or take kids ?

It's the last home match of the season, the ones where the players normally fuck off for half an hour before coming back out in flip flops.
It's Kevs last game.

This society's changed thing is great if you're sat in front of your tv filling your face with crisps and shite lager.
It isn't so great if you actually attend the match.

And here ladies and gentleman is the answer / reason for this change.
Sadly, those of you attending a game in person are contributing a mere fraction of the finances the game turns over and Covid proved that, in a nut shell, the game doesn't need you. So the Premier League very politely requests that you just fuck off with your moaning.........

 

[RiversideBlue]

And here ladies and gentleman is the answer / reason for this change.
Sadly, those of you attending a game in person are contributing a mere fraction of the finances the game turns over and Covid proved that, in a nut shell, the game doesn't need you. So the Premier League very politely requests that you just fuck off with your moaning.........

....as do our own club, unfortunately.

 

[Blue Mist]

The reality is, whether we like it or not is that approximately 600 million people on average watch each Premier League match.

Now ‘football without fans is shit’ is a great throwaway line, but if you’re running a business that has to take into consideration 600,050,000 punters, how much do you really care about the 50,000?

Does that mean I can put you down for the coach we are running next season to City v TBA.
It will be played in San Francisco, 3pm k.o local time because 600 million people will watch it so hey lets do it.?

By the way, the re-arranged game against Tottenham Hotspur is on the same date at the same time, it's just the venue thats been re-arranged. It's now in Tokyo, after all 600 million people watch it.

 

[happy]

Match day fans have been treated as little more than unpaid extra's in a TV production for years now.

 

[Axel Freed]

Yes society has changed, it always has, but are all changes for the better? And who exactly benefits from this change?
Not the majority of match going fans. But hey, you just sit there and accept every little change they keep adding because hey! It’s 2025 boys and things change.
Will you be happy when City v Bournemouth is being played in Orlando at midnight UK time because it’s not 1974 anymore?

I wouldn’t be happy no but at least I wouldn’t be getting a dart chucked in my eye in the ground or a random kicking from the dibble outside on my way home. Not all changes are for the worse.

nth degree scenarios aside, plenty of people like later kick offs especially on a Sunday - gives them a chance to have a lie in, maybe pop round to a family member for a Sunday roast and still have time to get to the match in the evening. Many fans have busy lives to lead outside of watching City

 

[East Level 2]

Match day fans have been treated as little more than unpaid extra's in a TV production for years now.

For over thirty years. I'm surprised nobody noticed it earlier.

 

[chesterbells]

I wouldn’t be happy no but at least I wouldn’t be getting a dart chucked in my eye in the ground or a random kicking from the dibble outside on my way home. Not all changes are for the worse.

nth degree scenarios aside, plenty of people like later kick offs especially on a Sunday - gives them a chance to have a lie in, maybe pop round to a family member for a Sunday roast and still have time to get to the match in the evening. Many fans have busy lives to lead outside of watching City

It’s not a KO time I personally like at all - last one I went to was the women’s derby this season and didn’t care for it - but hasn’t it been true for years that other European countries regularly have matches on Sunday evening?

Edit. This is notwithstanding the point about away supporters for this particular game.

 

[carlosthejackal]

You’re being deliberately dick-ish here but I’ll play along.

They don’t go to midweek games, they’re primary school kids. We put their tickets on the exchange. We are going to the wolves game even though we can’t leave Edinburgh until half three and will likely miss a lot of the first half at least. Then we drive home, after, at best 2 hours in Manchester. That’s because it’s a Saturday the next day.

Midweek games are telegraphed months in advance, there are weeks set aside for midweek fixtures. We know in July.

This is a few weeks’ notice - and counts as a “weekend” fixture.

When I fork out thousands for season tickets it’s good to know in advance how many games we can get to.

I hope that’s ok for you. And I apologise my 8 year olds aren’t as big a blue as you.

Excellent reply

 

[carlosthejackal]

Wow - the "gang of oldies" you refer to kept our venerable club afloat during the tough times.
Oh how dare we have an opinion on things these days.
Things change - on occasion you might consider them to have changed to the detriment of something you love, meaning your opinion may be negative.
Once you've stopped popping your zits and using those tissues, have some respect for the opinions of those of us who've seen more of life.
I won't see your reply btw

Often wonder how many of these lot were around back in the day of the third and second division.