Fixtures - Southampton at home first

[dpmcfc]

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sorry should have said, that was on the suns website 5 mins ago

 

[BLUEMATT23]

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EASY
We will have it won by february

 

[Feed-The-Goat]

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Sunderland away boxing day.

Wonderful...

 

[DannyBoy2890]

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The official website was rather quick. Had it up about ten minutes ago.

City will begin the defence of their Barclays Premier League title at home to newly-promoted Southampton.

Given that seasoncards sold out over the weekend there is likely to be a full house for the 18 August visit of the Saints who last played the Blues in the Premier League on New Year’s Day 2005, when goals from Paul Bosvelt and Shaun Wright-Phillips earned the home side a 2-1 win.

Southampton's most recent visit to the Etihad Stadium, for a fourth round FA Cup tie in 2007, also ended in victory for City.

The Blues first away game of the new campaign, slated before the TV rights holders have their way, is on 25 August against Liverpool.

Derby days against league runners-up Man United take place on 8 December and 6 April with the Reds coming to the Etihad Stadium first before the showdown at Old Trafford where City famously won 6-1 last season so laying the foundations for the goal-difference by which the English football crown was won.

Christmas will mean Roberto Mancini's men taking a Boxing Day trip to Sunderland and New Year 2013 will be ushered in via a home match against Stoke City.

The run-in sees the Blues take on two of the sides who came up from the Championship and two who survived that same journey last season.

West Ham United at home on 27 April is followed by Swansea away (4 May), Reading away (12 May) and a final day home game against Norwich City (19 May)

*These fixtures and the kick-off times are certain to change once Television picks its games for live screening. You will hear about any alterations first on mcfc.co.uk

 

[chestervegasblue]

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i'll be particularly be looking out for our fixtures on the following weekends.

22/9
6/10
27/10
10/11
24/11
8/12

these are league dates following the champions league group stage games. last season we got royally stuffed by playing away (including chelsea, liverpool and the rags) every league fixture following a champions league group game. conversely the rags played at home after every one of theirs. if something similar happens again there's definitely a fix. baconface moaned like fuck a few seasons ago about having to play two or three league games away after champions league games.

5 out of 6 at home, last one being the Rags. Fixed.

 

[redmizzle]

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Everton away in March when they've long recovered from their seasonal slow start, sigh.

 

[Bill]

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start and finish at home :)

 

[Latics Fan SJK]

Should be able to gauge Liverpool expectations fairly early on as their first 3 home games of the season are City, Arsenal & United.

 

[City Raider]

fixtures

they could have been a lot lot worse

 

[Blue Maverick]

How long before the TV changes are announced I'll need to organise shift swaps