Man City snub United switch plea
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Manchester City have refused a request to move back their derby fixture against Manchester United next month. United are scheduled to face City on Saturday 5 May at Eastlands, less than three days after the Champions League semi-final, second leg in Milan.
The Reds, who are also in the hunt for the Premiership title, asked to delay the derby game until Sunday 6 May. However, City rejected the request and insist the game must go ahead as planned, with a 7.45 kick-off. Extra spice had been added to the Manchester derby when it appeared United would clinch the Premiership title with victory at Eastlands.
However, that scenario is now an outside prospect as United would have to beat Everton at Goodison this weekend, while Chelsea would need to lose their home game against Bolton. That would leave Sir Alex Ferguson's side holding a six-point advantage, knowing a win over Stuart Pearce's City would effectively seal the championship.
United won this season's reverse fixture in December at Old Trafford 3-1, with goals from Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha and Cristiano Ronaldo. -
Originally posted by zocoss:
poor guys~.
[b]Manchester City have refused a request to move back their derby fixture against Manchester United next month. United are scheduled to face City on Saturday 5 May at Eastlands, less than three days after the Champions League semi-final, second leg in Milan.
The Reds, who are also in the hunt for the Premiership title, asked to delay the derby game until Sunday 6 May. However, City rejected the request and insist the game must go ahead as planned, with a 7.45 kick-off. Extra spice had been added to the Manchester derby when it appeared United would clinch the Premiership title with victory at Eastlands.
However, that scenario is now an outside prospect as United would have to beat Everton at Goodison this weekend, while Chelsea would need to lose their home game against Bolton. That would leave Sir Alex Ferguson's side holding a six-point advantage, knowing a win over Stuart Pearce's City would effectively seal the championship.
United won this season's reverse fixture in December at Old Trafford 3-1, with goals from Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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they wouldnt help man utd la obviously....
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they dun wan help nvm...there better dun be a time when they are gonna be on the brink of relegation and need our help to delay matches in future!
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lol
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Hello, hello we are the busby boys, Hello, hello
we are the busby boys,
And if you are a city fan,
Surrender or you'll die,
We all follow United!
a chant frequently sung at games
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A friend in need is a friend to be avoided.
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Its like asking Malaysia to give us water to process & later sell them back..
SAF has the brains of LSL.. Lolz.. -
too bad
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i tot ferguson say the heavy schedule was good for the club and then they can take it
why now begging man city to delay the fixture ?
Wise Choice by Man City -
Micah Richards will miss the Manchester derby due to his ankle problem...
He will miss City's final three games of the season after the club decided to bring forward his operation.
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awww too bad then. tot can see hw good he is....
nv seen him play b4. ditto bales. -
richards good in the air and pretty fast. can play at CB RB and DM(i think).Originally posted by imprezaWRXSTi22B:awww too bad then. tot can see hw good he is....
nv seen him play b4. ditto bales. -
icic....
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Yaya... Wait till Man City going to kenna relegation then we go and field strongest possible team against them even when we got a more important match coming up.