FourFourTwo understands Football Federation Australia (FFA) will publicly release the 2017-18 fixtures next week, pending final sign-offs.

Fixtures were made public in early June last year and this season’s delay has caused some annoyance with a handful of clubs already in pre-season.

A-League club chiefs and the FFA discussed fixture demands earlier in the off-season, with Kingsman making his expectations clear.

“We’re hoping when the fixture list comes out next season there’s a bit more of a even spread,” Kingsman told FourFourTwo.

“Even with 10 clubs you can play nine, nine and nine. Personally I don’t understand why we don’t do it. 

“Why can’t we play the nine sides and then the nine sides again and again?

Roar's home crowd average was 13,892 in the A-League last season

“It makes it difficult for any side to promote it. I’ve made that point quite clear with the FFA and we’ll see if that happens.

“I don’t understand why we can go half a season and not play one club and then play them three times in quick succession.”

In 2016/17, Brisbane played Western Sydney Wanderers twice at home within three fixtures, with the games separated by barely over a month.

Roar also faced Wellington Phoenix twice at Suncorp Stadium within four home games towards the end of the season.

“It’s really to try to get more of the balance right with the games we play,” Kingsman said.

“When you’re playing Wellington Phoenix, no disrespect to them, twice in a period of five weeks, it’s hard to sell.

Roar's home ground Suncorp Stadium is seldom half-full

“We want to see the fixtures spread more evenly. You’re not backing up as much.

“That’s the same for other clubs. It doesn’t help anybody. As a fan you might think, I’ll go to one but not the other.”

Brisbane’s crowds in 2016/17 were up eight per cent, rising to almost 14,000 fans per game, but Kingsman said the fixturing hadn’t helped.

For example, Roar didn’t have a home A-League game for a month, between February 25 and March 25, before playing three of their next four games at Suncorp Stadium.

“We struggled a little bit with fixturing,” Kingsman said.

“You don’t play at home for three weeks and then you play two or three games in a short period of time it becomes a lot harder to market.”