2015-16 Fixtures - Out on Weds June 17

Apparently next seasons fixtures come out Jun 17 - Tommorow !!!!!

Personally I prefer to play the big guns early - the newly promoted teams will be easy points later in the season - but are always toughies early on.....

Arsenal first. Revenge plus it's always fun to watch the "Wenger Out" brigade crying early doors.

smetro wrote:Apparently next seasons fixtures come out Jun 17 - Tommorow !!!!!

Personally I prefer to play the big guns early - the newly promoted teams will be easy points later in the season - but are always toughies early on.....

I agree, we aren't any good at Cup Finals and that's what it's like playing a newly promoted team in the first few matches. Arsenal for me at the Emirates! Leicester at VP next, followed by Man U at Old Trafford.

Bournemouth early on or very late in the season. I don't want to be at the beach during fucking winter!!

In the terms of Reeves and Mortimer "it donst really matter" If we start well happy day if we start badly we have the rest of the season to pick up, what I do not want is the spell when we could not score could not win and could not be arsed in the middle of the season. I really do not want the same crap and worry we have had for the last 3-4 years. Lets be mid table at the end the season, above the baggies with no regulation problems looming over us. Not much to ask I think.

jeffvilla wrote:In the terms of Reeves and Mortimer "it donst really matter" If we start well happy day if we start badly we have the rest of the season to pick up, what I do not want is the spell when we could not score could not win and could not be arsed in the middle of the season. I really do not want the same crap and worry we have had for the last 3-4 years. Lets be mid table at the end the season, above the baggies with no regulation problems looming over us. Not much to ask I think.

Yeah, I am craving some dull mid-table mediocrity!

Well, obviously I'd rather be at the top end of the table, but even if we became the richest club in the world this summer, it would still be an unrealistic expectation for next season.

Eyes down folks....

lets be the first forum to get the opening fixtures up

[presses F5 !]

Bournemouth away, ouch..... Man United, first home game.

Leafs1201 wrote:Bournemouth Away, ouch.....

A good day out for our away fans .... bottom of the Premier League plays top of the Championship. It's another cup match!

Bournemouth away, will be difficult! Also, starting on the 8th of august?!? How early do they want it!!

Wahey! Hopefully warm weather for my away weekend to Bournemouth.

Finish the season against Arsenal in London again

Great Away day by the beach. Tiny ground though, so tickets will be in short supply!!

Can't believe we have the fixtures and now looking forward to next season already. It feels like last season only just ended. I still haven't fully cleansed myself of last season and need a little longer.

Bournemouth Away has Monday Night football written all over it!

avfcjoe wrote:Bournemouth Away has Monday Night football written all over it!

Think Manu at home will be shited for TV......

NARLA24 wrote:http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/FixturesAndResults

I've had to remove the two posts with fixtures listed because of Premier League copyright. We have to pay £250 for a license if we want to print more than one fixture.

NARLA has linked the official site fixture list, So it just takes a moment to access all the info you need. (presumably Randy's paid the £250!

avfcjoe wrote:Bournemouth Away has Monday Night football written all over it!

bournemouth game i think will be 12.15 saturday kick off

I wouldn't of picked a promoted team away for the first fixture , they will be right up for it !

Had a look at the results of promoted teams on the first day of the season, for the last 10 seasons. Of the 30 matches, here is how the results break down:

Wins: 6 (20%)
Draws: 5 (16.5%)
Losses: 19 (63.5%)

Of the 6 wins on the opening day, West Ham have managed it twice (once against us !!).
Only Blackpool have been promoted and won away on the opening day in the last 10 seasons.

Of the championship winners, only 2 have come up and won on the opening day, namely Reading (06) and Sunderland (07).

No Championship runner-up has won on the opening day of the premier league season in the last 10 years...get on Everton on 8th August!!

I actually think getting Bournemouth first up is a great fixture for us. I would think the nerves and pressure...plus expectation of the crowd will weigh heavy on Bournemouth, and it may take them a few weeks to get used to the Premier League.

There is an argument to suggest that it is getting harder for Championship teams to come up and compete now. In the last 5 years, only Blackpool and West Ham (against us) have come up and won on the opening day and there have only been 3 draws, meaning 10 of the 15 games have ended in defeat for the newly promoted team in the last 5 years.

Wasn't we Wimbledon's first ever top flight opponent all those years ago ? Didn't we go down 2-3 ?

I see that the free training match against Bristol city in Portugal on Friday 17th July, is now going to be against Sporting Braga instead according to the Official Site.

First fucking home game of the season is a Friday night

Villa_Dan wrote:First fucking home game of the season is a Friday night

TV match against Man U. Second TV match is away against Leicester Sept 13th (Sun 4pm)

Although thank fuck the Bournemouth game hasn't moved - already booked my hotel and can't drive down Friday night

A fucking Friday night for the Man Utd game!!! Sky Sports you are a complete bunch of sugarbags!!!!