Home Derby to change date?

[mat]

They don't want to be playing us late in the season. They might be needing the points to scrape out of relegation.

fixed.

 

[Helmet Cole]

Do the ****s give us a guard of honour if we've already won it? Hopefully we'll be in a position to sing ' you've seen the champions, now fuck off home'.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Do the ****s give us a guard of honour if we've already won it? Hopefully we'll be in a position to sing ' you've seen the champions, now fuck off back to London'.

Fixed.

 

[aguero93:20]

Does anyone know if it's the usual for them to move that PL game back three days to the midweek after or are they likely to wait as long as possible to try and make it a huge game at the end of the season?

Why would it be a huge game at the end of the season?

 

[deano ou812]

Why would it be a huge game at the end of the season?

Think swp's back is getting at a huge game,as in us going for the league and the rags in a relegation battle ;-)

 

[mat]

Why would it be a huge game at the end of the season?

City to win the title and relegate the ****s on same day.

;)

 

[aguero93:20]

Think swp's back is getting at a huge game,as in us going for the league and the rags in a relegation battle ;-)

City to win the title and relegate the ****s on same day.

;)

They'll still have a chance at that stage??!

 

[asgoodasitgets]

It's going to be the Monday before our Champions League game on the Tuesday once they are out of the Europa League. Plus our prior league game will be the 4pm on the Sunday. 3 in 3 days and Fernandinho to play all 3.

Saves us having to wash the lazy c***s kit

 

[Pleatfooted]

I'm pretty sure it's champs league / Europa 21st 22nd 23rd Feb

 

[jimharri]

City to win the title and relegate the ****s on same day.

;)

That'd even put the QPR game in the shade!

 

[Corky]

When it was the other way around City had to play 2 games in 2 days.

 

[aguero93:20]

When it was the other way around City had to play 2 games in 2 days.

We could have a champions league round of 16 game that week though and even if we're the week before instead Sky/BT will get arsey about not being able to televise a derby.

 

[Corky]

We could have a champions league round of 16 game that week though and even if we're the week before instead Sky/BT will get arsey about not being able to televise a derby.

I meant 1986 the AA own goal 2-2 and the 4-5 the day after in the cup final. United refused to move their home league game with us, which was acceptable at the time.

 

[BlueAnorak]

They'll move it towards the end of the season as they did in 2012 so they can celebrate us losing the title with a defeat to the rags.

Oh, hang on...

Nah, nah nah, nah-nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah-nah, City! (repeat for about half an hour as the ground slowly empties)

 

[peoffrey]

Can't see GMP being happy with a midweek derby.

Can't see Rags happy playing us after a cup final either

= Game played weekend when it suits the Rags

Plenty of those in recent history. Particularly one on a Monday night.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Plenty of those in recent history. Particularly one on a Monday night.

All IIRC GMP objected to

 

[peoffrey]

All IIRC GMP objected to

Yet it went ahead. Don't recall hearing about disorder.

 

[SWP's back]

All IIRC GMP objected to

So it makes no difference if they do then.

 

[trotsky]

Would be a bonus if the game was played midweek after the cup final. I can't see any valid reason for it not being on that date, tbh.

Agreed. Hotel is already booked (with free cancellation clause) and is half the price it will be once this is announced.
Having said that, the ideal situation is still for Hull to lift the cup ;-)

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

So it makes no difference if they do then.

Fair point