16/17 Fixture Preference

[JJH]

Thread stolen from last pre-season; your preference for fixtures on the Opening Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and the Final Day, as well as your expectations. A bit of fun, given the lack of Championship football currently.

Opening Day -
Preference: Burton (A)
Expectation: Ipswich (A)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Cardiff (H)
Expectation: QPR (A)

New Year's Day -
Preference: Villa (A)
Expectation: Derby (H)

Final Day -
Preference: Barnsley (A)
Expectation: Huddersfield (H)

 

[epic73]

Opening Day -
Preference: Rotherham (H)
Expectation: Brighton (A)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Cardiff (H)
Expectation: QPR (A)

New Years Day -
Preference: Fulham (A)
Expectation: Newcastle (H)

Final Day -
Preference: Cardiff (H)
Expectation: Norwich (H)

 

[Liam_SWFC]

Opening Day -
Preference: Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
Expectation: Fulham (H)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Newcastle United (H)
Expectation: Ipswich Town (A)

New Years Day -
Preference: Barnsley (A)
Expectation: Cardiff City (A)

Final Day -
Preference: Rotherham United (H)
Expectation: Norwich City (A)

 

[markwwfc1992]

Opening Day -
Preference: Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
Expectation: Blackburn (A)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Aston Villa (H)
Expectation: Nottingham Forest (A)

New Years Day -
Preference: Burton Albion (A)
Expectation: Reading (H)

Final Day -
Preference: Brentford (A)
Expectation: Rotherham (A)

 

[Dazza]

Opening Day -
Preference: Newcastle (A)
Expectation: Huddersfield (H)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Bristol City (A)
Expectation: Norwich (A)

New Years Day -
Preference: Aston Villa (H)
Expectation: Leeds (H)

Final Day -
Preference: Fulham (A)
Expectation: Derby (A)

 

[Walkley_Owl]

Opening Day -
Preference: Villa (A)
Expectation: Wolves (a)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Forest (H)
Expectation: Wigan (H)

New Years Day -
Preference: Burton (A)
Expectation: Blackburn (A)

Final Day -
Preference: Huddersfield (H)
Expectation: Reading (H)

 

[Ciderup]

Opening Day -
Preference: Villa (A)
Expectation: Birmingham (A)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Reading (A)
Expectation: Blackburn (A)

New Year's Day -
Preference: Cardiff (H)
Expectation: Toon (H)

Final Day -
Preference: Wolves (A)
Expectation: Burton (A)

No offence meant to anyone.

 

[Haillay7]

Opening Day -
Preference: Burton (H)
Expectation: Leeds (A)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Forest (H)
Expectation: Norwich (A)

New Years Day -
Preference: Burton (A)
Expectation: Bristol City(A)

Final Day -
Preference: Villa (H)
Expectation: Villa (A)

As you can tell, there's a theme of wanting to play at home. Our home record was imperious last time we were in the Championship so opting not to travel hundreds of miles on Boxing Day/NYD is high up in my priorities.

 

[Munkiki]

Boxing Day -
Preference: Forest (H)
Expectation: Norwich (A)

don't they try to keep travelling on Boxing Day to a minimum (without having to police loads of derbies I think) for fans?

well we seem to play London clubs (our closest games excluding Ipswich) on Boxing Day anyway.

edit - just looked our last few fixtures on/around Boxing Day: Spurs, Millwall, Fulham, Chelsea, Spurs, Sheff Utd, Millwall, Palace, Charlton, Southend, Sheff Utd, Spurs. So yeah, mostly "local clubs" (London and Southend) or Sheff Utd (random?)

also looked up Newcastle's and you've mostly played Northern teams: Everton, Man Utd, Stoke, Man Utd, Bolton, Man City, Sheff Wed, Wigan, Wigan, Bolton, Liverpool, Blackburn.

 

[El Guapo]

Opening Day -
Preference: Nottingham Forest (A)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Aston Villa (H)

New Years Day -
Preference: Newcastle (H)

Final Day -
Preference: Fulham (A)

 

[BCFC David]

Pretty sure Bristol balloon fiesta is a week later this year so....

Newcastle or Villa at home.
Probably end up with Wigan.

Boxing day.
Anyone at home.

New years.
Anyone at Home

Last day.
Any London team away. QPR would be fine again.

 

[Haillay7]

I actually didn't know that. I presumed councils and local police were involved in the conversation but as long as it wasn't a derby I didn't realise any conscious effort was made for geography.

I guess the one problem is is that regardless, the minimum is 100 miles (Leeds) with Huddersfield a touch further at 120.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Opening Day -
Preference: Villa (A)
Expectation: Birmingham (A)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Reading (A)
Expectation: Blackburn (A)

New Year's Day -
Preference: Cardiff (H)
Expectation: Toon (H)

Final Day -
Preference: Wolves (A)
Expectation: Burton (A)

No offence meant to anyone.

Relegation 6 pointer on the last day for us

 

[Ciderup]

Pretty sure Bristol balloon fiesta is a week later this year so....

Newcastle or Villa at home.
Probably end up with Wigan.

Boxing day.
Anyone at home.

New years.
Anyone at Home

Last day.
Any London team away. QPR would be fine again.

I pity any northern side having to come to us on the first day, the M5 will be an absolute nightmare!! What was it last year, 45 miles of tailbacks wasn't it?

 

[BCFC David]

The first fixture is on the 6th this year isn't it? The fiesta is the week afte?

 

[Reaper]

Opening Day -
Preference: Newcastle (A)
Expectation: Blackburn (A)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Barnsley (A)
Expectation: Leeds (A)

New Years Day -
Preference: Sheff Wed (H)
Expectation: Nott'm Forest (A)

Last Day -
Preference: Burton (H)
Expectation: Wolves (H)

 

[Ciderup]

The first fixture is on the 6th this year isn't it? The fiesta is the week afte?

Yup, the weekend of the fiesta is the week after.
http://www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk/

 

[SMH]

Opening Day -
Preference: Preston (A)
Expectation: Ipswich (H)

Boxing Day -
Preference: Huddersfield (H) (something rubbish as I normally don't attend boxing day games)
Expectation: Blackburn (A)

New Years Day -
Preference: Newcastle (A)
Expectation: Burton (H)

Final Day -
Preference: Fulham (A)
Expectation: Bristol City (H)

 

[lancyclaret]

I wish we were playing Derby away on August 6....I'd be confident of the usual good result... probably a win or draw at worst.

 

[THE TERRACEMAN]

Derby home or away boxing day and new years day but will probably get something like Brighton away ! as for the rest of the fixtures I don't mind who we play and when as just grateful to be in this division !