2003-2004 Fixtures

August
16 Chelsea (H)
23 Aston Villa (A)
27 Tottenham (H)
30 Everton (A)

September
13 Blackburn (A)
20 Leicester (H)
27 Charlton (A)

October
4 Arsenal (H)
18 Portsmouth (A)
25 Leeds (H)

November
1 Fulham (A)
8 Man Utd (H)
22 Middlesbrough (A)
29 Birmingham (H)

December
6 Newcastle (A)
13 Southampton (H)
20 Wolverhampton (A)
26 Bolton (H)
28 Man City (A)

January
7 Chelsea (A)
10 Aston Villa (H)
17 Tottenham (A)
31 Everton (H)

February
7 Bolton (A)
11 Man City (H)
21 Portsmouth (H)
28 Leeds (A)

March
13 Southampton (A)
20 Wolverhampton (H)
27 Leicester (A)

April
3 Blackburn (H)
10 Arsenal (A)
12 Charlton (H)
17 Fulham (H)
24 Man Utd (A)

May
1 Middlesbrough (H)
8 Birmingham (A)
15 Newcastle (H)

Tough first month, and the final game of the season could be an interesting one ... first derby in August though ... nice!

 

cool!

 

Looks like things are spread out a bit more evenly this year. No Boxing Day or Easter Monday derbies, or playing Arsenal, Everton and Newcastle within ten days of each other like last season.

 

Agreed. now to sort out a pilgrimage.

 

I forgot to write that. Still plenty of time to figure it out.

Now here's the UEFA Cup fixture list, with the nearest home game if we want to make it for two games and we advance. I've eliminated the qualifying round since we don't have to qualify and changed the EPL dates to Sunday.

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=49152/newsId=72423.html

First round, 1st leg 9/24 (9/20 - Leicester)
First round, 2nd leg 10/15 (none - Euro qualifier the week before, away to Portsmouth the following Sunday)

Second round, 1st leg 11/6 (11/9 - Man Utd.)
Second round, 2nd leg 11/27 (11/30 - Birmingham)

Third round, 1st leg 2/26 (2/21 - Portsmouth)
Third round, 2nd leg 3/3 (none - away to Leeds the week before, International or FA Cup the week after)

Fourth round, 1st leg 11.03.2004 (none - away to Southampton 3/14)
Fourth round, 2nd leg 25.03.2004 (3/20 - Wolves)

Quarter-finals, 1st leg 08.04.2004 (4/3 - Blackburn)
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 14.04.2004 (4/18 - Fulham)

Semi-finals, 1st leg 22.04.2004 (4/18 - Fulham)
Semi-finals, 2nd leg 06.05.2004 (5/1 - Boro)


Third Round looks like the best bet if we get the home leg first. Portsmouth, no big rivalry - might be easier to get tickets, and we stand a good chance of getting to the Third Round.

 

Oh, man. I've got turntables and records to buy, dj'ing gigs to sort out, family to visit on the East Coast, midwest, heartland, and friends in the West Coast...I need a new, better paying job. (or maybe if I worked during the day rather than posting on here all the time, I'd get a better review and a raise).

 

Man, we REALLY better not slump from Mid-November through the end of January this year. There's some prime opportunities for points-accumulating in there.