It is remarkable how teams who are challenging for the title will often begin their campaign at home or against a promoted side, not to mention the fact the top six often seem to see a remarkable amount of each other firstly around the October / November time and then again in April / May.
How Sky Sports must love the Premier League fixture computer, as for a random little device, it is remarkably lucky when it comes to setting up the fixtures each season for a brilliant run in over key times in the season – not to mention the ‘Super Sunday’ coincidences.
It is not just English fixtures that come under scrutiny however, the Champions League throws up a remarkable amount of ties that seem to be a case of coincidence? I think not. For example – Mourinho going back to Porto straight after leaving for Chelsea, then Chelsea at Inter etc.
The ‘sentimental’ ties always seem to appear, and a betting man would be wise to place their house, wife and kids on the fact that after the debacle of last season, Real and Barca will not draw each other under any circumstances until the final. Funny how it works like that really. Either God has a massive sense of humour or draws for competitions and fixture lists are not as impartial as governing bodies would like to have us believe.
No matter what the fixture, in reality a team of real quality will manage to win the matches put in front of them no matter what, and for a fixture list to be truly random, even more complaints would be levelled at the FA.
Certain factors such as other European fixtures and teams in close proximity playing away on alternative weekends are things that can’t really be ignored – but when does this list stop? The question of to what extent this should be allowed to affect the ‘computer generated fixtures’ is a valid one, and some people I am sure would prefer a completely random list, whereas others would want all considerations factored in.
Yes teams and managers will always complain that the fixture list is unfair, and whilst the FA would reply with the answer that not everyone can be pleased all the time and it is just luck of the draw, it might be time for the smaller teams to start getting some of this ‘luck!’
The article was written by Rebecca Knight for FootballFancast.com. Make sure to check out the latest news, blogs and podcasts at FFC – ed.
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I believe it is a fix, can’t be because of tight schedules or others.
I ahve always believed the league draw should be done like the FA Cup draw and not by computer. Have it live over a full day or even a weekend. It would be awesome. The logistics would be difficult but not impossible. Great TV and entertainment. Could set up like the Drafts in American sports.
its all fixed league world cup the powers that run it are above the law untill fans do a day away from every game in europe to get them thinking nothing will change, that will never happen so were stuck with people running football any way they want even curruption.
The Salford Hoofers have been bribing officials for 19 years, too many dodgy decisions at exactly the right times during games for them not to be, a dodgy penalty here, a dubious free kick there, 9 minutes of Fergie time when they are losing or drawing etc etc.
Old onion nose likes to moan about fixtures but UTD certainly seem to gain favor when it comes to this. I mean, come on! Sunderlanchester Utd happen to play Taggarts team on his 25th anniversary. It was never gonna be LFC cos we might ruin the party! And another thing why oh why did every newspaper have 10 pages of Ferguson for an entire week???? Why did the BBC laud over a fella like some love sick fop when HE wont even talk to them? Makes me sick.
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