FA Cup QF Draw | Bournemouth (A) | Sun 30 Mar 4:30pm

[Mike N]

Quarter final against Bournemouth. I’d have taken that in August.

 

[ancoats]

The quarter-final ties will take place on the weekend of Saturday, 29 March

Let's hope it is on Saturday at a good time slot for TV

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

The quarter-final ties will take place on the weekend of Saturday, 29 March

Let's hope it is on Saturday at a good time slot for TV

As it stands, Bournemouth are playing Tuesday in the league mate so lets hope it stays that way so cup game will be Saturday

 

[Eaststander1]

Wolves got 1945 for today's match, so that must be most of that side stand.
League allocation is just over 1200.

Yep, their own site says that the vitality stadium can accommodate 'up to 2,000 visiting supporters' ... it's around 1247 visiting allocation for a league game, so 1945 will be about right for a cup game, and, as Wolves got that many tickets yesterday, i should imagine that's exactly what City will get.

It's hardly sufficient to satisfy demand, but that's the way it goes, it only has an 11,300 capacity ...... even if they gave us the entire Bournemouth ground for this particular game it still wouldn't be enough!

 

[Ysabel 123]

He’s a joke. I remember him saying Vieira, Gerrard, Scholes are all on a different level to KDB. He is genuine prick, who loves Arsenal and knows nothing about football. He’s a clown.

He is Roy Keane's best pal! City should let him interview Haarland the next time he's part of the Commentary team at our place!

 

[JackM]

We are still bookies favourites. Lousey draw though.

 

[lancs blue]

We are still bookies favourites. Lousey draw though.

It's a better draw than the rags or dippers got. ;-)

 

[Eaststander1]

We are still bookies favourites. Lousey draw though.

Maybe City will react in a positive fashion to a draw such as this .... we lost there in November so we know what we will face, and we know what Bournemouth are capable of ... we also KNOW that, this time, we have to better their effort.

If we'd drawn Preston away there's a chance we wouldn't have been quite so aware of their players, or threats, and underestimated them.

 

[Cityfan]

We are still bookies favourites. Lousey draw though.

I think that with the exception of Preston, most of the others are not that dissimilar. Not saying that some might not be marginally easier but the differences would be small.

 

[normskih]

Micah Richards; ‘very open, all the big teams are out now and - in inverted commas - Man City are still in there with a shout but yeah very open’.

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I heard him say that, I could believe what I was hearing and thought one of the others would pull him up over it. City should pull him over the coals for a comment like that. Cheeky sod.

 

[Stephen230]

Can we save the train v megabus nonsense for the semi and final pls

Not sure why discussing the best ways to get to a game is ‘nonsense’?

 

[normskih]

Maybe City will react in a positive fashion to a draw such as this .... we lost there in November so we know what we will face, and we know what Bournemouth are capable of ... we also KNOW that, this time, we have to better their effort.

If we'd drawn Preston away there's a chance we wouldn't have been quite so aware of their players, or threats, and underestimated them.

Plus let’s hope Guardiola puts out a team with a bit of quickness in them, a bit like Wednesday v Spurs, especially first half and not the pedestrian football v Plymouth otherwise we’ll get taken to the cleaners because we had gaping holes in our midfield on Saturday that against a decent Premier League side, they would have carved us up time and time again. Luckily v a lower league side it didn’t matter so much as our passing and fitness was always going to come through. This Bournemouth side is a good team though and he has them playing well, so come on Pep, best eleven first and we can win this.

 

[Eaststander1]

Plus let’s hope Guardiola puts out a team with a bit of quickness in them, a bit like Wednesday v Spurs, especially first half and not the pedestrian football v Plymouth otherwise we’ll get taken to the cleaners because we had gaping holes in our midfield on Saturday that against a decent Premier League side, they would have carved us up time and time again. Luckily v a lower league side it didn’t matter so much as our passing and fitness was always going to come through. This Bournemouth side is a good team though and he has them playing well, so come on Pep, best eleven first and we can win this.

Yep, totally agree ...... Bournemouth are a good side, and we need to treat them as such .... and, now that we have exited the Champions League, Pep has no excuse but to play his best eleven.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

If we have March weather like in 2020 it will be some away trip.

Assume we’ll get a few more then normal.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

I think that with the exception of Preston, most of the others are not that dissimilar. Not saying that some might not be marginally easier but the differences would be small.

They drew with 10 man wolver Hampton yesterday !!

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Because we have some absolute fannies who trot out the same old, tired shit every draw. “and there it is, away draw. Just knew it.” Fannies.

It’s mental.

 

[Stephen230]

As it stands, Bournemouth are playing Tuesday in the league mate so lets hope it stays that way so cup game will be Saturday

All four cup ties have at least one team down to play on the Tuesday. So it’s probably safe to say non of that midweek round of games is set in stone.

 

[i kne albert davy]

They drew with 10 man wolver Hampton yesterday !!

Think Wolves had 10 men for about 2 minutes.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

All four cup ties have at least one team down to play on the Tuesday. So it’s probably safe to say non of that midweek round of games is set in stone.

Ours should be safe for the Wednesday.

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

The most ridiculous issue that we have every year is the length of time it takes TV to arrange four games. My guess is that it will be towards the end of the week before the dates and times are announced.