27 Dec 2023 12:13:44
As well as battling the refs and VAR we have also had to battle the fixture compilers with a tough away game to start the season Liverpool away to end the season away in London for todays Xmas fixture whereas Liverpool get an easy journey to Burnley and Klopp says they can now have two days off with their family.
If any of the top clubs were given our fixture schedule their managers would be outraged.
Arsenal have to travel all the way to West Ham today and Man City all the way to Everton.

1.) 27 Dec 2023
27 Dec 2023 13:41:01
It's not the computer E it's TV schedules that the battle is with, Brighton played the first Christmas fixture on the 21st of December and will play the last on 2nd January. 12 days to play 3 matches, we are playing 3 in 6. The fixture dates the computer generated were Saturday 23rd, Tuesday 26th and Saturday 30th.

2.) 27 Dec 2023
27 Dec 2023 13:45:34
Shame we couldn't have had a warm balmy evening for tonight as well E from Wombourn. We can only play the cards we're dealt. Forest had to go to Newcastle and did rather well. Let's hope the boys finally get something in London.

3.) 27 Dec 2023
27 Dec 2023 14:09:40
It’s about the recovery time Abbey.
Using Liverpool as an example they get an easy journey to Burnley on the 26th and their next game is a home game on 01/01 whereas we have a game against Everton on Saturday after arriving back in Wolves in the early hours of Thursday.
Just saying that Klopp would have a hissy fit if this was Liverpool whereas we say thank you very much for allowing us to partake in the wonderful premier league.

4.) 27 Dec 2023
27 Dec 2023 16:17:09
Sorry E wombourne I sounded rather sarcastic, no I take your point but I suppose we get an extra day when games are moved to Sunday when the oppo as played in Europe on Thurs night. It can sort of even out. Brentford have had a decent break I think over us too. It's tipping it down and blowing a gale down my way so I was wistfully dreaming as well.

5.) 27 Dec 2023
27 Dec 2023 16:22:52
Just out of interest, does anyone know how we prepare and travel to a game like tonight's?
I read they were given Christmas day off, and training on Boxing Day. Would they then have travelled last night, or go this morning? I'm presuming from E's post that we travel straight home after the game.

6.) 27 Dec 2023
27 Dec 2023 17:55:58
Dunno about now or Xmas but years ago when we played at Reading they came by coach and stopped in oxford hotel the night before Tim.

7.) 28 Dec 2023
27 Dec 2023 15:47:56
Let's not make too big a deal about the travel to London. It isn't that far to be of any consequence. We have a small roster, so the more problematic issue is a game every 3 days. But the teams in Europe and those in Carabao Cup have been doing that all fall, so we can't whine about it much now that we have a short run of them.