Opening Day Predictions - Stoke City (a)

[Walmley_Villa]

Not a bad set of fixtures - 3 of last 4 at home...

[manic-road]

Not to bad a start

[PaulWinch again]

To be honest at the moment I'm really struggling to drum up any enthusiasm for it, I really hope we're in a much better place by the time it kicks off. However looking at it, it's a reasonable first few games and then a horrible September.

[Villan For Life]

So not Manure after all then (winky thing)

[Fin Feds Dad]

To be honest at the moment I'm really struggling to drum up any enthusiasm for it, I really hope we're in a much better place by the time it kicks off. However looking at it, it's a reasonable first few games and then a horrible September.

This .

[ozzjim]

September's and October look horrible. Have to start well or bottom at Christmas.

[Dave]

Probably more importantly, West Ham, Southampton, Burnley as the last three matches.

That could have been a lot worse.

[manic-road]

Three out of the last four games are at home. We are rubbish at home.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

September's and October look horrible. Have to start well or bottom at Christmas.

That's the spirit.

[ozzjim]

Yep. Feeling a lot worse now I realise we have to actually play again.

[SoccerHQ]

Not to bad a start

Really? We hardly ever win at Stoke and Newcastle under Pardew are a bogey team for us. And basically we get last season's August in September this time. Would be surprised if we aren't bottom 6 by the end of September.

Burnley at home on the last day aswell, I would like to think they'll be little riding on that game!

[ADVILLAFAN]

September's and October look horrible. Have to start well or bottom at Christmas.

That's what I thought. Have been feeling quite good about football whilst this entertaining World Cup is on. Somehow the fixtures have helped the dread to hit home again. September, October and April all look horrible.

[SoccerHQ]

Have to say looking at some of the away trips...what bright spark though Swansea was local to the Midlands for a boxing day match?!

Hull and Crystal Palace also midweek trips for the hardcore.

[darren woolley]

We've got a good start but those September fixtures look bad let's hope we can pick a few wins before then.

[SoccerHQ]

We've got a good start but those September fixtures look bad let's hope we can pick a few wins before then.

You never know with the big teams. We have a pretty good record against them last season and it's always better to play them early on when new signings are settling in/players are fatigued from the WC, we won't lose all those games.

My concern is we won't win any of Stoke, Newcastle and Hull!