and last time we were newly promoted I think we had Palace at home?

So actually suggests you can get a fairly 'kind' first game. (At least on paper - I suspect that you'd rather play teams like that a bit later, once their initial optimism / enthusiasm has worn off a bit...)

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 3rd 2015 at 13:56:08

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First fixture guess ? I am away on hols so hoping it is Sunderland away. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Jun 3, 13:11:32
- Accrington Stanley away. (NCFC) - CROYDONCANARY, Jun 3, 15:33:50
- Expecting a big club away with a homer ref (n/m) (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Jun 3, 14:37:32
  - *that will happen, or at least 2 top 4 clubs in the first 4 games* (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jun 3, 15:09:50
- Arsenal at hum, and we'll do em 4-1. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jun 3, 14:27:26
- It will be Everton away BMTP (n/m) (NCFC) - shortfatb, Jun 3, 13:31:42
- Watfords away. (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Jun 3, 13:22:42
  - I hope not. I love Watford away. The league cup game 2 year ago was a midweeker. (NCFC) - Pit, Jun 3, 13:26:42
- Don't the top 4 often get newly promoted clubs first up? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 13:17:45
  - Possibly. Hughtons 1st game was Fulham away though. I think we lost. (NCFC) - Pit, Jun 3, 13:21:25
    - we weren't newly promoted then though - when we were we got Wigan away (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 3, 13:53:20
      - and last time we were newly promoted I think we had Palace at home? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 13:56:08
        
        1-1 Worthington was doomed even from that result. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Jun 3, 14:55:49
        
        ideally you'd like to play teams in Europe just after a European game (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 3, 13:59:15
        
        (sorry, I meant, the previous time (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 3, 13:56:35

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