Fixtures out

[stanthevan]

There are only six teams to be scared of, so 7th is where we will finish,

 

[kirsikka]

In September/October we have Palace followed by Watford followed by Southampton. This should be an interesting place for that little run!

 

[RobTrent]

Looking forward to more away days on the accessible minibus this season, including Spurs hopefully

 

[table]

Can't believe how excited myself and the Good Lady were this morning, when the fixtures came out : )
Also hope to have more away days on the minibus : ) and maybe the Jumbulance, be good if they can run something to all the aways.

Currently in Bristol, we're giving "talks" at the University open days ( well, I'll be silently watching the Good Lady not embarrass us, that's her plan anyway ) : 0

 

[BillMcgarrycherry]

Don't like Saints away if we are on the same points in the zone. That would be without the comfort of last seasons fixture!

 

[Chris.H.]

Also, Palace away on the last day... Tough place to go and get a result, so hoping we don't need something from that...
..

By the time we play the Nigels we will have lost there twice in 55 years SJL. Rather a good ground for us.

 

[afcdibby]

Boxing Day does get moved, as does New Years day.
Personally would hope the Spurs game gets moved unless they are still at Wembley in which case I won't be going

With Amazon winning the rights to screen all 10 games on Boxing Day, will it mean from 2019/20, these games will be fixed at 3pm?

 

[SlowDownDerek]

With Amazon winning the rights to screen all 10 games on Boxing Day, will it mean from 2019/20, these games will be fixed at 3pm?

So people will be able to watch any top flight game they want.. on a day when there's no public transport.. on what has traditionally been the best attended fixture in the calendar? I wonder if they will continue to be so well attended.

 

[afcdibby]

So people will be able to watch any top flight game they want.. on a day when there's no public transport.. on what has traditionally been the best attended fixture in the calendar? I wonder if they will continue to be so well attended.

I was only asking a question.

Whether it's good or bad for football is another debate. Also, there is some public transport on Boxing Day, even Xmas Day, just not a great deal of it.

 

[Kenya Cherrie]

So people will be able to watch any top flight game they want.. on a day when there's no public transport.. on what has traditionally been the best attended fixture in the calendar? I wonder if they will continue to be so well attended.

They should of put local teams together for the Boxing day fixtures, but once the tv companies have dictated who is playing when, it would of
been a waste of time anyway. Not that anyone cares about the fans.

 

[Silent AFCB]

With Amazon winning the rights to screen all 10 games on Boxing Day, will it mean from 2019/20, these games will be fixed at 3pm?

No chance, it doesn't make sense. You're cutting the total potential viewing numbers by 3 times by showing them all at the same time rather than the usual 3 game split, it would be a massive hit to advertisement revenue around the world.

 

[Sorry Roger]

On a point of detail, I think Amazon have only bought the UK rights.

 

[Silent AFCB]

On a point of detail, I think Amazon have only bought the UK rights.

That's right yeah, but if games were all played at the same time it would hurt every broadcaster around the world that can only show adverts for 90 minutes of football instead of 270 minutes of football.