Bristol City Sky Bet Championship fixtures 2016/17: August 6: Wigan Athletic (h) 13: Burton Albion (a) 16: Norwich City (a) 20: Newcastle United (h) 27: Aston Villa (h) September 10: Rotherham United (a) 13: Sheffield Wednesday (a) 17: Derby County (h) 24: Fulham (a) 27: Leeds United (h) October 1: Nottingham Forest (h) 15: Cardiff City (a) 18: Queens Park Rangers (a) 22: Blackburn Rovers (h) 29: Barnsley (a) November 5: Brighton (h) 19: Birmingham City (a) 26: Reading (a) December 3: Ipswich Town (h) 10: Huddersfield Town (a) 13: Brentford (h) 17: Preston North End (h) 26: Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) 31: Ipswich Town (a) January 2: Reading (h) 14: Cardiff City (h) 21: Nottingham Forest (a) 28: Aston Villa (a) 31: Sheffield Wednesday (h) February 4: Rotherham United (h) 11: Derby County (a) 14: Leeds United (a) 18: Fulham (h) 25: Newcastle United (a) March 4: Burton Albion (h) 7: Norwich City (h) 11: Wigan Athletic (a) 18: Huddersfield Town (h) April 1: Brentford (a) 4: Preston North End (a) 8: Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 15: Queens Park Rangers (h) 17: Blackburn Rovers (a) 22: Barnsley (h) 29: Brighton (a) May 7: Birmingham City (h)
Terrible start for us!- Promoted clubs tend to come up with momentum and with confidence, we also play the 3 relegated clubs in succession, although in Villa's case, I dont think that might be such a bad thing. I'm sure they will improve under Di Matteo. If we can get say 10 points from those opening 5 fixtures, we could be pushing seriously next season. Very important as we dont want to be playing catch up too soon in the season.
Those first three homes games wigan newcastle and villa will sell out. That first month will give a good indication what we are about.
December looks the easiest month 5 of the 6 relegated promoted teams to kick off with .. we need to be in the market and done and dusted by July 10th TO GET FAMILIARISED
****ers, ****ing Wigan first game, atleast we get the 3 relegated premiership teams out of the way quickly
this could be good ..or very bad if they hit the ground running it will be bad very bad Newcastle must be multi odds on to walk it!
Ipswich away on NYE is a bit rough on the fans. Got to be some kind of record getting the first 5 games all against promoted or relegated sides.
Norwich. PNE and Ipswich (NYE ) Norwich allow 4 hours due to M25, similar for PNE ( M6 current road works = about 40 miles ) Ipswich is most ridiculous game finish's at circa 5pm back in Bristol for 2130 we could have played Brentford, home by 7pm Ipswich play Norwich .. !
