Late Kicks, Tricky Trips, and Timetable Trouble…
Manchester City fans might need a travel survival kit for their FA Cup quarter-final adventure! The Citizens are set to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on a Sunday afternoon, which sounds like a fine plan until you check the train timetables. The kick-off at 4:30 pm means fans must channel their inner Usain Bolt to catch the last train at 6:40 pm—good luck with that after a couple of extra-time nail-biters!
As the football gods would have it, the match could spill into stoppage time or, worse, penalties, leaving fans stuck in Bournemouth longer than planned. And here’s the kicker – this inconvenience, brought to you by the FA and ITV, comes with no complimentary delays at the station. Meanwhile, folks in London can relax, with a no-hassle derby between Fulham and Crystal Palace on Saturday – lucky ducks!
Elsewhere in this quarter-final chaos, Preston hosts Aston Villa at a reasonable hour, and Forest faces a bumpy ride to Brighton. With a big midweek game against Leicester looming, City should just sleep on their bags and call it a “team bonding session.” Bournemouth, on the other hand, gets their Ipswich match moved with a timing twist that might just have Ipswich fans staying up to figure it all out.
