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Offline Toronto Villa

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First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« on: June 01, 2016, 04:52:19 AM »
Reality sank in a while back of course, but given it is what it is,

1) who do you want first game?
2) who do you think we'll get?

Answers on a postcard.

I'll go for Preston at home for who I want, and I think we'll get Barnsley away.

Fixtures are out on June 22. First Saturday of the season is August 6th

Offline VicMackey

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2016, 05:53:30 AM »
1.  Want - nobody springs to mind but an easy 3 points at home would be nice.  So Blues then.  Kidding - Rotherham?
2.  We'll get Burton Albion away.  Guaranteed

Offline Ads

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2016, 06:36:51 AM »
Hopefully we're at home given the last good few have been away. Be nice to exorcise a daemon and give somebody a routine beating at Villa Park.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2016, 06:45:58 AM »
It will be Blackburn or QPR.

Offline Ads

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2016, 06:49:26 AM »
It will be on TV.

Offline brian green

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2016, 07:10:48 AM »
Newcastle at home so we can put to bed the defeatist notion that they are a wonder team managed by a wonder manager owned by a wonder owner who are going to smash everybody they play.

Offline Musicmaan

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2016, 07:49:41 AM »
1. Newcastle Away - A trip up there in the summer will be much more tolerable, plus gets the encounter with the 'best fans in the country' over and done with.

2. Yeah, Burton Albion most likely.

Offline Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2016, 07:51:40 AM »
Melchester Rovers away.

Never been to Mel Park and with a 56.000 capacity we should get a good allocation.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchester_Rovers

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2016, 07:55:08 AM »
Want - a team with a big away end to boost my away attendance before some of the grounds with small capacities come up.

Realistically, they rarely give us a local derby early so we can rule out SH or Wolves.

Please not Newcastle, Wigan or Norwich, that would be very boring.

I reckon it'll be, oh I don't know, Barnsley. Away.

Just noticed TV has said Barnsley. I'll change my guess to Dirty Leeds away.
« Last Edit: June 01, 2016, 08:00:07 AM by cdbullyweefan »

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2016, 07:55:48 AM »
A new dawn for Villa came on the opening day in 1991 at Hillsborough. Maybe the same again?

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2016, 07:56:17 AM »
Cardiff away

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2016, 07:58:23 AM »
As an aside, is this the first season that the Football League fixtures are being announced a week later than the Premier League games? I'm sure they're just doing that to rub it in.

Surely it would make more sense to do it the other way round seeing as our season kicks off before theirs?

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2016, 08:10:04 AM »
Last 5 seasons we've started with an away game and I'm expecting we will this season with a trip to Burton.

Offline cheltenhamlion

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2016, 08:19:35 AM »
Someone away with a huge allocation please.

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Re: First game 2016/2017 - who do you want, who will we get?
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2016, 08:20:38 AM »
Brighton away
« Last Edit: June 01, 2016, 08:22:48 AM by JD »

 


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