How many are they seriously expecting for these two home friendlies? We barely scraped 2,000 for the Inverness friendly 3 years ago and that was pre-Roland.
Id be surprised if theres any more then 3k for Ipswich and less then 2K for the dutch one.
I'd put it the other way round, I have no intention of going to Ipswich, but quite fancy seeing a dutch team beat us.
If you want the opposition to win, you shouldn't be anywhere near the game.
I despise that attitude. Support the team, or go support someone else...
A scenario for you.
Last game of the season and the game means nothing to us. If we lose and that means palice go down will you still want Charlton to get points from the game?
A scenario for you.
Why would you go pre-season friendly wanting your team to lose?
So we lose two 1st XI players sold. Last years make-doers mostly gone. Diarra, Kashi, Bauer, Lennon long term injuries. Ba mystery knock but can't communicate in English, Novac sick, RCC missing, Lookie missing start of season (if still here with Watt & Pope). A painfully thin squad then bolstered with kids, but least we have an English manager, so prior errors have been addressed.
So we lose two 1st XI players sold. Last years make-doers mostly gone. Diarra, Kashi, Bauer, Lennon long term injuries. Ba mystery knock but can't communicate in English, Novac sick, RCC missing, Lookie missing start of season (if still here with Watt & Pope). A painfully thin squad then bolstered with kids, but least we have an English manager, so prior errors have been addressed.
Nice to see him coming out with that attitude, the trouble is at this stage I'm not worried about results simply because the team that started against Bromley wont be the one against Bury in two weeks time.
e.g.
Stephen Henderson ... Either sold or backup to Nick Pope Chris Solly ... First Choice Tarieq Holmes-Dennis ... Backup Left-Back Johnnie Jackson ... First Choice but wont start every week Roger Johnson ... Backup Centre-Back Ezra Konsa ... Progressing youngster who'll maybe get into double figures for appearances Callum Harriott ... First Choice but wont start every week Ollie Muldoon ... Either breakthrough year or a spell on loan Nicky Ajose ... First Choice Cristian Ceballos ... Backup Midfielder or sold Josh Umerah ... Progressing youngster who'll might get into double figures for appearances
Yes you want everyone to be confident that they can play and contribute to a win when required but dont see everyone of those players being required at once
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Why would you go pre-season friendly wanting your team to lose?
e.g.
Stephen Henderson ... Either sold or backup to Nick Pope
Chris Solly ... First Choice
Tarieq Holmes-Dennis ... Backup Left-Back
Johnnie Jackson ... First Choice but wont start every week
Roger Johnson ... Backup Centre-Back
Ezra Konsa ... Progressing youngster who'll maybe get into double figures for appearances
Callum Harriott ... First Choice but wont start every week
Ollie Muldoon ... Either breakthrough year or a spell on loan
Nicky Ajose ... First Choice
Cristian Ceballos ... Backup Midfielder or sold
Josh Umerah ... Progressing youngster who'll might get into double figures for appearances
Yes you want everyone to be confident that they can play and contribute to a win when required but dont see everyone of those players being required at once
You know out of respect for them and Jude Bellingham
Palace could be.