RuffRob Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Bournmouth - H Fulham -A Leeds - H Brentford - A On paper all four opening fixtures should be winnable or at least expecting some kind of result. However, can dangerous playing newly promoted teams in the opening month of the season - with them having wind in their sails. Sometimes better to be playing one of the bigger teams when they are trying to bed new signings in etc. We shall see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 21/22? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 They're not released until Thursday. These are the fake ones floating around that Palfy posted about yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Watch this be the first time ever that they're real now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: They're not released until Thursday. These are the fake ones floating around that Palfy posted about yesterday. Just pleased to have allies possibly as gullible as me, don’t feel so lonely now Matt, RuffRob, dunlopp9987 and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodison Glory Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 The Athletic posted an article today saying that these are fake. One massive clue was the absence of any midweek fixtures...when you consider there will be more midweek fixtures than ever this year due to World Cup...the leaked fixtures start to look very lazy. May 13th and 20th fixtures were also exactly the same LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 7 hours ago, RuffRob said: Bournmouth - H Fulham -A Leeds - H Brentford - A On paper all four opening fixtures should be winnable or at least expecting some kind of result. However, can dangerous playing newly promoted teams in the opening month of the season - with them having wind in their sails. Sometimes better to be playing one of the bigger teams when they are trying to bed new signings in etc. We shall see After last season we can't take anything for granted. Looking forward to Thursday though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wall Writer Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 I wouldn't mind having the first four fixtures from 21/22 actually... We got 10 points from those games if I remember correctly. What happened after that is another story, but not a bad start to the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 Personally, I'm hoping for our opening match to be Liverpool at home. You often see upsets on opening day, and this would be a great way to start the season. We saw from last season that playing weak teams early on can be very deceptive. What matters is total points over the season, not total points over the first few (easy) games. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 Agreed, I would like to see us play the top four as our opening games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 I don’t want newly promoted clubs or lesser clubs at the start of the season… that’s when they are at their strongest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 20 minutes ago, Hafnia said: I don’t want newly promoted clubs or lesser clubs at the start of the season… that’s when they are at their strongest One that sticks with me is the opening match against Nottingham Forest at home in 1977, they'd scraped into the div 2 promotion places the previous season so my young self thought, "nice easy start". They spanked us 3-1.....and went on to win the league comfortably (we actually finished third that year so I'd take a repeat)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, MikeO said: One that sticks with me is the opening match against Nottingham Forest at home in 1977, they'd scraped into the div 2 promotion places the previous season so my young self thought, "nice easy start". They spanked us 3-1.....and went on to win the league comfortably (we actually finished third that year so I'd take a repeat)! Cloughie was a brilliant manager when he could get his own players in, they would do as he said unlike the big time Charlies at Leeds, gone off piste a bit here Mike but when you mention Forrest in that era I automatically think of Clough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 I'd like Newcastle to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 Home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 I’d don’t care who or where I just want the win. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 City away and I’ll be happy. Home against Liverpool next. Away Chelsea. Away Arsenal. I could live with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Chelsea at home https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2647295/evertons-202223-fixtures-revealed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: Chelsea at home https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2647295/evertons-202223-fixtures-revealed Atleast it’s at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWooney Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 fairly tough away games in the first month but if we're in for a half decent season we should be able to get a few points off of them. I quite like Chelsea home as an opener. We have a great record at home to them in recent years, crowd will be up for it with a big evening opening fixture and I fancy us to continue our run of wins at home to Chelsea. Bailey and dunlopp9987 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 I'm happy with Chelsea at home, hopefully flares and the like carrying on what we've seen at the back end of this season, make the place a bear pit. 3-0 Everton, Peter Kenyon whizzed his top off in the Directors box and swings it around whilst screaming Spirit of the Blues, Thomas Tuchel resigns on the spot in his press conference as he says the pressure of Goodison away games is too much, rest of the league forfeit their games 3-0 due to pure fear and we're handed the title in December. MikeO, dunlopp9987, StevO and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Zoo 2.0 said: I'm happy with Chelsea at home, hopefully flares and the like carrying on what we've seen at the back end of this season, make the place a bear pit. 3-0 Everton, Peter Kenyon whizzed his top off in the Directors box and swings it around whilst screaming Spirit of the Blues, Thomas Tuchel resigns on the spot in his press conference as he says the pressure of Goodison away games is too much, rest of the league forfeit their games 3-0 due to pure fear and we're handed the title in December. Could happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyBlue Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 We have 4 different matchups that repeat themselves throughout the year. Arsenal/Liverpool, Spurs/Man U, Forest/Brentford, Palace/Fulham. Is this usual and I haven’t noticed it or is it as odd as it seems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodison Glory Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 The athletic has us down as the 5th easiest opening set of fixtures (first 5 games). I think we know nothing comes easy to us so I take it with a pinch of salt. Plus doing "strength of schedule" stuff based on last year doesn't account for regression / improvement in teams next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 I think that is a very kind start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Would like to think 11 points from the first 5 games wouldn’t be to unrealistic, and get the new season started with plenty of confidence. Dreaaammm dream dream dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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