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The FA Website announced a short time ago that Newcastle's quarter final tie with Arsenal will take place on Saturday 9th March with a 5.35pm kickoff for live transmission on BBC1.

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

Answers

A P*sstake.

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

Being entirely selfish, it is excellent for some. Anyone who travels back South after a game will tell you that Sundays are murder. No matter if you leace N'cle 4pm or 9pm it's solid all the way towards London. At least on Saturday night the roads are clear and you can get home quickly. For me, a Sunday match adds over 2 hours onto my 250 mile homeward journey. I'm chuffed to bits it's on Saturday night.

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

Yup me too marra....it doesn't get much better than that time for me...

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

It's the 5.35pm I object to, not the Saturday. A group of us had arranged a meal for that evening, looks like I'll have to miss out.

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

I'd have preferred Sunday 4pm just 'cause I could have gotten it at home on ppv. But this is the next best thing as it means not having to get up before dawn to get to the pub, and still early enough that I've got a good bit of the day left afterwards to get lost in DC yet again do whatever errands need doing. Bring it on!!! :-)

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

Miss out out which Steph - the game or the meal? :)

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

I'm over the moon!!! I'll be between Portugal (returning Friday 8th) and US (gotta be there Monday 11th). I think I might just be able to squeeze this one in ;-)))

Look on the bright side Steph - if you don't go, some poor deserving soul can have your seat. If you do go to the game, just think of all the calories you'll not put on.

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

Nick, do you need to ask?!

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

Screach, problem is I make up the calories with alcohol!

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

I am also going to have to postpone a well organised dinner for that evening, strange that I feel aggrieved at not having a Sunday kick off

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

When will the tix gan on sale?

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

Dilemma. So far,I'm travelling from London for the Arse game on the 2nd. Always assuming the missus gives me a pass for the following weekend (unlikely) I could go up on the 9th, very early, returning on the 10th, also very early. Now, if I can only get away for one of the two, which one do I go for? And if I get a pass for both, anyone want to share a lift, with a Saturday night stopover? Answers please on the back of a postcard. And if it is only one of the two, who wants the other ticket?

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

I wanted 1.00 Sunday. It's me mates birthday that wekend and we had already planned about three month ago to head across to Carlisle for to watch the match and get drunk. No chance now.

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

You could always try water, Steph ;-)

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

We must look after the TV people who are so important to our game. This is happening on a Saturday night - perhaps there should be a 2 hour break at half time so they could show a movie or something - keep the whole family happy. :-)

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

I'm doing a chraity swim @ 8pm in Manchester - now I can't drink before hand.

5:35 on Saturday - trying to blag Blind Dates audience - they'll do it once but can't follow through - why such a stupid time ?

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2002

What going to happen to The Generation Game? Bloody disgrace!

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002