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Pre season friendly at The Valley?

Anyone got any thoughts or indeed news on this? Last season there wasn't a game because of the Olympics and I believe there wasn't one the year before because of police costs so we ended up playing a cup game against a foreign team. A premier league team would be nice as long as it wasn't the nigels...please no...talk about devalue our top league in the eyes of the watching world.
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,316
    27 July but no one confirmed as of Monday
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,874
    Palace, if they get promoted.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,674
    edited May 2013
    Will we challenge for the people's cup again, a good chance to win a bit more silverware?
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,810
    Heard it could be a Spsnish La Liga team .
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,799
    is there not a open training session for season ticket holders that week? maybe that is instead of a home friendly
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,974
    colin powell testimonial vs west ham
  • RZA
    RZA Posts: 176
    Heard it was gonna be Bayern Munich
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Barca?
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    Ebbsfleet
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 6,015
    Malaga CF

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  • Stewart
    Stewart Posts: 2,452
    That's a team that has 5 GK and 4 DF.

    Bet their good?
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Not the dwarfs, they would be after Solly
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    cafc999 said:

    colin powell testimonial vs west ham

    Have heard they're struggling to get a side...
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    Raith rovers
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,316
    edited May 2013
    sammy391 said:

    is there not a open training session for season ticket holders that week? maybe that is instead of a home friendly

    No, that's on Sunday 21. VIP and Valley Gold members can train on the pitch with players. ST holders watch from stands. Harsh but fair : - )
  • andynelson
    andynelson Posts: 1,951
    nolly said:

    Raith rovers

    Gordon Brown's team.

  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    Heard it was Celtic
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,768

    sammy391 said:

    is there not a open training session for season ticket holders that week? maybe that is instead of a home friendly

    No, that's on Sunday 21. VIP and Valley Gold members can train on the pitch with players. ST holders watch from stands. Harsh but fair : - )
    I'll be auctioning my place on here for the Academy....


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  • RZA
    RZA Posts: 176
    Perhaps they are trying not to play as many home games during the summer break so that the club can focus on fixing the pitch?
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,972
    We must be due a good pre season friendly at the Valley. I know we had Fulham away last year behind closed doors, but we always used to play a pre team pre season in the old days. Who remembers when we played Spurs the summer after Euro 96? Sheringham, Anderton etc all got a big round of applause when they came out if I remember rightly.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 6,015
    edited May 2013
    Celtic are playing Brentford in a friendly, should be able to persuade them to make the trip to SE7...

    http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/celtic-pre-season-2013-823239.aspx
  • SE10
    SE10 Posts: 2,169
    edited May 2013
    Celtic would never happen, thank god.
  • pathdw98
    pathdw98 Posts: 90
    I emailed someone at the club about the celtic rumour. He said it wouldn't happen due to celtic's appearance fee and police costs as they charge full whack for friendlies. Sounds like we really have next to no money, especially if brentford can afford celtic's appearance fee and police costs.
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,294
    Who did you email ?
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,788
    So it is Palace afterall then..........................
  • SE10
    SE10 Posts: 2,169
    pathdw98 said:

    I emailed someone at the club about the celtic rumour. He said it wouldn't happen due to celtic's appearance fee and police costs as they charge full whack for friendlies. Sounds like we really have next to no money, especially if brentford can afford celtic's appearance fee and police costs.

    And they told you all that?

    The MET would be bang against it and charge us alot more for police costs than Brentford
  • pathdw98
    pathdw98 Posts: 90
    SE10 said:

    pathdw98 said:

    I emailed someone at the club about the celtic rumour. He said it wouldn't happen due to celtic's appearance fee and police costs as they charge full whack for friendlies. Sounds like we really have next to no money, especially if brentford can afford celtic's appearance fee and police costs.

    And they told you all that?

    The MET would be bang against it and charge us alot more for police costs than Brentford
    This is the exact wording from Chris Parkes
    Unfortunately it will not be Celtic. Apart from the fact they would want a substantial sum to appear the Police bill would be very high which would make it uneconomical.
    We are working on getting a game and hope to announce something soon.
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,305
    Maybe we'll get a special friendly against the team which reached Wembley twice this year.