[Albion] FA Cup Semi-Final v Man Utd - 4:30pm, Sunday 23rd April

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Bodian

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May 3, 2012
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Have heard that this is the issue.
We want the Saturday to avoid the rail engineering works on the Sunday.
What time will it likely be on the Saturday? The only chance I have of getting there and back in a day and avoiding extortionate accommodation is 3pm!
 




RM-Taylor

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Jan 7, 2006
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Have heard that this is the issue.
We want the Saturday to avoid the rail engineering works on the Sunday.
This isn’t true. There is no issues with our game on the Sunday late afternoon.

The issue is the City v Sheff Utd game - they both want an earlier kick-off on Saturday but both the FA and ITV are pushing for a later kick-off.

The FA need to announce the dates (already known) and kick-off times at the same time
 






Questions

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Oct 18, 2006
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Wouldn’t expect the allocations to be equal tbh, rather some sort of formula based on number of STHs ?
Well that stacks the odds with the ‘bigger’ team. Can’t be fair.
 






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Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

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Oct 4, 2003
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Is there still no news!? My hunch is now Saturday or Monday, all a bit bizarre. UTA.
It will be on the Sunday, Man Utd can't play on the Saturday as they've got a game the Thursday before in the Europa League and it won't be on the Monday as we've got a midweek game away to Forest on Wednesday 26th. (plus Monday evening would heavily reduce ticket sales)
 


Dillis

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Fulham v Leeds is the early kick off on the Saturday in the PL, so the Man City Sheff Utd game unlikely to kick off until 5.30 I would think as can't clash with the 3pm games. Sunday there are 2pm PL games so our game won't be before 4.30pm, hopefully not too much later than that as it's a Sunday. But let's see....Official announcement is imminent today apparently
 










Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

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Oct 4, 2003
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Fulham v Leeds is the early kick off on the Saturday in the PL, so the Man City Sheff Utd game unlikely to kick off until 5.30 I would think as can't clash with the 3pm games. Sunday there are 2pm PL games so our game won't be before 4.30pm, hopefully not too much later than that as it's a Sunday. But let's see....Official announcement is imminent today apparently
There has been overlaps between PL games and the semi finals in previous seasons. Last season City and Liverpool kicked off at 3:30pm which would have clashed with 3 of the PL games being played that day (our game against Spurs was the early KO)
 




pb21

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Apr 23, 2010
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It will be on the Sunday, Man Utd can't play on the Saturday as they've got a game the Thursday before in the Europa League and it won't be on the Monday as we've got a midweek game away to Forest on Wednesday 26th. (plus Monday evening would heavily reduce ticket sales)
You say this, and I do think you're probably right, but the website says "Date TBD".

Maybe they are waiting to confirm time on Sunday to fully announce, but why cant they say Sunday now, if it is going to be / has to be?

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origigull

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Jun 29, 2009
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This is how rumours start - I was talking to another BHA fan earlier today at work and he said he heard it was about the kick-off time on the Sunday. He was talking about a later start wanted by one club and the other club saying an earlier start. Who wants what I don't know. Rumours rumours. We will know soon enough.
 


twickers

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Jul 17, 2003
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This is how rumours start - I was talking to another BHA fan earlier today at work and he said he heard it was about the kick-off time on the Sunday. He was talking about a later start wanted by one club and the other club saying an earlier start. Who wants what I don't know. Rumours rumours. We will know soon enough.
There's a Fleetwood Mac joke in there somewhere
 


Eeyore

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Bob!

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Jul 5, 2003
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Whoah whoah whoah! What rail engineering works. I looked for stuff the other day but couldn't find anything. Or is it just 'expected'?
Brighton/ Worthing / Littlehampton line
 


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