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Pre-season Friendlies

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  • How has been allowed. Surprised that has got the go ahead with the old bill.
  • Seems like we’re playing a lot more competitive games this pre-season compared to the sides we usually face and that can only be a good thing.
  • Fantastic. Cracking first game back. 
  • Why are we not playing any at The Valley?
  • Seems like we’re playing a lot more competitive games this pre-season compared to the sides we usually face and that can only be a good thing.
    was just thinking the same thing, have definitely upped the standard of opposition from previous years.
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  • Surely the old bill would be nervous about a friendly with the nigels. Ticket selling on friendlies tends to be a lot less rigid then league games so theres potential for more...shall we say....unsavoury characters to show up.  
  • Had more than enough of going to that dump, think i'll give it a swerve.
    👍🏼
    Went back for Dennis in the last minute & swore never again.
  • Why are we not playing any at The Valley?
    Probably because of the new pitch. We’re most likely giving the ground staff as much time as possible to get it into shape
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    That is a seriously strange thing to do, unless they are going to severely limit ticket sales for a friendly. So I assume the latter.

    i guess the fully recoverable policing costs are less of an issue to a club with PL revenue but even so it seems an unlikely idea.
  • Can't wait.
    Hopefully tickets will be available for those who want to go.
  • I imagine clubs like Reading and Palace don't want to risk paying fees to overseas clubs for friendlies which might then get restricted attendances.

    So they go for a big local club instead.

    The potential for aggro and the extra police costs do make it seem an odd choice but Thomas is mates with Parish and Gallen mates with Freedman, their DOF, so who knows, maybe it was agreed as a football match and other, off the field stuff not considered?
  • I imagine clubs like Reading and Palace don't want to risk paying fees to overseas clubs for friendlies which might then get restricted attendances.

    So they go for a big local club instead.

    The potential for aggro and the extra police costs do make it seem an odd choice but Thomas is mates with Parish and Gallen mates with Freedman, their DOF, so who knows, maybe it was agreed as a football match and other, off the field stuff not considered?
    Is there any more potential for agro than when we played Millwall 10 years ago? 
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  • Cafc43v3r said:
    I imagine clubs like Reading and Palace don't want to risk paying fees to overseas clubs for friendlies which might then get restricted attendances.

    So they go for a big local club instead.

    The potential for aggro and the extra police costs do make it seem an odd choice but Thomas is mates with Parish and Gallen mates with Freedman, their DOF, so who knows, maybe it was agreed as a football match and other, off the field stuff not considered?
    Is there any more potential for agro than when we played Millwall 10 years ago? 
    Was there any agro at that game?
  • Scoham said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    I imagine clubs like Reading and Palace don't want to risk paying fees to overseas clubs for friendlies which might then get restricted attendances.

    So they go for a big local club instead.

    The potential for aggro and the extra police costs do make it seem an odd choice but Thomas is mates with Parish and Gallen mates with Freedman, their DOF, so who knows, maybe it was agreed as a football match and other, off the field stuff not considered?
    Is there any more potential for agro than when we played Millwall 10 years ago? 
    Was there any agro at that game?
    Not that a saw but couldn't have been away from the ground. 
  • How has been allowed. Surprised that has got the go ahead with the old bill.
    It’s a BOGOF offer by the police when they confirm we are playing Millwall on the Saturday before the start of the season. 
  • Cafc43v3r said:
    I imagine clubs like Reading and Palace don't want to risk paying fees to overseas clubs for friendlies which might then get restricted attendances.

    So they go for a big local club instead.

    The potential for aggro and the extra police costs do make it seem an odd choice but Thomas is mates with Parish and Gallen mates with Freedman, their DOF, so who knows, maybe it was agreed as a football match and other, off the field stuff not considered?
    Is there any more potential for agro than when we played Millwall 10 years ago? 
    Millwall is an easier ground to manage.
  • edited June 2021
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  • Had more than enough of going to that dump, think i'll give it a swerve.
    👍🏼
    Went back for Dennis in the last minute & swore never again.
    Ditto, quit whilst we're ahead.
  • Scoham said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    I imagine clubs like Reading and Palace don't want to risk paying fees to overseas clubs for friendlies which might then get restricted attendances.

    So they go for a big local club instead.

    The potential for aggro and the extra police costs do make it seem an odd choice but Thomas is mates with Parish and Gallen mates with Freedman, their DOF, so who knows, maybe it was agreed as a football match and other, off the field stuff not considered?
    Is there any more potential for agro than when we played Millwall 10 years ago? 
    Was there any agro at that game?
    That’s the point.
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