Fixtures - Southampton at home first

[SWP's back]

I see you're all pleased about the 5 home games following CL matches.

Well, you might feel even better when you see that United have Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle, Villa & yourselves, all away, after 5 of their CL games.

It pays being Champions. You have made my morning thanks.

Are they crying on rag cafe>?

 

[cibaman]

I don't quite agree that our start to the season is as straightforward as it seems.

We dropped points in ten fixtures last season. We now face 5 of those same fixtures in the first 8 games.

Assuming 3 points on the first day, if we then returned the same results this year, we'd have 14 points after 8 games. Didnt we have 24 points after 8 games last year?

I actually thought the opposite. We'll go to Liverpool, Stoke, Fulham, WBA knowing we dropped points there last season and should be in the right frame of mind. And we will not take Sunderland at home lightly.

 

[Latics Fan SJK]

I think what everyone needs to realise is that once cup games get pencilled in, potential replays etc and obviously when Sky get their hands on what games they want to broadcast, the fixture lists of many of the top sides will change quite a lot.

Where the fixtures list, at present, can look quite kind in some parts, dont be surprised to see it change drastically once everything gets rearranged!

 

[platty7]

rags on my birthday dec 8, nice. unless sky move it to sunday

 

[jrb]

Anyone else picked up on thsi?

United are away at Sunderland ;-) before playing us at old Trafford.

The PL works in mysterious ways.

 

[AlexOC]

Not as bad as I expected. Fixtures fit nicely around my already booked holiday. That is, until Sky have their way with the list.

 

[eyejay51]

I wouldn't get too excited yet. Fergiescum's approval of the list was "lost in the post" so has had to be re-submitted. Changes will be announced in due course.

 

[Oystercatcher28]

God help us once Sky, ESPN etc mess the dates up

 

[Latics Fan SJK]

I see you're all pleased about the 5 home games following CL matches.

Well, you might feel even better when you see that United have Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle, Villa & yourselves, all away, after 5 of their CL games.

It pays being Champions. You have made my morning thanks.

Are they crying on rag cafe>?

I had a look this morning and, at the time, they were more worried about their run in from the derby @ OT onwards.

Not been on since so they could all be harping on about how the list has been unkind to them.

 

[Dubai Blue]

united get all away fixtures after Champions league ties ?


that was us last season

As we're 'paired' with United for fixture list purposes, it's always going to be the case. One of us will always get the rub of the green while the other will be pissed off. Perhaps they're going to do it on an alternate-season basis.