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Mainly West Coast again. I won't be traveling across country for these overpriced friendlies. Rather save my money and go to OT for a couple of games.

By the way, anybody down for @jeff070 's trip idea? Come on lads don't be lazy.

 

I'll be interested as long as the details are not made public. Last thing we need is a one-niler showing up trying to knife somebody.

 

📆 April 3, 2016

The Old Trafford South Stand is deservedly renamed after Sir Bobby Charlton. 🔴 pic.twitter.com/2ym7gfWyvg

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 3, 2018

 

Prem clubs have paid £211mil in agent fee this past season alone in the Prem.

www.bbc.com/sport/football/43632830

Just wow...

 

I'm planning a trip in 2019 over the Christmas period.

 

So we have a timeline.

December 2019. Anyone else?

So far:
Johno
Father Ted
Jeff070

 

Manchester United would be 'homeless' if Old Trafford expanded - director

http://www.espn.in/football/manches...be-homeless-if-old-trafford-expanded-director

 

Doubtful for me as we're planning a group vacay to Hawaii Christmas '19. I'm thinking more like Oct-Nov or Feb timeframe when flights would be a little cheaper to MAN.

 

I'm open to other time frames, I like the Christmas tree because it guarantees loads of games in a short time frame.

 

I agree, but for me Christmas is tough for the next few years because kids are in college so we have limited time frames to spend together.

Could do a weekend/CL round game trip as well if the planets align. I got lucky in March 2016 when I had planned travel to Ireland with my son, took a chance that we *might* see a EL game if we got through and then got the home leg during our travels. We drew Liverpool at home, got 5th row tickets in the Sir Alex stand. We drew on the night and got knocked out but what an experience we had.




Me on the tour:

 

ICC schedule for this coming summer has been released.

www.espn.com/soccer/international-champions-cup/story/3459323/icc-schedule-features-madrid-barcelona-manchester-united-manchester-city-liverpool?src=com

 

WC ends July 15. Unless they get knocked out in the first round which ends June 28, we won't see the likes of DDG, Rojo, Lindelof, Pogba, Lukaku, Martial, Smalling, Lingard, Young, Rashford, Romero, Matic, Fellaini.
Should be available(barring transfers/injuries): Joel Pereira, Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Shaw, Darmian, Tuanzebe, Blind, McTominay, Mata, Herrera, Pereira, Sanchez, & Kids.

 

Half those players may not even be Manchester United players by the time the tour rolls around haha.

I was considering going to one of the games in LA or SF but the WC factor has me thinking otherwise.

 

Two games in Miami with United playing Real Madrid and City playing some other team. Thinking of going to see one of them with my son doesn't matter to me which one right now. It most likely will come down to cost. But I would love to take my son to see one of those games.
I hate the fact though that Orlando did not get a game in this turn :--(

 

Why is that even a question? Not Top-Red material there mate!

 

Agreed.

Once the time gets closer to 2019 we should try to do it.

 

Love the idea of a meet up at Old Trafford. Just a pipe dream for me right now, but we'll see as it gets closer to the end of 2019.

 

Business is good these days in the Prem.

www.bbc.com/news/business-43820603

 

They are doing a new, interesting draft on the beautiful game board. If anybody is interested, go check out the setup and rules here:

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/football-manager-draft-signup.2082734/

 

Salford City have been promoted to the National League. The next level after that is League 2.

 

FIFA are planning a special meeting to discuss changes to the WC and deciding on the launch of 2 new competitions.

www.bbc.com/sport/football/43868703

 

Anyone know where I can stream the Sky doc Fergie v Wenger?

 

It's channel 5 so it's on their website if you've got a VPN I guess?

 

I think you need to live in the British Isles to have access, no?

 

Yep, hence needing the VPN in your case.