2023/2024 Fixtures

[Runub]

Not bothered who we play to be honest. Just relieved it won’t be Stoke City for example.

 

[CrustySack]

Last time we lifted the title wasn’t it against Luton

We were presented with the league title against West Ham in 85 and Luton in 87. Both midweek games.

 

[Taifi gorm]

our last home game will be city no doubt

Nice, title decider between us. Sky loves it's drama.

 

[Dancing Pat]

We were presented with the league title against West Ham in 85 and Luton in 87. Both midweek games.

Think that ‘87 Luton game was a Saturday iirc.

 

[April1970]

The final game of the season should be Notts Forest as they provided the first opposition at Goodson in 1892.

 

[JelavicBrate2]

In 2020 just weeks before COVID screwed everything, the second derby was to be at Goodison on a monday evening. Not sure why the almighty powers have reverted to type last three years in a row.

Then again, I guess I should be grateful there is even this derby fixture nonsense to tangle with yet again. Though it's nothing new either.

1989-1994: Goodison derby first 5/6 times (exception was 1991)
2003-2013: 11 seasons running... about a one in 2,000 chance of that happening apparently.

A long moan about the ninth time (in 2011) formed the basis of my first ever post actually.

If there was any logical explanation for this I'd be all ears, but I just can't see it.

I thought about this for a long time and I do think it plays a huge part in why our record is so poor in derbies. When we were challenging the for European places, we always got them away 2nd. Not random in my opinion, I'll be furious if we get them at home first, typical 12:30 game, so they don't have to play in a hostile atmosphere. It's beyond fixed, 2014/2015 we got 2 draws, 2017/2018 got 2 draws, 2018/2019 we stopped them winning the league. It's obvious RS favoured corruption.

 

[CalBuckeye_Rob]

The final game of the season should be Notts Forest as they provided the first opposition at Goodson in 1892.

I am still bitter about that 2-2 draw....

 

[TGW89]

Apparently it was something to do with the method the clubs used for the allocation of away tickets, we use the current season’s credits, the RS use the previous season. So our fans needed the time to build up their credits. Could be an old wives tale .

Someone said we ask for it which makes no sense to me.

Heard both before.

There was actually a question sent to PL HQ in 2013 about this, with speculation that it was to prevent massive gaps (say, nearly two years) between home derbies for either club, and they said there were no arrangements at all and that it was 100% random like every other fixture.

And then 2014 broke the streak. Funny that.

 

[Marc bolan]

Think that ‘87 Luton game was a Saturday iirc.

Yes luton game was on a Saturday I was there
WBA 1970 was a midweek match

 

[duncs pigeon]

We were presented with the league title against West Ham in 85 and Luton in 87. Both midweek games.

Thought 85 was v QPR. Can remember playing West Ham in 86 the rs won the league and playing them on the Monday before the cup final.

 

[judge]

85 was QPR when we won the league (ie; mathematically uncatchable) and 87 was Norwich. In 87 we were presented with the trophy at the Luton hame. I can't remember the 85 one

 

[JohnRoss23]

Tomorrow is the day

 

[Connor]

9am tomorrow, but the league doesn't send them to teams until like 8

So anything before that is very likely wham

 

[Seamus Colemole]

9am tomorrow, but the league doesn't send them to teams until like 8

So anything before that is very likely wham

Every year someone goes to the trouble of mocking up the whole fixture list and its always awrong so don't believe anything till at least 8am tomorrow people

 

[blue to the bone]

9am tomorrow, but the league doesn't send them to teams until like 8

So anything before that is very likely wham

We will still have about 10 "leaks " before that though.