Carabao Cup R3 Draw | Watford (H) | Tues 24th Sept, 49 hours after Arsenal

[Buckshaw Blue]

Play the U21s. We’ve got bigger fish to fry.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The reserve team will be there.

 

[MCFC1993]

Basically, if you play against Arsenal you're not playing in this.

So a full 2nd team, could still be fun to go to, as long as City price it correctly!

 

[jazzy]

Why Tuesday what's up with Wednesday

Nowt wrong with Wednesday but I can't make it so City have agreed to play it on Tuesday just for me .

 

[Blue Smarties]

The kids it is.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Play the U21s. We’ve got bigger fish to fry.

U21s play the same night in efl trophy

 

[MCFC1993]

I wonder why it wasn't mandated that we had to be away in this round?

As we quite clearly couldn't fulfill a home fixture.

I wonder whether City with a 2nd XI at home was deemed a better opportunity than a stronger XI away on the Wednesday. I still think we should be looking to win either way.

 

[M18CTID]

Shouldn't be, thousands fly in for every one of their home games

I'm guessing they'll have factored in whether Twente fans have a potential for causing trouble or not. Plenty of Dutch clubs have a significant hooligan element.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I wonder why it wasn't mandated that we had to be away in this round?

As we quite clearly couldn't fulfill a home fixture.

I wonder whether City with a 2nd XI at home was deemed a better opportunity than a stronger XI away on the Wednesday. I still think we should be looking to win either way.

Well obviously try and win. Pep would never accept anything else.

If we lose, Pep won’t be as mad though. He’d 100% blame the scheduling.

 

[Eds]

It's like the other year at Xmas / New Year when we had about 50 between the end of one match and the beginning of another. Everyone said it was mad and shouldn't happen again but here we are. Will anyone come out and explain why we aren't playing Wednesday or is it a simple case of the rags playing Wednesday so GMP said tough you are on a Tuesday.