Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
solid fixture
English answer:
someone who is likely to start each match
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Yvonne Gallagher
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English term
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solid fixture
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
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The start of the 2013–14 season saw Wilson establish himself as a solid fixture in the starting line-up.
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
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English
Works in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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68
Selected
someone who is likely to start each match
solid fixture=can be expected to be on the team at the start of each match = the starting line-up (that is, he won't be on the substitutes' bench). We can assume, since he is probably going to be always picked for the starting team team he can be relied on and is a good player
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glad to have helped
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glad to have helped
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
7 mins
Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
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23
a starter who plays really well
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Peer comment(s):
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: Someone who is likely to be an important player on the team.
10 mins
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Yes. Thank you, Tina
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Yvonne Gallagher
: not really what it means...
28 mins
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More or less. Someone who is important for the team, plays well and has a permanent spot on the team.
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B D Finch
: That is the reason why he was a "solid fixture", not what "solid fixture" means.
1 hr
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Yes, he is a starter because he plays really well.
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Tushar Deep
3 hrs
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Thank you, Tushar.
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1 hr
consistently selected to play
He established himself as a player who was consistently selected for matches. Obviously, this would have been because, as Dariusz noted, he "[played] really well", though it would also have been because of his reliability. "Solid" means reliable in this context.
Peer comment(s):
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Teresa Reinhardt
4 hrs
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Thanks Teresa
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Yvonne Gallagher
: he was selected to "start", not just as a member of squad
12 hrs
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If he was selected to play, then he was not selected as a reserve and so would, obviously play from the start of the match.
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13 hrs
regular/steady/dependable member
a regular/steady/dependable member of the starting line-up
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a solid/reliable member of the starting line-up
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Note added at 13 hrs (2015-12-20 11:17:54 GMT)
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a solid/reliable member of the starting line-up
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