- Aug 24, 2010
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I very rarely rant about a subject but I really wished I knew the answer to this, because it does my bloody head in. every season 3 things happen (old age so please put right if I am wrong)
we always seem to play Arsenal away in the 1st half of the season, and always seem to play Liverpool at home. when was the last time either was the other way round.
with Chelsea, Man C and Man U, I think they flip around most seasons, but the 2 above always seems the same
also around November and December we seem to always have 3 London derbies consecutive (this season an international break), and on 2 occasions this Season our fixture v Chelsea is followed up the week after playing Arsenal.
the thing is a London derby has that little bit more edge (though ours went missing today) but it's getting really tiring.
even on other teams why do they set it for a team to face what they know are the 6 toughest matches on paper all so close together. the damage that could do to teams can make it tough to recover. yes I know everyone plays everyone over a season twice, but there is definitely something wrong in the way they set them up.
we always seem to play Arsenal away in the 1st half of the season, and always seem to play Liverpool at home. when was the last time either was the other way round.
with Chelsea, Man C and Man U, I think they flip around most seasons, but the 2 above always seems the same
also around November and December we seem to always have 3 London derbies consecutive (this season an international break), and on 2 occasions this Season our fixture v Chelsea is followed up the week after playing Arsenal.
the thing is a London derby has that little bit more edge (though ours went missing today) but it's getting really tiring.
even on other teams why do they set it for a team to face what they know are the 6 toughest matches on paper all so close together. the damage that could do to teams can make it tough to recover. yes I know everyone plays everyone over a season twice, but there is definitely something wrong in the way they set them up.