Tight_Ass_Bramble Chairman Posts: 15,998 Joined: Jan 2009

Post: #1 Urgh. All ther information you didn't really want to have to know.... Here are the 23 sides we'll compete against next season Bristol City Barnsley Blackpool Cardiff City Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Doncaster Rovers Ipswich Town Leicester City Nottingham Forest Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday smoggies Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion Diary Dates for our 46 game league season etc. Wed 17.06.2009 Fixtures released @ 10am Wed 01.07.2009 Pre-season training starts Sat 08.08.2009 Championship season starts Sun 02.05.2010 Championship season ends Sat 22.05.2010 Championship Playoff Final 2009/10 Live TV coverage - Newcastle: SkySports: rights to show 65 Football League fixtures (including an unspecified number of Championship games, the Championship playoff final plus match highlights. Last season their schedule included 17.20pm Saturday and 1.15pm Sunday kickoffs. BBC: rights to show live 10 Championship fixtures plus match highlights. No details of time/day slots as yet. Setanta: No Championship rights. ITV Sport: No Championship rights.

27th May 2009 10:19 AM

toonarmy09 Reserve Team Posts: 1,751 Joined: Jan 2009	Post: #2 Urgh. oh thats areet then means i get to see some games online then
27th May 2009 10:33 AM

Tight_Ass_Bramble Chairman Posts: 15,998 Joined: Jan 2009	Post: #3 Urgh. Can we watch them online like we usually do ? On that myp2p site ? Didn't expect them to do Championship games.
27th May 2009 10:35 AM

omenator2 Unregistered	Post: #4 Urgh. its rare they do championship games, unless its at a time no other matches are being played course that could all be changed now we're in the league
27th May 2009 10:36 AM

Tight_Ass_Bramble Chairman Posts: 15,998 Joined: Jan 2009	Post: #5 Urgh. We'll get plenty of coverage on the BBC by the looks of it.
27th May 2009 10:39 AM

omenator2 Unregistered	Post: #6 Urgh. am i right in thinking championship teams also enter the league cup at round 1
27th May 2009 10:40 AM

Tight_Ass_Bramble Chairman Posts: 15,998 Joined: Jan 2009	Post: #7 Urgh. Yes mate. The week commencing 10th August 2009 is when we play in the first round of the Carling Cup.
27th May 2009 10:44 AM

omenator2 Unregistered	Post: #8 Urgh. god its gonna take some getting used to this like
27th May 2009 10:49 AM

huntface First Team Starter Posts: 7,572 Joined: Jan 2009	Post: #9 Urgh. Doesn't it depend where they finished the season before? I'm sure it used to be top half and relegated teams didn't enter until a later round
27th May 2009 10:53 AM

Tight_Ass_Bramble Chairman Posts: 15,998 Joined: Jan 2009	Post: #10 Urgh. Well, if Hunty is right............... The 2nd round starts on w/c 24th August 2009.
27th May 2009 10:56 AM

huntface First Team Starter Posts: 7,572 Joined: Jan 2009	Post: #11 Urgh. I'm not sure if I am right TAB
27th May 2009 11:02 AM

keep the faith Youth Team Posts: 144 Joined: May 2009	Post: #12 Urgh. Nah, unfortunately we do play in the first roond, was on ssn yesterday. Ironic also that the 1st season in a while i don't get for free home cup tkts, we'll do well in both comps with mainly home fixtures - just watch !
27th May 2009 11:07 AM