Pre-season Friendlies

[クレイグ]

Aye. 1st August and behind closed doors.

 

[WilsdenBantam]

Yeah, Rotherham journo on twitter said its behind closed doors

We're playing Rotherham too, aren't we? Can't remember when like.

Next Tuesday it is.

 

[WilsdenBantam]

Parky has always been fair with opposition players.

 

[Chris FGR]

Some sort of FGR XI lost 5-0 at Bishop’s Cleeve last night. Assuming an academy side, but who knows. Got West Brom on Friday.

Talking of our pre-season, Horseman has quite rightly criticised our schedule. Three Championship clubs, no side of a similar standard a league or two below and for some reason playing two home games in successive evenings meaning the second one v Everton u21’s was mainly trialists and youth so basically a waste of a friendly for most of our actual first team.

On the subject of trialists, we’re in double figures in how many we’ve used in our friendlies, including at least 3 different keepers and 3 or 4 different LB’s, none of whom have signed (yet) but have taken playing time away from our actual players several of who look short of match fitness. Doesn’t help that we aren’t sure how many more players are leaving either. Hope our last game on Friday we play our best team and give them a chance to gel a bit more.

 

[F!RTHY]

Line-up announced.

GK: Harry Lewis

CB: Matty Platt
CB: Sam Stubbs
CB: Cieran Kelly

LWB: Clarke Odour
RWB: Daniel Oyegoke

CM: Alex Pattison
CM: Ritchie Smallwood
CM: Alex Gilliead

AM: Jamie Walker

ST: Andy Cook

Boro’ Starting XI:

 

[Stocky]

I don't want to blow the Parky interview out of proportion but does anyone think this X rated, foul mouthed tirade will get him in trouble with the FA?

I wonder if the San Diego cops took kindly to seeing children being threatened on a patch under their jurisdiction? Is it an FBI matter I wonder?

I don't think we've heard the last of this.

 

[Son of Cod]

If Wrexham don't want their star players injured in pre-season they shouldn't go to countries desperate to replicate our leagues and play against youngsters from some of the biggest clubs in said league system in packed stadiums off the back off a massive Disney documentary. Absolutely no chance either players are charging in for that ball in front of a couple of hundred people away at the Dog and Duck.

 

[wrexham]

Gutted about Mullin but I feel it was a matter of time with the way he puts his blood and sweat into everything on the pitch. Hopefully he’ll be back for Autumn.

We’ve still got a very good side without him and will be interesting to see how we do. Would take being in and around the play offs by the time he’s back fit and firing which is realistic I think.

We do look thin on quality upfront now for me though. Think the cheque book will be out - see when Hayden and Tunnicliffe both got injured in one game and we were swooped straight for O’Connell.

 

[クレイグ]

Drawing with Middlesborough 2-2 at half time.

 

[AR27]

Cook hattrick tonight it seems as his third goal has wrongly been given to Platt. Doesn't look like he's lost it

 

[クレイグ]

Finished 3-3. Decent performance.

 

[chief]

Parky's comments have RATTLED Notts fans into oblivion.

 

[LS Bantam]

Conceded in the last minute to draw and gave away a penalty because we loved it so much last season we thought we’d carry it on.

 

[LS Bantam]

Also the reaction (over reaction) to PP’s interview is ridiculous, blokes rightly fuming and he’s getting pelters for saying as such.

 

[GTFCfish]

Man Utd - Wrexham BEEF!!!

So, that club with thousands of plastic fans who’ve never actually been to a game - are having some beef with Man Utd.

 

[EnglishRed]

Parky's comments have RATTLED Notts fans into oblivion.

sparked off this cretin again.

 

[F!RTHY]

Hattrick for Cookie and a decent performance all round against another strong Champ side.

We move onto Rochdale at the weekend, who I believe have recruited well this window.

Hope they come straight back up.

 

[GTFCfish]

sparked off this cretin again.

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To be fair that Paul Parkinson is a bit of a twat.

 

[SaddlerJonny]

We beat WBA U21's 2-0 on Tuesday

 

[Crewelad87]

Final pre season game this weekend, abit of an odd one as its away at Barnsley, it's not often the bigger club plays at home in these sort of games but it will be a good test. Our 3 main forwards Long, CBR and Nevitt all struggling with injuries though which isn't good.

 

[DearneValleyRover]

Port Vale away Saturday and a behind closed doors game against Huddersfield on Tuesday and we are done

 

[Son of Cod]

Port Vale away Saturday and a behind closed doors game against Huddersfield on Tuesday and we are done

Is that a bit odd that you're going over that way for a friendly? We're doing the same, away at Fleetwood on Saturday. We've both got home games on the opening day so I wonder if it's an attempt to replicate the start of the season early?

 

[DearneValleyRover]

Is that a bit odd that you're going over that way for a friendly? We're doing the same, away at Fleetwood on Saturday. We've both got home games on the opening day so I wonder if it's an attempt to replicate the start of the season early?

Very possible, I know McCann wants them firing on all cylinders from the start not taking 2-3 games to bed in

 

[Greenacres]

West Brom at home for us this evening, if they put out a half-decent team it could be a repeat of the games against Coventry and Plymouth where we go down to a pretty heavy defeat. If nothing else it will be interesting to see whether our current squad are able to at least try and play the gegenpress that is favoured by our new management team.

It is pretty obvious to our fans that our squad is short of a bit of quality, we only have three defenders on the books at the moment if you don't include the lads who graduated from the academy who would probably benefit from sime time away on loan...and could possibly do with at least one more forward.

The start of next season is starting to look like a bigger cluster than the last one...which would be hard to beat.

 

[EnglishRed]

We are playing another MLS reserve team tonight (Philadelphia Union II) before coming home. At least this being on the east coast it's not on quite so late 00.30 instead of 03.30 so will probably sit up and watch it.

Will be glad when the league starts tbh.

 

[Casey]

Out last preseason game tomorrow v Bromley.

I'm hoping Conroy & Gladwin manage some game time. Both were playing at the end of last season with injuries. Gladwin had a knee problem, but has been seen running. Conroy was playing with a tear (!) in his achilles which need an op. Not sure how you play through that.

I was going but I've been told I have some work to do around the house and it's best to keep on the sunny side before the season starts.

Casey

 

[Boz]

Rovers finish pre-season with a 1-1 against Wigan, Harvey Saunders with the Rovers goal.

 

[Ainsty]

Our last pre-season game was this evening at Hartlepool. Harrogate won 1-2 with goals from Armstrong and Odoh. All our games have been away from home due to the ongoing construction work to improve the away end at Wetherby Rd.

 

[Chris FGR]

We beat West Brom’s kids 2-0. Decent performance, and we actually scored twice for the first time in ages. Trialist A (rumoured to be Darnell Johnson) & Dom Bernard got our goals.

 

[Casey]

Our last pre-season game was this evening at Hartlepool. Harrogate won 1-2 with goals from Armstrong and Odoh. All our games have been away from home due to the ongoing construction work to improve the away end at Wetherby Rd.

How's the upgrade going?

Casey