2022/23 Fixtures - Spurs (a) First

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Just noticed that the fixtures are due out this coming Thursday. What's the opinion on what would be a decent start fixture wise for the new season? Preferably, would fancy a home game against Leeds, Brentford or Everton, if away maybe Wolves or Villa. Not keen on meeting any of the promoted sides too early, as they tend to still have that feel good factor. Going to be a strange season with the World Cup break in November/December. Not sure when the best time would be for facing the top six, either after the World Cup or the few weeks leading up to the start. Personally, if we have to have any of the big boys in the opening weeks would rather face Arsenal and Man United rather than Man City or Liverpool. 

[Ivan Katalinic's 'tache]

I'm away on holiday for the first game of the season, so an away game where I don't fancy going would do. City away maybe? Haaland v Bednarek (if he's still here) doesn't bear thinking about...

[S-Clarke]

I think as with most years, avoid the promoted teams like you said. Ideally you want the promoted teams around Nov just before the WC, when they start to flag and lose their bounce and before they can fix it in January.

I love to start the season at home and finish it at home, we had both start and end away this year which doesn't give you the best chance for a good start (or good finish).

 

[Lighthouse]

Surely it’s time for the annual ‘guy on Twitter leaks completely made up set of opening fixtures’ posts? My source tells me it’s definitely Leicester at home.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

9 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I think as with most years, avoid the promoted teams like you said. Ideally you want the promoted teams around Nov just before the WC, when they start to flag and lose their bounce and before they can fix it in January.

I still cringe thinking of that 5-0 thumping to Charlton in the second game of 98/99.

[ErwinK1961]

Apparently the premier league accidentally tweeted that Man City have Bournemouth opening day. Whether that’s true or not who knows.

[bpsaint]

Got a weird feeling we’ll start at home to Liverpool. A winnable home match would be nice though against someone like Brentford or Brighton.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Man CIty away for me, so I can enjoy the media shock at Haaland being in the pocket of Bednarek/ Stephens/ Lyanco all game. 🙂

[Dr Who?]

24 minutes ago, ErwinK1961 said:

Apparently the premier league accidentally tweeted that Man City have Bournemouth opening day. Whether that’s true or not who knows.

I bet they do not struggle against newly promoted team. I take it we are just talking Saints record against newly promoted because I bet if you look at it, they really normally do not do that well. If they do then they do alright for the whole season. 

we will play everyone twice over the season and hopefully scrape together 40 points somehow. 

[igsey]

1 hour ago, Lighthouse said:

Surely it’s time for the annual ‘guy on Twitter leaks completely made up set of opening fixtures’ posts? My source tells me it’s definitely Leicester at home.

Already had it this morning, Daily Mail posted a list that took about 2 seconds of glancing over to realise it was bollocks... so like everything else the Daily Mail publishes.

[Lighthouse]

3 minutes ago, igsey said:

Already had it this morning, Daily Mail posted a list that took about 2 seconds of glancing over to realise it was bollocks... so like everything else the Daily Mail publishes.

Surprised they didn’t do a league table of house prices in each clubs catchment area.

[Kenilworthy]

1 hour ago, bpsaint said:

Got a weird feeling we’ll start at home to Liverpool. A winnable home match would be nice though against someone like Brentford or Brighton.

The thing about winnable games is that we don't. I would prefer Everton away to get it over with.

[Turkish]

Erling Haaland v Jack Stephens. Biggest mismatch of all time?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Just now, Turkish said:

Erling Haaland v Jack Stephens. Biggest mismatch of all time?

Sure, but Haaland might come good in time, and shouldn't get too discouraged. 🙂

[Turkish]

6 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Sure, but Haaland might come good in time, and shouldn't get too discouraged. 🙂

You just know he’s going to have a shit start to the season then bang in a hatrick against us 

[Hawkswood]

10 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Erling Haaland v Jack Stephens. Biggest mismatch of all time?

Frightening thought isn't it.

[Turkish]

7 minutes ago, Hawkswood said:

Frightening thought isn't it.

I guess we’ll see What happens when an irresistible force meets a moveable object    

Edited 13 June, 2022 by Turkish

[The Kraken]

11 minutes ago, Turkish said:

I guess we’ll see What happens when an irresistible force meets an immobile object    

Fixed it for you.

[Dark Munster]

2 hours ago, Turkish said:

I guess we’ll see What happens when an irresistible force meets a moveable object    

 

[skintsaint]

City away, Liverpool home, Arsenal away, Chelsea home then Everton away. Nice cushty start of nil points after 5 games. #staypositive

[The Cat]

8 hours ago, Turkish said:

I guess we’ll see What happens when an irresistible force meets a moveable object    

Exactly. Stephens will pull off one his prime shithouse performances before clattering Haaland and forcing him off injured.

Aguero in his prime failed to score against a defence including Jos Hooiveld and Danny Fox, so anything's possible.

[beavis17]

Tottenham at home opening day 

Edited 15 June, 2022 by beavis17

[suewhistle]

3 hours ago, beavis17 said:

Tottenham at home opening day 

Are you going to wait until the fixtures are out before telling us that's what you hoped for? 🙂  Bit of a long shot to get ITK status!

 

I'm fine with anything as long as they don't then suddenly change the game to a Friday night or Sunday lunchtime.

[Appy]

Enjoying the annual leaked fixtures which turn out to be wrong. 

[S-Clarke]

5 minutes ago, Appy said:

Enjoying the annual leaked fixtures which turn out to be wrong. 

I think there have been '3' variants of fixtures so far. The latest see's us against Spurs

[nta786]

I hope we get anything that will keep our match on a Saturday at 3pm, I suspect City, Liverpool and United are bankers to be on the telly first up, so a Palace/Brighton midtable fixture would be good.

Also would expect Nottingham to be on TV having spent 23 years out the PL.

I think if we get say 6 to 7 of last season's top 10 in our fixtures leading up to the WC break, and then start poorly, it could be curtains for Ralph. 

The 30 days off and any perceived easier fixtures after that break would be an opportune time to get someone else in. 

Roll on tomorrow, the annual calendar planning begins.

[Bad Wolf]

I was going to predict Chelsea at home first but considering that's what this year's "leaked copy" has predicted, I think I'll change to Brentford away.

[Eric The Red]

I'm expecting Leicester Wolves or Villa at home. It would be 'funny' if it was Leicester, will we be able to lose by less than 3 goals?

[CB Fry]

Manchester United away 

[whelk]

Burnley at home

[Roo1976]

Everton home...................

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Sunderland away.... hang on....  my leaked fixture list is from even further into the future... 🙂

[The Kraken]

Pompey away.... hang on....  my leaked fixture list is from from centuries into the future... 🙂

[Holmes_and_Watson]

22 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

Pompey away.... hang on....  my leaked fixture list is from from centuries into the future... 🙂

I was going to use Pompey, but changed it to make it at least slightly believable. 🙂

[The Cat]

Man Utd at home. Always seems to be an early season fixture for some reason.

[DT]

Bournemouth

[Suhari]

Colonel Mustard, in the study, with the haemorrhoid cushion.

[SNSUN]

It’ll be a fixture we’d rather have once we’ve got our shit together and a missed chance for 3 points. So Brentford away.

 

As usual I hope our last few fixtures are fairly easy, especially as I think we could struggle next season.

[Pilchards]

Villa Home

 

I just hope we play the top 6 clubs home and away the last 12 games of the season as we are always shit then.

 

[Saint Garrett]

Spurs (A), Leeds (H), Leicester (A), Man Utd (H), chelsea (A),  Wolves (H)…”apparently”…

maybe day one of these leaks might be right…? 

Edited 16 June, 2022 by Saint Garrett

[nta786]

My prediction is that we'll play every other team in the PL, once at home and once away.

Apologies for ruining the surprise when today's fixtures are announced.

Edited 16 June, 2022 by nta786

[Noodles34]

QPR away would be good

[Wiggles31]

Crystal Palace at home.

When are these announced??

[FarehamSaintJames]

I honestly couldn’t give a shit either way.

I look forward to the inevitable Palace/Arsenal/Fulham Boxing Day trip; but reality is we will be just as poor this season as we were last season, regardless who we play and when.

I would already accept a seventeenth place finish.

The Southampton Way. 😂

[beatlesaint]

The only importance I can see to how easy or difficult a start we have is if you believe that Ralph’s job is on the line if we get off to a bad start. 

[nta786]

Aug 6 Tottenham (a)
Aug 13 Leeds United (h)
Aug 20 Leicester City (a)
Aug 27 Manchester United (h)
Aug 31 Chelsea (h)
Sep 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
Sep 10 Brentford (h)
Sep 17 Aston Villa (a)
Oct 1 Everton (h)
Oct 8 Manchester City (a)
Oct 15 West Ham United (h)
Oct 18 AFC Bournemouth (a)
Oct 22 Arsenal (h)
Oct 29 Crystal Palace (a)
Nov 5 Newcastle United (h)
Nov 12 Liverpool (a)
Dec 26 Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
Dec 31 Fulham (a)
Jan 2 Nottingham Forest (h)
Jan 14 Everton (a)
Jan 21 Aston Villa (h)
Feb 4 Brentford (a)
Feb 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)
Feb 18 Chelsea (a)
Feb 25 Leeds United (a)
Mar 4 Leicester City (h)
Mar 11 Manchester United (a)
Mar 18 Tottenham Hotspur (h)
Apr 1 West Ham United (a)
Apr 8 Manchester City (h)
Apr 15 Crystal Palace (h)
Apr 22 Arsenal (a)
Apr 26 AFC Bournemouth (h)
Apr 29 Newcastle United (a)
May 6 Nottingham Forest (a)
May 13 Fulham (h)
May 20 Brighton & Hove Albion (a)
May 28 Liverpool (h)

[CB Fry]

That is the fixture list of a relegated team.

[trousers]

Yay... 9 points over the Christmas period for a change!

[Picard]

2 minutes ago, nta786 said:

Aug 6 Tottenham (a)
Aug 13 Leeds United (h)
Aug 20 Leicester City (a)
Aug 27 Manchester United (h)
Aug 31 Chelsea (h)
Sep 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
Sep 10 Brentford (h)
Sep 17 Aston Villa (a)
Oct 1 Everton (h)
Oct 8 Manchester City (a)
Oct 15 West Ham United (h)
Oct 18 AFC Bournemouth (a)
Oct 22 Arsenal (h)
Oct 29 Crystal Palace (a)
Nov 5 Newcastle United (h)
Nov 12 Liverpool (a)
Dec 26 Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
Dec 31 Fulham (a)
Jan 2 Nottingham Forest (h)
Jan 14 Everton (a)
Jan 21 Aston Villa (h)
Feb 4 Brentford (a)
Feb 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)
Feb 18 Chelsea (a)
Feb 25 Leeds United (a)
Mar 4 Leicester City (h)
Mar 11 Manchester United (a)
Mar 18 Tottenham Hotspur (h)
Apr 1 West Ham United (a)
Apr 8 Manchester City (h)
Apr 15 Crystal Palace (h)
Apr 22 Arsenal (a)
Apr 26 AFC Bournemouth (h)
Apr 29 Newcastle United (a)
May 6 Nottingham Forest (a)
May 13 Fulham (h)
May 20 Brighton & Hove Albion (a)
May 28 Liverpool (h)

Quickest copy/paste ever!

[Saint Garrett]

1 hour ago, Saint Garrett said:

Spurs (A), Leeds (H), Leicester (A), Man Utd (H), chelsea (A),  Wolves (H)…”apparently”…

maybe day one of these leaks might be right…? 

😉