Blues kick off against the Canaries

Derby Nov 28 Goodison
Jan 28 at The other place.

Also, seeing that new badge on Sky is depressing. It hasn't grown on me.

Who said we're a small club?

So yes on average journeys will be longer.

But Christmas looks alright.

Always a tough run-in.

Always finish away from home.

Spurs (our closest rivals, let's be honest) always a much easier run-in than us.

It's so badly laid out, and fixed toward the better sides, it's untrue.

Good god I moan a lot.

Sunderland or Newcastle games always seem to be at Xmas now, I think its cos of the lack of Yorkshire teams so Northeast teams don't have any other options but to play Northwest teams... I'm just glad it's a home one this season.

I also have a strangely positive feeling about our first encounter with Moyes. Unfortunately my travels into the future fail to reveal changes in personnel but there does appear to be an absence of mad hair in the dressing room.

All the best for the new season!
Mystic Mike

We'll have a say in the title whatever happens; hopefully will be in the mix for the top 4 at that time and I'd fancy us at home against all of them.

Chelsea, the RS and a Manc Derby in his first 5 games. Man U could only have about 5 or 6 points after 5 games.

I'm sure Bobby M is deligted with our first 5, we could really be off to a flyer if all goes well, and I fancy we have a chance of beating Chelsea and maybe we could win at the Etihad again.

With half the league changing managers I think this could be our chance to break into the top 6 if we sign the right players and play the right way.

The win over Utd in our first game last season set the tone for our great start.

Let's just hope for another solid start though. I think the first team should have learnt a lot from last season and remember Mirallas was injured for a good part of the first half.

Excellent first 6 games to get a few wins and build momentum.

Last 3 games are tough but hopefully we'd have put in a verry good season by then and Man U will be needing the points to secure CL qualification!

3 wins from 3 averaging 3 goals a game - Jelavic on fire from the off!

Despite been a total idiot, I liked what he did on the pitch.

We've already been in the top 6 before now, top 5 even.

After first 10 matches.
Ars 24 PT
Eve 22
Moyes 21
Che 20
City 20
Tot 19
Liv 15

I would love to hear the justification behind this prediction!

On another point, anyone who complains or the like about the PL draw should take a look at the AFL system. It's all over the place and teams can actually request which teams they play twice, at home or away due to there not being two full rounds.

I would be very surprised if Everton playing a new formation with a new manager with new players won 5 out of the first 6 as some people are claiming we should. The removal of Moyes, much to some people's surprise, is not going to suddenly remove the inconsistency that can blight any football club at any time. It's not going to suddenly mean that every game home and away against the bottom 14 is suddenly going to be a win. It is not going to mean that our home record against the top teams will remain or that our away record will improve. Moyes was not some sort of cancer that affected consistency, regardless of where or how he got the points he made Everton a lot more consistent than they'd ever been in the premier league era. If you really think Moyes is all that was holding this squad back from trailblazing into the top 4 then you need your head checking.

Equally some of the almost giddy expectations of Moyes' failure at United are laughable. He almost went unbeaten at home with Everton last year. What do you think he's going to do with a title winning United side? He may not win the title but these hopes of United not making the top 4 are delusional. Their squad, even before this year's transfer window, is lightyears ahead of ours. May as well have Mickey Mouse in the hotseat, they'd still finish ahead of us.