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Damn! Had a little hope that they might choose our opening fixture (recently relegated against play off finalists) for the opening game, as there's no way I'm getting up to Gateshead!

No games being moved yet, but I see Bristol Rovers are on the box twice.

http://sport.bt.com/sportfootball/football/live-football-on-bt-sport-S11376627423099

[quote="hector"]I find the Conference fixture list a little bizarre. The fact that we play both our games against Grimsby by Oct 18th is just daft. Grimsby could have a completely different team by the time other sides play them in April. I realise the Christmas/New Year is designed to be a double header and I don't have a problem with that but I prefer it really if you play all teams before you start playing sides in the return fixtures.[/quote]
So do I, Hector. For example, we play Barnet twice in five weeks and there's someone else (can't remember who .... and can't be bothered to check) twice in about eight weeks *. Bizarre! It's not rocket science to schedule matches in each half of the season (except for double headers), is it? The Football League seem to be able to manage to do it. I wonder if the demise of Hereford and Salisbury had something to do with it, although I can't imagine why it should. Surely, Chester & Dartford would just slot in their places ? Ah ..... the mysteries of Conference football !! :B
* Forest Green - 30th Sept and 15th Nov.

I find the Conference fixture list a little bizarre. The fact that we play both our games against Grimsby by Oct 18th is just daft. Grimsby could have a completely different team by the time other sides play them in April. I realise the Christmas/New Year is designed to be a double header and I don't have a problem with that but I prefer it really if you play all teams before you start playing sides in the return fixtures.

[quote="nickbrod"]On the BBC Sport website in the Conference League Table we're already in the bottom four! Things can only get better! :clown:[/quote]

It's Hargreaves fault.......

I'm aiming for Barnet, Welling and Dartford. Possibly Lincoln.

Barnet will be easiest, it's two roads!

On the BBC Sport website in the Conference League Table we're already in the bottom four! Things can only get better! :clown:

very disappinted for the second year in a row

being northern based i was particularly looking forward to a night stopover in chester, its a tuesday night now, macclesfield for a day on the ale, also a tuesday!

lincoln i'm on leave so probably away, halifax is so far ahead that i cant get excited about it yet. bristol rovers, new years day so almost certainly a no go. forest green midweek. grimsby, who the hell wants to go there anyway?? so that leaves alfreton!! do they even have buses there, let alone a railway station!! BUGGER!!

Do they just pull names out of a hat. We are at home 4 Saturdays in a row in Nov/Dec and if we get home draws in the FA Cup and Trophy it will be 6 Saturdays in a row. Ridiculous scheduling!

Chester and Macclesfield away on Tuesday nights are great for me. I'm working in Cheshire a lot for the next 6 months so that couldn't work any better! Also looking forward to Dover away on a Tuesday night. The masochistic side of me fancies that one.

Dartford is a way, but it's a seriously easy journey. The ground's a few hundred yards from the M25, so it's very simple to get to. Great ground too.

Matt.

It's a real shame the Forest Green away fixture is on a Tuesday night. Also two very good away days in Hereford and Salisbury were lost when they were booted out of the division to be replaced by a couple which won't be nearly as good unfortunately. Apart from a few occasions we'll have to get used to basically playing exclusively in front of a home crowd with no away support. Overall I am still looking forward to getting started with a few new grounds to visit, hopefully with any luck we might be able to get some points on the board early doors.

Most likely to only be away days for me this season: Lincoln, Grimsby, Telford, Forest Green, Alfreton, Barnet, Macclesfield, Nuneaton, Halifax.

Subject to mood, table position and available funds.

[quote="Oil Beef Hooked"]We play Rovers twice in 6 days, home on Boxing Day, then away to them on the 1st Jan.

What's the betting that one of these fixtures will be televised.[/quote]

And what's the betting the other one will be postponed!

Looking at some of those fixtures does bring it home where we find ourselves again but also gives hope that we can look forward to a reasonable season.

Not great for me. Eastleigh, Woking, Aldershot and welling all not till next year. Only Dartford which is still a long haul really.