Pre season friendly thread

[shoddycollins]

Not great if you're claiming to be ITK and get a simple friendly wrong.

He should just do what the ITK fans on our board (which is most of them do), allude vaguely to something big and then claim that you can't say the rest but we'll find out soon enough.

 

[Simpo]

So far...

Tuesday July 10th - Ashton United (A) - KO 7.45pm
Saturday July 14th - Curzon Ashton (A) - KO 3.00pm
Tuesday July 17th - FC United of Manchester (A) - KO 7.45pm
Saturday July 21st - Nottingham Forest (H) - KO 3.00pm
Tuesday July 24th - Girona (H) TBC
Saturday July 28th - Preston North End (H) - KO 3.00pm

 

[GTFCfish]

Our home game friendly prices have been announced - £12.

No thanks.

 

[Chris FGR]

Our home game friendly prices have been announced - £12.

No thanks.

Ours are £13 seating £12 standing. £1 more on the day.

Bonus was if you pre-booked on Monday morning, you got to talk to Christian Doidge at our new off-site ticket office at Ecotricity hq. #DialDoidge

https://twitter.com/x/status/1008666214456025088

 

[GTFCfish]

^^ Get that fucker in the tinpot thread! ^^

 

[Chris FGR]

^^ Get that fucker in the tinpot thread! ^^

https://twitter.com/x/status/1008665159383035905

14 minutes is pretty good value tbf, given it wasn't premium rate or anything. Better then clubcall.

 

[Deepcut Cobbler]

Confirmed pre-season friendlies with two more planned (TBC)
Tue Jul 3 Sileby Rangers (a) 7.45pm
Sat Jul 7 St Albans City (a) 3pm
Tue Jul 10 Brackley Town (a) 7.45pm
Wed Jul 11 Chelmsford City (a) 7.45pm
Thur Jul 17 Hull City under 23s as part of Spanish training camp 6.30pm CET
Sun Jul 22 Club open day

 

[Greenacres]

Blimey, I phoned up to pay for my Bristol Rovers ticket later in the week, I didn't get Doidge but some young lady...the call lasted 6-7 minutes and for most of that I was on hold!

 

[Casey]

We have added an odd one.

KSV Roeselare FC are saying they have a in house meeting with Reading and while over will be playing Crawley. No, I've never heard of them and no word from us on the match either.

Seems they play in the Belgium b division and are owned by the sister of the Reading owner.

A bit different from the norm and may be worth a look.


Casey

 

[denzel ecfc]

Blimey, I phoned up to pay for my Bristol Rovers ticket later in the week, I didn't get Doidge but some young lady...the call lasted 6-7 minutes and for most of that I was on hold!

You were holding??

 

[denzel ecfc]

Ours are £13 seating £12 standing. £1 more on the day.

Bonus was if you pre-booked on Monday morning, you got to talk to Christian Doidge at our new off-site ticket office at Ecotricity hq. #DialDoidge

https://twitter.com/x/status/1008666214456025088

Pre booking and paying up to £16 for a friendly? Are you playing Real Madrid??

 

[Chris FGR]

Pre booking and paying up to £16 for a friendly? Are you playing Real Madrid??

Well they do wear Real Madrid colours.

 

[GEORGE]

Blimey, I phoned up to pay for my Bristol Rovers ticket later in the week, I didn't get Doidge but some young lady...the call lasted 6-7 minutes and for most of that I was on hold!

Been told today it is all ticket for our fans -- Surely not for a Pre- season friendly.

 

[SoutheySWFC]

Fucking ridiculous, we've sold out at Lincoln, tickets went on sale this AM and i missed out.

 

[Chris FGR]

Fucking ridiculous, we've sold out at Lincoln, tickets went on sale this AM and i missed out.

You've "missed out"?

Friendlies are boring as shit, let alone ones you actually have to travel to get to. Must be something better you can do instead?

 

[SoutheySWFC]

You've "missed out"?

Friendlies are boring as shit, let alone ones you actually have to travel to get to. Do something better with your life ffs.

One of the few FL grounds I've not been and a Friday piss up in Lincoln appealed.

 

[Chris FGR]

One of the few FL grounds I've not been and a Friday piss up in Lincoln appealed.

You can still go for a piss up in Lincoln, why bother paying to watch a pointless kick about between 2 half arsed sides?

 

[SoutheySWFC]

You can still go for a piss up in Lincoln, why bother paying to watch a pointless kick about between 2 half arsed sides?

Cos it's a tenner, why bother going to any game?

 

[denzel ecfc]

Cos it's a tenner, why bother going to any game?

You're trying to reason with a Forest Green fan...

 

[Chris FGR]

Cos it's a tenner, why bother going to any game?

Cos there's something on it, and whether you win or not actually means something.

It's because football fans are such mugs that clubs can get away with charging such ridiculous prices for everything. Even a tenner is a rip off given how meaningless the game is.

 

[denzel ecfc]

Cos there's something on it, and whether you win or not actually means something.

It's because football fans are such mugs that clubs can get away with charging such ridiculous prices for everything. Even a tenner is a rip off given how meaningless the game is.

Lighten up, Chris, watching football is watching football. I'm going to Bath and probably Taunton, I realise it won't be great football and competitive, but watching a game again in the sunshine with a pint and a pie is not a bad way to spend an evening

 

[Chris FGR]

Lighten up, Chris, watching football is watching football. I'm going to Bath and probably Taunton, I realise it won't be great football and competitive, but watching a game again in the sunshine with a pint and a pie is not a bad way to spend an evening

I just don't get it, I can have a pie and a pint in the sunshine and watch a proper game at the pub for free literally every day at the moment. Yesterday was brilliant, proper party atmosphere.

Fuck me if Im going to travel miles and pay to watch a low quality game that literally means nothing. I'll be shelling out enough when the proper stuff starts as it is.

 

[denzel ecfc]

I just don't get it, I can have a pie and a pint in the sunshine and watch a proper game at the pub for free literally every day at the moment. Yesterday was brilliant, proper party atmosphere.

Fuck me if Im going to travel miles and pay to watch a low quality game that literally means nothing. I'll be shelling out enough when the proper stuff starts as it is.

I'd rather watch players from my team live than superstars on the telly. And watching football in the pub? No thanks.

 

[Chris FGR]

I'd rather watch players from my team live than superstars on the telly. And watching football in the pub? No thanks.

Watching England in the sun in a pub garden as we destroyed Panama yesterday was fucking brilliant, great atmosphere everyone buzzing. And I didn't have to pay a tenner to get in.

I can watch players from my team attempting to string 3 passes together live 50-odd times over the next 8 or 9 months in games that mean something without wasting more money watching friendlies before it all starts.

 

[Plumbob]

I see both sides of this, but I'm with Chris. I've been offered free tickets, by a supplier at work, for our game with the Wendies. Politely declined, friendlies are meaningless games. A free night on the ale might have swayed me into going!

 

[SoutheySWFC]

I see both sides of this, but I'm with Chris. I've been offered free tickets, by a supplier at work, for our game with the Wendies. Politely declined, friendlies are meaningless games. A free night on the ale might have swayed me into going!

Aye but it would mean you could get out of Dingleland for the evening.

 

[Si Robin]

Away friendlies are brilliant - relaxed atmospheres, usually able to have a pint on the terrace, no actual stress because nothing is riding on it.

I've travelled to Banbury, Evesham and Worcester to watch Cheltenham friendlies, and they've generally just been a good chance to have a beer with some footy thrown in for good measure - whilst also catching up with a few mates I only see at the football.

 

[denzel ecfc]

Friendlies were the first times I saw Jordan Storey and Ethan Ampadu. Who knows who will play for us this year?
By your reasoning if the Champions League clashes with a League Two match, you'll be in the pub watching the Champions League, as its free and better football.
Absolutely no way. And it's not as if the World Cup clashes with pre season!

 

[Greenacres]

Away friendlies are brilliant - relaxed atmospheres, usually able to have a pint on the terrace, no actual stress because nothing is riding on it.

I've travelled to Banbury, Evesham and Worcester to watch Cheltenham friendlies, and they've generally just been a good chance to have a beer with some footy thrown in for good measure - whilst also catching up with a few mates I only see at the football.

Agree with this. Shortwood away, sat on the fence on top of the bank behind one of the goals to watch the game, served tea in a proper mug that you hand in on the way out from the ground, decent burger...catch up with the people I watch home games with, what is not to like?

 

[Si Robin]

I went to Forest Green v Gloucester City in 2007 as well (just after the floods) when it was announced that City would be groundsharing at TNL.

Felt I was doing my bit for Gloucestershire football by contributing.