Early Premier League fixtures

[Whitey]

Mainly because I'm bored with the transfers now (the Barry saga/debacle is hilarious) and I can't wait for the season to start, I was checking out the fixtures to see if there are any games I could get to if and when I plan my next trip home...and ended up focusing on the early fixtures....

 

Apart from ManU, the first 7 or 8 fixtures all look winnable (in my rose tinted specs) and I was thinking given our usual poor starts, this could be the making or breaking of the year. Also given the Olympics Footie is schedule to go 7-23 Aug, and if we can get through the first two games against 'Northern Spurs' and Boro.....it could be set for a good start for once!

 

 

Saturday, 16 August 2008

Barclays Premier League

Sunderland v Liverpool, 17:30

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Saturday, 23 August 2008

Barclays Premier League

Liverpool v Middlesbrough, 15:00

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Sunday, 31 August 2008

Barclays Premier League

Aston Villa v Liverpool, 16:00

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Saturday, 13 September 2008

Barclays Premier League

Liverpool v Man Utd, 12:45

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Saturday, 20 September 2008

Barclays Premier League

Liverpool v Stoke, 15:00

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Saturday, 27 September 2008

Barclays Premier League

Everton v Liverpool, 12:45

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Saturday, 04 October 2008

Barclays Premier League

Man City v Liverpool, 15:00

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Saturday, 18 October 2008

Barclays Premier League

Liverpool v Wigan, 15:00

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Sunday, 26 October 2008

Barclays Premier League

Chelsea v Liverpool, 13:30

[budgie]

Mainly because I'm bored with the transfers now (the Barry saga/debacle is hilarious) and I can't wait for the season to start, I was checking out the fixtures to see if there are any games I could get to if and when I plan my next trip home...and ended up focusing on the early fixtures....

 

Apart from ManU, the first 7 or 8 fixtures all look winnable (in my rose tinted specs) and I was thinking given our usual poor starts, this could be the making or breaking of the year. Also given the Olympics Footie is schedule to go 7-23 Aug, and if we can get through the first two games against 'Northern Spurs' and Boro.....it could be set for a good start for once!

Saturday, 16 August 2008

Barclays Premier League

Sunderland v Liverpool, 17:30

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Saturday, 23 August 2008

Barclays Premier League

Liverpool v Middlesbrough, 15:00

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Sunday, 31 August 2008

Barclays Premier League

Aston Villa v Liverpool, 16:00

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Saturday, 13 September 2008

Barclays Premier League

Liverpool v Man Utd, 12:45

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Saturday, 20 September 2008

Barclays Premier League

Liverpool v Stoke, 15:00

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Saturday, 27 September 2008

Barclays Premier League

Everton v Liverpool, 12:45

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Saturday, 04 October 2008

Barclays Premier League

Man City v Liverpool, 15:00

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Saturday, 18 October 2008

Barclays Premier League

Liverpool v Wigan, 15:00

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Sunday, 26 October 2008

Barclays Premier League

Chelsea v Liverpool, 13:30

 

 

I'd argue that 4 of them are 4 of the harder games in the league. Away to city, blue bitters, chavski and home to the scum are not easy matches. no way I'd expect us to win 7/8 of those games. I would be happy with 18-20 points from those games.

[Bo Benn]

Are we really that bad in the beginning of the season? Thought we started off pretty good last season, wasn't until December it all went pear shaped. Can't remember the season before that but I'll be dammed if it wasn't something similar.

 

All of the away games look fairly tricky. However if we grab say 7 or 9 points from first 3 games then go on and finally beat Man U, confidence will be sky high.

[Walrus]

Last season was the first in a long while that we've had a decent enough start.

[Hassony]

Win the first 32 games of the season and then relax for the last 6 games

[Whitey]

Last season was the first in a long while that we've had a decent enough start.

 

I was thinking it has been a few years since we had a really decent start....so I checked it out !!

 

Last year we did not lose until December, but we drew a cr*p load of dumb games (Porstmouth and Birmingham early on come to mind), and played very poor in just about every other game, hence I guess I saw it as poor. First 10 games = W 5 D 5 L 0

 

2006-7 was a pretty poor start too - W 4 D 2 L4 in first 10 games.

 

2005-6 - We had the run of 10 wins from end October, but first 10 were W 4 D 4 L 2.

 

2004-5 - W 5 D 2 L 3 (losing 3 of first 10 still not championship winning form)

 

2003-4 - W 4 D 2 L 4

 

2002-3 - W 7 D 3 L 0 - But then the crazy middle phase where we did not win from 9 Nov until 18th Jan.

 

So overall I would say we're not great starters....would be good to change that this time round, and see us up there early on and IMHO I think it could happen with thes fixtures we have this time. <fingers crossed>

Edited August 1, 2008 by Whitey