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Home or Away to start the season?

Callumcafc
Callumcafc Posts: 63,766
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What would be your preference?

Keeping in mind that last season, the opening day fixtures were not 3pm kick offs so they could be shown on TV.
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  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,728
    Wouldn't mind a Friday night at home if we were to be moved for the TV.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,741
    Home 3pm 
  • fenlandaddick
    fenlandaddick Posts: 1,770
    edited May 31
    Home game would suit me. 
  • Woodwork
    Woodwork Posts: 423
    I think all Saturday games will be 12:30pm for the opening day. 
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,960
    edited May 31
    Home at 3pm on Saturday. My request would be a repeat of our first ever premier league game at home including the score :-) 

    amended as I’m getting old, see below :-)
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,766
    Woodwork said:
    I think all Saturday games will be 12:30pm for the opening day. 
    They were for the Championship last year, while for League One they were all 5:30pm.

    Last year both leagues kicked off on the same weekend so they got separate time slots. But this year the Championship starts one week later than League One and League Two.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    CharltonKerry said:
    Home at 3pm on Saturday. My request would be a repeat of our first ever premier league game including the score :-)
    0-0?
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,035
    Relegated side at Home on Sky would be a fun start. 
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,960
    edited May 31
    Wasn’t it Southampton 5-0 or is my memory failing me, oh I missed out a slightly important point I should have put first home game in the premiership, I’m a stupid old git.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    CharltonKerry said:
    Wasn’t it Southampton 5-0 or is my memory failing me /
    That was our second match (I was ball boy!), first was away to Newcastle. 
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  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,338
    Millwall away on the Friday night. So we're top of the league by Saturday morning. 
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,960
    se9addick said:
    CharltonKerry said:
    Wasn’t it Southampton 5-0 or is my memory failing me /
    That was our second match (I was ball boy!), first was away to Newcastle. 
    I was up at Newcastle as well. Rufus got sent off.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    If we get Southampton the game is definitely being shown live on SKY

    Don't forget that the Premier League wont be starting that weekend, so if that's the case there is the chance that we could start on Friday night / Saturday 12:30pm / Saturday 5:30pm / or some time on the Sunday.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,766
    edited May 31
    ForeverAddickted said:
    If we get Southampton the game is definitely being shown live on SKY

    Don't forget that the Premier League wont be starting that weekend, so if that's the case there is the chance that we could start on Friday night / Saturday 12:30pm / Saturday 5:30pm / or some time on the Sunday.
    I don’t like so much of a staggered start. Feels unnecessary to have the top four leagues spread across three weekends.

    L1&2 1-3 August
    Champ 8-10 August
    Prem 15-17 August
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,857
    CharltonKerry said:
    se9addick said:
    CharltonKerry said:
    Wasn’t it Southampton 5-0 or is my memory failing me /
    That was our second match (I was ball boy!), first was away to Newcastle. 
    I was up at Newcastle as well. Rufus got sent off.
    And our starting 11 wore numbers 1-11 
  • Woodwork
    Woodwork Posts: 423
    Callumcafc said:
    Woodwork said:
    I think all Saturday games will be 12:30pm for the opening day. 
    They were for the Championship last year, while for League One they were all 5:30pm.

    Last year both leagues kicked off on the same weekend so they got separate time slots. But this year the Championship starts one week later than League One and League Two.
    But all fixtures will be shown… so I reckon the police will still prefer the 12:30pm KO for all clubs. As they won’t want some potential fixtures at 5:30pm on a Saturday. 
  • 9goalswentpastperry
    9goalswentpastperry Posts: 1,109
    edited May 31
    I think the fixture list can make or break a season. I'm sure Ipswich opened up with Liverpool home then Citeh away. However well they played they were always going to be playing catch up and with a heavily negative goal difference. 

    I'd therefore like Oxford (h) then Pompey (a) then PNE (h). They could kick off at midnight for all I care, let's just get off to a flyer. Pompey had a horrible set of fixtures to kick off last season and couldn't get a win and it took them most of the season to kick on. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Callumcafc said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    If we get Southampton the game is definitely being shown live on SKY

    Don't forget that the Premier League wont be starting that weekend, so if that's the case there is the chance that we could start on Friday night / Saturday 12:30pm / Saturday 5:30pm / or some time on the Sunday.
    I don’t like so much of a staggered start. Feels unnecessary to have the top four leagues spread across three weekends.

    L1&2 1-3 August
    Champ 8-10 August
    Prem 15-17 August
    I wonder if its for SkySports+

    Did they do the same last year, with this staggered start?

    The 3pm blackout doesnt come into effect if there is no Football in the top two Divisions, so wonder if Saturday 2nd August will see all League Two games on SkySports+ at 3pm, and League Two at 5:30pm
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,622
    Home to Sheffield United.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,621
    Prefer an away game as long as it’s a 3pm Saturday kick off. Three months with no competitive football and we should sell out what hopefully will be a decent allocation to start the season, although knowing our luck it will be Wrexham and another 1k away end.
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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Home to Oxford.
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,890
    Start away and finish at home. 

    On a practical level many families on holiday still given it’s only mid  August which can detract from the attendance. Although that said will still impact some the following week.  
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,270
    Away to Preston, on the TV and we smash them as revenge for the FA Cup last season
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,149
    Is the 3pm blackout going to be binned , wasn’t there talk of this or is that just all it is , no meat to the bone with this 
  • jose
    jose Posts: 622
    We will get Southampton in my view.
    My preference would be Boro Preston Hull or Blackburn away to get one of the grim up north games out of the way early.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,846
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Is the 3pm blackout going to be binned , wasn’t there talk of this or is that just all it is , no meat to the bone with this 

    It won't change until at least 2029 when the current TV deal is up.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    Home, and I’m expecting it to be Norwich, Ipswich or Leicester.
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,185
    Will be away to either Brum or Wrexham. Friday at 07.45pm
  • Woodwork
    Woodwork Posts: 423
    usetobunkin said:
    Will be away to either Brum or Wrexham. Friday at 07.45pm
    The Friday fixture will feature one of the relegated clubs.  
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,071
    First game will be a relegated side away to Wrexham 

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