Arsenal fans have been left furious by the news that their mammoth FA Cup Quarter-Final tie with Manchester United has been moved to Monday 9th March and a 7:45pm kick-off.
The news means that fans travelling to Old Trafford from London will miss the last train back to the capital, which leaves Manchester before the game finishes. In a shocking move from the Football Association and the BBC, fans are understandably furious.
The channel and the governing bodies could have chosen matches between Liverpool and Blackburn or Aston Villa and West Brom for the game, two local derbies, but they decided to screw with the away fans.
7:45pm FA Cup kick off. Fans travelling to Old Trafford shown not respect and the governing bodies simply don’t care. Shocking #AFC
— Josh Challies (@Challies11) February 18, 2015
BBC schedule Man Utd v Arsenal #FACup tie for 7:45pm on 9 March. Last train from Manchester to London leaves 9:15pm #MUFC #AFC #Arsenal
— Jonny Green (@JonnyGreenSport) February 18, 2015
Great stuff from @BBCSport and @FA for putting Utd v AFC on Monday 9th, 7:45pm KO when there are no trains back when the games finishes
— Jasön Mann (@JasonMann_10) February 18, 2015
Absolute joke from the @FA & @BBC Man United V Arsenal 7.45pm Monday night, 9k allocation, no trains back. DISGRACE #AgainstModernFootball
— Robbie Potter (@RobbiePotter) February 18, 2015
The FA Cup quarter-final tie between Arsenal and Man Utd will be played on Monday March 9 at 7:45pm (GMT)… pic.twitter.com/7iSbbZ4GE5
— Eurosport.com (@EurosportCom_EN) February 18, 2015
Putting Manchester Untied vs Arsenal in an FA Cup QF at 7:45pm on a Monday evening is very close to the definition of bonkers
— Alex Klymyszyn (@AlexKlymyszyn) February 18, 2015
Monday 9th March at 7:45pm, well done to the @FA and @BBCMOTD for killing the biggest game of the round
— Stuart McLaughlin (@afcstu1978) February 18, 2015
