Newsletter #1696

Into the New Year in second place and with the FA Cup tie against Leicester coming up we start 2011 with great anticipation.

Tonight there’s an update on the Europa competition Aris trip and can we wish all Blues wherever you are a happy and healthy 2011.

REQUEST: ARIS TRIP

Just to let you know the flight for the Aris versus City game is filling up fast, so if you are interested in going, please contact us ASAP. We only have one aircraft, so when it is full we will not be able to take any more passengers.

The details and telephone numbers are below.

Aris Thessaloniki versus Manchester City
Tuesday 15th February 2011
Depart Manchester 14th February 2011 at approximately 0700
Flights direct to Thessaloniki, approximate arrival time 1300
Transfer airport to hotel, remainder of the day is free time
Matchday: depart from hotel to stadium for the game
After the match: leave directly for the airport after the game for return journey to Manchester

Price is based on return flights, 4 Star hotel based on twin shared, inclusive of all transfers, Airport-Hotel-Stadium-Airport. Single room supplement will apply of £40.00 per person. Cost per person, £295.00 4 star, £345.00 5 star deluxe. All timings at this moment are approximate and will be confirmed ASAP. No match tickets included.

For bookings or further information, call Manchester 0161-775-7500 or London 0207-935-6129.

RESULTS AND TABLE

5 January 2011

Arsenal               0 - 0  Manchester City       60,085
Aston Villa           0 - 1  Sunderland            32,627
Newcastle United      5 - 0  West Ham United       42,387
Wolverhampton Wndrs   1 - 0  Chelsea               26,432
Blackburn Rovers      3 - 1  Liverpool             24,522
Bolton Wanderers      1 - 1  Wigan Athletic        18,852
Everton               2 - 1  Tottenham Hotspur     34,124

4 January 2011

Blackpool             1 - 2  Birmingham City       14,550
Fulham                3 - 0  West Bromwich Albion  23,654
Manchester United     2 - 1  Stoke City            73,401

2 January 2011

Chelsea               3 - 3  Aston Villa           41,222
Wigan Athletic        0 - 1  Newcastle United      15,277

1 January 2011

Liverpool             2 - 1  Bolton Wanderers      35,400
Manchester City       1 - 0  Blackpool             47,296
Stoke City            2 - 0  Everton               27,418
Sunderland            3 - 0  Blackburn Rovers      36,242
Tottenham Hotspur     1 - 0  Fulham                35,603
West Bromwich Albion  1 - 2  Manchester United     25,499
West Ham United       2 - 0  Wolverhampton Wndrs   33,500
Birmingham City       0 - 3  Arsenal               24,341

League table to 05 January 2011 inclusive

                            HOME          AWAY        OVERALL
                    P  W  D  L  F  A  W  D  L  F  A  W  D  L    F  A  GD Pts
 1 Manchester Utd  20 10  1  0 29  7  2  7  0 14 12 12  8  0  43  19  24  44
 2 Manchester City 22  6  3  2 14  7  6  3  2 19  9 12  6  4  33  16  17  42
 3 Arsenal         21  6  1  3 22 11  6  3  2 20 11 12  4  5  42  22  20  40
 4 Tottenham H.    21  6  4  1 17  9  4  2  4 14 16 10  6  5  31  25   6  36
 5 Chelsea         21  7  2  1 22  7  3  3  5 14 12 10  5  6  36  19  17  35
 6 Sunderland      22  6  4  1 14  7  2  5  4 11 15  8  9  5  25  22   3  33
 7 Bolton Wndrs    22  5  5  1 22 13  2  4  5 12 16  7  9  6  34  29   5  30
 8 Newcastle Utd   21  4  3  4 25 14  4  1  5  9 17  8  4  9  34  31   3  28
 9 Blackburn R.    22  5  3  3 15 10  3  1  7 14 25  8  4 10  29  35  -6  28
10 Stoke City      21  5  2  4 14 12  3  1  6 12 14  8  3 10  26  26   0  27
11 Everton         21  3  4  3 12 13  2  6  3 11 12  5 10  6  23  25  -2  25
12 Liverpool       20  6  2  2 17  8  1  2  7  7 19  7  4  9  24  27  -3  25
13 Blackpool       19  2  2  3 12 13  5  2  5 15 19  7  4  8  27  32  -5  25
14 Fulham          21  3  5  3 14 14  1  5  4  8 10  4 10  7  22  24  -2  22
15 Birmingham City 20  3  5  2  9 10  1  5  4 11 15  4 10  6  20  25  -5  22
16 West Brom A.    21  4  2  4 13 15  2  2  7 13 24  6  4 11  26  39 -13  22
17 Wolves          21  5  2  4 15 15  1  1  8  6 19  6  3 12  21  34 -13  21
18 Aston Villa     21  4  4  3 15 13  1  2  7  8 25  5  6 10  23  38 -15  21
19 Wigan Athletic  21  2  5  4 10 20  2  4  4  8 13  4  9  8  18  33 -15  21
20 West Ham United 22  3  4  4 14 16  1  4  6  8 22  4  8 10  22  38 -16  20

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[7] What match day broadcasts are available on the web?

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