sne Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 October will be a big month. Hope we have luck with injuries, suspensions and form there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 26 minutes ago, Rodders said: Just noted this on the bbc site Big six all kept apart immediately before the World Cup as requested by Gareth Southgate. That's a bit weird no? I'm not sure what the rationale is. Are they expected to rest players and give their opponents on that week an easier game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Happy Fixtures Day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'm not sure what the rationale is. Are they expected to rest players and give their opponents on that week an easier game? I took it as them thinking those games are more intense As if the other 14 of us are just some shite that will roll over and have their bellies tickled as we fawn over England's superstars Spurs are playing Leeds, I hope Phillips and Kane clatter each other 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'm not sure what the rationale is. Are they expected to rest players and give their opponents on that week an easier game? Sounds like more corruption again to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Liverpool at home on Boxing Day, nice way to ruin Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: Liverpool at home on Boxing Day, nice way to ruin Christmas And our end of season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Need to start well. First four are all winnable but also losable. We should get a proper pre season this time so no excuses. I think how we start will set the tone for the campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 19 minutes ago, Pissflaps said: Sounds like more corruption again to me. Not sounds, it is! Doesn’t matter whether it helps the England team or not, the England team is independent of the PL never mind the fact the favouring of some teams over others is corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Nyland Cup to start. Buzzing!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted June 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 16, 2022 Not worried by Bournemouth - how we start this season to how we started last will be worlds apart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Yeah of course this fixtures are not rigged. 2nd season in a row away to a newly promoted side Whats odds on that eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Yeah of course this fixtures are not rigged. 2nd season in a row away to a newly promoted side Whats odds on that eh? Obviously that's no evidence the fixtures are rigged however I am surprised they aren't. If I was in charge of the premier league I would definitely be rigging the fixtures to suit TV companies. Given the money they pay I would be doing everything to make sure they have good product. Of course there are a lot of limitations in English football regarding fixtures, policing, teams who can't both play at home at the same time etc., but where possible I would fix the hell out of the fixture lists. As a second point I'm always amused as to how involved fans get with the fixture list, in reality it makes no real difference. You have to play all the teams twice home and away and every team will have a run of "easy"/"hard" fixtures at some point during the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted June 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 16, 2022 2 hours ago, ozvillafan said: That would take some doing. Are we going for the premiership *and* the championship? That would take some doing. Are we playing in Scotland *and* in England? 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: Well that's Boxing Day ruined Speak for yourself. That might be the only game I get to go to all year, and my wife will only come because she supports Liverpool. We'll lose obviously though 9 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Yeah of course this fixtures are not rigged. 2nd season in a row away to a newly promoted side Whats odds on that eh? (3/38) * (3/38) * 100 % = 0.62% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Yeah of course this fixtures are not rigged. 2nd season in a row away to a newly promoted side Whats odds on that eh? There’s probably an element of them being rigged for tv viewing but I don’t think they’d have an agenda towards us playing a newly promoted team 2 seasons in a row. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Bear Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Pretty nice start although I'm reliably informed that we play all 19 teams home and away throughout the season so it really doesnt matter the order we play them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: There’s probably an element of them being rigged for tv viewing but I don’t think they’d have an agenda towards us playing a newly promoted team 2 seasons in a row. Nonsense, clearly rigged, but for some reason, this conspiracy only started last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, R.Bear said: Pretty nice start although I'm reliably informed that we play all 19 teams home and away throughout the season so it really doesnt matter the order we play them Agree and disagree For a team like us momentum can be huge and I personally believe in the whole "on the beach" stuff, we are prone to giving up once we are marooned in midtable, at least with the world cup we should avoid our season being over in January for the 3rd year in a row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, R.Bear said: Pretty nice start although I'm reliably informed that we play all 19 teams home and away throughout the season so it really doesnt matter the order we play them Except it can, and often does. In fact I’d suggest when you play certain teams can have a major influence on the outcome of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 16, 2022 34 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Yeah of course this fixtures are not rigged. 2nd season in a row away to a newly promoted side Whats odds on that eh? Pffft. Wait until the cups are drawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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