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Title: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: chesteralty on July 04, 2014, 01:11:38 PM
Nice awayday in August.
The fixtures are up!!

http://www.footballconference.co.uk/premierdivision.php?division_id=7&month=August#Fixtures

Followed by home games to Lincoln and Bristol.
Nice easy start!!

Then its Chester home and away over Xmas. Fantastic!!
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Iateallthepies on July 04, 2014, 01:27:02 PM
Looking forward to the Monday night game agains Gateshead.
Have a feeling that might be a live game on BT sports.
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Mrs Warbouys on July 04, 2014, 01:29:07 PM
When's macc???
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Hemel Alty on July 04, 2014, 01:31:23 PM
Chester Boxing Day
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Jimmy Hill on July 04, 2014, 01:33:20 PM
Shame that the Macclesfield home game is on Tuesday 30th September.
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: AltySi on July 04, 2014, 02:10:10 PM
9/8 Aldershot (A)
12/8 Lincoln City (H)
16/8 Bristol Rovers (H)
23/8 Southport (A)
25/8 Gateshead (H)
30/8 Nuneaton (A)

6/9 Dartford (H)
9/9 Alfreton (A)
13/9 Eastleigh (H)
16/9 Kidderminster (A)
20/9 Barnet (A)
27/9 Welling (H)
30/9 Macclesfield (H)

4/10 Halifax (A)
7/10 Grimsby (A)
11/10 Woking (H)
18/10 Braintree (H)

1/11 Alfreton (H)
4/11 Lincoln City (A)
11/11 Telford (A)
15/11 Grimsby (H)
22/11 Wrexham (A)
29/11 Kidderminster (H)

2/12 Woking (A)
6/12 Forest Green (A)
20/12 Dover (H)
26/12 Chester (A)
28/12 Nuneaton (H)

1/1 Chester (H)
4/1 Eastleigh (A)
17/1 Torquay (H)
24/1 Macclesfield (A)
31/1 Aldershot (H)

7/2 Dover (A)
14/2 Forest Green Rovers (H)
21/2 Bristol Rovers (A)
28/2 Barnet (H)

7/3 Welling (A)
14/3 Wrexham (H)
21/3 Halifax (H)
28/3 Dartford (A)

4/4 Southport (H)
6/4 Gateshead (A)
11/4 Torquay (A)
18/4 Telford (H)
25/4 Braintree (A)
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Hemel Alty on July 04, 2014, 02:19:14 PM
Welcome back to the Conference, Torquay United. First fixture Gateshead away. (at least they get it out of the way whilst the sun's out).
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Brian Flynn on July 04, 2014, 03:08:45 PM
Looking forward to the Monday night game agains Gateshead.
Have a feeling that might be a live game on BT sports.

That's Easter Monday, so will be almost certainly be a 3pm Kick Off.
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: roytonmike on July 04, 2014, 03:27:08 PM
Gateshead on August Bank Holiday Monday confirmed as 3 pm k/o on the August list I saw on Conference website.
Initial thoughts - I thought Salisbury (A) on a Tuesday night in October a few years back was a lunatic piece of scheduling but Woking (A) on the first Tuesday in December probably beats it. The chances of the Dover game in December & the Eastleigh game in January both happening on schedule might well be less than 100% - and yet we play Halifax on Saturdays in October & March. Strange ...
For info - FA Cup 4QR is 25 Oct & R1 is 8 Nov (hence no league games); FA Trophy R1 is 13 Dec & R2 10 Jan (also a blank league date).
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: ArmchairAlty on July 04, 2014, 03:34:27 PM
For info - FA Cup 4QR is 25 Oct & R1 is 8 Nov (hence no league games); FA Trophy R1 is 13 Dec & R2 10 Jan (also a blank league date).

V.useful, thanks
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on July 04, 2014, 03:53:26 PM

Shame that the Macclesfield home game is on Tuesday 30th September.



Utterly bewildering and hugely disappointing.

Why on earth are we not playing Macc home and away over Christmas and New Year?

They've been given Grimsby Town for Heaven's sake!


Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on July 04, 2014, 04:10:08 PM

Gateshead on August Bank Holiday Monday confirmed as 3 pm k/o on the August list I saw on Conference website.
Initial thoughts - I thought Salisbury (A) on a Tuesday night in October a few years back was a lunatic piece of scheduling but Woking (A) on the first Tuesday in December probably beats it. The chances of the Dover game in December & the Eastleigh game in January both happening on schedule might well be less than 100% - and yet we play Halifax on Saturdays in October & March. Strange ...
For info - FA Cup 4QR is 25 Oct & R1 is 8 Nov (hence no league games); FA Trophy R1 is 13 Dec & R2 10 Jan (also a blank league date).



Not to mention that our two fixtures against Southport are scheduled to be played on Saturdays and yet we have been allocated Tuesday night away games at the likes of Lincoln City; Grimsby Town and Kidderminster Harriers.

Plus we conclude with four away matches in our last six fixtures.






Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: York Alty on July 04, 2014, 04:12:41 PM
Shame that the Macclesfield home game is on Tuesday 30th September.

yeah - piss poor day for the game in my opinion.
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Alty_best on July 04, 2014, 04:13:53 PM
Nice 3 points
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Leon on July 04, 2014, 04:16:50 PM

Gateshead on August Bank Holiday Monday confirmed as 3 pm k/o on the August list I saw on Conference website.
Initial thoughts - I thought Salisbury (A) on a Tuesday night in October a few years back was a lunatic piece of scheduling but Woking (A) on the first Tuesday in December probably beats it. The chances of the Dover game in December & the Eastleigh game in January both happening on schedule might well be less than 100% - and yet we play Halifax on Saturdays in October & March. Strange ...
For info - FA Cup 4QR is 25 Oct & R1 is 8 Nov (hence no league games); FA Trophy R1 is 13 Dec & R2 10 Jan (also a blank league date).


We've also got six away evening matches but only two at home, which seems pretty unfair.


Not to mention that our two fixtures against Southport are scheduled to be played on Saturdays and yet we have been allocated Tuesday night away games at the likes of Lincoln City; Grimsby Town and Kidderminster Harriers.

Plus we conclude with four away matches in our last six fixtures.







Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: hsmith1 on July 04, 2014, 04:16:57 PM
looking forward to 21st Feb and 11th April as i will be ritird will bw able to go to both games.No more ham and pickle sandwiches though  ;D
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: roytonmike on July 04, 2014, 04:31:09 PM
Shame that the Macclesfield home game is on Tuesday 30th September.
Utterly bewildering and hugely disappointing.
Why on earth are we not playing Macc home and away over Christmas and New Year?
They've been given Grimsby Town for Heaven's sake!
Probably starts from the idea that the coppers will not want Chester to play Wrexham at Xmas/New Year; we've probably ended up with Chester in order to avoid that, & in that case the police might have said Macc v Wrexham was a non-starter too. Unfortunately that's the world we live in ... Incidentally, I always though it likely that Southport would be the Bank Holiday fixture so that doesn't surprise me at all.
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: York Alty on July 04, 2014, 04:39:33 PM
Good to see a nice flow of comments again.  This past three weeks in particular has been very quiet on here.

The season...it's not far away now.

COME ON ALTY
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Hemel Alty on July 04, 2014, 04:45:14 PM
Doesn't today just bring home the enormity of our achievement. Badly arranged or not, the release of the fixtures really ratchets up the anticipation doesn't it? And no more trips to two bit grounds with 2 step terraces, no toilets, hedges down one side and sub 300 gates. Bring it on.
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: altrincham on July 04, 2014, 06:33:55 PM
Cant believe the Macc fixtures we should complain after waiting so long to pay them again .... ??? :-[
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Jimmy on July 04, 2014, 07:23:20 PM
Are we playing Chester at Christmas because the police want Wrexham v Chester in midweek?
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Hamilton on July 04, 2014, 07:51:55 PM
Gateshead on two of the 4 Bank Hols? Beyond belief!!!

Is it done by computer or a logarithmic table? Some of those fixtures defy sense - particularly some of the Tuesday ones.

I can see this being moved to Friday or something like for a TV game: 16/8 Bristol Rovers (H)
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: York Alty on July 04, 2014, 08:07:49 PM
Did I spot Dover away the weekend before Crimbo too?
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Iateallthepies on July 04, 2014, 08:15:30 PM
Woking away on 2nd December. Awesome!!!
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Nasha on July 04, 2014, 08:31:13 PM
Did I spot Dover away the weekend before Crimbo too?

Nope, Dover at home weekend before. The away game is the weekend of my birthday, which is on the Monday.

Regarding the Macc games, looking games in which GMP will be at include United vs Newcastle (Boxing Day) and City vs Sunderland (New Years Day). Maybe both us and Macc were advised to not play each other on bank holidays too, as I think I've heard it's double the cost for the same number of coppers, although could be wrong. Only explanation I can think of anyway.
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: taxi Phil on July 05, 2014, 12:33:08 AM
Gateshead on two of the 4 Bank Hols? Beyond belief!!!

Is it done by computer or a logarithmic table? Some of those fixtures defy sense - particularly some of the Tuesday ones.

I can see this being moved to Friday or something like for a TV game: 16/8 Bristol Rovers (H)
Unfortunately we are probably nearer to Gateshead than everyone bar Halifax......I always suspected it would be the "Bank Holiday Special".
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: anglo alty on July 05, 2014, 08:13:53 AM
Welcome back to the Conference, Torquay United. First fixture Gateshead away. (at least they get it out of the way whilst the sun's out).
don't tempt fate for them
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: anglo alty on July 05, 2014, 08:20:28 AM
Not the worst start we could have had i can see the bottom clubs being roughly the same need to pick up some pts in the first six games playing teams like aldershot lincoln and southport. Bristol might struggle too the're skint
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: roytonmike on July 05, 2014, 08:39:31 AM
For info - FA Cup 4QR is 25 Oct & R1 is 8 Nov (hence no league games); FA Trophy R1 is 13 Dec & R2 10 Jan (also a blank league date).
V.useful, thanks
No problem! Subsequent round dates are as follows -
FAC2 6 Dec; FAC3 3 Jan; FAT3(and FAC4) 24 Jan; FAT4 7 Feb; FAT semi 21 & 28 Feb; FAT final 29 Mar.
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Steve from Sale on July 05, 2014, 11:36:59 AM
Boxing day I will at my in-laws - where? Broughton near Chester, absolutely chuffed about this one!!!
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Sarf London Alty on July 05, 2014, 11:52:03 AM
Gateshead on two of the 4 Bank Hols? Beyond belief!!!

Is it done by computer or a logarithmic table? Some of those fixtures defy sense - particularly some of the Tuesday ones.

I can see this being moved to Friday or something like for a TV game: 16/8 Bristol Rovers (H)
Unfortunately we are probably nearer to Gateshead than everyone bar Halifax......I always suspected it would be the "Bank Holiday Special".

Back in the mid 90s I'm sure we used to play Gateshead a bit on the Bank Holidays.
Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Mr Woolf on July 05, 2014, 02:41:58 PM

Shame that the Macclesfield home game is on Tuesday 30th September.



Utterly bewildering and hugely disappointing.

Why on earth are we not playing Macc home and away over Christmas and New Year?

They've been given Grimsby Town for Heaven's sake!

Couldn't agree more absolute joke

Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on July 05, 2014, 05:10:02 PM


Headline on page 45 of today's issue of the MEN:


ASKEY FUMING AT LACK OF CHRISTMAS CRACKER


Macclesfield boss John Askey has been left fuming by the Conference fixtures for next season.

"It's an absolute disgrace," said Askey.

"Everyone wants to do less travelling over Christmas and to play a local side to boost the gate.

Instead they are sending us to Grimsby on New Year's Day and also Bristol.

It's poor."

"I think the league has to look at how they do the fixtures."

Alty boss Lee Sinnott wasn't happy either, although the Robins do face their other Cheshire rivals, Chester FC on Boxing Day.

"We're allowed to request which opponents we'd like over Christmas but we didn't get one of them at all," he said.




Title: Re: Away at Aldershot first day!!
Post by: Saughall Robin on July 05, 2014, 05:41:12 PM


Headline on page 45 of today's issue of the MEN:


ASKEY FUMING AT LACK OF CHRISTMAS CRACKER


Macclesfield boss John Askey has been left fuming by the Conference fixtures for next season.

"It's an absolute disgrace," said Askey.

"Everyone wants to do less travelling over Christmas and to play a local side to boost the gate.

Instead they are sending us to Grimsby on New Year's Day and also Bristol.

It's poor."

"I think the league has to look at how they do the fixtures."

Alty boss Lee Sinnott wasn't happy either, although the Robins do face their other Cheshire rivals, Chester FC on Boxing Day.

"We're allowed to request which opponents we'd like over Christmas but we didn't get one of them at all," he said.






Who else did we want besides Macc? (if not Chester?) Not Southport, surely? only near one left after that would be Massifax.?!