ARTICLE: Clarets to kick off on Monday night at Kenilworth Road

[quoonbeatz]

The full opening weekend fixtures are:

Friday 9th August
Blackburn v Derby, 8 p.m. on Sky Sports Football
Preston v Sheffield United, 8 p.m. on Sky Sports +

Saturday 10th August
Oxford v Norwich, 12:30 p.m. on Sky Sports Football
Cardiff v Sunderland, 12:30 p.m. on Sky Sports +
Hull v Bristol City, 12:30 p.m. on Sky Sports +
Leeds v Portsmouth, 12:30 p.m. on Sky Sports +
Middlesbrough v Swansea, 12:30 p.m. on Sky Sports +
Millwall v Watford, 12:30 p.m. on Sky Sports +
QPR v West Brom, 12:30 p.m. on Sky Sports +
Stoke v Coventry, 12:30 p.m. on Sky Sports +

Sunday 11th August
Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth, 4 p.m. on Sky Sports Football

Monday 12th August
Luton v Burnley, 8 p.m. on Sky Sports Football

Absolutely ridiculous this isn't it. Even on the TV side the viewing figures can't be worth it.

[quoonbeatz]

Think I'm away for all the home derbies unless they get shifted

[willsclarets]

All looking forward to a Tuesday night in Plymouth are we?

1992 wasn't a bad Tuesday night down there! Edit: got the date wrong. Anyway, playoff semi final. I wonder if they still gmhave nightmares about Mr Francis

[Pearcey]

It’s great to look at the fixtures and see winnable games! Love the championship. Really fancy Pompey away.

[Leisure]

1992 wasn't a bad Tuesday night down there! Edit: got the date wrong. Anyway, playoff semi final. I wonder if they still gmhave nightmares about Mr Francis

Quite probably! Super Johnny Francis!

[ClaretTony]

Absolutely ridiculous this isn't it. Even on the TV side the viewing figures can't be worth it.

Couldn't agree more

[bumba]

Does anybody know if the games on 1st January will be 3pm or 7.45pm kick off?

[summitclaret]

What would Bob Lord have said?

[billyhamilton82]

Four away games in April. Not ideal at that stage of the season.

To be fair we do have a decent Xmas period with not much travelling, but it is sandwiched by Norwich on 14th December and consecutive away games at Plymouth and Portsmouth at the end of Jan early Feb

[ŽižkovClaret]

What would Bob Lord have said?

Probably best not to dwell too much on that

[ClaretTony]

What would Bob Lord have said?

If you don't get those cameras out of Turf Moor I'll personally come down and burn them.

[ClaretTony]

Does anybody know if the games on 1st January will be 3pm or 7.45pm kick off?

Bank Holiday so all will be televised which suggests there will be various kick off dates and times. Two seasons ago we were due at Swansea on NYD but it was put back to the 2nd.

[Woodleyclaret]

It looks like I will miss around 10 home midweek games as Saturday is the only day I can travel up

[deanothedino]

All looking forward to a Tuesday night in Plymouth are we?

I’ll probably just go on the Wednesday… don’t need to be there the night before

[jrgbfc]

Bit gutted Pompey and Plymouth away are both in winter, especially Plymouth being midweek.

[dsr]

Does anybody know if the games on 1st January will be 3pm or 7.45pm kick off?

We have Sheffield United away on Boxing Day and Middlesbrough away 3 days later, and if either is put back a day for TV then so will the New Year's Day game be. So I suspect that those clubs playing on NYD will kick off at 3 pm, but we won't be one of them!

[ClaretTony]

We have Sheffield United away on Boxing Day and Middlesbrough away 3 days later, and if either is put back a day for TV then so will the New Year's Day game be. So I suspect that those clubs playing on NYD will kick off at 3 pm, but we won't be one of them!

All the NYD fixtures are televised and will be spread. That’s why ours at Swansea in Jan 23 was moved to the 2nd because the previous game against Birmingham was televised.

[FCBurnley]

Called our first game on here weeks ago. So predictable

[beeholeclaret]

I think we are forgetting that little of the fixture list and planning is done with the benefits of paying / travelling spectators in mind. Long gone are the days of Mr C E Sutcliffe (check him out on google - local man and Football League legend).

[FCBurnley]

Fixtures are very similar to last season. Tough games early on which if we don’t do well will put under pressure for rest of season. Last season we never recovered. Hopefully this season we will be more prepared!!

[ClaretTony]

Hopefully this season we will be more prepared!!

Looking that way

[Holtyclaret]

Four away games in April. Not ideal at that stage of the season.

Not ideal at all but personally think we’ve played better away from home than at home the last two years.

Things will and have changed since though.

[Leisure]

Does anyone know whether they'll be selling tickets for all home games all at the same time again, like last season?

Well they have done for the past 2 seasons and it's just being waiting to be confirmed that that will be the case for this season.

[Vegas Claret]

playing Rovers whilst a new manager is experimenting isn't ideal !

[bumba]

Bank Holiday so all will be televised which suggests there will be various kick off dates and times. Two seasons ago we were due at Swansea on NYD but it was put back to the 2nd.

If w get any on sky over Christmas and new year then I assume that almost guarantees Ewood to be Sunday 5th

[ClaretTony]

If w get any on sky over Christmas and new year then I assume that almost guarantees Ewood to be Sunday 5th

All Bank Holiday games are on Sky so there will be a lot of games moved

[jrgbfc]

Decent away games over the festive period at least. Hopefully won't get moved to 12.30 kickoffs.

[ClaretTony]

Decent away games over the festive period at least. Hopefully won't get moved to 12.30 kickoffs.

All on tv so they will be spread across different times

[burnmark]

Apart from Leeds away, I don’t think we could have been handed a tougher game.

[bumba]

Apart from Leeds away, I don’t think we could have been handed a tougher game.

The fixtures are 'randomly' picked by a system, who'd have thought it'd pick Luton v Burnley who both aren't in the carabao cup the midweek after meaning sky can have it Monday night, it's amazing!

[grapidianclaret]

I believe this was my prediction in the earlier first fixture prediction thread.
I did not get the night correct though.

Just blowing my own trumpet

[Cooclaret]

Good of the league to give us an extra couple of days to find a manager

I’ve heard fifty second hand that the manager is in place.

[Casper2]

I’ve heard fifty second hand that the manager is in place.

Who though ?

[dougcollins]

Anyone know why the home game against Hull on 12 Feb 2025 is on a Wednesday night?

[FCBurnley]

I wonder if Luton will be able to stage our game this year ?

[Bin Ont Turf]

December looks a right barsteward of a month ( on paper).

[dougcollins]

Will Kenilworth Road be ready for the opening match?

Are they downgrading it to Championship standard?

[Jakubs Tash]

Wow that's a tough first set of games.

But a very favourable run of fixtures after Leeds away…..

[ClaretTony]

Anyone know why the home game against Hull on 12 Feb 2025 is on a Wednesday night?

It will be to fit in with the midweek tv schedule I’d have thought

[mikeS]

What would Bob Lord have said?

In the sixties he would have threatened to Burn the cameras for the few coppers the BBC / ITV offered to screen games.

The income from Broadcasting matches today though would have him drooling.

[chipbutty]

The 2024/25 fixtures

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/clarets-to ... worth-road

Great, concise information.
Thanks Tony