June 20 2003

Terry Bullivant

Assistant boss Terry Bullivant is disappointed the fixture computer has given Palace away games on the first and last days of the season.

The Eagles kick off away from home for the fourth season in a row, this time against Burnley, and end the season at Coventry City.

He told the official site: "They're all good games. The fixtures haven't been kind, but they're not too bad.

"I think it's something like four years on the trot now that our first game of the season is away from home, and that's disappointing because I know the fans always like the opening match to be at Selhurst. Our final game of the season is away too, but there you go."

And he's looking forward to playing the relegated West Ham United. He said: "It will be excellent to play them this year. That's probably going to be the big derby for us. We've also got the Millwall games, which are always good and Wimbledon as well.

"Looking at the other sides, we're going to have tough games against the other two who came down this year, Sunderland and West Brom, because they are both big clubs."