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Why we playing Monday was that the original schedule?? Seems a bit weird we ain't playing today and playing Monday instead? Is it to do with ESPN or something?? As there is a game today so it's not like its none football day..

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i think that espn do monday night football, theres been games on mondays all season, and we are on next monday against villa

CITYSTEVEDON wrote:i think that espn do monday night football, theres been games on mondays all season, and we are on next monday against villa

Fair enough I figured it was something like that just needed some confirmation. A bit shit really but at least I can watch us in HD for free :)

This suits the team after the last 2 games. Id usually moan, but its much better for us.

I think its great us playin Mon nights for the next 2 weeks.
Everyone worldwide will be watching us cuz theres no distractions from other games.
Is anyone else missing Ade? Just dont seem the same without him.

Crossie wrote:This suits the team after the last 2 games. Id usually moan, but its much better for us.

Hughes says he'd've had to leave players out if we'd been playing Saturday, as they were shagged out.

Living in the States, this will be the FIRST TIME I get a chance to watch our beloved city in 1080p HD! I love these monday schedules!

shawzy wrote:I think its great us playin Mon nights for the next 2 weeks.
Everyone worldwide will be watching us cuz theres no distractions from other games.
Is anyone else missing Ade? Just dont seem the same without him.

Gonna kill streams that though mate. That was the good thing when other games on other channels as others would leave City streams alone. Now city streams will be bombed by non fans thus making them no doubt skip and jump.. Just good its on ESPN I guess for UK and US..
As for Ade I agree but at least this will be our last match without him :).

Were on a sports channel called TDP here if any of you blues here in Spain can get to it.

Rag_hater wrote:Were on a sports channel called TDP here if any of you blues here in Spain can get to it.

and for anyone who can get CANAL +SPORT it should be on there for us exiles in france ,that will be our last 4/5 games live on the box ,loving it at least we've arrived here if not all over the world

This is a CL week too.

At the moment we're far and away the biggest TV draw not already playing midweek European matches. ESPN are going to want to show us every chance they get when the CL teams aren't available for the Monday slot.

They know the potential of Monday soccer because of American Football (the Monday match is one of the biggest) but they also know that they can't sell it with Sunderland v Bolton &c (as Setanta were inclined to do).

With the big top4 clashes already cherry-picked in the more expensive sky packages they have a tough job getting interesting games. They could have had Portsmouth-Everton (not really though with Everton in action on Thursday), Blackburn-Villa (did Vila go out of the Europa Cup too late, besides we're playing them next week), Birmingham-Bolton, Sunderland-Wolves, Spurs-Burnley.