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Title: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: philsky on June 25, 2024, 12:30:38 pm

Please let it be 3/8 first match OR 10/8.

In any event home or "southern" away.

Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: pib on June 25, 2024, 12:42:26 pm
First league game is on the weekend of the 10th August.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: ravenrover on June 25, 2024, 12:51:52 pm
Notts County away would do me 1st game, that is if we can't play a home fixture due to Dons being at home
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: GazLaz on June 25, 2024, 01:13:28 pm
Bromley away.
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Post by: DearneValleyRover on June 25, 2024, 01:53:48 pm
Port Vale away to say hello to Darren
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Post by: Keenstonian on June 25, 2024, 05:29:21 pm
Would agree with Bromley away.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: scawsby steve on June 25, 2024, 06:45:25 pm
Wombles away.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Branton Rover on June 25, 2024, 06:51:14 pm
Notts County will be amongst the Christmas fixtures along with Chesterfield etc.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Little Wolf on June 25, 2024, 07:05:13 pm
Most excited about the fixture release for years
 :scarf:
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Wild Rover on June 25, 2024, 07:10:52 pm
Its almost ruled in to be either a relegated team or one of the unsucessful play off teams away in all cases.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: les@donr on June 25, 2024, 09:22:10 pm
Crewe  away
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Michael Shaw on June 25, 2024, 10:04:54 pm
Obviously I am missing something, but why does everyone want our first game to be away?
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Nudga on June 25, 2024, 10:07:09 pm
Obviously I am missing something, but why does everyone want our first game to be away?

Because it's ace.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: scawsby steve on June 25, 2024, 10:12:31 pm
Obviously I am missing something, but why does everyone want our first game to be away?

I don't think we do, mate. We've just resigned ourselves to the fact that it will be an away game, because the Dons are playing at the Eco on that day.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on June 25, 2024, 10:15:21 pm
Home first please, I'm away the next two Saturdays.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: scawsby steve on June 25, 2024, 10:19:47 pm
Home first please, I'm away the next two Saturdays.

You'll be disappointed then, mate.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: dknward2 on June 25, 2024, 10:26:54 pm
Unless we play on Friday night
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Michael Shaw on June 25, 2024, 10:30:24 pm
I would like to see all our players in our first match, at home, and see how they look and perform. That won't happen if we are away. A hat trick for Sharp? I hope so.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Bentley Bullet on June 25, 2024, 10:32:08 pm
Colchester away.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: les@donr on June 26, 2024, 02:11:02 am
Start with an easy one, eh!
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Guernsey Exile on June 26, 2024, 07:40:21 am
Thinking about it there is a high chance it won't be a 3pm sat game with the new TV deal to think about
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on June 26, 2024, 09:16:03 am
First impressions is a good opening run of fixtures, with a chance to build a winning start.

Conversely, the run in looks more testing so I hope by then we are firmly established as front runners.

As with any season though, it's going to take at least a dozen games before we get a better idea how the season might pan out and where our strengths and weaknesses lie.

Bring it on!
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Chris Black come back on June 26, 2024, 09:20:01 am
Well yet again we’ve been given a massive shit sandwich at Christmas! Who came up with these?!

Boxing Day - AWAY at Walsall
28 December - AWAY at Colchester
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Chris Black come back on June 26, 2024, 09:26:41 am
Also, remember that this season is the first where each week two League Two matches will be broadcast live at 12.30pm on Saturdays.

They won’t confirm which games these are until early July. So it is entirely possible that lots of our games are still to be moved. And they are only guaranteeing this up until Christmas.

Nobody asked for this, yet it is being foisted upon us to fill the gaps in the Sky Sports schedule.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Alan Southstand on June 26, 2024, 09:57:16 am
August looks pretty tricky, to me. First game at home, Accrington, is one we’ve , historically, found difficult. Newport away is a complete unknown, as they’ve changed their manager. Morecambe - see Accrington comment above. Playing Port Vale early maybe a good thing.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: Filo on June 26, 2024, 10:14:58 am
At least we play on the Newport pitch when it’s in prime condition and not a mud pit
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Post by: Copps is Magic on June 26, 2024, 11:36:48 am
What do Rovers have to do to get a decent boxing day fixture? I thought the EFL were going to sort this out years ago?
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Post by: TheFunk on June 26, 2024, 12:40:17 pm
Let's just hope we can win at home on opening day for the first time in 20 years.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on June 26, 2024, 12:41:29 pm
Home first please, I'm away the next two Saturdays.

You'll be disappointed then, mate.

Worked out not too bad really, rather miss game 3 than 1.

August looks pretty tricky, to me. First game at home, Accrington, is one we’ve , historically, found difficult. Newport away is a complete unknown, as they’ve changed their manager. Morecambe - see Accrington comment above. Playing Port Vale early maybe a good thing.

Shouldn't be if we really want to win the league we need a good start this time around, no excuses.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: GazLaz on June 26, 2024, 03:00:41 pm
What an awful set of fixtures. Nothing to get excited about at all.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: scawsby steve on June 26, 2024, 03:15:06 pm
Home first please, I'm away the next two Saturdays.

You'll be disappointed then, mate.

Worked out not too bad really, rather miss game 3 than 1.

August looks pretty tricky, to me. First game at home, Accrington, is one we’ve , historically, found difficult. Newport away is a complete unknown, as they’ve changed their manager. Morecambe - see Accrington comment above. Playing Port Vale early maybe a good thing.

Shouldn't be if we really want to win the league we need a good start this time around, no excuses.

Yes, mate, I called that wrong, so I'm really pleased for you.

By God, though, they're going to have to get those rugby goalposts up pretty quick for a 6.30 pm KO. Unless, of course, they move our KO to 12.30 pm.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: NigelJ on June 26, 2024, 03:21:48 pm
I have analysed the boxing day games from 2000-2023.
Of the 24 games, we have had 14 away (W6 D0 L7 PP1), and 10 at home (W6 D0 L3 PP1)
So not quite as skewed as most of us remember, but definitely more away than at home.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: scawsby steve on June 26, 2024, 06:34:38 pm
August looks pretty tricky, to me. First game at home, Accrington, is one we’ve , historically, found difficult. Newport away is a complete unknown, as they’ve changed their manager. Morecambe - see Accrington comment above. Playing Port Vale early maybe a good thing.

You're right about Accrington, Alan, but we popped that bubble last season when we pumped them 4-0.

Plus they no longer have John Coleman at the helm.
Title: Re: Fixtures out tomorrow ?
Post by: ravenrover on June 26, 2024, 07:47:19 pm
It's what you get in this league!