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This is what football is all about
Do like how they are smiling though.
This is what football is all about
So Villa away on the weekend of the 8th means our match will be on the 9th (at the earliest). We play the Carabao 2nd leg on the 6th. Not a lot of turnaround time and Villa will have the week off beforehand. That’s a massive week in our season and so we really need reinforcements back in time (plus a couple of new additions you would hope).
We will need to prioritise accordingly in the cups. League cup is top of the list especially after the 1st leg, then EL then FA cup.So Villa away on the weekend of the 8th means our match will be on the 9th (at the earliest). We play the Carabao 2nd leg on the 6th. Not a lot of turnaround time and Villa will have the week off beforehand. That’s a massive week in our season and so we really need reinforcements back in time (plus a couple of new additions you would hope).
We don't have a midweek game after Villa so it would be good of the FA to do the right thing and move our game to the Monday, but fat chance of them actually putting any thought in to the fixture schedule.
2nd leg at Anfield is potentially season and career defining for Ange so this must be the highest priority. Fingers crossed we get a bunch of players by then and a stronger squad post the window closing to go there and really take it to Liverpool. A date at Wembley would really lift the mood around the place at the minute and if we go all the way and win it, well that could mark proper lift off of the Ange era!!Brentford away on the 2nd, so that's going to be a nasty week. We don't have a midweek game after Villa so it would be good of the FA to do the right thing and move our game to the Monday, but fat chance of them actually putting any thought in to the fixture schedule.
If we somehow get through the Liverpool second leg with a positive result I wont be nearly as bothered if we lose against Villa. The nightmare would be getting knocked out of the two domestic cups in 3 days.
Didn't realise that, just assumed it was a "free" week. That adds another layer of shit to the situation then.If we don't finish in the Top 8 of the Europa League, we'll have a playoff the following Thursday. 4 points from Hoffenheim and Elfsborg would probably avoid that, 6 points definitely would. Equally Villa could have a Champions League playoff, which rules out the Monday night slot. The only time they can play it is on Sunday, unless they do a date conditional on UCL results thing which I think is unlikely.
Yep, could actually work out in our favour, as UEFA is normally obstinate with dates and won't move them around the domestic calendar* - so they might have a crucial Champions League knockout tie on the Tuesday after playing us on the Sunday.Didn't realise that, just assumed it was a "free" week. That adds another layer of shit to the situation then.
Without tempting fate I think both teams will finish top 8 in their respective competitions, but I get that the FA Cup dates will be decided long before the final EL/CL tables.
Water off a ducks bum feathers.Do like how they are smiling though.