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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Leicester_Villian on June 14, 2016, 06:15:48 PM
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Is it Wednesday morning fixtures are out?
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Only in the elite league.
Our fixtures are out next week.
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oh well roll on this time next year
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It would make more sense to release them the other way round, as we start earlier. I don't think they've ever released them separately before. They're rubbing our noses in it.
Assuming we start a week earlier than them, and our first two games are home-away or away-home, we will be able to work out whether our first game will be home or away by whether Albion are at home in their first game.
If they're at home, we'll be away in our second game so at home first up.
If they're away, our first match will be away.
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Ooooh ark at Columbo.
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It would make more sense to release them the other way round, as we start earlier. I don't think they've ever released them separately before. They're rubbing our noses in it.
Assuming we start a week earlier than them, and our first two games are home-away or away-home, we will be able to work out whether our first game will be home or away by whether Albion are at home in their first game.
If they're at home, we'll be away in our second game so at home first up.
If they're away, our first match will be away.
Probably but not definitely. They pair with Wolves.
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Yeah I might take a glace at the amater league fixtures tomorrow just to kill a few minutes ;) Before turning my attention to the real fixtures in a weeks time when I will be plotting our rise to mid-table mediocrity! ;D
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It would make more sense to release them the other way round, as we start earlier. I don't think they've ever released them separately before. They're rubbing our noses in it.
Assuming we start a week earlier than them, and our first two games are home-away or away-home, we will be able to work out whether our first game will be home or away by whether Albion are at home in their first game.
If they're at home, we'll be away in our second game so at home first up.
If they're away, our first match will be away.
Probably but not definitely. They pair with Wolves.
And us. We're at home when Wolves are. Albion are at home when Small Heath are.
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Is it Wednesday morning fixtures are out?
I was assuming that the Premier League would be cancelled for 2016-17 and re-start again when Villa are promoted
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Is it Wednesday morning fixtures are out?
I was assuming that the Premier League would be cancelled for 2016-17 and re-start again when Villa are promoted
The least they could have done was to make it a 21 team league for a year.
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It would make more sense to release them the other way round, as we start earlier. I don't think they've ever released them separately before. They're rubbing our noses in it.
Assuming we start a week earlier than them, and our first two games are home-away or away-home, we will be able to work out whether our first game will be home or away by whether Albion are at home in their first game.
If they're at home, we'll be away in our second game so at home first up.
If they're away, our first match will be away.
Probably but not definitely. They pair with Wolves.
And us. We're at home when Wolves are. Albion are at home when Small Heath are.
That's a coincidental pairing. Their official one is Wolves.
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Very rare we play at home same day at Albion. Think it's happened a couple of times in last 5 years.
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Next week?! That won't do. The Football League has to learn that thinking small time might have been acceptable in the past, but now we're in it we expect a much more professional outlook.
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Albion away first so we will be too. Judging by Swansea and Sunderland's fixtures, Cardiff and Newcastle will also likely start with away games so we won't be playing them.
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It's going to be Burton away, it's written.
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It would make more sense to release them the other way round, as we start earlier. I don't think they've ever released them separately before. They're rubbing our noses in it.
Assuming we start a week earlier than them, and our first two games are home-away or away-home, we will be able to work out whether our first game will be home or away by whether Albion are at home in their first game.
If they're at home, we'll be away in our second game so at home first up.
If they're away, our first match will be away.
Probably but not definitely. They pair with Wolves.
Also Sky and BT have to sort out the TV matches.
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So weird to see the Premier League fixtures to be coming out and our name to not be amongst them.
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So weird to see the Premier League fixtures to be coming out and our name to not be amongst them.
Think of the positives, don't have to dread it and look at when we're playing Manure and Chelski.
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So weird to see the Premier League fixtures to be coming out and our name to not be amongst them.
Same goes for having to scroll down the page on the Teams section of the BBC site
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It would make more sense to release them the other way round, as we start earlier. I don't think they've ever released them separately before. They're rubbing our noses in it.
Assuming we start a week earlier than them, and our first two games are home-away or away-home, we will be able to work out whether our first game will be home or away by whether Albion are at home in their first game.
If they're at home, we'll be away in our second game so at home first up.
If they're away, our first match will be away.
Probably but not definitely. They pair with Wolves.
Also Sky and BT have to sort out the TV matches.
We're pretty much nailed on to be on TV on the first weekend I would have thought. Friday night or early Saturday kick off perhaps?
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Is there a maximum number of times that Villa can be live on TV next season ?
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As far as I am concerned NO fixtures have come out today. Football fixtures are out next week.
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Premier League fixtures are so last year.
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Premier League fixtures are so last year.
I was agreeing with the Newcastle fan at work that the Championship is where all the sexiness is nowadays and that the Premier League is old news.
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Premier League? People still watch that shit?
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So weird to see the Premier League fixtures to be coming out and our name to not be amongst them.
Even weirder to see the PL table without our name on it
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At least we're not bottom anymore. Had enough of that.
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So weird to see the Premier League fixtures to be coming out and our name to not be amongst them.
It's a real pisser looking at the club website and seeing the league table, with sides like Barnsley and B-lose around us.
When we're currently usually second to Arsenal at this time of year.
Shit just got real.
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We are top of the league I said we are top of the league.
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Looks like we are at home first game anyway. The boring bong bong baggies are away
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Looks like we are at home first game anyway. The boring bong bong baggies are away
Dont forget we start a week before them so we may be away 1st game and then at home the 2nd when the prem league starts
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We'll probably be at home in the week too.
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Re. Tv games, us and the jawdees will be top choices for our away games for sure, which will be good news for Leeds fans. Out of 23 aways last year, they had SIX that ko'd at 3pm on a Saturday.
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There should be about 7/8 midweek league games I think, as I read and article by a Reading fan saying they'd had 15 midweek games in the last 2 seasons.
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Midweek games? Cool. I like the Championship.
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9 midweek dates, not including the Xmas, New Year and Easter Monday games - or any that get moved for TV...
Match Day 1 - Sat 6 Aug 16
Matchday 2 - Sat 13 Aug 16
Matchday 3 - Wed 17 Aug 16
Matchday 4 - Sat 20 Aug 16
Matchday 5 - Sat 27 Aug 16
Matchday 6 - Sat 10 Sep 16
Matchday 7 - Wed 14 Sep 16
Matchday 8 - Sat 17 Sep 16
Matchday 9 - Sat 24 Sep 16
Matchday 10 - Wed 28 Sep 16
Matchday 11 - Sat 1 Oct 16
Matchday 12 - Sat 15 Oct 16
Matchday 13 - Wed 19 Oct 16
Matchday 14 - Sat 22 Oct 16
Matchday 15 - Sat 29 Oct 16
Matchday 16 - Sat 5 Nov 16
Matchday 17 - Sat 19 Nov 16
Matchday 18 - Sat 26 Nov 16
Matchday 19 - Sat 3 Dec 16
Matchday 20 - Sat 10 Dec 16
Matchday 21 - Wed 14 Dec 16
Matchday 22 - Sat 17 Dec 16
Matchday 23 - Mon 26 Dec 16 (Boxing Day)
Matchday 24 - Sat 31 Dec 16
Matchday 25 - Mon 2 Jan 17 (Bank Holiday)
Matchday 26 - Sat 14 Jan 17
Matchday 27 - Sat 21 Jan 17
Matchday 28 - Sat 28 Jan 17
Matchday 29 - Wed 1 Feb 17
Matchday 30 - Sat 4 Feb 17
Matchday 31 - Sat 11 Feb 17
Matchday 32 - Wed 15 Feb 17
Matchday 33 - Sat 18 Feb 17
Matchday 34 - Sat 25 Feb 17
Matchday 35 - Sat 4 Mar 17
Matchday 36 - Wed 8 Mar 17
Matchday 37 - Sat 11 Mar 17
Matchday 38 - Sat 18 Mar 17
Matchday 39 - Sat 1 Apr 17
Matchday 40 - Wed 5 Apr 17
Matchday 41 - Sat 8 Apr 17
Matchday 42 - Sat 15 Apr 17 (Easter weekend)
Matchday 43 - Mon 17 Apr 17 (Easter Monday)
Matchday 44 - Sat 22 Apr 17
Matchday 45 - Sat 29 Apr 17
Matchday 46 - Sun 7 May 17 (12pm KO)
Sky Bet Championship Play-Off Final – Monday 29 May 2017
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Sky Bet Championship Play-Off Final – Monday 29 May 2017
We don't need to worry about this date.
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For the right reasons...
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Home Burton Albion.
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When are they out, the morrow? ( Not Steve)
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When are they out, the morrow? ( Not Steve)
09:00am today mate
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This is way more exciting than waiting to find out when we are going against Man U, Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest. Last time we were relegated was the year I was born and we went straight back up and my first is due in December so I'm hoping the same will happen.
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I'm quite excited
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I'm quite excited
Me too. Looking forward to seeing some pre-season games.
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It's a lot more intriguing than knowing that we'll be playing Everton away in November.
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For the last few seasons I've dreaded the start of the season. Now, I want to get the fixtures out, get into the pre-season preamble and then get going.
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Yes its nice to look forward to a fixture list for a change
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Sheff Wed away , its 1991 again !
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Game is on the Sunday at half 4.
Newcastle are on the Friday night.
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Fulham v Newcastle United (Friday, 5 August - 19:45 BST)
Birmingham City v Cardiff City
Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City
Bristol City v Wigan Athletic
Derby County v Brighton
Huddersfield Town v Brentford
Ipswich Town v Barnsley
Nottingham Forest v Burton Albion
Reading v Preston North End
Rotherham United v Wolverhampton
Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United (Sunday, 7 August - 12:00 BST)
Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa (Sunday, 7 August - 16:30 BST)
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When do we face the unmentionable?
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When do we face the unmentionable?
29th October at their place
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We have the Noses on the 29th October at the Sty, which I am fairly sure will become 12:00 30th October.
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Away to SHA in October and then home to them in April....pretty much how it used to be in the prem.
Last away game is Blackburn.
Final day home to Brighton....
Got one right...home to Burton on boxing day.
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Looking at the dross we're playing at home in the first few games, the reality has dawned that we're in the Mickey Mouse leagues.
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Fulham v Newcastle United (Friday, 5 August - 19:45 BST)
Birmingham City v Cardiff City
Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City
Bristol City v Wigan Athletic
Derby County v Brighton
Huddersfield Town v Brentford
Ipswich Town v Barnsley
Nottingham Forest v Burton Albion
Reading v Preston North End
Rotherham United v Wolverhampton
Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United (Sunday, 7 August - 12:00 BST)
Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa (Sunday, 7 August - 16:30 BST)
Well I can understand why our game is one the box, but Rangers VS. Leeds really? Derby against Brighton is easily the standout fixture and should be televised. Idoits! haha.
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April looks ridiculously full. In the unlikely event we have a good FA Cup run I'm not sure how we would get all the games in.
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Ourselves, Newcastle and Leeds have the biggest supporter base. Considering all three are away, you're far more likely to get higher viewing figures with them three.
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Fulham v Newcastle United (Friday, 5 August - 19:45 BST)
Birmingham City v Cardiff City
Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City
Bristol City v Wigan Athletic
Derby County v Brighton
Huddersfield Town v Brentford
Ipswich Town v Barnsley
Nottingham Forest v Burton Albion
Reading v Preston North End
Rotherham United v Wolverhampton
Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United (Sunday, 7 August - 12:00 BST)
Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa (Sunday, 7 August - 16:30 BST)
Well I can understand why our game is one the box, but Rangers VS. Leeds really? Derby against Brighton is easily the standout fixture and should be televised. Idoits! haha.
Cellini will be pissed off though, I reckon they're trolling him. Good work if so.
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Looking at the dross we're playing at home in the first few games, the reality has dawned that we're in the Mickey Mouse leagues.
Also looking at it month by month - the amount of games! It's ridiculous.
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I see we have a Tuesday night away in bloody Norwich.
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I can see a lot of these being changed for TV.
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April looks ridiculously full. In the unlikely event we have a good FA Cup run I'm not sure how we would get all the games in.
It won't matter we will be promoted by then (fingers crossed).
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Boxing Day at home to Burton. Reality bites.
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Burton at home boxing day
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Roll on 29th April celebrating promotion with 8000+ Villa fans at Blackburn away.
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Looking at the dross we're playing at home in the first few games, the reality has dawned that we're in the Mickey Mouse leagues.
Will you still be saying that if most them beat us?
April looks ridiculously full. In the unlikely event we have a good FA Cup run I'm not sure how we would get all the games in.
Think we should just be worrying about competing in the league and see anything else as a bonuis.
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I see we have a Tuesday night away in bloody Norwich.
Well I'm sure Carling cup night there was full a few years back...
Quite surprised and happy we've only got 3 midweek home games (although suppose a couple could be moved later on in season for cup runs).
Think it's Huddersfield, Barnsley and Brentford so probably 3 of our lowest crowds if we'd played them on a Saturday.
Would imagine they'd be some creative ticket deals for those games.
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Looking at the dross we're playing at home in the first few games, the reality has dawned that we're in the Mickey Mouse leagues.
Also looking at it month by month - the amount of games! It's ridiculous.
It's because the Championship has more teams, but still has the international breaks as well.
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Looking at the dross we're playing at home in the first few games, the reality has dawned that we're in the Mickey Mouse leagues.
Will you still be saying that if most them beat us?
April looks ridiculously full. In the unlikely event we have a good FA Cup run I'm not sure how we would get all the games in.
Think we should just be worrying about competing in the league and see anything else as a bonuis.
Our aim should be to go up in the top two. Anything else is unacceptable.
Beating the likes of Rotherham, Huddersfield, Forrest and Brentford at home should be a necessity.
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Looking at the dross we're playing at home in the first few games, the reality has dawned that we're in the Mickey Mouse leagues.
Well let's hope we get 6 points from those dross.
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Where can I find our full fixture list? Can't see it anywhere, but it could be that I'm having a senior moment!!
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Well that's brought me down to earth with a bump - Rotherham and Huddersfield the first two home games,and Burton Albion on Boxing Day. No longer any prospect of appearing in gossip columns, starting to wonder about whether there'll be live streams for away games, and the prospect of watching highlights on that dreadful C5 programme doesn't bear thinking about.
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Looking at the dross we're playing at home in the first few games, the reality has dawned that we're in the Mickey Mouse leagues.
Well let's hope we get 6 points from those dross.
Not good enough. We need to average 2 points a game to guarantee automatic promotion.
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Looking at the dross we're playing at home in the first few games, the reality has dawned that we're in the Mickey Mouse leagues.
Will you still be saying that if most them beat us?
April looks ridiculously full. In the unlikely event we have a good FA Cup run I'm not sure how we would get all the games in.
Think we should just be worrying about competing in the league and see anything else as a bonuis.
Our aim should be to go up in the top two. Anything else is unacceptable.
Beating the likes of Rotherham, Huddersfield, Forrest and Brentford at home should be a necessity.
True but finishing second in 88 always irked me as we should have walked it. I want top spot.
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It's a league where you can accumulate 100 points...and still lose 10 games.
Perspective is needed on here as we will still lose and draw games down there. Probably be even worse than in the prem as most won't have heard of half the players down there.
I don't mind our start though...4 of first 7 at VP so really chance to get some good home form going for first time since the ice age. Good early testers in Sheffield and Derby aswell to see how good the new signings are.
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Where can I find our full fixture list? Can't see it anywhere, but it could be that I'm having a senior moment!!
They're on the OS (https://www.avfc.co.uk/Fixture-Listings) now
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/fixtures
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One bonus though was going through the fixtures and looking at all the games and seeing absolutely no reason why we can't get a result in any of them, as opposed to skipping over the annual surrenders at home to Man United and Arsenal etc.
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Looking at the dross we're playing at home in the first few games, the reality has dawned that we're in the Mickey Mouse leagues.
Will you still be saying that if most them beat us?
April looks ridiculously full. In the unlikely event we have a good FA Cup run I'm not sure how we would get all the games in.
Think we should just be worrying about competing in the league and see anything else as a bonuis.
Our aim should be to go up in the top two. Anything else is unacceptable.
Beating the likes of Rotherham, Huddersfield, Forrest and Brentford at home should be a necessity.
I agree. But the Championship is a much harder league than people give it credit for. And don't you think that we will be like a marked target to those sides. My personal feeling is that we are looking at the Playoffs at best. Don't see us going up top two.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/fixtures
Thanks!
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If there had been no takeover, then I might agree.
However, given the new impetus Xia has brought and the funds that will be available to strengthen on top of players who are better than anything else down there in Ayew, Grealish et al, then it has to be an automatic spot, as anything lower would be a massive under achievement.
We may well be a side the bumpkins cannot wait to play at first, but getting off to a flyer will soon have people looking at us as a write off bonus fixture.
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Rotherham is first home game. Haha. Well done Randy - from Rotterdam to Rotherham! I suppose it had to be...
Happy memories of Sheffield Wednesday first away game under Big Ron - we should take a few up there this time too....
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Where can I find our full fixture list? Can't see it anywhere, but it could be that I'm having a senior moment!!
They're on the OS (https://www.avfc.co.uk/Fixture-Listings) now
...where it tells me our first game is on Saturday 19th March! All hail the new OS!
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I would hope to have accumulated 10 points from the first 5 games
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Away at Small Heath on a Tuesday night. That should be tasty.
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Fulham, Newcastle, SHA, Cardiff, Blackburn, Norwich, Wigan, Reading. Wolves, QPR.
10 of the 24 we've played in the prem as recently as 2012.
Some of the other ones we haven't played recently Derby, Sheff Weds, Leeds etc we know well anyway.
Looking forward to Brighton away, hope they don't mess with that fixture re kick off time.
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Away at Small Heath on a Tuesday night. That should be tasty.
Its down as Saturday 29th October at 3pm at the moment.
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December is looking like it could be a key month. Leeds twice and Norwich are big fixtures. And who knows how important the closing fixture against Brighton might be.
If there had been no takeover, then I might agree.
However, given the new impetus Xia has brought and the funds that will be available to strengthen on top of players who are better than anything else down there in Ayew, Grealish et al, then it has to be an automatic spot, as anything lower would be a massive under achievement.
We may well be a side the bumpkins cannot wait to play at first, but getting off to a flyer will soon have people looking at us as a write off bonus fixture.
Only time will tell on the takeover. Extra money isn't always a surefire way to success. It should help, but lets wiat and see what the squad/team looks like come the kickoff.
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I looked at Wednesday's results against the other top 5 in the league and they're draw merchants it seems. Lost 1 and drew the other 4 at home and lost 2 and drew the other 3 away.
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I think it's exciting, going through the Premier League fixtures and thinking 'loss, loss, hammered, surrender v Man Utd, loss' was deflating and depressing. Obviously there will be some 'boring' home games and unappealing ones like Huddersfield on a Tuesday night but at least they're winnable. There are also some decent home games like Blues, Newcastle, Sheff Wednesday, Leeds, Forest. The away games will be fantastic, starting with Sheffield Wednesday. Fulham and Blackburn last two away games aswell, we'll take over both grounds if we're going for promotion.
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Away at Small Heath on a Tuesday night. That should be tasty.
The police will be loving that. Town will be a no go area from around 3pm.
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We are playing them on a weekend.
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Yeah, you fool s-h.
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I looked at Wednesday's results against the other top 5 in the league and they're draw merchants it seems. Lost 1 and drew the other 4 at home and lost 2 and drew the other 3 away.
Bear in mind that Southampton are looking at their manager so could be a few changes at Wednesday.
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I'll have to figure out a good month to come home. Watch a couple of games, maybe a cup game thrown in for good measure. I'm quite looking forward to this. It's a long, long season and lots will change over the course of it. It's very much a marathon, not a sprint so we will need ensure we position ourselves so that finishing strong gets us automatic promotion.
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Burton at home boxing day
Try guessing the gate for that one. Probably the biggest crowd Burton will have played in front of.
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Brentford and Fulham are on weekdays. So much for an all day Saturday session, interrupted by a football match. Bit of a downer.
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The games will be coming thick and fast. This place will be buzzing with activity. I only want one season of this, an enjoyable promotion year then back to the PL, but it will interesting discussing very different teams and games this season.
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Probably just reality setting in for me. We are in the Championship. Need to bring in a few more solid signings. Would have liked a home game to start, three points on the board to lift things. I guess we will have to try to do it the hard way, at Sheffield Wednesday, and give us even more of a boost (hopefully).
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Brentford and Fulham are on weekdays. So much for an all day Saturday session, interrupted by a football match. Bit of a downer.
Isn't Fulham a bank holiday Monday though?
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Sheffield Wednesday won't fancy us as their first game. It won't be the same Randy Lerner/Eric Black white flag waving, 3 points mailed in Aston Villa that we will see on August 7th.
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Surprised the Blues home game is as late as 22nd April. If we're both fighting for a place in the play offs, can't imagine what the atmosphere will be like. There again looking on the bright side, what a fixture to clinch automatic promotion.
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Brentford and Fulham are on weekdays. So much for an all day Saturday session, interrupted by a football match. Bit of a downer.
Isn't Fulham a bank holiday Monday though?
You're right. That's good news!
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Surprised the Blues home game is as late as 22nd April. If we're both fighting for a place in the play offs, can't imagine what the atmosphere will be like. There again looking on the bright side, what a fixture to clinch automatic promotion.
That's a big 'if'.
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I'll have to figure out a good month to come home. Watch a couple of games, maybe a cup game thrown in for good measure.
Looking forward to that.
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What better way to treat your better half for Valentines day than Barnsley at home under the lights?
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Also just noticed we have Leeds twice in December.
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Surprised the Blues home game is as late as 22nd April. If we're both fighting for a place in the play offs, can't imagine what the atmosphere will be like. There again looking on the bright side, what a fixture to clinch automatic promotion.
That's a big 'if'.
Nah, it will be a case of our traditional rendition of 'We'll Meet Again' to the Rags on the 22nd.
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What better way to treat your better half for Valentines day than Barnsley at home under the lights?
treat them to a nice Barnsley chop ;D
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Rotherham is first home game. Haha. Well done Randy - from Rotterdam to Rotherham! I suppose it had to be...
Happy memories of Sheffield Wednesday first away game under Big Ron - we should take a few up there this time too....
I said to my mate someone has a sense of humour
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I'll have to figure out a good month to come home. Watch a couple of games, maybe a cup game thrown in for good measure.
Looking forward to that.
Yep, thinking either the opening game at VP followed by Huddersfield Olly, or the back to back Forest/Brentford games. Although if we get a home cup game that could create two quick home games over a few days also.
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I think it's exciting, going through the Premier League fixtures and thinking 'loss, loss, hammered, surrender v Man Utd, loss' was deflating and depressing. Obviously there will be some 'boring' home games and unappealing ones like Huddersfield on a Tuesday night but at least they're winnable. There are also some decent home games like Blues, Newcastle, Sheff Wednesday, Leeds, Forest. The away games will be fantastic, starting with Sheffield Wednesday. Fulham and Blackburn last two away games aswell, we'll take over both grounds if we're going for promotion.
I agree with this. On the whole I am looking forward to a fresh challenge, and one we have a chance of over coming.
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This on Sky website has confused me. When did Leeds win ten European Cup?
NEW YEAR'S EVE - CHAMPIONSHIP
The festive period is always a crucial time of the season, with games coming thick and fast and the chance for a fresh start in the new year.
There are some tasty looking New Year's Eve fixtures in the Championship too, with the pick of them probably Aston Villa v Leeds.
It will be the second match between the two former European Cup winners in December, having not previously met since 2004...
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This on Sky website has confused me. When did Leeds win ten European Cup?
NEW YEAR'S EVE - CHAMPIONSHIP
The festive period is always a crucial time of the season, with games coming thick and fast and the chance for a fresh start in the new year.
There are some tasty looking New Year's Eve fixtures in the Championship too, with the pick of them probably Aston Villa v Leeds.
It will be the second match between the two former European Cup winners in December, having not previously met since 2004...
They must have. SKY invented football so have all the records
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Sheffield Wednesday won't fancy us as their first game. It won't be the same Randy Lerner/Eric Black white flag waving, 3 points mailed in Aston Villa that we will see on August 7th.
In a funny way I'd actually prefer if we don't win the first game....only because we seemed to have the knack of doing that last few seasons (Bournemouth, Arsenal and Stoke) and it just leads to dismal seasons.
Whereas last good season we had 09/10 we started off with an awful 2-0 loss at home to Wigan.
Think it's more important we win the two back to back home games. We really need to get things going at VP and actually make it a difficult place for away teams to come to again. No excuse not to win 10-15 home games this season imo which would be a very enjoyable change from the norm.
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This on Sky website has confused me. When did Leeds win ten European Cup?
NEW YEAR'S EVE - CHAMPIONSHIP
The festive period is always a crucial time of the season, with games coming thick and fast and the chance for a fresh start in the new year.
There are some tasty looking New Year's Eve fixtures in the Championship too, with the pick of them probably Aston Villa v Leeds.
It will be the second match between the two former European Cup winners in December, having not previously met since 2004...
Must have been a Leeds fan that wrote it.
They're a weird bunch, Leeds. The only club I know of that celebrates imagined trophy wins.
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Surprised the Blues home game is as late as 22nd April. If we're both fighting for a place in the play offs, can't imagine what the atmosphere will be like. There again looking on the bright side, what a fixture to clinch automatic promotion.
We played them a similar time in 2008, the 5-1 game. They went down two weeks later. Pretty sure the game in 2010 (Milner penalty) was even later as both happened around my Birthday (as does this one).
Always seems to be we have to go there first in October/November and then play the return at VP near the end of the season. Think there's only been one season in recent times when we've played them at home first.
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Sheffield Wednesday won't fancy us as their first game. It won't be the same Randy Lerner/Eric Black white flag waving, 3 points mailed in Aston Villa that we will see on August 7th.
In a funny way I'd actually prefer if we don't win the first game....only because we seemed to have the knack of doing that last few seasons (Bournemouth, Arsenal and Stoke) and it just leads to dismal seasons.
Whereas last good season we had 09/10 we started off with an awful 2-0 loss at home to Wigan.
Think it's more important we win the two back to back home games. We really need to get things going at VP and actually make it a difficult place for away teams to come to again. No excuse not to win 10-15 home games this season imo which would be a very enjoyable change from the norm.
We're no longer in the PL Soccer. Our expectations of this season need to be much, much higher. I want us to go out and have the attitude to win every single game and not consider for a second what happened last season or the past five seasons to what could happen going forward. I want us to stop being subservient and have a season that fills all of us with huge confidence again. We have become so used to losing. That has to stop.
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As someone said before, it's a marathon not a sprint.
In 87/88 we only got 1 point from the first 3 games. People shouldn't get outraged if that happens again.
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Well I'll be outraged if home games against Rotherham and Huddersfield produce nothing better than one draw.
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Sheffield Wednesday won't fancy us as their first game. It won't be the same Randy Lerner/Eric Black white flag waving, 3 points mailed in Aston Villa that we will see on August 7th.
In a funny way I'd actually prefer if we don't win the first game....only because we seemed to have the knack of doing that last few seasons (Bournemouth, Arsenal and Stoke) and it just leads to dismal seasons.
Whereas last good season we had 09/10 we started off with an awful 2-0 loss at home to Wigan.
Think it's more important we win the two back to back home games. We really need to get things going at VP and actually make it a difficult place for away teams to come to again. No excuse not to win 10-15 home games this season imo which would be a very enjoyable change from the norm.
We're no longer in the PL Soccer. Our expectations of this season need to be much, much higher. I want us to go out and have the attitude to win every single game and not consider for a second what happened last season or the past five seasons to what could happen going forward. I want us to stop being subservient and have a season that fills all of us with huge confidence again. We have become so used to losing. That has to stop.
Yes I know, in that post I did say a target for us should be to win 10-15 out of 23 homes. A 50% win ratio at VP near enough, that's lightyears away from the ratio last 5 years.
I just see it as perspective is needed. We could accumulate 100 points and still lose 10 games for example.
You know it will be meltdown on here and elsewhere every time we don't beat one of these "pub teams."
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I do like this young man #FVC (http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10321511/elphick-reacts-to-villas-opening-fixtures/)
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Some tasty fixtures in there.
Wednesday away first up, hopefully with the sun out and another 3-2 victory. Just what the mysterious doctor ordered.
Derby away in August, Forest at home in September and Preston away in early October. More attractive than Palace or Stoke away, and the usual gubbings against the Sky 4 lot.
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I was really looking forward to more midweek games (I work exclusively weekends) and not one of them is any good for me. Fuck it.
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Rotherham is first home game. Haha. Well done Randy - from Rotterdam to Rotherham! I suppose it had to be...
Also: my first Second Division game with newly relegated Villa was the first home game of 1967 - Rotherham (August 26th). We won 3-1. We finished 16th...
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Tough opener. Look forward to it though - should be fun.
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If there had been no takeover, then I might agree.
However, given the new impetus Xia has brought and the funds that will be available to strengthen on top of players who are better than anything else down there in Ayew, Grealish et al, then it has to be an automatic spot, as anything lower would be a massive under achievement.
We may well be a side the bumpkins cannot wait to play at first, but getting off to a flyer will soon have people looking at us as a write off bonus fixture.
Without wanting to sound like LTA, even with the takeover I wouldnt be rushing to the bookies to back us for automatic promotion just yet. Yes it's fantastic that Lerner has gone, with the doctors ambitious plans offering some hope after the misery of the last few years, but the problems left by Lerner haven't suddenly gone away just because he's disappeared.
Lots of players need to be moved on and replaced with upgrades first. Elphick is a good start, but there's still lots of work to do both on and off the field before we can start thinking about promotion yet.
The transfer activity over the next 5-6 weeks are crucial.
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Looking forward to the new season Wednesday away tough game.
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Rotherham is first home game. Haha. Well done Randy - from Rotterdam to Rotherham! I suppose it had to be...
Also: my first Second Division game with newly relegated Villa was the first home game of 1967 - Rotherham (August 26th). We won 3-1. We finished 16th...
Ha Ha. My first ever Villa game was also Wednesday at home but in 1965. We won 2 nil or 2-1 with Hateley and Woosnam getting the goals.
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As someone said before, it's a marathon not a sprint.
In 87/88 we only got 1 point from the first 3 games. People shouldn't get outraged if that happens again.
It's a test of endurance. We play 5 games in August in 20 days!
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If there had been no takeover, then I might agree.
However, given the new impetus Xia has brought and the funds that will be available to strengthen on top of players who are better than anything else down there in Ayew, Grealish et al, then it has to be an automatic spot, as anything lower would be a massive under achievement.
We may well be a side the bumpkins cannot wait to play at first, but getting off to a flyer will soon have people looking at us as a write off bonus fixture.
Without wanting to sound like LTA, even with the takeover I wouldnt be rushing to the bookies to back us for automatic promotion just yet. Yes it's fantastic that Lerner has gone, with the doctors ambitious plans offering some hope after the misery of the last few years, but the problems left by Lerner haven't suddenly gone away just because he's disappeared.
Lots of players need to be moved on and replaced with upgrades first. Elphick is a good start, but there's still lots of work to do both on and off the field before we can start thinking about promotion yet.
The transfer activity over the next 5-6 weeks are crucial.
I wouldn't disagree with you that our transfer activity is crucial, but that is the same of other teams too. The spine needs to be improved and the character of the dressing changed too, which seems to be the focus with the signing of Elphick.
That we've got more money to spend than anybody else and look to be one of the more glamorous propositions in that league, should give us intrinsic advantages over others.
I am not one to panic and generally have a lot of patience, however, my expectations, despite Lerner's best efforts, cannot be lowered beyond automatic promotion and why should they in any event? Its important we get off to a good start to exorcise some demons and the home fixtures we've been dealt should give us the opportunity to build confidence. Equally, I don't see why we should be worried about going anywhere, be it Derby or Wednesday.
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Unless there is a major clear out we will achieve nothing.
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I can't decide if I want automatic promotion after we beat the Blose at home or somebody at Wembley in the play-off final? Deluded - me?
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Unless there is a major clear out we will achieve nothing.
If our squad doesn't change at all from now on we would still be able to put out a team capable of beating nearly everyone in the Championship.
Assuming the coaching and motivation were being done properly, anyway.
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It's a test of endurance. We play 5 games in August in 20 days!
6 including the League Cup game!
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Unless there is a major clear out we will achieve nothing.
what would you consider a major clear out? I think we need to remove specific players but with the right additions, and critically players that will bring the right attitude I think we have sufficient depth to get promoted. This is a league where Gestede scored 20 goals, Gary Gardner looks a world beater at times, Peter Whittingham has been outstanding as has Barry Bannan. A league that West Brom with RDM in charge came back up immediately, and one where Hull and Burnley have bounced back from at the first attempt. The chaos of last season is behind us, we have a new owner and manager. No doubt we need to move some players out and with that the entire dynamic of the club will change. So I disagree that we need a major clear out. It has to be done intelligently and precisely, and ideally quickly.
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A league were a Sunderland that went down who were worse than us last season lost the first 4 games and still romped home. I'm expecting and demanding promotion but there's a chance it won't happen. Especially if our plays go into the season with the same attitude as me - which is why the signing of Elphick is pretty good business.
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Looking forward to the new season Wednesday away tough game.
yes
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I've just been told that Wednesday will be charging £45???
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I've just been told that Wednesday will be charging £45???
Think they charged £52 for some games last year, they were the team that charged the most in the Championship. Even QPR charged about £37 for their dump of a ground.
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£52 still their highest price for tickets. Robbing bastards.
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Looking forward to the new season Wednesday away tough game.
yes
let's hope for the same result :)
UTV
The Doc
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I've just been told that Wednesday will be charging £45???
Think they charged £52 for some games last year, they were the team that charged the most in the Championship. Even QPR charged about £37 for their dump of a ground.
I said elsewhere that people thinking that one of the few pluses (plusses? They both look wrong) of relegation would be cheap tickets, could well be in for a bit of a shock.
With the PL £30 cap not applying down here, anyone that goes to every game is gonna be in for a wallet-thrashing season. We're in a division of teams with aspirations of higher, but without the resources. They'll squeeze every penny out of every revenue source available to them.
We ain't gettin' in nowhere for two-and-six.
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Think Burton will be the cheapest at about £24.
Unfortunately they will onely have an allocation of less than 1000 and it's fairly local too.
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Brentford and Fulham are on weekdays. So much for an all day Saturday session, interrupted by a football match. Bit of a downer.
Fulham is Easter Monday
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Brentford and Fulham are on weekdays. So much for an all day Saturday session, interrupted by a football match. Bit of a downer.
Fulham is Easter Monday
Just realised. In which case, it should be a great day. Ignore everything I said earlier
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First two home games are a stark reminder of our current status and yet I am probably looking forward to this season more than any for a while.
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Really looking forward to this season,hopefully get a few more decent players in to replace last years lot. Plenty of good away trips to look forward to and hopefully plenty of wins!
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Always quite liked Wednesday, as well as United, great clubs the Sheffield pair and always a great day/night out. Anyway, looking at one of their forums I like them even more thanks to one or two of these comments:
I like Villa, there are the Wednesday of Birmingham, a classy club steeped in history. i hope we go up this year, as i think villa will do well in this league, the likes of Westwood, Grealish, Agbonlahor, Clark arent good enough for the prem, but will be very hand in our league if they can keep hold of them. Get rid of the huge earners there, and start again.
Birmingham are the pigs of that city, fucking scrubbers with no class.
When I was in my teens, Villa were in the old third division drawing in regular crowds of 30,000 or so.
In fact when we broke the record attendance in that league, we beat a crowd at Villa Park.
Proper club, lovely old ground with that fantastic facade it has.
I wish them well to be honest and hope they can regroup next season
One for the old timers:
Dont get the Villa love in.
If you were at Villa Park in74 where the coaches were parked the other side of the Holte End, and there was literally no police escort back to the coachpark, you wouldn't have such feelings.
We were outnumbered 10 to 1, and men, woman and children had to run the gauntlet. Not a pleasant day. Some serious beatings dished out. Thought to myself , wait till you come to Hillsborough for a bit of pay back. Problem was, they needed to win for promotion and rocked up with nearly 20,000 fans. Outnumbered 10-1 again!!!
And the little scamps smashed my car window and knicked my cassettes in the early 80's. Cold journey home
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Gary Gardner looks a world beater at times...
Really?
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Read it into what you will, but for the first time in a number of years I have written all the fixtures in my diary on the day they are published.
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I hate being in division 2. Having said that, I cor remember the last time the fixtures were announced and I was thinking "I really want to see that one, and that one" and so on. Or to have not looked at a bunch of the games and pretty much written them off.
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That's pretty much my reaction. Away to Huddersfield on a Tuesday night? Yep, fancy that (with the added bonus that I can be home in under an hour).
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Looks like everyone going to 'uddersfield will be crashing at TopDeck's then.
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Looking forward to Championship fixtures will get very old if we are still looking at them in 2017/18. Need to enjoy this but get out by the end of THIS season.
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Looking forward to Championship fixtures will get very old if we are still looking at them in 2017/18. Need to enjoy this but get out by the end of THIS season.
We'll be looking forward to Division 3 fixtures.
/endLTAmode
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Already a number of midweeks confirmed, just wait for the TV companies to get their horrible fingers into the pie.
Oh and Channel 5 at 9pm saturday evening - how depressing.
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Looks like everyone going to 'uddersfield will be crashing at TopDeck's then.
Er, okay... Better then than Barnsley on Valentine's Day.
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Looks like everyone going to 'uddersfield will be crashing at TopDeck's then.
Er, okay... Better then than Barnsley on Valentine's Day.
It's a date! I expect to be wined and dined first though.
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I'm really looking forward to some of the games, especially the away ones. Like Toronto said though, let's hope it's only a brief stay but let's enjoy it.
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£52 still their highest price for tickets. Robbing bastards.
Surely not?
That's steep for Premier League, let alone Championship football.
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Looks like everyone going to 'uddersfield will be crashing at TopDeck's then.
Er, okay... Better then than Barnsley on Valentine's Day.
It's a date! I expect to be wined and dined first though.
I don't I'm a real slag. So TD I get first dibs on the top bunk?
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Looking forward to Championship fixtures will get very old if we are still looking at them in 2017/18. Need to enjoy this but get out by the end of THIS season.
As a rule I think you need to get back up by the second season. Think you get a season's grace, but much longer then it becomes harder and harder, adn if anything you are likely to slide the other way. Of course I want us to come straight back up, but from a footballing stand point I don't think a couple of seasons in the Championship would be the worse thing in the world.
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I do like this young man #FVC (http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10321511/elphick-reacts-to-villas-opening-fixtures/)
He's becoming my favourite player already.
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Looks like everyone going to 'uddersfield will be crashing at TopDeck's then.
You can all crash at mine. It's only a 20 minute walk from the ground.
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Sorry chaps. I can't find the fixtures after fishing round the football league website. Can anyone copy and paste here:
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Burton at VP on Boxing Day - we just might have to celebrate Christmas in the UK this year.
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Sorry chaps. I can't find the fixtures after fishing round the football league website. Can anyone copy and paste here:
Villa fixtures (http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/fixtures)
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Lets wait to confirm promotion until 22nd April ......sounds a realistic date just couple left after that date .....I wonder who the opponents are on that day? Just think if they could also be relegated on that date ....party time lol
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I do like this young man #FVC (http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10321511/elphick-reacts-to-villas-opening-fixtures/)
He's becoming my favourite player already.
"We" and "us". It didn't take long. I like him.
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7 games in April? That's going to busy month with the FA Cup Semi final as well.
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Worse, I looked at the 7 in April. Presumed I would do them all. And then told the wife. Her anger somewhat tempered my excitement!
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From PRAVDA
After consultation between the Clubs and West Midlands Police, the dates and times of our 2016/17 matches between Villa and Birmingham City have been changed.
The EFL are in agreement with these fixture alterations.
Therefore, Blues v Villa at St. Andrew's will now take place on Sunday, October 30, kick-off 12noon.
The return match at Villa Park is now scheduled for Sunday April 23, kick-off 12noon.
Ticketing arrangements and any further details will be announced closer to the date of each derby game.
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God help Sunday afternoon shoppers in Bullring and rest of city centre.
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Away to that lot on my birthday then, let's hope I'm in the party mood come 2pm.
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7 games in April? That's going to busy month with the FA Cup Semi final as well.
Surely the League match on the weekend of the FA semi will be cancelled? We can't possibly do both!!
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29th October is my wedding anniversary and 22nd April is my Sons birthday. Both now brilliantly avoided by this change!
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What about the FA cup semi final on 22 April?
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His son will have a banging birthday.
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We play Weds away on Sunday, then Luton away on Tues, only 48 hours between games? That's ridiculous, and both for the benefit of TV.
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We play Weds away on Sunday, then Luton away on Tues, only 48 hours between games? That's ridiculous, and both for the benefit of TV.
We play Luton on Wednesday.
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We play Weds away on Sunday, then Luton away on Tues, only 48 hours between games? That's ridiculous, and both for the benefit of TV.
We play Luton on Wednesday.
That's better if so. The link TV posted on the previous page: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/fixtures says Tuesday.
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We play Weds away on Sunday, then Luton away on Tues, only 48 hours between games? That's ridiculous, and both for the benefit of TV.
We play Luton on Wednesday.
That's better if so. The link TV posted on the previous page: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/fixtures says Tuesday.
Is the Luton game is being televised?
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We play Weds away on Sunday, then Luton away on Tues, only 48 hours between games? That's ridiculous, and both for the benefit of TV.
We play Luton on Wednesday.
That's better if so. The link TV posted on the previous page: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/fixtures says Tuesday.
Is the Luton game is being televised?
Yes its on SKY
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Thank you
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Sky Bet Championship
Villa Park
Saturday August 13
Kick-off: 3pm
Tickets: £20 to £28 [adults], £15 to £28 [concessions], £13 to £18 [U18s], £10 to £18 [U8s], £28 to £32 [adult and junior (U18) combo]
Wheelchair tickets: Available by calling the Consumer Sales Department on 0333 323 1874
Monday July 4: On sale to 2016/17 season ticket holders + 2015/16 Villa Cash members
Thursday July 7: On sale to supporters with an Aston Villa booking history
Thursday July 14: On general sale
Please note that a maximum of six tickets can be purchased per transaction.
Post: Only tickets purchased before 3.30pm on Thursday August 11 will be posted to supporters. All tickets purchased after this deadline will be available for collection only - or you can Print at Home if you book online and have access to a printer.
Collections: Supporters are advised to collect their tickets as early as possible to avoid the disappointment of missing kick-off. Tickets can be collected from the Villa Village Ticket Office up to 12.30pm on matchday after which point, tickets can only be collected from the Trinity Road Ticket Office which will be open from 1pm.
Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town
Sky Bet Championship
Villa Park
Tuesday August 16
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Tickets: £20 to £28 [adults], £15 to £28 [concessions], £13 to £18 [U18s], £10 to £18 [U8s], £28 to £32 [adult and junior (U18) combo]
Wheelchair tickets: Available by calling the Consumer Sales Department on 0333 323 1874
Monday July 4: On sale to 2016/17 season ticket holders + 2015/16 Villa Cash members
Thursday July 7: On sale to supporters with an Aston Villa booking history
Thursday July 14: On general salePlease note that a maximum of six tickets can be purchased per transaction.
Post: Only tickets purchased before 3.30pm on Friday August 12 will be posted to supporters. All tickets purchased after this deadline will be available for collection only - or you can Print at Home if you book online and have access to a printer.
Collections: Supporters are advised to collect their tickets as early as possible to avoid the disappointment of missing kick-off. Tickets can be collected from the Villa Village Ticket Office up to 5.30pm on matchday after which point, tickets can only be collected from the Trinity Road Ticket Office which will be open from 6pm.
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Please no seat will be over 30 quid although of course Huddersfield and Rotherham would be nearer the bottom of the price list for teams, would expect derbies to be over that price.
A little surprised no adult ticket is under 20 quid. I've purchased plenty of 15 quid tickets in recent seasons although of course that has been through viagogo and latterly Seatwave. Are we still with them this season?
Same for concessions, would it have hurt them to start at a tenner?
We'll have around 20k tickets available on a game by game basis. I think this pricing will probably shift another 10k and the rest is up to the team and how well they do.
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Please no seat will be over 30 quid although of course Huddersfield and Rotherham would be nearer the bottom of the price list for teams, would expect derbies to be over that price.
A little surprised no adult ticket is under 20 quid. I've purchased plenty of 15 quid tickets in recent seasons although of course that has been through viagogo and latterly Seatwave. Are we still with them this season?
Same for concessions, would it have hurt them to start at a tenner?
We'll have around 20k tickets available on a game by game basis. I think this pricing will probably shift another 10k and the rest is up to the team and how well they do.
Remember that the low priced seatwave tickets were generated by us having a lot of season ticket holders who had simply had enough before the season ended.
We will have less season ticket holders, and those we do have will hopefully feel more like going because we'll hopefully be doing a bit better.
£15 tickets direct from the club start to be generated when attendances drop below expectations, not for the first 2 games of a new season, even if one of them is on a Tuesday night.
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Shows how big a club we are still to have both games on TV, just saying like
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I changed my subscription out here to Bein Sports. Guessing us and Newcastle will be on a lot. A year not being stressed watching us lose week in week out in the PL is going to do me the world of good.
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Do we know when the TV games for the rest of Aug & Sep will be announced?
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Is the 'uddersfield game still subject to being moved for TV?
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Just realised Fulham away Easter Monday.....nice!
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Do Channel 5 have an online TV player thingy? Don't have a telly, not sure how to catch the highlights. Maybe avtv will be worth the thirty quid a year now that Jack has gone. Maybe not, though.
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Friendly organised vs GAK 1902 -GRAZ , in Austria on 9th July, ko at 18.30....http://www.eventrakete.at/graz/gak-1902-aston-villa-fc/
Highly recommended, this beautiful , mountainous part of Austria ( Styria ) , for those who are considering going to the game............Godzvilla!
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Do we know when the TV games for the rest of Aug & Sep will be announced?
Tomorrow apparently.
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Friendly organised vs GAK 1902 -GRAZ , in Austria on 9th July, ko at 18.30....http://www.eventrakete.at/graz/gak-1902-aston-villa-fc/
Highly recommended, this beautiful , mountainous part of Austria ( Styria ) , for those who are considering going to the game............Godzvilla!
I wonder if it's live on AVTV?
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Do we know when the TV games for the rest of Aug & Sep will be announced?
Tomorrow apparently.
Good. I've been holding back on booking some gig tickets pending match changes. Its almost as if they EFL/Sky don't consider my plans ;)
Also, I could do with the Newcastle game being moved to the Sunday
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Rotherham tickets are on Seatwave; all of them £23 plus fees for wings of the Nortth Stand upper so no bargains yet.
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Ticket prices aren't too bad really...what I like now is it's pretty much same price to sit anywhere in the ground rather than the huge differences we saw in the prem e.g. sittin in North stand was on average about 25 quid but to sit in Witton upper was 40 quid for most games.
It's now 25 quid so huge savings for that stand and the trinity aswell.
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Sky still not announced what games they are showing for August (aside from the first 2 weekends) and September? Disregard for the fans yet again, no surprise.
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Sky fixtures for games up to end of September will now be announced on Wednesday
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Why can't they announce up to the New Year like in the Premier League?
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Ive no idea, wish they would though, so i could book all my flights from NI as cheap as poss lol
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Why can't they announce up to the New Year like in the Premier League?
Premier league only announced up to first weekend in October.
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I stand corrected.
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The stick out fixture is obviously Derby in August no doubt this will be moved in some shape or form.
Villa are in a tricky position in that we are a big name. The TV companies know full well that we are a bigger attraction to watch than the likes of perhaps Barnsley (even if they think they are Brazil) or Wigan Athletic (so think they are still the FA Cup holders).
TV pays a lot of money into the game and even as a season ticket holder whilst I hate the thought of anything not 3pm on a Saturday, just have to accept the situation as part of modern day football.
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PS just a further thought would anyone prefer the uncertainty of travelling to games which may be postponed due to the weather as what became a common issue in the 70's to the knowledge that the game will be played but at 7:45 on a Friday night. Not quite as clear cut perhaps!
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Rotherham ticket purchased today. Only £2 thanks to what I had on my VC card.
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Rotherham ticket purchased today. Only £2 thanks to what I had on my VC card.
:)
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Rotherham ticket purchased today. Only £2 thanks to what I had on my VC card.
Was that including the booking fee or have you just paid the booking fee?
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No fee as I bought it in the shop in town and paid the extra couple of quid in cash.
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Rotherham ticket purchased today. Only £2 thanks to what I had on my VC card.
Do you want me to bring up your gnome on that day ?
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Rotherham ticket purchased today. Only £2 thanks to what I had on my VC card.
Well played my friend! Gotta be worth it for that.. Right?
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Rotherham ticket purchased today. Only £2 thanks to what I had on my VC card.
I've lost touch that much I didn't realise that Rotherham were one of our pre-season friendlies. I wonder if we'll play the kids or try and get settled before we play Wednesday. Strange though, could have swore they lost the play off final? It's age that does it.
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Rotherham ticket purchased today. Only £2 thanks to what I had on my VC card.
I've lost touch that much I didn't realise that Rotherham were one of our pre-season friendlies. I wonder if we'll play the kids or try and get settled before we play Wednesday. Strange though, could have swore they lost the play off final? It's age that does it.
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Not sure if you're fishing here but you do know Rotherham is a league game played after Sheffield Wednesday? You do know Wednesday lost the play off final?
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Yeah... Just a laboured joke about relegation.
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Yeah... Just a laboured joke about relegation.
I thought so ;). I had feelings I was being caught in a trap. The question is do you keep me or throw me back?
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What do you reckon the gate will be for the Rotherham game, 30k +?...
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What do you reckon the gate will be for the Rotherham game, 30k +?...
26,438
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31197
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Was thinking around 31k
sod it,
31, 685
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29998
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It's a Saturday so will surely be over 30k.
Huddersfield midweek game though....
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33'244
Will be interesting to see what sort of gates we get throughout the season. My guess is they will stay above 30000 most weeks.
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Didn't realise it was a Saturday. On that case 35. 683.
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There'll be good numbers of away support too ( little clubs big day out) this will boost the gates you'd think
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The good Doctor says we've sold 18,000 season tickets, which must only be a few shy of what we usually shift. That should hold attendances steady.
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It will depend on a lot of things: how well we start the season; what days certain games are played; who the opposition is. My guess is an average league attendance of around 29k. There's a lot of derbies and former big clubs down there so we'll have quite a few 30k attendances I reckon, but those will be dragged down by the odd 19k mid-week outing against the likes of Huddersfield.
Anything over a 26k average would be Ok for us next season, in my view.
Did we clear up whether the upper trinity is shut all season, or just for certain games? I know it was discussed at length, but not sure what the verdict was.
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It will depend on a lot of things: how well we start the season; what days certain games are played; who the opposition is. My guess is an average league attendance of around 29k. There's a lot of derbies and former big clubs down there so we'll have quite a few 30k attendances I reckon, but those will be dragged down by the odd 19k mid-week outing against the likes of Huddersfield.
Anything over a 26k average would be Ok for us next season, in my view.
Did we clear up whether the upper trinity is shut all season, or just for certain games? I know it was discussed at length, but not sure what the verdict was.
we were told all season no matter what. But that was under the previous regime and they would be crazy not to review that as the season goes on
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I think attendances will hold up for the first few games, with the novelty factor of playing different clubs etc. Then it will depend on whether results/performances have been any good whether people decide to keep going.
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They have to open it for Blues at least, surely?
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It will depend on a lot of things: how well we start the season; what days certain games are played; who the opposition is. My guess is an average league attendance of around 29k. There's a lot of derbies and former big clubs down there so we'll have quite a few 30k attendances I reckon, but those will be dragged down by the odd 19k mid-week outing against the likes of Huddersfield.
Anything over a 26k average would be Ok for us next season, in my view.
Did we clear up whether the upper trinity is shut all season, or just for certain games? I know it was discussed at length, but not sure what the verdict was.
The only way we'll ever get a sub 20k crowd is if there are, based on current figures, less than 2,000 walk ups and no away fans.
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It will depend on a lot of things: how well we start the season; what days certain games are played; who the opposition is. My guess is an average league attendance of around 29k. There's a lot of derbies and former big clubs down there so we'll have quite a few 30k attendances I reckon, but those will be dragged down by the odd 19k mid-week outing against the likes of Huddersfield.
Anything over a 26k average would be Ok for us next season, in my view.
Did we clear up whether the upper trinity is shut all season, or just for certain games? I know it was discussed at length, but not sure what the verdict was.
We only have three home midweek fixtures as it stands (few more could be moved for FA cup games in second half of season) so that will help the average attendance.
No season tickets are being sold for Upper Trinty as we know but I fully expect it to be open for games this season, probably after xmas for the run in.
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Just on the Sheff Weds site trying to find ticket details for our game and was surprised to see that apparently they've sold 20,000 STs at prices from £500-700.
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It will depend on a lot of things: how well we start the season; what days certain games are played; who the opposition is. My guess is an average league attendance of around 29k. There's a lot of derbies and former big clubs down there so we'll have quite a few 30k attendances I reckon, but those will be dragged down by the odd 19k mid-week outing against the likes of Huddersfield.
Anything over a 26k average would be Ok for us next season, in my view.
Did we clear up whether the upper trinity is shut all season, or just for certain games? I know it was discussed at length, but not sure what the verdict was.
We only have three home midweek fixtures as it stands (few more could be moved for FA cup games in second half of season) so that will help the average attendance.
No season tickets are being sold for Upper Trinty as we know but I fully expect it to be open for games this season, probably after xmas for the run in.
Great spec from up there - but atmosphere is dead.
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They have to open it for Blues at least, surely?
why? sunday 12pm kick off 38k will be plenty
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Sky fixtures for games up to end of September will now be announced on Wednesday
Any idea what time they're updating the fixtures on Sky? Not updated so far today.
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I reckon Derby Forest and Newcastle games will get moved.
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4pm i believe
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I reckon Derby Forest and Newcastle games will get moved.
Derby won't be...they already have Sheff Weds-Leeds at half 12 on the Saturday and then Norwich-Ipswich on the Sunday at 12.
Could be right on the other two and nothing on the weekend of the Bristol City game so that could be moved also.
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I think Derby away could get switched to Saturday at 5.30, seeing as Sky are showing PL games that weekend on Friday night, Saturday lunchtime plus two on Sunday.
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They have to open it for Blues at least, surely?
Absolutely, that's got to be a 35,000 - 38,000 game at least ?
Anyway, if it is re-opened, what happens, do all those that had a ST up there for years get first refusal to go back to where they were moved from (for that game only) ?
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They have to open it for Blues at least, surely?
Absolutely, that's got to be a 35,000 - 38,000 game at least ?
Anyway, if it is re-opened, what happens, do all those that had a ST up there for years get first refusal to go back to where they were moved from (for that game only) ?
the problem with opening it for one off games is that you then have to staff it and train staff up etc so I think that the only way they will consider reopening it is if the crowds are consistently high and then they reopen for the remainder of the season. And yes, we were told we would get first refusal on our old seats
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I'm expecting Huw Johns to be the commentator for a lot of games next season.
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4pm i believe
Thank you. Have been asked to give my girlfriend's granddad a Villa fixture list and I thought I may as well wait until the September TV fixtures are announced.
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4pm i believe
Thank you. Have been asked to give my girlfriend's granddad a Villa fixture list and I thought I may as well wait until the September TV fixtures are announced.
Can he play right back?
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Why does the OS show Friday fixtures at 15.00.
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We've been a Championship team for 5 minutes and the league already feels more disorganised.
No ticket details for a game 3 1/2 weeks away
No TV coverage details for a games 5 1/2 weeks away
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We've been a Championship team for 5 minutes and the league already feels more disorganised.
No ticket details for a game 3 1/2 weeks away
No TV coverage details for a games 5 1/2 weeks away
Highlights Channel 5 on a Saturday 9pm!
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I think that Bristol city away, will be on the telly
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Games moved for tv, august and september: Derby 20/8/16 moved back to 1730 ko, Villa home to Forest moved back to SUnday 11/9/16 ko 1315, Villa v Newcastle moved back to 1730 ko on 24/9/16
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Brentford at home also moved back a day to wed 14th sept
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Brentford at home also moved back a day to wed 14th sept
So out of our first 8 games of the season, 5 are on Sky. More popular than we were in the Premier League.
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Brentford moved back a day as we are playing Forest on the Sunday beforehand. Brentford game not on tv though.
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We've been a Championship team for 5 minutes and the league already feels more disorganised.
No ticket details for a game 3 1/2 weeks away
No TV coverage details for a games 5 1/2 weeks away
Apparently the reason there's no news on Sheff Weds tickets is we're trying to sort out reciprocal pricing with them. Personally I prefer that than being more organised and they are already on sale at £40-50 a go which seems their usual rate.
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Brentford at home also moved back a day to wed 14th sept
So out of our first 8 games of the season, 5 are on Sky. More popular than we were in the Premier League.
This was always going to happen. Big fish in small pond syndrome.
Don't worry though, after 3 months when we're scrabbling around the lower mid-table we'll soon get binned for TV matches!!! ;)
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We've been a Championship team for 5 minutes and the league already feels more disorganised.
No ticket details for a game 3 1/2 weeks away
No TV coverage details for a games 5 1/2 weeks away
Apparently the reason there's no news on Sheff Weds tickets is we're trying to sort out reciprocal pricing with them. Personally I prefer that than being more organised and they are already on sale at £40-50 a go which seems their usual rate.
May well be the norm this season, unfortunately. Trouble is, it makes it difficult to sort 'cheap' travel out, the longer it drags on.
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Rumours on twatter that Wednesday is going to be £45
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Disgraceful, if true. Hope they go down.
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Rumours on twatter that Wednesday is going to be £45
Was thinking of maybe going up there, but won't bother if it s that much.
Robbing bastards
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Sunday, 4:30pm KO and on Sky too. Madness.
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I certainly can't afford 45 pounds if that figure is true. Seems like we might have to drop another division to get reasonable ticket prices ;)
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£42. On sale from Monday
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That is madness. Leeds will be similar.
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more than 0.46p a minute - make the most of it guys!
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For a game you can watch in the pub or at home
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It being the first game of the season, new era and a novelty and all that will likely see us shift the first couple allocations.
Robbing northern tossers. They're also fleecing their own support too.
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I certainly can't afford 45 pounds if that figure is true. Seems like we might have to drop another division to get reasonable ticket prices ;)
Get used to it.
We'll be a top category game for every single club this season and the pricing will be set accordingly. Add in to that the fact that the further down the pyramid you go the more clubs rely on ticket prices to fund their operations and the 'paying more for a lower standard of football' argument/expectation doesn't hold.
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£42. On sale from Monday
Great stuff, won't be bothering going to that.
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Its a real shame as I've not been to Hillsborough and would have liked to have gone, but until I get a job can't really afford to pay that. Instead will do something nice for my birthday ::) Will listen to the game on the radio and watch highlights online or go down the pub and watch it.