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FA Cup 2016

the dza said:
I'd like Everton to win it.
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Future son-in-law is an Everton fan. I convinced him to get a ticket for last night. He hasn't come down yet and is even happier now Arsenal are out. No problems with them winning it. In order of preference Everton,Watford,Palace,United,West Ham
 
It's such a perfect day....cue music

No idea when the replay will be. Surely cant play 22nd or 23rd March due to the internationals and same for 29th or 30th for the same reason. They may have to wait until after the EL game v Liverpool to decide.
Looks like the replay might be the Weds before we United on the Sunday..nice
 
A lot of people going on about Schweinsteiger fouling the Wham keeper. Not 100% sure how I'd call it as he is nudged in that direction by the defender who plays him and not the ball (granted neither were getting it).
 
paxtonwolf said:
It's such a perfect day....cue music

No idea when the replay will be. Surely cant play 22nd or 23rd March due to the internationals and same for 29th or 30th for the same reason. They may have to wait until after the EL game v Liverpool to decide.
Looks like the replay might be the Weds before we United on the Sunday..nice
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That's exactly when it will be, in that week. Liverpool likely to have an eye on Thursday 7th April for a 1st leg Europa league quarter final and Man Utd to play a tough replay days before facing us when we have had a week off. Its all coming together now, need to make sure we manage the games properly and get a win however it comes about against Bournemouth and then prepare for a massive fixture at Liverpool.
 
Payet - I had only had one eye on the game for obvious reasons but have we another Tom Daly over at West Ham?
 
The replay between West Ham and Man Utd now scheduled for April 13 instead of April 6.

So now Man Utd will not have a midweek game before facing us on Sunday April 10. :mad:
 
West Ham United will play their FA Cup quarter-final replay against Manchester United at Upton Park on Wednesday 13 April and with a kick-off time of 7pm, the Football Association has announced.

The authorities and broadcasters have been involved in back-and-forth talks over when to accommodate the cup tie, which will be the last one to be staged at Upton Park, with a major problem having been that the available midweek slots clash with Uefa competition dates.

The European governing body does not like televised domestic games to go up against matches in the Champions League or Europa League. But with the FA adamant that the West Ham versus United replay had to be resolved before the Cup semi-final weekend on 23-24 April, a compromise needed to be reached.

The replay will be on the same night as the Champions League quarter-final second legs between Benfica and Bayern Munich, and Atlético Madrid and Barcelona, but the 7pm kick-off means that only the second half from Upton Park will clash, unless there is extra-time and/or penalties.

Moreover, the authorities have decided against staging the replay on Wednesday 6 April at 7pm – which had been suggested – as this would have partly clashed with Emirates Marketing Project’s Champions League quarter-final first leg at Paris Saint-Germain.

City’s first appearance at this stage of Europe’s elite competition is a big draw for BT Sport and it would have been unattractive to them for West Ham’s replay with United, which will be screened live on BBC One, to have been on the same night.

United have Premier League matches on Sunday 3 & 10 April against Everton and Tottenham Hotspur respectively, meaning that a cup replay date of Tuesday 5 or 12 April would have been difficult for them while United and West Ham each have league fixtures on Wednesday 20 April, against Crystal Palace and Watford respectively.

The FA will explain the rationale behind their decision to Uefa, who could still chose to fine them for the clash with one of their dates. But the FA believe that the choice of replay date is the best solution for English fans, particularly as it does not involve disrupting the weekend Premier League programme.

The original tie between United and West Ham finished 1-1 at Old Trafford on 13 March and the winners of the replay will face Everton in the semi-final at Wembley on Saturday 23 April.

There is recent precedent for an FA Cup tie clashing with a Uefa competition date. Hull City’s fifth round replay at home to Arsenal was played on Tuesday 8 March – the same night as two high-profile Champions League last 16 matches, albeit not involving English clubs. The Hull versus Arsenal tie kicked off at 7pm.

An FA statement read: “The FA recognises the agreed date [for West Ham versus United] may not be an ideal solution for all but believed it was the most appropriate available within the congested football calendar.”

http://www.theguardian.com/football...chester-united-fa-cup-replay-champions-league

City, a big draw? HAH
 
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