ARTICLE: Clarets to kick off the new season at Spurs

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Leeds v Everton scheduled to be Monday night (18th August) on TV
KO: 8:00pm

[ClaretTony]

Also CT incase you needed it

TV Fixtures.jpg

All added to the Friendlies & Key Dates page now thanks,

https://www.uptheclarets.com/friendlies-and-key-dates

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Man Utd v Arsenal
Sunday August 17th Aug
4:30pm ko

[Selby Claret]

Its AFCON 21 Dec to 18 Jan so we might avoid a couple of big hitters (notably Salah and Mbuemo if he goes to Utd)

I'm sure someone could come up with a more definitive list!

[HahaYeah]

Good opening two games, hopefully we can get some early points to stave off any pressure.

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Aston Villa v Newcastle Utd
Saturday 16th August
12:30pm ko

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Liverpool v Bournemouth
Friday 15th August
8:00pm ko

[ollieclarets8]

Its AFCON 21 Dec to 18 Jan so we might avoid a couple of big hitters (notably Salah and Mbuemo if he goes to Utd)

I'm sure someone could come up with a more definitive list!

Potentially, based on our fixtures:

Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Antoine Semenyo (Ghana)
Idrissa Gana Gueye (Senegal)
Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast) - injury doubt
Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) - injury doubt
Andre Onana (Cameroon)
Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco)
Wataru Endo (Japan)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

[Goliath]

Fourth easiest start according to these boffins...

Weighted due to Sunderland - as the others around us

This is complete nonsense. They can use as much data as they can possibly find but it's still useless as they don't know how each team will look next season. It's looking at the past not the future so it's not meaningful.

Spurs will be the best example of this, according to the data it's probably one of the easier fixtures because of last seasons 17th finish. But it doesn't take into account the many mitigating factors, including injuries from last season, new manager, new signings etc.
I actually think there'll be a huge bounce from them at the start of the season. It's a fresh start in the league and they'll be well up for it.

[ClaretTony]

Every chance the home game against Man City will be changed, it's on FA Cup semi-final day.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Changing my mind a bit and getting more gloomy.

Big rivals are Leeds, Sunderland and Brentford with Wolves the next one. All have nice starts and finishes to the season, whereas we finish with Leeds away in May (would much prefer home), Villa at home who will be fighting for a European spot, Arsenal away who may be going for the league, then Wolves at home which may be too late to save us.

Sod it, I’ll just enjoy it, attend the home games, and get my US Peacock TV subscription fired up for most of the away games.

[claretblue]

Every chance the home game against Man City will be changed, it's on FA Cup semi-final day.

we haven’t made the semis since ‘74
…but I guess City will just have to have no game that weekend!

[ollieclarets8]

Changing my mind a bit and getting more gloomy.

Big rivals are Leeds, Sunderland and Brentford with Wolves the next one. All have nice starts and finishes to the season, whereas we finish with Leeds away in May (would much prefer home), Villa at home who will be fighting for a European spot, Arsenal away who may be going for the league, then Wolves at home which may be too late to save us.

Sod it, I’ll just enjoy it, attend the home games, and get my US Peacock TV subscription fired up for most of the away games.

With the way last season started and the club's need for cash it's almost like a 'free hit' of an entire season to just try and enjoy.

[Burnley1989]

Potentially, based on our fixtures:

Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Antoine Semenyo (Ghana)
Idrissa Gana Gueye (Senegal)
Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast) - injury doubt
Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) - injury doubt
Andre Onana (Cameroon)
Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco)
Wataru Endo (Japan)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

Youve far too much time on your hands

[Tricky Trevor]

Do Amazon still have the deal for all BH fixtures?

[simonclaret]

Amazon no longer have the rights to the PL.

[Darnhill Claret]

If Thomas Frank doesn't get an opening day win against us, he's going to be under a lot of pressure after game 5.

[Foshiznik]

I'd prefer not to be starting away to a big team with a new manager/head coach due to the excitement that brings to their club and the lack of negativity in the air but I don't think it is as bad as it could have been.

[KefkaClaret]

Disgraceful, not only do we have to play these difficult teams. We also have to play them TWICE?!?

[Tricky Trevor]

Does anybody have the link for putting PL fixtures directly into Calendar?
I already have PL fixtures listed twice but not showing yet and previously they have been instant.
Before anybody asks I don’t know how the second one appeared and I don’t know how to delete them.

[ClaretTony]

Does anybody have the link for putting PL fixtures directly into Calendar?
I already have PL fixtures listed twice but not showing yet and previously they have been instant.
Before anybody asks I don’t know how the second one appeared and I don’t know how to delete them.

I set mine up and they didn't go in instantly but are there now. I used this link.

https://www.premierleague.com/news/1235133

[BobSykes]

Tough but of course it is - it's the Premier League!

Whatever happens I don't think SP will be adopting the same approach to it that VK did, so that's something I suppose!

[Tricky Trevor]

I set mine up and they didn't go in instantly but are there now. I used this link.

https://www.premierleague.com/news/1235133

Thanks CT. Sorted via email from club with a link contained.

[ClaretAndJew]

I know Parker wasn't at Spurs for long, nor was he a "legend" there like Kompany was, but to have our opening PL fixture to be against Man City when Kmpany was in charge and now Spurs with Parker in charge, feels it's not as randomly selected as we're led to believe.

[IanMcL]

Joint top by end August. Up the Clarets.

[Spike]

Why not 26th?? Never known that before it's the best day of the year!

They have said some games will be switched to the 26th fir the telly box

[Tricky Trevor]

The fixtures following mid-week European games are:
20-9. Nottm Forest H
4-10. Aston V A
24-1. Spurs H
21-2. Chelsea A
18-4. Nottm Forest A
9-5. Aston V H. This would mean Villa are in CL semi-final.

[JohnDearyMe]

The fixtures following mid-week European games are:
20-9. Nottm Forest H
4-10. Aston V A
24-1. Spurs H
21-2. Chelsea A
18-4. Nottm Forest A
9-5. Aston V H. This would mean Villa are in CL semi-final.

Hopefully they are all playing away to teams in Eastern Europe.

[Plissken]

Fourth easiest start according to these boffins...

Weighted due to Sunderland - as the others around us

If ever there was a set of utterly meaningless statistics presented as informed expertise, then that is Exhibit A.

[Spike]

They’ve also got Bournemouth travelling up to us on Boxing Day which would never happen

Especially with no games in Boxing Day except those moved for TV

[Boss Hogg]

Don’t think the fixtures are too bad at all. Don’t get the negativity. Could have been far worse.

[FCBurnley]

Here is my list of easy games ………

[Foshiznik]

I know Parker wasn't at Spurs for long, nor was he a "legend" there like Kompany was, but to have our opening PL fixture to be against Man City when Kmpany was in charge and now Spurs with Parker in charge, feels it's not as randomly selected as we're led to believe.

To be fair, if it was linked to Parker, we could have had West Ham, Fulham, Bournemouth, Newcastle or Chelsea too so there was always at least a 1 in 4 chance of us getting one of them.

[Boss Hogg]

Don’t think the fixtures are too bad at all. Don’t get the negativity.

[ClaretTony]

we haven’t made the semis since ‘74
…but I guess City will just have to have no game that weekend!

Ha ha

[clarets1978]

If Thomas Frank doesn't get an opening day win against us, he's going to be under a lot of pressure after game 5.

Even if he wins games 2,3,4 and 5??

[Herts Clarets]

At least we get the ritual shoeing away at Man City5 out of the way fairly early

[ClaretTony]

At least we get the ritual shoeing away at Man City5 out of the way fairly early

The last two have only been two goal defeats though but we've just missed what could have been potentially a slightly easier game there.

[1882]

Probably been asked on here before, but is there a particular reason we always play a team twice in December rather than vaguely in the same order as the return fixtures?

[bumba]

Haven't read all the thread but is there a reason we have 3 weeks off end of march beginning of April and no games over Easter?

[wilks_bfc]

Haven't read all the thread but is there a reason we have 3 weeks off end of march beginning of April and no games over Easter?

I’m assuming it’ll be international break and cup game weekend

[Tricky Trevor]

Probably been asked on here before, but is there a particular reason we always play a team twice in December rather than vaguely in the same order as the return fixtures?

The guy programming the computer sneezed and as he was wiping snot off the keyboard he accidentally pressed print.

[ClaretTony]

Probably been asked on here before, but is there a particular reason we always play a team twice in December rather than vaguely in the same order as the return fixtures?

Every team is the same on that one

[ClaretTony]

Haven't read all the thread but is there a reason we have 3 weeks off end of march beginning of April and no games over Easter?

Internationals on 28th March & FA Cup on 4th April

https://www.uptheclarets.com/friendlies-and-key-dates

[Goliath]

I really miss the midweek games when we are in the Prem

[jlup1980]

Love the first game tbh - new manager, lot of pressure after a disappointing league campaign last year, SP's boyhood team...

WE CAN DO 'EM!

Marcus Edwards with the winner. Easy!!

[HurstGrangeClaret]

The negativity from some posters amazes me. Here we are, not a game of the new season played, and some fans writing us off already.
It’s what we strived for all last season and this is the reaction of some.
We all know it isn’t going to be easy but come on! Have some faith in SP and our team and let’s try and enjoy the rollercoaster.

[Darnhill Claret]

Weird that there are 5 different calendar months where there are only 3 fixtures, August, September, October, March and April. Don't remember that happening before.

[Row x]

The negativity from some posters amazes me. Here we are, not a game of the new season played, and some fans writing us off already.
It’s what we strived for all last season and this is the reaction of some.
We all know it isn’t going to be easy but come on! Have some faith in SP and our team and let’s try and enjoy the rollercoaster.

Don't forget which forum you're reading

[Row x]

I know Parker wasn't at Spurs for long, nor was he a "legend" there like Kompany was, but to have our opening PL fixture to be against Man City when Kmpany was in charge and now Spurs with Parker in charge, feels it's not as randomly selected as we're led to believe.

If it was done on purpose, surely that would be for sky's benefit, as per the city game

Is the spurs one on Sky?