Fixture Congestion

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6one

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If we get to the Semi-final of the FA Cup. (Likely)

We will have 3 games to re-arrange:
Sunderland (H)
Villa (H)
Liverpool (A)

If we progress to the Champions League Semi-final:

there are only 2 free midweeks that are not taken up by Champions League football (either ourselves or Uefa rules on playing on same night as European games) or international dates (4th March).

I don't see it as a possibility at all that we get to the semi-final of the CL.

However, Uefa must assume that it's possible. Therefore, they must allow us to reschedule the Sunderland game either on 25/26th Feb or 18/19th March.

Otherwise what will they do? make us play Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Sunday etc...
 
6one said:
If we get to the Semi-final of the FA Cup. (Likely)

We will have 3 games to re-arrange:
Sunderland (H)
Villa (H)
Liverpool (A)

If we progress to the Champions League Semi-final:

there are only 2 free midweeks that are not taken up by Champions League football (either ourselves or Uefa rules on playing on same night as European games) or international dates (4th March).

I don't see it as a possibility at all that we get to the semi-final of the CL.

However, Uefa must assume that it's possible. Therefore, they must allow us to reschedule the Sunderland game either on 25/26th Feb or 18/19th March.

Otherwise what will they do? make us play Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Sunday etc...
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that's the price for success im afraid,isnt there an internation break coming up ? if I was city I wouldn't release any player.ect ferna
 
sir peace frog said:
6one said:
If we get to the Semi-final of the FA Cup. (Likely)

We will have 3 games to re-arrange:
Sunderland (H)
Villa (H)
Liverpool (A)

If we progress to the Champions League Semi-final:

there are only 2 free midweeks that are not taken up by Champions League football (either ourselves or Uefa rules on playing on same night as European games) or international dates (4th March).

I don't see it as a possibility at all that we get to the semi-final of the CL.

However, Uefa must assume that it's possible. Therefore, they must allow us to reschedule the Sunderland game either on 25/26th Feb or 18/19th March.

Otherwise what will they do? make us play Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Sunday etc...
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that's the price for success im afraid,isnt there an internation break coming up ? if I was city I wouldn't release any player.ect ferna
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Unfortunately Fernandinho joined us with the express intent of putting himself in the spotlight for a national team call up. He's not going to be a happy bunny if we don't let him go to the next friendly.

Like everything else this season we'll take it 1 game at a time and the bigwigs can sort out the schedule.
 
Really hope no one gets injured playing in some stupid friendly, last thing we need is key players getting injured in pointless games.
 
dw7 said:
Forgot about that. If and it's a big if we draw with wigan the derby will be changed again because that's on when the 6th round replays are
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So 6th round replays would be played more than 2 weeks after the first matches? Thought they'd be 18th/19th March.
 
Hoghead said:
So how did the Rags manage their treble - special dispensation????
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No, they played a ridiculous amount of games that season, from March to May they played every 3 or 4 days.

March 3 1999 Inter Milan ( Champions leaque ) HOME Man U won by 2-0
March 7 1999 Chelsea ( F.A Cup ) HOME Man U drew by 0-0
March 10 1999 Chelsea ( F.A Cup Replay) AWAY Man U won by 0-2
March 13 1999 Newcastle AWAY Man U won by 1-2
March 17 1999 Inter Milan ( Champions leaque ) AWAY Man U drew by 1-1
March 21 1999 Everton HOME Man U won by 3-1
April 3 1999 Wimbledon AWAY Man U drew by 1-1
April 7 1999 Juventus (Champions leaque) HOME Man U drew by 1-1
April 11 1999 Arsenal -------- Man U drew by 0-0
April 14 1999 Arsenal -------- Man U won by 2-1
April 17 1999 Sheff Wed HOME Man U won by 3-0
April 21 1999 Juventus (Champions leaque) AWAY Man U won by 2-3
April 24 1999 Leeds AWAY Man U drew by 1-1
May 1 1999 Aston Villa HOME Man U won by 2-1
May 5 1999 Liverpool AWAY Man U drew by 2-2
May 8 1999 Middlesbrough AWAY Man U won by 0-1
May 12 1999 Blackburn AWAY Man U drew by 0-0
May 16 1999 Tottenham Hotspur HOME Man U won by 2-1
May 22 1999 Newcastle (F. A Cup) -------- Man U won by 2-0
May 26 1999 Bayern Munich ( Champions leaue) -------- Man U won by 2-1
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