If we win = overconfident we'll step up to the Championship with ease Lose = "welcome to the Championship Chris Powell", panic we need at least 4 signings
Tue Aug 14 Leyton Orient H (Capital One Cup R1) Sat Aug 18 Birmingham City A Tue Aug 21 Leicester City H Sat Aug 25 Hull City H Wed Aug 29 Capital One Cup R2 Sat Sep 1 Nottingham Forest A Sat Sep 15 Crystal Palace H Tue Sep 18 Derby County A Sat Sep 22 Ipswich Town A Wed Sep 26 Capital One Cup R3 Sat Sep 29 Blackburn Rovers H Tue Oct 2 Watford H Sat Oct 6 Blackpool A Sat Oct 20 Barnsley H Tue Oct 23 Leeds United A Sat Oct 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Wed Oct 31 Capital One Cup R4 Sat Nov 3 Middlesbrough H FA Cup R1 Tue Nov 6 Cardiff City H Sat Nov 10 Bristol City A Sat Nov 17 Burnley A Sat Nov 24 Huddersfield Town H Tue Nov 27 Peterborough United H Sat Dec 1 Millwall A FA Cup R2 Sat Dec 8 Brighton and Hove Albion H Wed Dec 12 Capital One Cup R5 Sat Dec 15 Bolton Wanderers A Sat Dec 22 Sheffield Wednesday A Wed Dec 26 Ipswich Town H Sat Dec 29 Derby County H Tue Jan 1 Watford A Sat Jan 5 FA Cup R3 Wed Jan 9 Capital One Cup semi-final (first leg) Sat Jan 12 Blackpool H Sat Jan 19 Blackburn Rovers A Wed Jan 23 Capital One Cup semi-final (second leg) Sat Jan 26 Sheffield Wednesday H FA Cup R4 Sat Feb 2 Crystal Palace A Sat Feb 9 Birmingham City H Sat Feb 16 Hull City A FA Cup R5 Tue Feb 19 Leicester City A Sat Feb 23 Nottingham Forest H Sun Feb 24 Capital One Cup final Sat Mar 2 Burnley H Tue Mar 5 Peterborough United A Sat Mar 9 Huddersfield Town A FA Cup R6 Sat Mar 16 Millwall H Sat Mar 30 Bolton Wanderers H Mon Apr 1 Brighton and Hove Albion A Sat Apr 6 Leeds United H Sat Apr 13 Barnsley A FA Cup semi-final Tue Apr 16 Cardiff City A Sat Apr 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Sat Apr 27 Middlesbrough A Sat May 4 Bristol City H Sat May 11 FA Cup final
Comments
Tough set of fixtures in first month or so in my opinion.
Barnsley v Middlesbrough
Birmingham City v Charlton Athletic
Burnley v Bolton Wanderers
Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town
Crystal Palace v Watford
Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday
Hull City v Brighton & Hove Albion
Ipswich Town v Blackburn Rovers
Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City v Peterborough United
Millwall v Blackpool
Nottingham Forest v Bristol City
Lose = "welcome to the Championship Chris Powell", panic we need at least 4 signings
Sat Aug 18 Birmingham City A
Tue Aug 21 Leicester City H
Sat Aug 25 Hull City H
Wed Aug 29 Capital One Cup R2
Sat Sep 1 Nottingham Forest A
Sat Sep 15 Crystal Palace H
Tue Sep 18 Derby County A
Sat Sep 22 Ipswich Town A
Wed Sep 26 Capital One Cup R3
Sat Sep 29 Blackburn Rovers H
Tue Oct 2 Watford H
Sat Oct 6 Blackpool A
Sat Oct 20 Barnsley H
Tue Oct 23 Leeds United A
Sat Oct 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
Wed Oct 31 Capital One Cup R4
Sat Nov 3 Middlesbrough H FA Cup R1
Tue Nov 6 Cardiff City H
Sat Nov 10 Bristol City A
Sat Nov 17 Burnley A
Sat Nov 24 Huddersfield Town H
Tue Nov 27 Peterborough United H
Sat Dec 1 Millwall A FA Cup R2
Sat Dec 8 Brighton and Hove Albion H
Wed Dec 12 Capital One Cup R5
Sat Dec 15 Bolton Wanderers A
Sat Dec 22 Sheffield Wednesday A
Wed Dec 26 Ipswich Town H
Sat Dec 29 Derby County H
Tue Jan 1 Watford A
Sat Jan 5 FA Cup R3
Wed Jan 9 Capital One Cup semi-final (first leg)
Sat Jan 12 Blackpool H
Sat Jan 19 Blackburn Rovers A
Wed Jan 23 Capital One Cup semi-final (second leg)
Sat Jan 26 Sheffield Wednesday H FA Cup R4
Sat Feb 2 Crystal Palace A
Sat Feb 9 Birmingham City H
Sat Feb 16 Hull City A FA Cup R5
Tue Feb 19 Leicester City A
Sat Feb 23 Nottingham Forest H
Sun Feb 24 Capital One Cup final
Sat Mar 2 Burnley H
Tue Mar 5 Peterborough United A
Sat Mar 9 Huddersfield Town A FA Cup R6
Sat Mar 16 Millwall H
Sat Mar 30 Bolton Wanderers H
Mon Apr 1 Brighton and Hove Albion A
Sat Apr 6 Leeds United H
Sat Apr 13 Barnsley A FA Cup semi-final
Tue Apr 16 Cardiff City A
Sat Apr 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
Sat Apr 27 Middlesbrough A
Sat May 4 Bristol City H
Sat May 11 FA Cup final