All of Villa, Spurs and Sheffield United have come at **** times for me Might go to Burnley on the opening day though.
So between 1 September and 23rd November, 9 PL games are played. Throw in one or two Caribou matches that makes 11. Contrast that with the period from 30 November to 11 January 2020 - there is a potential for 12 matches (if Saints make the semis of the Caribou Cup. That is crazy scheduling, all to accommodate three International breaks. It would be better just to have one international break in October and play all the necessary matches over a three week period. Or not have one at all. So all the international players go off to join their respective national squads while PL fixtures continue. This would make for some very interesting sides during that period. PS: And for our dear friends at Liverpool, December could be even better as they participate in the World Club Championships, so their PL fixtures need rescheduling. Their fun could increase even further if they make the semis of the Caribou Cup.
Man U at home is a no for me as the next day is my 50th and I am in Italy. Suspect @fatletiss will have a similar issue Though to be fair it will be a great 50th present to beat them 5-0
What a LOVELY looking December Mind you, April looks like a 'toughy'..... but, leads into a good run of games in May to close out yet another season in the Prem
Toughest patch looks like Spurs (A), Chelsea (H), Wolves (A), Leicester (H), Man City (A), Everton (H), Arsenal (A)...spans two months from the end of September to the end of November with seven straight matches against teams from the top nine last year. Wouldn't hurt to have some points on the board before then.
If we add two quality players to our required positions, we should be only looking up the table come the half way stage, with Ralph at the helm. Then we can start to worry about him leaving........
Our early Home games look a tough set, we will need to get something from the Burnley/Brighton/Sheff Utd away games to avoid a potential early season meltdown.....
Was going to say this is a horrible start. It is always important to get an early win - and that looks like it may have to come away.
Games on amazon prime .... https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/17703911.amazon-prime-to-broadcast-southampton-match-in-december/
Taking on the big boys is rarely easy, but at least playing a couple of them at home early doors give us a chance of catching them cold.
