The Fixture List

I haven't a clue who is in the Europa League this year but here are the matchday dates, does this affect any of our games being moved from a Saturday?

2016/17 UEFA Europa League calendar (all dates subject to change)
20/06/16: First and second qualifying round draw, Nyon
30/06/16: First qualifying round, first leg
07/07/16: First qualifying round, second leg
14/07/16: Second qualifying round, first leg
15/07/16: Third qualifying round draw, Nyon
21/07/16: Second qualifying round, second leg
28/07/16: Third qualifying round, first leg
04/08/16: Third qualifying round, second leg
05/08/16: Play-off draw, Nyon
18/08/16: Play-off round, first leg
25/08/16: Play-off round, second leg
26/08/16: Group stage draw, Monaco
15/09/16: Group stage, matchday one
29/09/16: Group stage, matchday two
20/10/16: Group stage, matchday three
03/11/16: Group stage, matchday four
24/11/16: Group stage, matchday five
08/12/16: Group stage, matchday six
12/12/16: Round of 32 draw, Nyon
16/02/17: Round of 32, first leg
23/02/17: Round of 32, second leg
24/02/17: Round of 16 draw, Nyon
09/03/17: Round of 16, first leg
16/03/17: Round of 16, second leg
17/03/17: Quarter-final draw, Nyon
13/04/17: Quarter-finals, first leg
20/04/17: Quarter-finals, second leg
21/04/17: Semi-final draw, Nyon
04/05/17: Semi-finals, first leg
11/05/17: Semi-finals, second leg
24/05/17: Final (Friends Arena, Solna)

 

Not a patch on Burton way is it.

More concerned about who our manager will be come kick off?


Wednesday NIL

 

Yeah I agree, I honestly think its a good time to play Lester and Im not just saying that cos we're playing them. Chelsea will by a WIP still and I can see us getting 3/4 points from those first 4 home games. That would be a very good return against those 4 teams.

 

Let's be honest, a good half of those games won't be played on the date or time originally given.

 

Why cant the governing bodies of UEFA and the Premier League talk before releasing fixtures, to work out dates that are actually viable so they don't have to rearrange fixtures withing minutes of releasing the fixtures.

 

Noticed we play all the big glamour clubs at home before we are city of culture!

 

Good time to get Leicester IMO... and Swansea.... after that.....

 

12 points there

 

....And another 12 there

 

I'm pretty happy with that start. A lot of teams with new managers, and a few who will have bought/sold a few. We then get the teams around our level after we've got going, and can hopefully get some points on the board.

 

unless we get shot of SB, we dont have much chance of avoiding a relegation dogfight next season.

 

Unless we change half the starting XI, there's absolutely no chance we wont be in a relegation dogfight next season.

 

Realistically what do we expect? I just hope we can finish above 3 out of (probably) Boro, Burnley, Bournemouth, Watford, Palace and Sunlan

 

hmm could a better manager get anything better out of our starting 11?

 

This ^^^^^^^^^

 

yeah I suppose anything higher than bottom 3 is a good result.

 

You could throw in uncertainties like Soton and Swansea as well.

 

And West Brom