TETRA Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 With Newcastle, Villa, & Norwich in the Championship this season I think our number of live Sky Games will be somewhat less this season which in my opinion is no bad thing. Last season we were live on Sky probably more than any other team with 13 or 14 games. TOO MANY, would much prefer to be very successful this season off the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 6 Aug 2016 Brighton (h) (3pm) 20 Aug 2016 Aston Villa (h) (3pm) 10 Sep 2016 Newcastle United (h) (3pm) 13 Sep 2016 Ipswich Town (h) (7.45pm) 24 Sep 2016 Blackburn Rovers (h) (3pm) 15 Oct 2016 Leeds United ( h) (3pm) 18 Oct 2016 Brentford (h) (7.45pm) 29 Oct 2016 Sheffield Wednesday (h) (3pm) Those are our first eight home games. Every single team there will be hoping for top six at least. That is a testing start for Nigel Pearson, for it's the home form which really seals a manager's reputation with the fans. Win six of those and everything will be looking very rosy. Of course if we lose six of them everyone will be getting very jumpy. I'd also assume that both the Newcastle and Villa games will get switched for Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rample Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Away from the first six the run in looks pretty decent to me. What strikes me looking at the fixtures is how little I fear most teams. Advantage to us in the early top of the table games, then as it stands only the reverse of those 3 and 2 games against Norwich that will be particularly tricky. For where we want to be we have to be looking at overcoming Wednesday, Cardiff and the rest of the chasing pack, and performing at even 80% we should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Sheriff Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, CornwallRam said: 6 Aug 2016 Brighton (h) (3pm) 20 Aug 2016 Aston Villa (h) (3pm) 10 Sep 2016 Newcastle United (h) (3pm) 13 Sep 2016 Ipswich Town (h) (7.45pm) 24 Sep 2016 Blackburn Rovers (h) (3pm) 15 Oct 2016 Leeds United ( h) (3pm) 18 Oct 2016 Brentford (h) (7.45pm) 29 Oct 2016 Sheffield Wednesday (h) (3pm) Those are our first eight home games. Every single team there will be hoping for top six at least. That is a testing start for Nigel Pearson, for it's the home form which really seals a manager's reputation with the fans. Win six of those and everything will be looking very rosy. Of course if we lose six of them everyone will be getting very jumpy. I'd also assume that both the Newcastle and Villa games will get switched for Sky. Believe me Blackburn are not in contention for top 6 The only reason I don't think its too hard of a start is because we are at home for the 'hardest' ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 August 2016 1. Derby v Brighton Sat 6 Aug 15:00 2. Barnsley v Derby Sat 13 Aug 15:00 3. Preston v Derby Tue 16 Aug 19:45 4. Derby v Aston Villa Sat 20 Aug 15:00 5. Burton v Derby Sat 27 Aug 15:00 September 2016 6. Derby v Newcastle Sat 10 Sep 15:00 7. Derby v Ipswich Tue 13 Sep 19:45 8. Bristol City v Derby Sat 17 Sep 15:00 9. Derby v Blackburn Sat 24 Sep 15:00 10. Cardiff v Derby Tue 27 Sep 19:45 TWENTY POINTS IS THE TARGET But we must not lose against Brighton, Aston Villa,or Newcastle Rampage's Forecast - After SIX games - 11 points After TEN games - 21 Points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Rample said: Apart from Brighton on the opening day that's not a bad start. Good to get the promoted and relegated sides before they find their footing. Glad that you made it through the night, Rample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 9 minutes ago, Simsy said: Believe me Blackburn are not in contention for top 6 The only reason I don't think its too hard of a start is because we are at home for the 'hardest' ones Blackburn have a new manager who has previously achieved a promotion from this league, are out of embargo and Venky's, for all their faults, have never been shy of spending money. Blackburn's squad is pretty good overall, and the one advantage of being in embargo was that they have been able to reduce the amortisation liability, which means that overall, they'll probably have quite a bit more money than us to spend, without the need to sell first. Believe me, Blackburn will be shooting for top six. They may well fail, but it's way too early to write them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Also loving Barnsley away on my birthday. Can we fast forward to August 6th please? After the Euro 2016 final, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 20 minutes ago, Simsy said: Believe me Blackburn are not in contention for top 6 The only reason I don't think its too hard of a start is because we are at home for the 'hardest' ones 5 minutes ago, CornwallRam said: Blackburn have a new manager who has previously achieved a promotion from this league, are out of embargo and Venky's, for all their faults, have never been shy of spending money. Blackburn's squad is pretty good overall, and the one advantage of being in embargo was that they have been able to reduce the amortisation liability, which means that overall, they'll probably have quite a bit more money than us to spend, without the need to sell first. Believe me, Blackburn will be shooting for top six. They may well fail, but it's way too early to write them off. It is too early to write any team off. There are probably 20 teams that feel that they should be aiming for a top 6 finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Newcastle United First Ten Fixtures AUGUST: Friday 5: Fulham (a) (7.45pm) Saturday 13: Huddersfield Town (h) (3pm) Wednesday 17: Reading (h) (7.45pm) Saturday 20: Bristol City (a) (3pm) Saturday 27: Brighton (h) (3pm) SEPTEMBER: Saturday 10: Derby County (a) (3pm) Tuesday 13: Queens Park Rangers (a) (7.45pm) Saturday 17: Wolves (h) (3pm) Saturday 24: Aston Villa (a) (3pm) Wednesday 28: Norwich City (h) (7.45pm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Brighton & Hove Albion First Ten Fixtures August 2016 Derby County Sat 6 Aug15:00 BrightonvNottm Forest Sat 13 Aug15:00 BrightonvRotherham Tue 16 Aug19:45 ReadingvBrighton Sat 20 Aug15:00 NewcastlevBrighton Sat 27 Aug15:00 September 2016 BrightonvBrentford Sat 10 Sep15:00 BrightonvHuddersfield Tue 13 Sep19:45 BurtonvBrighton Sat 17 Sep15:00 BrightonvBarnsley Sat 24 Sep15:00 IpswichvBrighton Tue 27 Sep19:45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 http://www.dcfc.co.uk/ its now live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Norwich City First Ten Fixtures August 06 AUG Blackburn Rovers A SAT13 AUG Sheffield Wednesday H TUE16 AUG Bristol City H SAT20 AUG Ipswich Town A SAT27 AUG Birmingham A September SAT10 SEP Cardiff City H TUE13 SEP Wigan Athletic H SAT17 SEP Nottingham Forest A SAT24 SEP Burton Albion H WED28 SEP Newcastle United A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 EFL CUP Live Draw is at 1pm today on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 16 minutes ago, Rampage said: Newcastle United First Ten Fixtures AUGUST: Friday 5: Fulham (a) (7.45pm) Saturday 13: Huddersfield Town (h) (3pm) Wednesday 17: Reading (h) (7.45pm) Saturday 20: Bristol City (a) (3pm) Saturday 27: Brighton (h) (3pm) SEPTEMBER: Saturday 10: Derby County (a) (3pm) Tuesday 13: Queens Park Rangers (a) (7.45pm) Saturday 17: Wolves (h) (3pm) Saturday 24: Aston Villa (a) (3pm) Wednesday 28: Norwich City (h) (7.45pm) Four tough ones in first ten games (highlighted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 12 minutes ago, Rampage said: Brighton & Hove Albion First Ten Fixtures August 2016 Derby County Sat 6 Aug15:00 BrightonvNottm Forest Sat 13 Aug15:00 BrightonvRotherham Tue 16 Aug19:45 ReadingvBrighton Sat 20 Aug15:00 NewcastlevBrighton Sat 27 Aug15:00 September 2016 BrightonvBrentford Sat 10 Sep15:00 BrightonvHuddersfield Tue 13 Sep19:45 BurtonvBrighton Sat 17 Sep15:00 BrightonvBarnsley Sat 24 Sep15:00 IpswichvBrighton Tue 27 Sep19:45 Two tough ones in first ten games (highlighted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 8 minutes ago, Rampage said: Norwich City First Ten Fixtures August 06 AUG Blackburn Rovers A SAT13 AUG Sheffield Wednesday H TUE16 AUG Bristol City H SAT20 AUG Ipswich Town A SAT27 AUG Birmingham A September SAT10 SEP Cardiff City H TUE13 SEP Wigan Athletic H SAT17 SEP Nottingham Forest A SAT24 SEP Burton Albion H WED28 SEP Newcastle United A Two tough ones in first ten games (highlighted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 If the first six were reversed so we play our home games away & our away games at home then we'd probably face a tougher start. Having the home advantage against three probable contenders early on is a good thing, and our away fixtures offer us a good chance to start some good away form from the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Aston Villa First Ten Games August 2916 Sheff Wed v Aston Villa Sun 7 Aug16:30 Aston Villa v Rotherham Sat 13 Aug15:00 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Tue 16 Aug19:45 Derby v Aston Villa Sat 20 Aug15:00 Bristol City v Aston Villa Sat 27 Aug15:00 September 2016 Aston Villa v Nottm Forest Sat 10 Sep15:00 Aston Villa v Brentford Tue 13 Sep19:45 Ipswich v Aston Villa Sat 17 Sep15:00 Aston Villa v Newcastle Sat 24 Sep15:00 Barnsley v Aston Villa Tue 27 Sep19:45 Three tough games in first ten (highlighted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superzak Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 We are very low on skys pecking list this year. Not one mention of Derby in their fixtures blurb.Even Leeds get a mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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