Pre-Season Friendlies Summer 2023

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Top of the league! Theres a first time for everything. Although reports are that Northampton are enquiring if Melksham fielded an understrength team....

I think there's currently a scramble by most league one clubs frantically trying to arrange a last-minute friendly with Melksham

 

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Pompey beat Gibraltan side Europa 1-0.

 

[AmberRich]

Drew our first preseason game 1-1 against Cardiff.

New signing Ahadme with a last minute equaliser.

 

[LancashireTrotters]

Make way in the tinpot thread

https://twitter.com/x/status/1677346736379969537

 

[Guernica]

First friendly ended 1-1 against Stockport in Spain.

I think the team featured 8 academy players so all in all a decent run out.

 

[Luke Imp]

First friendly ended 1-1 against Stockport in Spain.

I think the team featured 8 academy players so all in all a decent run out.

The squad sheet just reinforced just how much we've got left to do didn't it. Arguably got more players out there who won't really feature for us this season than will!

 

[denzel ecfc]

Beat Tiverton 1-0 in our first game of the season. Played two different sides and included lots of youth and triallists, with Julien Dacosta getting the goal.

 

[E10rifle]

An enthralling 0-0 with Billericay. Impenetrable.

 

[The Terminator]

An enthralling 0-0 with Billericay. Impenetrable.

Amazed it finished 0-0 tbh - Both sides missed chances in both halfs.

Wellens son was one of the second half trialists. 1600 in attendance at £5 was quite good I thought.

 

[LancashireTrotters]

First outing of the season this afternoon, trip to Bamber Bridge.

 

[Si Robin]

We travel to Evesham today for our traditional curtain-raiser. I've got a wedding to go to so I'll not be there.

I'd rather be at Evesham.

 

[GEORGE]

Beat Tiverton 1-0 in our first game of the season. Played two different sides and included lots of youth and triallists, with Julien Dacosta getting the goal.

Thats another way of saying " We ain't very good and need more players "

 

[denzel ecfc]

Thats another way of saying " We ain't very good and need more players "

Well quite, we can't all beat Melksham 9-0...

 

[valefan16]

We lost 3-0 in a behind closed doors friendly at WBA.

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Eastleigh 0 Bristol Rovers 2 - Sinclair and Marquis

 

[Moonie]

Annan Athletic 1-2 Carlisle United

Good run out in our first preseason game against another side who won promotion to their third tier via the playoffs.

 

[Andy Proctor]

We lost 3-0 in a behind closed doors friendly at WBA.

10 academy players played for vale plus McDermott and plant aswell so could say 12 academy players played against grant, Thomas asante ect.

 

[Tallow]

Carlisle United v Dundee United 29/07/23
Admission prices for an adult £18.00
Hope the club don't moan when the attendance is piss poor.

 

[denzel ecfc]

Does seem steep. We are charging £12 or £15 against Coventry, which seems about right to me

 

[Bartonyellow]

Carlisle United v Dundee United 29/07/23
Admission prices for an adult £18.00
Hope the club don't moan when the attendance is piss poor.

£18?
That’s a piss take. Should be a tenner max for friendlies and kids for a quid.

 

[91SPP]

Matlock 0 - 2 Derby

A very unserious game from our point of view with rotating goalkeepers, but a chance to see the system Warne is implementing. Ward and Elder looked very good in the first half, the former setting up Collins for our first. Barkhuizen came off injured in one of the attacking midfield positions, so step forward defensive midfielder/centre back Ben Radcliffe, who we just picked up from Burton, in an attacking midfield position. What a player that kid is, capped off a very good performance with a goal - I’ll be interested to see more of him. Brown, our u18 striker, looked good too as did Robinson and Bardell. Plenty of positives from the younger lads who hopefully should fair a lot better this season - one year separated from administration.

 

[denzel ecfc]

£18?
That’s a piss take. Should be a tenner max for friendlies and kids for a quid.

I'm just grateful to be able to watch them* and none of this behind closed doors nonsense.

*In theory. The reality is by half time I am bored and wondering what on earth i am doing watching this meaningless game

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Right so if we lose or draw against lower league sides we blame academy and trialists yeah? Obvs the opposition are ready to go....

 

[thewwfc]

Can anyone catch Brizl Rovers? We’re all doomed.

 

[Marked Ox]

£18?
That’s a piss take. Should be a tenner max for friendlies and kids for a quid.

We're £12 for adults but for season ticket holders it is £6.

 

[Bartonyellow]

Lost 1-0 to a full strength Burnley in a behind closed doors game.
I think friendlies are all about fitness and players gelling - results mean nothing. We’ve lost all of them before now and ended up getting promoted so it doesn’t t mean much

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Can anyone catch Brizl Rovers? We’re all doomed.

Our next 2 are Cardiff and Swansea so we won't be top after either of them

 

[Muzzle]

Bamber Bridge 0-1 Bolton

 

[denzel ecfc]

We've played a blinder by taking on village sides. Mousehole next.

 

[Bartonyellow]

We've played a blinder by taking on village sides. Mousehole next.

Is it pronounced mowzul?