And The Swans Start With Manchester United

It's the day that many football fans wait for as it gives them the chance to plan their movements on Saturdays (and Sundays and Mondays) from August to May as the Premier League football fixtures are released.

With the release of the fixtures at 9am the first name that the Swans fans saw was a fixture with Premier League Champions Manchester United at the Liberty.  The tie - at the Liberty on August 17 will pitch the Swans against the 13 time Premier League winners and give us our first home start in the Premier League

I'm sure that many scanned down the list then for the derby games with Cardiff City that will take place on  2 November at the Cardiff City Stadium and Saturday 8 Feb at the Liberty    .  Given the track record of these fixtures both are almost certain to be switched to Sunday clashes and I would be amazed if both were not screened live by Sky.

The festive season always brings an interest and this Christmas you will catch the Swans in action at Chelsea on Boxing Day and Aston Villa two days later.  Manchester City visit the Liberty on New Years Day.

Easter time is another busy period and this time around the Swans have a game on Easter Saturday against Newcastle.  The bad news for the Jacks is that it is in Newcastle so Easter Weekend up North anyone?

The league season closes for the Swans with a fixture against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

The FA Cup Final returns to its more traditional time of a week after the league season finishes and will take place at Wembley on 17 May

You can catch the full list of fixtures here