2012 / 2013 fixtures

[Holte L2]

Anybody know when Sky are going to announce the fixture changes? Already found cheap trains I want to book for West Ham and Newcastle. But don't want to jump the gun incase we get fucked over with times/dates.

Definitely don't book anything for Newcastle. It'll be moved as they're in Europe the previous Thursday. You might get away with West Ham but I wouldn't book yet.

I've tweeted sky hoping for a prompt response. Your right about Newcastle. If its a Sunday, I'll drive and do a night out. No chance I'm going if its a Monday.

I've got a feeling that sky will move our West Ham game to a Sunday or a Monday. Will book off if its a Monday.

[cdbearsfan]

I'm pretty sure they'll pick the following three games:

Everton v Man U. Genuinely decent game and they can bang on about last year's 4-4.
Man City v Southampton. For some reason, they always pick Manchester title contender versus newly-promoted cannon fodder as a televised game.
Newcastle v Spurs - like the Everton one, actually looks a good game.

So by that logic, the West Ham game shouldn't get moved.

[Mike Jeffries]

On a purely selfish tip my initial thoughts are that I'm chuffed, because we are away the three weekends where I've got tickets for music festivals.  Down side is one of those is Fulham!   

[London Villan]

First day of the season could see five games being moved...

[JJ-AV]

Any idea when we'll find out about ticket news for West Ham?

[Clampy]

Any idea when we'll find out about ticket news for West Ham?

I'd say around mid July at a guess.

[Chipsticks]

Does anyone know when Sky will pick the games they want to move around? I need to book the day off work for the Everton game and don't want them crapping all over my plans.

[Drummond]

I'm sure I read it was 3rd July that Sky announced fixtures.

[cdbearsfan]

Worth mentioning that the African Cup of Nations runs from 19th January - 10th February. So we could be playing Newcastle at a good time, if Senegal qualify.

[Damo70]

I'm sure I read it was 3rd July that Sky announced fixtures.

I'm pretty sure that last season I had one of those free fixture things the papers give away at the start of the season and it had the live SKY games from the first day up until around Christmas.

[SoccerHQ]

Just realized Chelsea are playing in the world club championships in Japan in the middle of December.

As we're playing them on December 22nd, I'm guessing that fixture will be moved?

[cdbearsfan]

The final is on the 16th so I don't see why. Hopefully their sheduled league game from the previous weekend will be moved to the midweek before they play us and they'll be knackered when we turn up.

[greenwichvilla]

I've heard a rumour that the West Ham game may be switched to Villa Park due that weekend being the Olympics closing weekend. Any truth in that?

Before you ask... Twitter (I know, I know)

[villajk]

The Olympics finish on 12th August.

[exigo]

Surely that would have been put into the fixture computer if it was true? There's a knock-on effect as Blues and Albion will be at home that weekend.