Totally agree. For as long as I can remember, we've always been shite in the first game after an international break. So in a way it's good that the fixtures were re-arranged for this. It gives us a chance to get our customary crap post-international performance and result out of our system in a game that doesn't really matter*, rather than using up one of our few remaining league games for it. And if by some miracle we do manage to win it then that's just an unexpected bonus.
* Yes I'm aware it does really matter to some. What I mean is it's a free hit that won't hurt our playoff chances if we lose.