Who do you want in the first home and away games?

[katweslowski]

For me:

HOME: I'd like to start at home against one of the bigger teams. It would be great to have Reading vs Cardiff as the first home game as I think that would draw in a really decent crowd. Full attendance from away fans and a bumper crowd as it's the first game back.

AWAY: Don't mind, Maybe Blackpool if it's a weekend and good weather, or Wycombe just for the ease of getting there

[Meatwad]

I think it would be interesting to go against one of the ones relegated to see how well we can match up with them. Saying that, I will go away to Luton.

First home game, will just predict home to Peterborough haha.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Home: Wimbledon. Nice easy one to kick things off.

Away: Luton. Similar to B'ham, get them early before they find their form.

[Forbury Lion]

I'd like to start with a home game, Don't have any preferences - Not a big game so there's no risk of Sky Sports rescheduling it.

[Sutekh]

Get the hideous Stockport visit out of the way please.

[Brogue]

i remember when Kes would tell us who we would have on the opening day, which great gusto. only to get it wrong every year.

[skipper]

First 3 games to be Crawley, Burton & Northampton. Start the season with 3 straight wins and get the confidence going.

Note: I realise that's hugely disrespectful to all 3 teams, particularly Burton who have a 50% win ratio against us in the past 2 seasons, but I'd like to think that this is a year we can mount a challenge. And we all know that confidence is key!

[Sutekh]

First 3 games to be Crawley, Burton & Northampton. Start the season with 3 straight wins and get the confidence going.

Note: I realise that's hugely disrespectful to all 3 teams, particularly Burton who have a 50% win ratio against us in the past 2 seasons, but I'd like to think that this is a year we can mount a challenge. And we all know that confidence is key!

Crawley being the League Cup game presumably?

[Pepe the Horseman]

i remember when Kes would tell us who we would have on the opening day, which great gusto. only to get it wrong every year.

Tbf to Kes, he always got the fixtures correct, just in the wrong order.

[Royal Monkey]

Cardiff at home first game would be an absolute banger. Big crowd and win it and the place would buzzing and the player’s confidence through the roof straight away !

[Stranded]

Two ways to look at the opening home game - you either want an "easy" game to hopefully get a decent win on the board - so L2 play-off winners probably the best shout there or you want a game you can really put down a marker in if you win.

So Wimbledon or Plymouth for me.

First away game - as I'll be in Stoke over the opening weekend, Vale away please.

[RG30]

All depends on the kick off time. Last year all opening L1 fixtures kicked off at 5:30pm on the Saturday so if the same scheduling applies you'd like anyone at (H) or an Orient/AFC Wimbledon (A) for an all day drinking session in London prior.

[Stranded]

All depends on the kick off time. Last year all opening L1 fixtures kicked off at 5:30pm on the Saturday so if the same scheduling applies you'd like anyone at (H) or an Orient/AFC Wimbledon (A) for an all day drinking session in London prior.

Interestingly* L1 and L2 start a week before the Championship this coming season, so that may well impact the kick-off times as the most high profile L1 game will likely get given a prime TV slot.

[RG30]

All opening EFL fixtures are on TV regardless but yes every chance we get put in a normal TV slot.

[Snowflake Royal]

Two ways to look at the opening home game - you either want an "easy" game to hopefully get a decent win on the board - so L2 play-off winners probably the best shout there or you want a game you can really put down a marker in if you win.

So Wimbledon or Plymouth for me.

First away game - as I'll be in Stoke over the opening weekend, Vale away please.

Wimbledon should be weak, alternatives would be those who narrowly avoided relegation, like Burton.

I think I'd rather get someone stronger though, who is likely to be off to a slow start. So a PO failure that loses some players, or as you say a relegated team not yet up to speed.

Wouldn’t it be nice to start with a win away against Orient.

[MartinRdg]

Two ways to look at the opening home game - you either want an "easy" game to hopefully get a decent win on the board - so L2 play-off winners probably the best shout there or you want a game you can really put down a marker in if you win.

So Wimbledon or Plymouth for me.

First away game - as I'll be in Stoke over the opening weekend, Vale away please.

Wimbledon should be weak, alternatives would be those who narrowly avoided relegation, like Burton.

I think I'd rather get someone stronger though, who is likely to be off to a slow start. So a PO failure that loses some players, or as you say a relegated team not yet up to speed.

Wouldn’t it be nice to start with a win away against Orient.

Maybe start with a win against Plymouth at home? Oh - hold on....

[The Cap]

Two ways to look at the opening home game - you either want an "easy" game to hopefully get a decent win on the board - so L2 play-off winners probably the best shout there or you want a game you can really put down a marker in if you win.

So Wimbledon or Plymouth for me.

First away game - as I'll be in Stoke over the opening weekend, Vale away please.

Wimbledon should be weak, alternatives would be those who narrowly avoided relegation, like Burton.

I think I'd rather get someone stronger though, who is likely to be off to a slow start. So a PO failure that loses some players, or as you say a relegated team not yet up to speed.

Wouldn’t it be nice to start with a win away against Orient.

Maybe start with a win against Plymouth at home? Oh - hold on....

Remember it, like it was yesterday, Martin. So first game will be home defeat to Plymouth then. Time to rewrite history, all over again, albeit in a different league.

[Whore Jackie]

All depends on the kick off time. Last year all opening L1 fixtures kicked off at 5:30pm on the Saturday so if the same scheduling applies you'd like anyone at (H) or an Orient/AFC Wimbledon (A) for an all day drinking session in London prior.

Interestingly* L1 and L2 start a week before the Championship this coming season, so that may well impact the kick-off times as the most high profile L1 game will likely get given a prime TV slot.

EFL have L1 and L2 opening weekend as Friday 1 August – Sunday 3 August, so presumably there'll be one game from our division on the Friday night.

[parky]

Away
Would love Wimbledon away on the friday night to start the season

Home
Leyton Orient or Stockport at home first up to make a statement.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

First 3 games to be Crawley, Burton & Northampton. Start the season with 3 straight wins and get the confidence going.

Note: I realise that's hugely disrespectful to all 3 teams, particularly Burton who have a 50% win ratio against us in the past 2 seasons, but I'd like to think that this is a year we can mount a challenge. And we all know that confidence is key!

Crawley being the League Cup game presumably?

You’d like to think so