abdomlahor Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Please a home game. Preferably against one of the top teams. United at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 As usual, we'll get one of the promoted clubs away for our first match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG_Villa_Fan Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Wouldn't want any of the promoted clubs. Better to play them around christmas time. At home to some mid-table team would be great - West Brom, Fulham, Norwich, etc - would give the guys a chance to start positively and build their confidence which is so important for young teams. Worst case scenarios - away to Cardiff, Man U, Chelsea or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caw2510 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 anyone but chelsea. i dont feel like getting hammered by jose live on tv for the world to see is the best way to start season i would like an away game possibly norwich november/december - man u @ home chelsea away, liverpool away spurs @ home arsenal home city away and get a game against a promoted side at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Palace away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caw2510 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Compiling the fixture lists is a hugely complicated process which must be done each year and which cannot even begin until after the Championship play-off final when the full line-up is known for each division. Some of the preparation though is done in the weeks before when questionnaires are sent to clubs for requests and input on dates to avoid. The questionnaires and date requests are also considered by each club's local police force. Neighbouring clubs across the divisions are paired together to ensure they do not play at home on the same dates. For example, in the West Midlands Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers will be at home when Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion are away. Other criteria include: • Wherever possible clubs should have no more than two successive home (or away) fixtures, excluding cup draws. • All clubs should have an alternating sequence of home and away Saturday fixtures at both the beginning and end of the season • Any club away on Boxing Day* should be at home on New Year's Day and vice versa. Local derbies are avoided on these dates but equally, journeys should be minimised. • If possible, clubs should have an equal number of home and away fixtures on Bank Holidays**, if applicable • Clubs playing in the Europa League on a Thursday will have the option of moving a Saturday fixture to a Sunday so, where possible, these should be home matches These factors are all programmed into the fixtures computer which then produces a first list for initial review by the compilation team who consider date requests for games which have not been satisfied. Then a second review is done with the clubs, the FA and the national supporters goups It is almost impossible to create a schedule which meets all the requests but many hours are spent planning to minimise the problems and make sure that no clubs is unfairly treated. source: http://premierskills.britishcouncil.org/learn-english/how-fixtures-are-produced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Had another dream we got Baggies home first day and lost 1-2. Anyone would think this is playing on my mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradarmstrong_ Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Swansea at home is my prediction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 As usual, we'll get one of the promoted clubs away for our first match It does seem like we get one of the promoted teams in one of our first few games each season. I think the fixture list is probably based on the previous seasons to start with before they then adjust for all the different permutations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Home to Newcastle will be my preferred pick. Away to Southampton, home to Norwich. I want those 3 games in that exact order or I'll be unhappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h_kristensen Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 The first couple of matchdays often have lottery tendencies. I would prefer getting two top teams in the first two matches. Maybe getting a couple of decent results if we're lucky. Then Sunderland at home, and we're off with a flying start The usual crash landing in December, then a secound half of the season like the one we just had. top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Away to Chelsea wouldn't be as bad as away at Cardiff or Palace. Expect a big loss at any time of the season, and they won't have any form, a point is a great way to kick the season off, a loss isn't deflating. Cardiff and Palace fans will be right up for it and a winnable game becomes a trickier affair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMushroom Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Well its important to instill some confidence from the start, and nothing can do that better than an home win against one of the top six. So with that im going for Spurs at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Away to Chelsea wouldn't be as bad as away at Cardiff or Palace. Expect a big loss at any time of the season, and they won't have any form, a point is a great way to kick the season off, a loss isn't deflating. Cardiff and Palace fans will be right up for it and a winnable game becomes a trickier affair. Absolute rubbish. Our players and fans will be well up for it too. Give me Palace over Chelsea any day. More chance of getting a win on the board, start as we mean to go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I have this weird feeling were going to get Hull first game of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Man U at home..worked out well the last time. yep. Utd at home 1st game after a season with a new manager who closely avoided relegation. I like the symmetry! Top 4 and a cup win would be lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 18, 2013 Palace at VP would be nice.I completely disagree. Promoted sides are at their most dangerous right at the start of the season. Still full of the joys of promotion and the momentum that can go with that. Best to wait for them to have the optimism kicked out of them by some top 4 hidings and then play against a crippled hopeless heap of a team around November I'll take a home tie against any of the lower half sides from last season. Sunderland would be a larf. In fact they'll probably be a larf all season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I agree latest reports are that Di Canio is going to have them training 3 times a day! Hopefully we will get them around the back end of Christmas when they are all burnt out and knackered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I have this weird feeling were going to get Hull first game of the season Hope so, cause we'll crush them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 United at home could potentially prove to be a huge springboard. Don't think they'll be as unstoppable anymore and we nearly turned em over last time out. Our team has improved significantly since then, and if we beat them I think it can spur us on to great things this season. One can dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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