Premier League Fixtures 2012/2013

[el matador]

15 from 15. Book it.

So what happens then ?

[pondus]

15 from 15. Book it.

So what happens then ?

Thomas Cook it.

[Shanks]

Thats a really tough start for rodgers. Very unlucky because he was probably hoping for an easy one.

I'd prefer him to have that as an opening Aug/Sept than maybe Southampton, Fulham, Wigan etc..

There has to be some positives in getting Arsenal, City and United at Home so early on..

We'll be an unknown quantity..
New players, New format..

[Imy]

We'll be out of the title race nice and early then

A nice easy start would have been good, get a run going and get the confidence up.

[Liverpel]

I think this fixture list shows that we will play each team at some point during the season.

Twice.

[ChesterDave]

City only have 1 team from last years top 10 to play in the first 10 games apparently.

Arsenal, Us, Fulham and West Brom - so that isnt true.

I'd prefer him to have that as an opening Aug/Sept than maybe Southampton, Fulham, Wigan etc..

A nice easy start would have been good, get a run going and get the confidence up.

I'm very much in the prefer to get them out the way first camp. The players are going to need time to adapt and I'd rather they get to know his system and methods dropping points against very beatable players and then have hard ga\mes to go anyway. Could end up with very few points.

Get the hard games out the way early while learning and then you would hope that they are on the ball by the time it comes to playing the 'lesser' teams

I think this fixture list shows that we will play each team at some point during the season.

Twice.

By Jove he's right!!!

[SB]

I think this fixture list shows that we will play each team at some point during the season.

Twice.

I don't do cryptic. What are you trying to say dude?

[el matador]

I'd prefer him to have that as an opening Aug/Sept than maybe Southampton, Fulham, Wigan etc..

There has to be some positives in getting Arsenal, City and United at Home so early on..

We'll be an unknown quantity..
New players, New format..

I agree with that mate.

So no one will know what were doing and we might surprise a few people.

What happens if we dont know what were doing either.

[Neil Young]

As Lenny says, we all know what we're doing; the question is, is it an appropriate reaction to the situation?

[BrooklynRed]

This is my annual Post:

draw a line in the sand and, starting next season, all of the teams that played away on opening day this season, open at home the next. Promoted teams take relegated teams slots, the opposite of the previous year's opening fixture-- Bolton were away, so one of the teams get a home opener in 2012/13, etc.

It only makes sense to rotate and give fans a home opener every other year.

[Nick77]

This is my annual Post:

draw a line in the sand and, starting next season, all of the teams that played away on opening day this season, open at home the next. Promoted teams take relegated teams slots, the opposite of the previous year's opening fixture-- Bolton were away, so one of the teams get a home opener in 2012/13, etc.

It only makes sense to rotate and give fans a home opener every other year.

Unfortunately football does the opposite of what's logical - that is why it won't be the most popular sport in the world for much longer imo unless a lot of things change. American sports, although not great (except basketball), are brilliant in terms of the rules & the way are run. Football is run by idiots with a lot of idiotic rules imo...

[RichC]

Football is by the far the most popular sport globally and that won't change & certainly not in favour of US sports, the only real challengers are cricket & hockey

[Nick77]

Football is by the far the most popular sport globally and that won't change & certainly not in favour of US sports, the only real challengers are cricket & hockey

IPL cricket is the 2nd most viewed sporting event after the football World Cup - so things are already changing...
I'm not saying it will be a US sport, I'm saying football should look at certain aspects of US sport (especially basketball) in order to evolve, that's all...

[Mattshark]

Yeah but basketball is ****.

[Nick77]

Yeah but basketball is ****.

But the rules of basketball are FAR superior to football. Like rolling subs, clock stops when the game stops, 3 refs instead of 1, can't go back into your half once you've moved into the opponent's & a free-throw (like a penalty in football) after a player has committed a certain amount of fouls, etc...