Draw for the next round - last 8

[Dozbik]

we'll definitely be playing on the Sunday, simply because Chelsea are playing on the Wednesday beforehand....tv people will want to give Chelsea every benefit....

Games will be:
Saturday:
Palace game
Arsenal game

Sunday:
Everton game
Man United game.

Let's not look for childish excuses and prove we are the better side on the pitch, shall we? :*

 

[joey_macmo]

we'll definitely be playing on the Sunday, simply because Chelsea are playing on the Wednesday beforehand....tv people will want to give Chelsea every benefit....

Games will be:
Saturday:
Palace game
Arsenal game

Sunday:
Everton game
Man United game.

Only the late slot is available Saturday so only 1 game

 

[barneygumble]

I'm convinced that this will be the Sunday game, I'm not one for conspiracy/victim theories but I feel that UTD if the get through in the EL will have to play on the Sunday, Arsenal would prefer to play on the Sat as they will have the return leg for the Barca game the following Wednesday and Chelsea would prefer the extra days recovery from the PSG game. The conspiracy theorist would say that the FA's premiere tournament would see the FA wanting the 'Bigger' sides in the SF so I think they'll bend over backwards to get UTD, Arsenal and Chelsea having 3 of the 4 spots.

Long story short I'll bet my bottom dollar UTD V West Ham and Everton V Chelsea will be the Sunday games.

The only thing that could go in our favour is if the Police stay they don't want upto 15'000 Chelsea and West Ham fans travelling north on the same motorways and trains on the same day.

They were fine with 60,000 scousers travelling up for the Semi, fine with 60,000 Mancs for their semi too, so i'm sure they'd be perfectly content.

 

[barneygumble]

Only the late slot is available Saturday so only 1 game

Is there going to be a Friday/Monday game? I'd want that to be us.

 

[joey_macmo]

Is there going to be a Friday/Monday game? I'd want that to be us.

There is a prem game Monday which can go ahead and sky won't budge so can't see that happening and Chelsea play Wednesday in the champs league so we won't be Friday.

 

[4737carlin]

On that weekend the league fixtures for TV were

Saturday 12th
Norwich City v Man City Premier League 12:45 Sky Sports 1
Arsenal v West Brom Premier League 17:30 Sky Sports 1

Sunday
Liverpool v Chelsea Premier League 16:00 Sky Sports 1

Monday 14th
Leicester City v Newcastle United Premier League 20:00 Sky Sports 1

Chelsea play on the 8th so we wont be the Friday, i can see us just taking the same slot they had for Liverpool at 4.
The Arsenal Watford game being on Saturday, United West ham earler on Sunday, and Reading Friday night.

 

[barneygumble]

There is a prem game Monday which can go ahead and sky won't budge so can't see that happening and Chelsea play Wednesday in the champs league so we won't be Friday.

But when can they play the 4 ties then?

They won't do a friday one will they?

Unless they do Reading Vs. Palace on the friday.
Arsenal on the saturday, and then....

United West Ham 1.30
Everton Chelsea 4.00

 

[joey_macmo]

But when can they play the 4 ties then?

They won't do a friday one will they?

Unless they do Reading Vs. Palace on the friday.
Arsenal on the saturday, and then....

United West Ham 1.30
Everton Chelsea 4.00

Those are what id expect If Arsenal play their replay the Monday before but there's even talk of it being the Thursday which would obviously mean they wouldn't play Saturday

 

[Lewisefc92]

All 4 are televised in the quarters. I think it will be :

Palace 12:45 Saturday BBC
Arsenal 17:15 Saturday

Everton 13:30 Sunday
Man United 16:00 Sunday BBC

 

[BainesonToast92]

which ones?

which ones?...

 

[royalblue66]

which ones?...

Which ones ?

 

[barneygumble]

Those are what id expect If Arsenal play their replay the Monday before but there's even talk of it being the Thursday which would obviously mean they wouldn't play Saturday

Surely they can't play a replay on the Thursday and expect to sell 60,000 in 2 days... Surely!

 

[BainesonToast92]

Which ones ?

i have no idea what he is questioning?...

 

[royalblue66]

i have no idea what he is questioning?...

Reckon we will have to watch this space

 

[joey_macmo]

Surely they can't play a replay on the Thursday and expect to sell 60,000 in 2 days... Surely!

The whole thing is a mess TBH. at best they are only going to have from Monday to sell the tickets but that means playing 48 hours after the north London derby.

I wouldn't be massively surprised if the replay is the same weekend as the 1/4s.