5th Round - confirmed Sunday 4pm kick off

[bluestu1968]

Chelsea will need the extra day(s) to recover from their long trip to Paris!

It's probably more to do with the BBC than the FA.

 

[lancs blue]

Why not pull out of it completely?
They are a set of utter twats, I'd say fuck it and concentrate on the other trophies
The Agenda against us continues unabated

What, behave like the rags did and pull out? No thanks, send a mixed bag of fringe players and the kids, we might even beat them.

And what's all this garbage about playing a weakened side in Kiev? They are a slightly higher standard than Droylsden and I think our hierarchy put rather more emphasis on the CL than the Fa Cup.

 

[Sheriff Fatman]

Personally, rather than send the kids I would send nobody. Let the FA explain it then.

 

[yatesy94]

The FA have been complete wankers in regards of scheduling to this. Been forced into this decision as Manuel said so play the fringe/youth players and hope for the best. Rest Aguero, Silva, Ferny etc for more important games Kiev & LC final the week after.

I'd play:

Caballero
Maffeo Demichelis Kompany Angelino
Fernando Delph
Celina Yaya A.Garcia
Iheanacho

 

[City & Blue Brazil]

Think we should put out full strength team in FA Cup on basis we have far more chance of winning it . We will not win champs league so it's a matter of when not if we lose .

 

[ballinio]

whats your point then, you said they would play 3 games a week, they won't have to.

We cannot play our best available team in all three games, we can be all heroic & try but come Wembley we will be fucked then the whole world can watch us get murdered by the media darlings. If it was me I would play a 2nd string against Kiev then be fresh for Wembley , after all one win & we win the cup. I know the club are obsessed with the Champions league & won't do that so I would throw the eds in against Chelsea. I love the FA cup but we need to do what's best for the club & make a stand because there's no doubt in my mind that they've done this on purpose.

 

[themanc]

come on city, play the kids, fuck the bbc and the fa. lets turn this game into a farce for the tv.

 

[bluedave1894]

Iheanacho and the two Garcia and Angeleno and maffeo and humphreys have to play a full game sooner or later.

Pretty sure Maffeo is on loan with Girona in Spain unfortunately!

 

[Bilboblue]

It's a fucking joke, nearly every other country in Europe moves games to give their sides enough rest, it's got to change.

 

[Bilboblue]

Think we should put out full strength team in FA Cup on basis we have far more chance of winning it . We will not win champs league so it's a matter of when not if we lose .

RAG.