Pre Season friendly thread

[GTFCfish]

Ours are here:

Don’t care (h)
Not arsed (a)
Not fucking bothered (h)
Couldn’t give a fuck (a)
Who gives a shit (a)
£15 for a friendly? Fuck off (h)

 

[F!RTHY]

Our annual match-up with dear neighbours, Bradford Park Ave, will take place at the end of July.

 

[E10rifle]

Hornchurch away on Tuesday 16th July and Rushden away on 18th July the only two announced so far for ourselves.

Harlow Town on the 6th and Dartford on the 20th added. The thrills.

 

[Moomin]

Swansea City confirmed as our home fixture. Will be good to see Matt Grimes back at the park.

 

[The Terminator]

A Norwich XI at home on Saturday 27th July. I cannot contain my excitement!

 

[Agombar stool]

Our are released and alas the Man U XI that was rumoured has proved to be false. Fairly bog standard mix of local non-league and higher league clubs at home.

Brimscombe & Thrupp (A)
Tuesday 2nd July
19:30
Swindon Supermarine (A)
Friday 5th July
19:30
Salisbury City (A)
Tuesday 16th July
19:30
Birmingham City (H)
Friday 19th July
19:00
Coventry City (H)
Saturday 27th July
15:00
Melksham Town (A)
Tuesday 30th July
19:30

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Our are released and alas the Man U XI that was rumoured has proved to be false. Fairly bog standard mix of local non-league and higher league clubs at home.

Brimscombe & Thrupp (A)
Tuesday 2nd July
19:30
Swindon Supermarine (A)
Friday 5th July
19:30
Salisbury City (A)
Tuesday 16th July
19:30
Birmingham City (H)
Friday 19th July
19:00
Coventry City (H)
Saturday 27th July
15:00
Melksham Town (A)
Tuesday 30th July
19:30

Can't beat a summer's evening at The Meadow (Brimscombe) with a beer on the grassy bank.

 

[Big Bird]

What is a Brimscombe and Thrupp.

Sounds like a cross between an STD and an estate agency.

 

[Si Robin]

We seem to be messing around with announcing our PSFs this summer - we've announced Bristol Rovers at home on 27th July and Stratford Town have announced we're playing them on 13th July, but that's it so far.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

What is a Brimscombe and Thrupp.

Sounds like a cross between an STD and an estate agency.

The Lilywhites! Which sounds like a sanitary product.

 

[Si Robin]

Literally minutes after I typed my above post, it's also been announced that we're playing Leicester at home on 20th July and Bromsgrove Sporting away on 30th July (I suspect this would be our kids though).

 

[Son of Cod]

Ours haven't been announced I don't think but I'm gonna go out on a whim and predict we'll have:

Cleethorpes (a)
Barton (a)
Doncaster (h)
Gainsborough (a)
Winterton (a)
Peterborough (h)

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

4 out of 6. Not bad. No wonder 95% of our fan base gives a shit about pre-season, we're so predictable.

https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/-201920-pre-season-fixtures-announced/

Cleethorpes Town (A) - Saturday 6th July - 3:00pm kick off

Grantham Town (A) - Tuesday 9th July - 7:30pm kick off

Boston United (A) - Thursday 11th July - 7:30pm kick off

Gainsborough Trinity (A) - Thursday 18th July - 7:30pm kick off

Doncaster Rovers (H) - Saturday 20th July - 12:00pm kick off

Scarborough Athletic (A) - Tuesday 23rd July - 7:30pm kick off

Peterborough United (H) - Saturday 27th July - 3:00pm kick off

 

[LS Bantam]

What is a Brimscombe and Thrupp.

Sounds like a cross between an STD and an estate agency.

Are they bigger than Salford though?

 

[Si Robin]

My left nut is bigger than Salford.

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Wrexham away, 3pm on a Saturday? Lovely.

wish it was us ! swa swa

 

[Crewelad87]

Full schedule now anounced with after Burnley home and Altrincham away have now been added. Plenty of 3pm Saturday games which is good. Will probably do Nantwich, Altrincham and Wrexham away, and maybe the Burnley game, as it will be nice to see Ashley Westwood back.


Nantwich Town (a)Saturday 6 July, 3pm
Altrincham (a)Saturday 13 July, 3pm
Witton Albion (a)Tuesday 16 July, 7:45pm
Curzon Ashton (a)Tuesday 16 July, 7:45pm
Burnley (h)Saturday 20 July, 3pm
Wrexham (a)Saturday 27 July, 3pm
Colwyn Bay (u23) (a)Tuesday 30 July, TBC

 

[Buxton Vale]

Just announced Burnley at home 20/7.

 

[valefan16]

Just announced Burnley at home 20/7.

Saturday 3pm KO which is good.

 

[darren gregory]

Saturday 3pm KO which is good.

Which is going to be a pile of tripe
It is a Burnley XI as they play Crewe at exactly the same time.
I'm a right hypocrite even posting as I never attend.
But we maybe get 1200.
Everton or Villa guarantee 6000 through the turnstiles to boost the coffers
Yet another dreary game to add to the list of shit pre season games

 

[valefan16]

Which is going to be a pile of tripe
It is a Burnley XI as they play Crewe at exactly the same time.
I'm a right hypocrite even posting as I never attend.
But we maybe get 1200.
Everton or Villa guarantee 6000 through the turnstiles to boost the coffers
Yet another dreary game to add to the list of shit pre season games

Will split their squad for the two games, recall Everton doing that.

To be fair when we beat them in the cup a couple of years back there was hardly a clamour of interest.

 

[darren gregory]

Most I guess are location focussed.
For example we won't be playing Southampton or Newcastle in a friendly.

Maybe it's difficult job getting a friendly as most Premier go abroad for lucrative games but I don't see Burnley raising many pulses .
I'll get my brownie points in that day with the Mrs.
B &Q and Homebase that day to lay the foundation for a weekend away in Plymouth later in the season.
All heart I am

 

[darren gregory]

Full schedule now anounced with after Burnley home and Altrincham away have now been added. Plenty of 3pm Saturday games which is good. Will probably do Nantwich, Altrincham and Wrexham away, and maybe the Burnley game, as it will be nice to see Ashley Westwood back.

Ashley Westwood will play at the Vale game be too emotional for him to go back to Crewe.
Get yourself up here. Joe Hart, Westwood, Crouch and errrr some others .

 

[lordofthepies]

The side we played a few had good careers away from Utd . Shawcross, Cathcart, Drinkwater, Chester.

Zieler's done alright for himself too, even with relegation this year!

 

[lordofthepies]

Hes been on loan from United at Aberdeen (4 goals in 24 according to wiki)...

Guy who said it reckons him, Bowery and Dickinson are signing... on the latter two I hope it is monkey dust talking!

I really hope it is, I'll be most upset if Bowery joins you

 

[F!RTHY]

We’re set to announce a friendly with Liverpool, by all accounts.

Our ex-captain, Stephen Darby, who retired at the age of 29 due to being diagnosed with MND last year, appears to be the key link (if there is one).

Nothing yet confirmed, but proceeds going to relevant charities and Stephen himself will ensure a close to sell out crowd for Darbs at Valley Parade. It would be a fitting tribute to a fine professional he was/is.

Hope this comes off.

 

[Valeite]

I really hope it is, I'll be most upset if Bowery joins you

So will we!

 

[lordofthepies]

So will we!

You shouldn't be. He's good.

 

[Agombar stool]

We’re set to announce a friendly with Liverpool, by all accounts.

Our ex-captain, Stephen Darby, who retired at the age of 29 due to being diagnosed with MND last year, appears to be the key link (if there is one).

Nothing yet confirmed, but proceeds going to relevant charities and Stephen himself will ensure a close to sell out crowd for Darbs at Valley Parade. It would be a fitting tribute to a fine professional he was/is.

Hope this comes off.

Provided one of our finest recent football memories scoring the winning penalty at the Valley in our play-off victory in 2010.

I hope it comes off, I am sure the Bradford faithful would turn out in droves.

 

[Fedora Dale]

We’re set to announce a friendly with Liverpool, by all accounts.

Our ex-captain, Stephen Darby, who retired at the age of 29 due to being diagnosed with MND last year, appears to be the key link (if there is one).

Nothing yet confirmed, but proceeds going to relevant charities and Stephen himself will ensure a close to sell out crowd for Darbs at Valley Parade. It would be a fitting tribute to a fine professional he was/is.

Hope this comes off.

Hope it comes off as well. Stephen Darby did a pretty competent job (in a pretty incompetent Dale team) in his loan period as a youngster.

You also have a more mundane friendly, at our place on 27 July...

 

[shoddycollins]

Tuesday evening home friendly against Tranmere on the 23rd of July.

Honestly that's a good bit of friendly arrangement a nice little bonus evening of football, testing our mettle against the sort of side we have to try and emulate, just before the season kicks off.

Just want away to Carlisle City on a sweltering summer afternoon now.