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Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:26 pm
by King Kev
on Wednesday 22 Feb.

How fuclin rude!

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:28 pm
by Hazy2
King Kev wrote:on Wednesday 22 Feb.

How fuclin rude!


what is that about. how to kill a game...

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:31 pm
by gilford
There was one last season at the same time if you remember, bloody Europa League!

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:49 pm
by sandman
I cant get there because of work yet I will have to pay for the seat as i'm in the cup scheme, I doubt I will be able to sell my ticket either as the stadium will be half empty.

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:57 pm
by CityGer
Fucking scandalous.

WTF are UEFA playing at.

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:08 pm
by gillie
CityGer wrote:Fucking scandalous.

WTF are UEFA playing at.

It's because take preference over us due to thier better co-efficient in Europe that our game has to change to a Wednesday night but because Europa games cannot clash with the TV schedule of the CL we have to kick off early.City refused to give up home advantage for the second leg.

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:31 pm
by s1ty m
If it somehow helps the Premier League push, whatever, you know, in terms of playing Saturday, recovery times, etc. I'd rather get out of this competition and focus on the domestic treble, which is winnable.

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:59 pm
by craigmcfc
There may be a large proportion of sickies thrown on that date

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:24 pm
by marvin
Fine by me. I work in town and will just go straight to the game, and this time I can be home at a decent hour

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:42 pm
by craigmcfc
marvin wrote:Fine by me. I work in town and will just go straight to the game, and this time I can be home at a decent hour


That's a good point, I'll be back home in Halifax by 8pm after a "night" game, quite bizarre.

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:43 pm
by ant london
It's because us and the scum are both at home that night. One of the games have to move earlier and the rule is that the team which placed domestically higher the season before is the one that doesn't move. Same happened to Everton a season or two ago if you recall when them and the red dippers played the same night

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:43 pm
by Mark (Blue Army)
Fucking stupid KO time, looks like im gonna miss this one then

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:56 pm
by city72
ant london wrote:It's because us and the scum are both at home that night. One of the games have to move earlier and the rule is that the team which placed domestically higher the season before is the one that doesn't move. Same happened to Everton a season or two ago if you recall when them and the red dippers played the same night

are you sure, i think we are wednesday & they play thursday? i could be wrong

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:59 pm
by ant london
city72 wrote:
ant london wrote:It's because us and the scum are both at home that night. One of the games have to move earlier and the rule is that the team which placed domestically higher the season before is the one that doesn't move. Same happened to Everton a season or two ago if you recall when them and the red dippers played the same night

are you sure, i think we are wednesday & they play thursday? i could be wrong



Yes we do play Weds.....sorry should have made it clearer. GMP won't let both clubs play the same day in Manchester

So, we had two choices:

a) we play on Weds at 5pm (ie. on the day of the CL games BUT at a time that didn't clash with those fixtures)

or

b) we forsake the home game and play both ties away on the Thursday

not much of a choice I know but it's happened before with Everton in recent years

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:05 pm
by Beefymcfc
Suits me, saves me a few quid watching it on 5.

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:07 pm
by 1950
ant london wrote:b) we forsake the home game and play both ties away on the Thursday

It was not about giving up the home game altogether, just the advantage to have the 2nd leg at home.

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:08 pm
by LookMumImOnMCF.net
ant london wrote:
city72 wrote:
ant london wrote:It's because us and the scum are both at home that night. One of the games have to move earlier and the rule is that the team which placed domestically higher the season before is the one that doesn't move. Same happened to Everton a season or two ago if you recall when them and the red dippers played the same night

are you sure, i think we are wednesday & they play thursday? i could be wrong



Yes we do play Weds.....sorry should have made it clearer. GMP won't let both clubs play the same day in Manchester

So, we had two choices:

a) we play on Weds at 5pm (ie. on the day of the CL games BUT at a time that didn't clash with those fixtures)

or

b) we forsake the home game and play both ties away on the Thursday

not much of a choice I know but it's happened before with Everton in recent years

You're right.

Also should be noted that EL games often get switched to 5pm k/o on a Thursday too for TV - regardless of whoever else plays that day.

I think 5pm weekday k/os are ridiculous.

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:43 pm
by DoomMerchant
LookMumImOnMCF.net wrote:
ant london wrote:
city72 wrote:
ant london wrote:It's because us and the scum are both at home that night. One of the games have to move earlier and the rule is that the team which placed domestically higher the season before is the one that doesn't move. Same happened to Everton a season or two ago if you recall when them and the red dippers played the same night

are you sure, i think we are wednesday & they play thursday? i could be wrong



Yes we do play Weds.....sorry should have made it clearer. GMP won't let both clubs play the same day in Manchester

So, we had two choices:

a) we play on Weds at 5pm (ie. on the day of the CL games BUT at a time that didn't clash with those fixtures)

or

b) we forsake the home game and play both ties away on the Thursday

not much of a choice I know but it's happened before with Everton in recent years

You're right.

Also should be noted that EL games often get switched to 5pm k/o on a Thursday too for TV - regardless of whoever else plays that day.

I think 5pm weekday k/os are ridiculous.


leave work early...ask the girl from accounts to come with and make a date of it. You aren't going to do anything productive late afternoon anyway...i promise.

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:28 pm
by bobby brows
half day in work, work in town anyway, so in pub for 1, couple of beers, go to the game, back in my local for 8pm.

shit kick off time though

Re: Porto At Home To Kick Off At 5pm!

PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:00 am
by Nigels Tackle
gives us a day and few extra hours of recovery time before the league cup final on sunday 26th...