BensGrandad
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I think it will be very near to a sell out irrespective of price as most genuine long standing supporters will wa nt to see us pit our wits against a Premier side to see how we shape up.
I normally have to work Saturday afternoon but will probably have to swap with Friday night (Valentine's) .................. PIE, PINT & 'the magic of the cup' ......... lovely
Still not entirely convinced it won't squeeze on to the TV companies' radar.
.................................. And that being the case, we'll probably end up with the short straw in terms of kick off times.
Still not entirely convinced it won't squeeze on to the TV companies' radar.
The games that get on TV are:
-all Premier League ties
-a team at home to another from a higher division.
Goes without saying that the City/Chelsea and Arsenal/bindippers games are nailed on to be televised.
Of what remains, Poyet FC are current media favourites due to their League Cup exploits and shy & retiring manager, pair them with an attractive footballing team in Southampton, and that's another tick for the TV companies' boxes. Everton are increasingly attractive to watch this season, so they may well get the call for their match against Swansea.
That's four games, which leaves (for the fifth) Sheffield United or Fulham v Forest or PKE (no chance), Cardiff v Wigan, can't see that one getting on either as the lower placed team are away, two mediocre Championship teams against each other (no chance) and us.
I suspect the TV executives, with their well known fondness for the Amex, might just prefer to come here than Cardiff. The only appeal of that tie is that Wigan are the existing holders of the cup. So it might just end up being us, despite the fact that nobody, ever, wants to watch Hull. And that being the case, we'll probably end up with the short straw in terms of kick off times.
Saturday lunchtime it is then.
I am sure Oscar will continue to play the likes of March, JFC, Brez and others in the Cup.
Man City play Barcelona the following Tuesday, Arsenal play Munich on Wednesday, think both of those will be insisting on the Saturday TV games.
Man City vs Chelsea - Saturday Lunchtime
Arsenal vs Liverpool - Sunday 1PM
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Nah they'll have evening games.