CANARYKING 634 Posted May 7, 2021 Out on June 16, Man City away on the first Friday ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 261 Posted May 7, 2021 isnt the tradition now championship champions away at Liverpool on that weekend? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,265 Posted May 7, 2021 Gotta give one o' the ESL candidates top Six an easy start...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crispeduk 282 Posted May 7, 2021 And to think they could've been playing Barca or Real instead of us 🤩 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christoph Stiepermann 1,120 Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) Away to Burnley first game, away to Man City on the final day It's getting to be a bit of a joke to be honest 17/18 Away to Fulham - away to Sheffield wednesday 18/19 away to Birmingham - away to Villa 19/20 away to Liverpool - away to Man City 20/21 away to Huddersfield - away to Barnsley Has any team in history ever been this cursed by the fixture computer? I'm convinced the guy who runs it is an Ipswich fan Edited May 7, 2021 by Christoph Stiepermann 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mutley 56 Posted May 7, 2021 8 minutes ago, Christoph Stiepermann said: Away to Burnley first game, away to Man City on the final day It's getting to be a bit of a joke to be honest 17/18 Away to Fulham - away to Sheffield wednesday 18/19 away to Birmingham - away to Villa 19/20 away to Liverpool - away to Man City 20/21 away to Huddersfield - away to Barnsley Has any team in history ever been this cursed by the fixture computer? I'm convinced the guy who runs it is an Ipswich fan Good grief, I hadn’t realised that we have had such a run of away games on the first and last day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christoph Stiepermann 1,120 Posted May 7, 2021 26 minutes ago, Mutley said: Good grief, I hadn’t realised that we have had such a run of away games on the first and last day. It's astonishing really and I'd argue that not only is it cr4p for fans it puts us at a competitive disadvantage. You have the chance to get some crazy results against teams first game of the season and obviously that helps if you play at home and don't have to travel and stay in a hotel etc first game of the season. Plus if there's something to play for last game of the season you'd be better off at home and if you're playing a team that has nothing to play for they may be less motivated away from their fans if there's nothing riding on the game whereas at their place they might be motivated to put on a show for fans. We have to play away when Ipswich are at home and vice versa. Like i said I wouldn't be shocked at all if the boss of the whole thing or someone who has something to do with arranging the fixtures is a binner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CANARYKING 634 Posted May 7, 2021 Same with Boxing Day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,515 Posted May 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Mutley said: 1 hour ago, Christoph Stiepermann said: Away to Burnley first game, away to Man City on the final day It's getting to be a bit of a joke to be honest 17/18 Away to Fulham - away to Sheffield wednesday 18/19 away to Birmingham - away to Villa 19/20 away to Liverpool - away to Man City 20/21 away to Huddersfield - away to Barnsley Has any team in history ever been this cursed by the fixture computer? I'm convinced the guy who runs it is an Ipswich fan Good grief, I hadn’t realised that we have had such a run of away games on the first and last day. It'll be some flawed algorhythm that is to blame, so because of that you can almost guarantee we will be away on the first and last games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crispeduk 282 Posted May 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Christoph Stiepermann said: Away to Burnley first game, away to Man City on the final day It's getting to be a bit of a joke to be honest 17/18 Away to Fulham - away to Sheffield wednesday 18/19 away to Birmingham - away to Villa 19/20 away to Liverpool - away to Man City 20/21 away to Huddersfield - away to Barnsley Has any team in history ever been this cursed by the fixture computer? I'm convinced the guy who runs it is an Ipswich fan I'm into my football conspiracy theories (there's plenty of circumstantial evidence), yet even I thought this was a bit OTT. But with time on my hands today I looked at the first and last day Ipswich fixtures for those seasons and Christoph is spot on. Only one away fixture unless I've misread them. Whatever the cause (Lakey's right it could be some stupid electronic reason), that's ridiculous and way beyond what normal people would regard as random chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 490 Posted May 7, 2021 Everton to be our first home game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,093 Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) I cannot think of one single reason why we should still need to alternate with Ipswich. Perhaps someone can enlighten me. Edit: I'm trying to even deduce the original reason. Casual supporters wishing to attend both? Traffic jams on the A140? Punch ups on Diss station? Edited May 7, 2021 by BroadstairsR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norfolk Dan 304 Posted May 7, 2021 Away to Brighton would be my bet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,385 Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) I think it’s a bit different now, but when it was under the FA and there was no Premier League, it was quite complicated. One that sticks in my mind is Clacton and West Ham couldn’t be at home on the same day because of the amount of support for West Ham from that part of Essex. *It was Southend, my apologies, and for different reasons... https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2009/06/secrets_of_the_fixture_compute.html Edited May 7, 2021 by Wings of a Sparrow More information added 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,093 Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) Glad I asked. 😉😉 After wading through that I suppose the conclusion has to be we've no grounds for complaint. I can also accept the Southend v West Ham problem having lived a short time in Basildon where most of its populace were Hammers fans (East End overspill town,) yet Southend was just up the road. I seem to remember Southend became one of the first teams to play their fixtures on a Friday evening (and I actually went to Roots Hall a couple of times for such an evening fixture) and the possible reason was to avoid a clash with West Ham or, possibly Charlton. Edited May 7, 2021 by BroadstairsR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,167 Posted May 7, 2021 43 minutes ago, BroadstairsR said: Glad I asked. 😉😉 After wading through that I suppose the conclusion has to be we've no grounds for complaint. I can also accept the Southend v West Ham problem having lived a short time in Basildon where most of its populace were Hammers fans (East End overspill town,) yet Southend was just up the road. I seem to remember Southend became one of the first teams to play their fixtures on a Friday evening (and I actually went to Roots Hall a couple of times for such an evening fixture) and the possible reason was to avoid a clash with West Ham or, possibly Charlton. I used to live in Brentwood, and me and a mate of mine went to Roots Hall several times on a Friday night back in the early 90's Tranmere used to play Friday's too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,093 Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, How I Wrote Elastic Man said: I used to live in Brentwood, and me and a mate of mine went to Roots Hall several times on a Friday night back in the early 90's Tranmere used to play Friday's too Quite a few Hammers supporters used to go to Southend for those evening fixtures. They affectinately labelled the team "The End," I recall. Part of the reason was that that Southend was a good place for a booze up and a welcome change from the bland, identical (and Watneys) Basildon pubs. The saying was that a good night out in Basildon was to go to Southend. Edited May 7, 2021 by BroadstairsR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites