We are playing 1st game at home v St Mirren.  Not too bad a start.

 Down side is, only 1 home game v Celtic, Aberdeen, Cownty before split. Potentially a bit of a financial hit unless we get top 6 again.

Edited June 19, 201312 yr by Dewsburydude

The fixtures could have been a lot kinder to us . Average attendance will be down I'd imagine .

Edited June 19, 201312 yr by DALNEIGHCALEY

On the bright side, possibly 3 home fixtures after the split if County and Aberdeen and ourselves make top 6!

Feck it - let's just win the league this season eh.

Didnt we start against St Mirren last season?

Yes, 2-2 away.

 

How many times have we won our opening fixture in the SPL? I can only recall one.

Home games in bold

 

St. Mirren

Dundee United

Motherwell

Celtic

Hearts

Kilmarnock

Aberdeen

Hibernian

St. Johnstone

Partick Thistle

Ross County

Kilmarnock

Hibernian

St. Johnstone

St. Mirren

Hearts

Aberdeen

Partick Thistle

Celtic

Ross County

Motherwell

Dundee United

Aberdeen

Kilmarnock

Hibernian

Hearts

St. Johnstone

Celtic

Motherwell

Partick Thistle

Dundee United

St. Mirren

Ross County

 

We have 2 home games v St. Mirren, Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Hearts and Hibernian

 

And 2 away games v Kilmarnock, Celtic, Ross County, St. Johnstone, Aberdeen and Dundee United.

The festive fixtures have not been kind at all home to Dons, away to Thistle, home against Celtic, the derby then away to Motherwell.

 

They have obviously constructed it so that we play County just before the split too incase its a meaningful game.

 

When's the TV schedules announced so we can work out kick-off times and days?

Edited June 19, 201312 yr by bdu98196

Sky say they're releasing theirs on 8th July.

Yes, 2-2 away.

 

How many times have we won our opening fixture in the SPL? I can only recall one.

 

Yup - against Aberdeen and we got relegated that season.

We tend to do well if we've had a slow start.  Odd.

Sky say they're releasing theirs on 8th July.

Here's a wee sneak preview of opening day satellite TV line up.....

 

Celtic V Ross County [sky Sports 1]

Partick Thistle V Dundee United [bT vision]

St Mirren V Inverness CT  (Alba)

Rangers V Hearts [History Channel]

On the bright side, possibly 3 home fixtures after the split if County and Aberdeen and ourselves make top 6!

Good thinking.

The pre split fixtures certainly haven't been kind from an 'income' point of view.

So lets just make sure we make top 6 again, and, as a bonus, a Scottish Cup run would be nice. Sod it, lets have a League Cup run too.

Or let's just win the chuffing things eh?! 

bdu, one wee error: The New Year's derby is at TCS. So there should be no less danger of it being postponed

I think that's a good opening day fixture, but again we have St M. I'm not too keen on the fixtures we have got at home twice but as every says let's make top 6 again. At least the new boys will get to know about the SPL in one fixture against St Midden with all their tactics.

Festive fixtures are great. Partick for our Xmas party and Celtic and them at home. As for the games at home etc. it isn't a surprise as it is a simple reverse of last season. Th club expect this as it happens every year and is budgeted for.

I suppose we can't complain too bitterly as last season we had two pre split home games against each of Celtic, County and the Dons.

When do the TV companies get involved and start moving the fixtures about? I don't want to start buying bus or train tickets until I know for certain when the game will be on.

8th July RIG.

When do the TV companies get involved and start moving the fixtures about? I don't want to start buying bus or train tickets until I know for certain when the game will be on.

 

TV schedules are the least of your worries there - the fixtures are going to be completely revamped to enable Richard Brittain to play for both of his clubs.

Am I right in thinking the plan is for more Fri & Mon night games this year? So we could have games on a Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon in the SPL?

 

Yes, 2-2 away.

 

How many times have we won our opening fixture in the SPL? I can only recall one.

 

Yup - against Aberdeen and we got relegated that season.

We tend to do well if we've had a slow start.  Odd.

 

05/06 won 2-0 away to Falkirk. Both goals from Craig Brewster

8th July RIG.

 

Really!? That's a bit crap. I guess there's still plenty of time to get some cheap bus or train tickets for most games though.

We've won two games on the opening day of the season, drawn one and lost five. 

We must ask St Mirren to parade the League Cup prior to the game to get our lads really fired up!