Is this a reason to be more confident !!!!!!! Pellegrini's men will play six times in 17 days with crucial Premier League and Champions League games on top of the Hull clash please log in to view this image The Blues are desperate to lift trophy as they did at Wembley in 2014 Manchester City's League Cup quarter-final with Hull has added to a gruelling fixture pile-up which could define the Blues' season. Manuel Pellegrini’s men cruised into the last eight of the competition, which they won in 2014, with the 5-1 thumping of Crystal Palace. And their reward was a home-tie with Championship side Hull, who currently sit second in the second tier, which has been now been pencilled in for Tuesday December 1, kicking-off at 7:45pm. please log in to view this image City only managed a 1-1 draw when they last met Steve Bruce's men at the Etihad It won’t be shown live on TV, with the broadcasters instead showing Middlesbrough against Everton the same night and Southampton’s match with Liverpool on the following the day. But, more importantly for the Blues, the scheduling means they will now play six times in the space of just 17 days, BEFORE the hectic festive period kicks in. The gruelling run will begin with a home game against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool at Saturday tea-time on November 21 and the following Wednesday they face Italian Champions Juventus in Turin in the Champions League. Then they have just three days until Southampton visit the Eithad on Saturday November 28 before Steve Bruce’s men arrive for the cup clash on the Tuesday.
Actually John,, IMO it could have been worse. Stoke City or Southampton away for me would have been worse. Manchester City is tough I know John, but we can take heart from our performance against them back in February @ the Etihad when we were screwed out of a deserved win @ the death. Man City have a tough November period and they may well think that they are already in the semi finals. This is a great away fixture for me as it has turned out,. If we are going to win this Cup then we might as well get rid of the team everyone thinks will win it in the qtrs. Middlesboro home and away in semi finals will be perfect.
Match has been fixed for Tuesday 1st December. I expect that the Middlesboro v Everton & Southampton v Liverpool to be the 2 live games.
Not really. I called it straight after the draw. The 2 live games picked are the standout games. PERIOD / FACT. Causing you trouble getting to Man City eh ?
Their fault for wanting to sit down during a match. I'll bet they are the ones who hold me up on the roads and don't screech off when the lights turn to amber. **** 'em
Philip Buckingham @PJBuckingham 1m1 minute ago Cheap tickets for #hcafc's League Cup QF at Man City next month. £18 for adults, £1 for under-16s. #hcafc given allocation of 5,500
Philip Buckingham @PJBuckingham 42s42 seconds ago #hcafc also offering discounted travel at £10. All details here http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/article/ticket-prices-confirmed-for-manchester-city-cup-trip-2780094.aspx…?
