Really? Sunderland are the only team to worry about there. We were two leagues above Crewe last year, Doncaster are average, Lincoln are below average and Wigan will be playing 6 u-18’s.
Gonna be a strange old season, so not too worried with what looks a tough start on paper. Salary cap and behind closed doors will have an effect on everyone.
Maybe I'm being paranoid but I get the impression the league have deliberately chosen our fixtures against Wigan to minimise any chance of some sort of joint protest. First one early on when no away fans will attend and the second on a Tuesday night in March.
Annoying how many of the away games I'd fancy are early in the season when we won't be able to attend
Crewe and Lincoln would be new games to me Ipswich, Blackpool and Pompey in October are all attractive away games
Unevenly spread fixtures too, some big games at the start and end of season - in our last 6 games we play Sunderland, Ipswich and Hull plus Posh - but there are also long periods of very winnable games
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Crewe, Doncaster, Lincoln, Sunderland, Wigan
Edit: Ipswich is 5th game, Wigan 6th.
any chance a vaccine in the next week...
Oh sorry, that's Sheffield Wednesday's first game...
One thing for sure clubs want survive at 30% capacity all season.
We could end up playing our promotion rivals every week after Lincoln (apart from Accrington)
Home to Plymouth on Boxing Day.....wtf ? How are any of their fans supposed to travel (if permitted by then)
Last 3 away games......Sunderland, Plymouth & Accrington. Some travelling needed there.
So instead of putting a local derby, put a game that no one would attend anyway because the attendance would be shit regardless is their excuse
Plymouth at home on boxing day would be an unfair trip for their supporters (in usual times).
It would have been better if it had been Ipswich away as that was my first match.
I know there are much more important things but got to say I am really starting to miss aways and not knowing when they may be.
Crewe and Lincoln would be new games to me
Ipswich, Blackpool and Pompey in October are all attractive away games
Unevenly spread fixtures too, some big games at the start and end of season - in our last 6 games we play Sunderland, Ipswich and Hull plus Posh - but there are also long periods of very winnable games
The salary cap will seriously level the playing field so it's now just 46 games all against roughly the same quality opposition.