Pamplemousse

Not been to Colchester before so happy with that

Hope we ban some of these journos from St Mary's. It's getting beyond parody now, they're literally obsessed.

Games to be played weekend of 8th August so will be our first competitive game of the season. There's a fair few I've not been to before so hopefully one of those away, or of course our near neighbours...

I suspect that it's already been agreed, but hopefully, now that we've got the first meeting for a few years out of the way, people can be trusted to make their own way there. I'd be interested to know the cost in policing the fixtures with and without a bubble. Maybe someone can submit a FOI request to find out...?

No Easter games this season because it falls the same time as an international break which is annoying. Means we have extra midweek games this season, 6 at home and 6 away. Usually there would be 8 or 9 midweek rounds

This is useful for those wanting to make plans: When will fixtures be selected for TV? TV selections for the 2026/27 season will be announced as follows: By 2 July 2026, selections will be announced in respect of all live broadcast matches to be played before the end of September 2026. By 31 July 2026 selections will be confirmed in respect of all live broadcast matches to be played up to, and including, the weekend of 8-11 January 2027. By 6 November 2026, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches to be played up to, and including, the midweek of 2-3 March 2027. Selections for matches scheduled for the weekend of 5-8 March 2027 will be announced by 5 February 2027, followed by weekly announcements looking four-weeks ahead. (For example, the weekend of 12-15 March 2027 will be announced by Friday 12 February 2027). Selections for matches scheduled for the penultimate weekend of the regular season will be announced three weeks in advance. Selections for matches scheduled for the final weekend of the regular season will be announced the week prior.

Although the fixture process is meant to be random, I'm fairly certain Sky have some influence, at least for the opening rounds. It wasn't a coincidence that both us and Ipswich for instance, two relegated teams from the Prem the previous season, just happened to both get two teams promoted from League 1 in Birmingham and Wrexham on the opening day. For that reason, Lincoln will almost certainly have one of Wolves, West Ham or Burnley. It would a dream scenario for Sky if we did play Middlesbrough on the opening day. And perhaps the EFL, given the interest it would almost certain generate, that it may not do later on in the season... we'll find out soon enough!

Strangely for this season, our opening game will actually be in the EFL Cup as it's being played the weekend before the opening league games So it is possible for our first game of the season to be Portsmouth...

It's cheaper than when I first got my season ticket (albeit we were in the Prem then) so can't complain really

Let's hope for their sake that they're not Scotland's equivalent of three-bites-at-the-cherry-Middlesbrough

Financially I'd be surprised if any other team made a better offer than us, disappointing to lose him but his record speaks for itself, we need a striker who's actually going to play. For him, I hope he gets a decent move, Hearts would be a great move, European football, Ross deserves it. Thanks for the goals and good luck.

We'll see how much scar tissue Wolves have. Other than a bit of a resurgence for a month or so, they were utterly shit for the most of the season

Gives the BBC a new target at least. And a far more legitimate one it would seem.

Long will start the first game of the season for sure

Hopefully RM can convince Leicester's board to part with a significant sum for Bazunu