SaintJet Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) Tomorrow (Friday 23rd at 9am ) the new season fixtures are unveiled for season 2017/ 2018. I always look forward to these for the opening fixtures of a new season and then the Christmas and new year day games. I have a funny feeling we are going to be away at Hibs on opening day - we are usually a good litmus test for new teams coming up, just a hunch obviously Lets hope we get Aberdeen away for the Christmas fixture and home to Dundee at New Year. Edited June 22, 2017 by SaintJet bad spelling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mystery Man Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Lets hope we get Aberdeen away for the Christmas fixture and home to Dundee at New Year. Do you remember what happened last season when we played Dundee at new year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar Saint Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Do you remember what happened last season when we played Dundee at new year? Aye we gave them 3 points so that we could have a local derby season 2017-18. livi saint, fazman1977, The Mystery Man and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livi saint Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Personally I am looking forward to Hamilton away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Away at Killie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 First 6 Killie Motherwell H Thistle A Tics A Hibs H Dee A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Have to make a good start as 5 of these fixtures look winnable before we hit tougher fixtures. 2 midweek games in January ?wtf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibbydoo Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Very winnable first 3 fiixtures Top of the league clash with Celtic in the 4th game Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Bakers rebel army Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Pre split away twice to the bigger crowd pullers tic, Dfc,dons and jambos,hope that does not affect tommys budget. a good Euro run will help. Home twice to sevco and hibees. 17 at home 16 away pre split. Pretty sure we will make top 6 and it evens itself out Only 1 trip To the Highlands and that's a Wednesday night in December, looking forward to that one. 2 home games against county,Hammy,thistle,well and hibs pre split ,stick 30 points in the bag from that lot and top 4 is on again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristo Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 "Only 1 trip To the Highlands and that's a Wednesday night in December, looking forward to that one" That's rubbish. I was already hacked off when ICT went down, now we're missing out on a Saturday lunch time sesh in the Mallard as well. I can't make Lithuania or the second round first leg (if we get through), and now this. Seriously gutted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepless Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Those first three look like 9 points out of 9 or 0 points out of 9. David123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Bakers rebel army Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 "Only 1 trip To the Highlands and that's a Wednesday night in December, looking forward to that one" That's rubbish. I was already hacked off when ICT went down, now we're missing out on a Saturday lunch time sesh in the Mallard as well. I can't make Lithuania or the second round first leg (if we get through), and now this. Seriously gutted. My wife works on a Saturday so Wednesday night at RC is a Bertie bonus for me.Otherwise I'm stuck with the dog walking. Agree gutted re ICT but hopefully bounce back and keep DUFC down where they belong and it will all be good again next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar Saint Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 My wife works on a Saturday so Wednesday night at RC is a Bertie bonus for me.Otherwise I'm stuck with the dog walking. Agree gutted re ICT but hopefully bounce back and keep DUFC down where they belong and it will all be good again next season. do not understand wanting to keep DUFC down. Hope they get promoted so that we can gubbed them in the three matches they would play against us before we fight for Europe and they stave off relegation. Better crowd with them than say Hamilton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Bakers rebel army Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 do not understand wanting to keep DUFC down. Hope they get promoted so that we can gubbed them in the three matches they would play against us before we fight for Europe and they stave off relegation. Better crowd with them than say Hamilton. Try living in Luncarty for a while and you will come across the most arrogant DUFC twats that walk Gods earth and you will know where I am coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar Saint Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Try living in Luncarty for a while and you will come across the most arrogant DUFC twats that walk Gods earth and you will know where I am coming from. Thought that applied to all Lucartyonians?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar Saint Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Thought that applied to all Lucartyonians?? Did 50 years ago when I stayed in Stanley and all the wee plebs came along to the big school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Bakers rebel army Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Thought that applied to all Lucartyonians?? Plenty of devoted saintees in Luncarty just way too many glory hunting DUFC for the size of the place. Has also been home to ex united players who have now moved on. I would like to see them back up as well but would prefer another 2/3 years of medicine before they scrape back up via the play offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPoster Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 GBRA - I only know of one Arab Family out here!! If there are more send me addresses!! I Bet they are Tories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Bakers rebel army Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 GBRA - I only know of one Arab Family out here!! If there are more send me addresses!! I Bet they are Tories Good place to start is Marshall way, look out for Kippens white van with all the advertising in bright Utd Orange. Only chink of light there was Kippen Junior who was rebelling not going to Tana dump and has been seen at McD on European nights. OldPoster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristo Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 I was at school with a Kippen from out that way, can't remember who he supported (long time ago). I've a work contact up here, his family is from Luncarty, surname Rollo, they're all arabs so must be some truth in Gingers comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Bakers rebel army Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 I was at school with a Kippen from out that way, can't remember who he supported (long time ago). I've a work contact up here, his family is from Luncarty, surname Rollo, they're all arabs so must be some truth in Gingers comments Kippen grew up in Stanley also home to Ray Stewart who went onto play for DUFC , that may have been the reason for supporting Utd or maybe the Stanley arabs were just shit scared of the Stanleys saintees mental mob and thought a more gentile team would be a better option. Whatever the reason one of Perthshire's largest villages has significant Utd support even one of the Luncarty kids football teams plays in Orange, enough to give you the boke. cristo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibbydoo Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Ray Stewart, Paul Hegarty and Paul Sturrock all from that neck of the woods? Or am I spouting pish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristo Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Sturrock from pitlochry, not sure about Hegarty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy rhodes fancy watch Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 Whatever the reason one of Perthshire's largest villages has significant Utd support even one of the Luncarty kids football teams plays in Orange, enough to give you the boke. This is true, their coach is an Arab. Used to love when our football team would pump these ****ers the day after we pumped Utd. Made my weekend so it did. I know of 10+ Arabs in Luncarty. Ginger Bakers rebel army 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Bakers rebel army Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Looking at the fixtures for all teams published in yesterday's paper, 4 home games to last seasons top 3 is not too bad and the same as Killie,hibs and hearts. We should pick up more against the big 3 post split. I remember Thistle complaining last season their fixture allocation and affect on revenue being a disadvantage. While it should even itself out over a 2 year period that is not how teams are judged and the distribution of games is just not a level playing field. Dundee, Hamilton, Well, Thistle all likely battling it out for survival. Guaranteed income will allow better investment in players in what has become a handicap race. We have 4 home games, sevco twice plus tic and Dons once. Dundee have lost the Dundee derby income and this year have only 3 home games pre split against sevco, tic and Dons. In contrast Well and Thistle have both Guaranteed 6 each at home against last years top 3. Dundee pre split have 6 trips to sevco, tic and Dons. Suspect Hamilton will be bookies favourite for the drop but playing on a plastic pitch with 5 games guaranteed against big 3 plus Jam tarts and well twice at Hamilton might just give them enough of a financial benefit to stay off bottom. County and Hibs both lost a lot of goals and could struggle. Quite fancy us for top 4 again almost impossible to pick auto relegation place but I wish Scottish Football could find a way to avoid the fixture anomalies and provide an even playing field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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