Who do you want first next season? CONFIRMED AS BOURNEMOUTH (A)

[Clampy]

SilHill is going to do a one man Leeds on them by the sounds of it.

Their entire ground may be smaller than the Holte End, but then so what? They've been a lower league club for most of their existence and if they can establish themselves in the top flight and be satisfied that the demand exists, then they can consider increasing capacity.

There is only Scudamore that will be upset at Deans Court and how that looks for the "brand" in China etc where they're flogging the bestest league ever.

If you're part of the away scheme, then you'll get a ticket anyway and if you're not, you big part timer, then its £25 and a DD from your account for all your other aways.

The only problem with the away scheme is that if you return 5 tickets during the season, you get thrown off. I'm not sure if they've ever enforced that rule mind.

[Damo70]

Some so called 'big city' clubs have grounds that hold less than 30,000 and can't fill them regularly in the top flight, let alone when they have regular visits to the championship. If only I could think of one or two examples.

[bertlambshank]

There's this about Brentford in November last year, no mention of ground capacity.

The west London club's stadium does not currently satisfy top flight standards.

"Griffin Park falls short of meeting Premier League requirements in some areas," chief executive Mark Devlin told the club website.

"We are looking at creative and innovative solutions to meet those requirements."

Every Championship club has to submit plans to the Premier League board before 31 January, detailing how they will meet a series of requirements set by the Premier League.

They include the size of media working areas, levels of floodlighting, the provision of undersoil heating and dressing rooms meeting specific dimensions.

The Bees, who are currently fifth in the Championship table having been promoted last season, have played at the 12,763-capacity Griffin Park since 1904.

It was the amount of standing that was the problem at Brentford.The capacity isn't in question.

[kippaxvilla2]

The more smaller clubs in the top flight the better. The thought of Sky/Scudamore etc trying to sell something like Bury v Yeovil on a Monday night as part of the bestest league the world has ever seen amuses me. You just know, that deep down, they hate having small clubs like Bournemouth, Watford and Albion soiling the fixture list.

'THE GAMES THAT MATTER'

[SoccerHQ]

Did someone say the TV games get announced by middle of this week?

[silhillvilla]

Did someone say the TV games get announced by middle of this week?

Up til Xmas 2015 I believe

[cdbearsfan]

They get announced on or before June 24th.

So Wednesday, at the latest.

[bertlambshank]

Early July.
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/fixture-changes-explained.html

[joe_c]

So if "you're part of the away scheme" you reckon you're guaranteed a ticket regardless of how many aways you did last season ??

Sounds like your irritation at Bournemouth's tiny ground is due to your concern that you might not get a ticket.

[bertlambshank]

So if "you're part of the away scheme" you reckon you're guaranteed a ticket regardless of how many aways you did last season ??

Sounds like your irritation at Bournemouth's tiny ground is due to your concern that you might not get a ticket.

WTG winner!

[Gregorys Boy]

Am aiming for maybe a couple of games from the first few.  Bournmouth would be good just for the atmosphere and it being there first game in the top flight but will be very hard to get into.  Am hoping to take my friends son to his first ever game should they be over from the states around this time so the Man Utd home would be a good fixture to start him off with (well sort of ) and should be quite near London if I wanted to take in the Palace game too.  Enjoyed that fixture last season.  Liked the ground and it was cheap too.