2015/16 Pre Season Friendles Thread

[Luke Imp]

Exactly, hence asking.

Seems a long way just for a friendly unless they're in the area for a few days on a training camp or something.

 

[Gladders]

Exactly, hence asking.

Seems a long way just for a friendly unless they're in the area for a few days on a training camp or something.

Huddersfield are coming to us, that almost two hours, doesn't seem that far for a friendly

 

[DarkSithLord]

First 4 friendlies announced-
*Away Clanfield (85) on Thursday 9th July 7.30pm K.O

Who?!

 

[Ian Richardson]

What the hell are Newport doing in your neck of the woods?!

I dunno I just support my team. But has been said. Its only couple of hours.
Plus we have had them use our ground when they play Pompey. Even had 2 coach loads of their fans. In our bar pre Pompey game.

 

[Ian Richardson]

Theres a Clanfield near Pompey. Think theres one Oxford Way.
Hopefully I get the right one

 

[DarkSithLord]

Looks like our full pre season fixture list has been announced

3/7 Buxton FC (A)
7/7 Derby (H)
11/7 Championship Team? TBC
14/7 Rotherham (H)
18/7 Notts County (H)
25/7 Stockbridge Park Steels (A) (Looks like the Consett friendly has been cancelled)
28/7 Micklover Sports (A)
1/8/ Coalville (A)

Really pleased with this. Looks like the right balance of a few decent friendlies to bring a crowd in along with some friendlies against lower league oppostion has been struck. Too many times in the last 3 or 4 years we have 5 friendlies against league oppostion and chase the ball for 90 minutes and one friendly against a lower league side get raped 4-1 and think "Oh Shit"!

Hoping the TBC Championship side is Forest and the friendly with Coalville is part of a deal to sign a few of their strikers who between have hit a hatful in their league last season.

 

[Iron_adam]

10/7 Stanway Rovers (a)
11/7 Long Melford (a)
13/7 Millwall XI (h)
20/7 Heybridge Swifts (a)
21/7 Reading XI (h)
24/7 Bury Town (a)
25/7 Lowestoft Town (a)
28/7 Dagenham and Redbridge (h)
1/8 Ebbsfleet (a)

 

[Jemfy]

Fairly happy with our list as things stand:

11th July - Rushden & Higham (A) [@Hayden Road, original ground of Rushden Town]
14th July - Northampton Spencer (A) [Manager Andy Peaks's former club before joining us, a team we have good relations with I believe]
18th July - Enfield Town (A) [Nice early tester against higher placed side]
21st July - Biggleswade Town (H) [Another home tester against a team a division above]
25th July - Wealdstone (H) [Exciting to play a team represented on here, some of our fans loving the idea of meeting the raider]
28th July - Wellingborough Town (H/A/N) [Ground share derby pre-season game]
29th July - Lutterworth Athletic (A) [Guessing this will be more of an U21/trialistis/those who didn't play 28th]
1st August - Loughborough Dynamo (H) [Hopefully a little confidence builder against a step 5 side before the start of the proper season]

[TBC] - Buckingham Athletic (A) - likely U21s fixture with a small cup on the line.

A good balance of testing fixtures from higher sides and visiting some local clubs we have good relationships with.

 

[Pliny Harris]

11/07: Tadcaster Albion (A)
14/07: Brighouse Town (A)
18/07: Stockport County (A)
25/07: Hyde United (A)
28/07: Oldham Athletic (H)
29/07: Shelley (A)

Boss so far that. Taddy are one of the most likable sides around, Brighouse is our closest away ground, a trip to Stockport = a trip to the Crown, and I think we're playing York City at some point too. Apparently Shelley's outside Huddersfield somewhere but I've no idea, and if you type their address into Google Maps you end up at a town centre halls of residence.

 

[Aberstone]

Saturday 4th July - Hanwell Town (N)
Saturday 11th July - Stevenage (H)
Tuesday 14th July - Staines Town (A)
Saturday 18th July - Dover Athletic H)
Tuesday 21th July - Wycombe Wanderers (H)
Saturday 25th July - AFC Rushden and Diamonds (A)
Wednesday 29th July - Dagenham & Redbridge (H)
Saturday 1st August - Queens Park Rangers XI (H)
Monday 3rd August - Slough Town (A)

Decent lineup there.

 

[les.gtfc]

Ours announced so far are..

Wed 8th July - Cleethorpes Town (Away) Which is actually in Grimsby
Sat 11th July - North Ferriby United (Away)
Tues 21st July - Huddersfield Town (Home)
Sat 25th July - Notts County (Home)

We are also away to either Brigg Town or Grantham Town in the Lincs Cup at some point.

 

[the nash]

Friendly Fixtures:Conwy Borough v Curzon
Sat 11th July 2.30pm

Clitheroe v Curzon
Tues 14th July 7.45pm

Runcorn Linnets v Curzon
Tues 21st July 7.45pm

Salford City v Curzon
Sat 25th July 3.00pm

Glossop NE v Curzon
Tues 28th July 7.45pm

Curzon v Guiseley
Sat 1st August 3.00pm

 

[Bluandwite]

Oldham (H) Sat 11th July
Rochdale (H) Tue 14th July
Trafford (A) Sat 18th July
Hednesford (A) Tue 21st July
Stalybridge (A) Sat 25th July

That's what we've announced so far with maybe another still to come, fairly pleased we've (so far) steered clear of premier league/championship development sides, two or three of them last year gave us no test at all and were a complete waste of time.

 

[Greenacres]

Theres a Clanfield near Pompey. Think theres one Oxford Way.
Hopefully I get the right one

There is a team of that name in the Hellenic League West, which covers Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Swindon...so I might be tempted to give Pompey a miss!

 

[Ian Richardson]

Cheers
We got Salisbury away Tuesday 28th July

 

[Cardsfan]

5 PSF's confirmed, Pompey and Oxford should be interesting (and the Seychelles).


Saturday 11th July (3.00pm) - Woking v Seychelles (Kevin Betsy Foundation Match)
Saturday 18th July (3pm) - Staines Town v Woking
Tuesday 21st July (7.45pm) - Woking v Oxford United
Friday 24th July (7.30pm) - Woking v Portsmouth
Saturday 1st August (3pm) - St Albans City v Woking

 

[DarkSithLord]

Our PSF with Derby has been Cancelled due to a "change in their plans". Tossers. Gonna rob us of much needed income.

 

[PaulHaddock]

Might be down to us DSL. We're now playing them on the 11th, is that the date that was set for you before?

 

[DarkSithLord]

Might be down to us DSL. We're now playing them on the 11th, is that the date that was set for you before?

Think its due to a change in Manager. Under Clement they are now starting Pre season training a week later rendering games against Nuneaton on the 4th and us on the 7th not worth it. Instead starting against you guys on the 11th.

 

[Shotsfan1993]

We only have 3 fixtures at the moment

18th July - Hampton and Richmond (A)
25th July - Basingstoke (A)
29th July - Chelsea U21 (H)

 

[dan_wrexhamafc]

Fri 3 July – Glyndwr Lex XI (a) 7.00pm - (local team)
Tue 7 July – Colwyn Bay (a) 7.30pm
Mon 13 July – Gresford Athletic (a) 7.00pm - (Local team)
Wed 15 July – Swansea City U21s (a) 7.00pm
Sat 18 July – Tamworth (a) 3.00pm
Wed 22 July – Stoke City 1st team (h) 7.00pm
Sat 25 July – Hednesford Town (a) 3.00pm
Sat 1 Aug – FC United of Manchester (a) 3.00pm

 

[RobS]

Fairly uninspiring at the moment for Barrow:

Sat 4th Furness Select XI (A) ko 2pm (traditional opener against a 'Best Eleven' of local players)
Sat 11th Kendal Town (A) ko 2pm
Wed 15th Lancaster (A) ko 7.30pm
Sat 18th Harrogate Town (A) ko 3pm
Tue 21st Chorley (A) ko 7.45pm

Hoping for at least one more which will offer a bit more of a test...
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Edit, Leeds Utd youth team added, + 1 more to come. Really hope it's a full strength League 2 club to see how we're measuring up...

Sat July 25th or Tue July 28th – Home Friendly TBA
Sat Aug 1st Leeds United XI (H) 3.00 pm

 

[AndyPark]

First Team
Sat 4th July, Durham v Darlington 3pm (1st)
Thu 9th July, Darlington v Sunderland 7.45pm (1st)
Tue 14th July, Darlington v York City 7pm (1st)
Fri 17th July, Gateshead v Darlington 7.30pm (1st)
Tue 21st July, Harrogate Town v Darlington 7.45pm (1st)
Sat 25th July, Harrogate RA v Darlington 3pm (1st)
Tue 28th July, Northallerton Town v Darlington 7.30pm (1st+Res)
Sat 1st Aug, Whitby Town v Darlington 3pm (1st+Res)
Tue 4th Aug, Bishop Auckland v Darlington 3pm (1st)
Fri 7th Aug, Spennymoor Town v Darlington 7.45pm (1st)

 

[Nansan]

Fixtures arranged so far with another couple for end July early August I believe.

July
Friday, 10th - Newcastle United (H)
Tuesday, 14th - Dunston UTS (A)
Friday, 17th - Darlington (H)
Wednesday, 22nd - Harrogate Town (A)
Saturday, 25th - Hartlepool United (H)

Looking forward to the Newcastle one as its their first team and McClaren's first game

 

[AndyPark]

What sort of team would we expect you to put out when we visit you Nansan? First team/Reserves or a mixture of the 2?

 

[DarkSithLord]

We have announced another Friendly at Home to Sheffield Wednesday on the 11th of July.

Will be our first meeting since the famous 14-0 friendly!!

Not so sure they will bring the academy this time!

 

[Luke Imp]

Still waiting for a full list of ours but Leicester appears to be the main one. We've got a Norwich XI but that'll be a reserve/youth side arranged with our very own Darren Huckerby.

 

[Imp in Branston]

Plus we have the Liverpool U18's playing a Lincoln City XI, that may bring a few local scouser supporters out.

 

[Davidimp]

I shall probably go to the Lincoln United game as its round the corner from me and the Leicester game.

 

[Boz]

Saturday 11 July: Heswall v Tranmere (kick-off 1pm)
Saturday 11 July: Vauxhall Motors v Tranmere (kick-off 4pm)
Saturday 18 July: Cammell Laird 1907 v Tranmere (kick-off 1pm)
Saturday 18 July: Marine v Tranmere (kick-off 4pm)
Tuesday 21 July: Bangor City v Tranmere
Friday 24 July: Tranmere v Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 1 August: Tranmere v Shrewsbury Town

I presume for the first pairs of games, they'll split the squad in two and bolster with trialists. Probably away for Shrewsbury, but might try and make Blackburn.
We sometimes get a game against Liverpool or Everton reserves thrown in, but nothing arranged yet.