Manchester City have announced that they have secured an initial 50 coaches that will take supporters down to Wembley for next month's FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool.
The match is scheduled to take place on either 16th or 17th April, but supporters are faced with a travel nightmare. Rail engineering works mean that there will be no direct train services between either Manchester or Liverpool and London Euston over Easter weekend, making it extremely difficult and expensive for fans to get down to Wembley and back home again in one day.
Manchester and Liverpool metro mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram increased the pressure on the FA by calling for a change of venue, but City's announcement suggests that the match will remain at the national stadium despite the disruption faced by match-goers.
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City will subsidise the cost of the day-trip coach travel, meaning that it will cost £40pp for supporters in Manchester to get to and from Wembley on matchday.
It's an admirable gesture from City, who have decided to help out their fans in a situation created by the incompetence of others. However, some supporters have suggested that the Blues might have been better off pressuring the FA to move the match, or further subsidising travel.
Here's what a few Blues on Twitter made of the news.
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