Newsletter #1719

A mini issue tonight due to the Liverpool game (and more of that no doubt on Thursday) with requests from Blues around the UK and overseas.

After one of the players last week told a group of supporters that the team weren’t yet thinking of Wembley as they were concentrating on Liverpool, we can only hope Mancini bucks up his ideas in time for Saturday.

REQUEST: NORTH AMERICAN BLUES

This is a call to any supporters’ associations or just informal gatherings of Blues in north east America or eastern Canada.

I am based in Montreal and I have a few places I can watch the semi-final. However, I have no fellow Blues to watch it with. And I’m sure you will empathise that a match of such significance is best watched with people of the same ilk.

I know there is an association in NY and I assume they will be gathering. If any one from said association is reading this please contact me, as my current plan is to mosey on down to New York, New York and hopefully watch the match… And celebrate with you!

Or if any one from Montreal is reading, get in touch… Could be the start of a new branch?

Failing that… Toronto? Boston? Burlington? Other places?

REQUEST: SWANSEA BLUES

I live in Swansea and am wondering whether there are any Blues that meet up for travel to the games or to watch the games from here?

REQUEST: FA CUP TICKET

I am a Middlesex based Blue looking for two tickets for the FA Cup semi-final. I am a Citycard holder but alas with only a 30,000 allocation guys like me cannot get hold of these tickets.

Alas I know this is a shot in the dark but it is worth crossing my toes over.

RESULTS AND TABLE

10 April 2011

Blackpool            1 - 3 Arsenal              16,030
Aston Villa          1 - 0 Newcastle United     37,090

9 April 2011

Wolverhampton Wndrs  0 - 3 Everton              28,352
Blackburn Rovers     1 - 1 Birmingham City      28,426
Bolton Wanderers     3 - 0 West Ham United      25,857
Chelsea              1 - 0 Wigan Athletic       40,734
Manchester United    2 - 0 Fulham               75,339
Sunderland           2 - 3 West Bromwich Albion 41,586
Tottenham Hotspur    3 - 2 Stoke City           32,702

League table to 10 April 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  32 15  1  0 42  9  5  8  3 28 23 20  9  3 70 32  38 69
 2 Arsenal         31 10  3  3 30 12  8  5  2 32 18 18  8  5 62 30  32 62
 3 Chelsea         31 11  2  2 29  9  6  5  5 26 16 17  7  7 55 25  30 58
 4 Manchester City 31 10  4  2 28 11  6  4  5 22 16 16  8  7 50 27  23 56
 5 Tottenham H.    31  8  6  1 22 12  6  5  5 22 24 14 11  6 44 36   8 53
 6 Liverpool       31  9  4  2 26 12  4  2 10 16 26 13  6 12 42 38   4 45
 7 Everton         32  6  7  3 26 22  4  7  5 19 19 10 14  8 45 41   4 44
 8 Bolton Wndrs    32  9  5  2 31 19  2  5  9 15 24 11 10 11 46 43   3 43
 9 Newcastle Utd   32  5  6  5 36 23  5  3  8 12 24 10  9 13 48 47   1 39
10 West Brom A.    32  6  6  4 26 26  4  3  9 20 33 10  9 13 46 59 -13 39
11 Fulham          32  7  6  3 23 16  1  8  7 13 19  8 14 10 36 35   1 38
12 Stoke City      32  8  4  4 25 16  3  1 12 14 26 11  5 16 39 42  -3 38
13 Sunderland      32  6  5  5 20 19  3  6  7 15 26  9 11 12 35 45 -10 38
14 Aston Villa     32  7  5  4 23 17  2  5  9 17 36  9 10 13 40 53 -13 37
15 Blackburn R.    32  6  6  4 20 14  3  2 11 20 38  9  8 15 40 52 -12 35
16 Birmingham City 31  5  7  4 16 19  2  7  6 15 24  7 14 10 31 43 -12 35
17 Blackpool       32  4  3  8 24 30  5  3  9 22 36  9  6 17 46 66 -20 33
18 West Ham United 32  5  4  7 22 25  2  7  7 16 31  7 11 14 38 56 -18 32
19 Wolves          32  7  3  6 24 25  2  2 12 12 31  9  5 18 36 56 -20 32
20 Wigan Athletic  32  4  7  6 18 31  2  6  7 11 21  6 13 13 29 52 -23 31

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