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Absurdistan
Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
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Arrange pre season friendlies against big teams.
Noticed Shrewsbury are playing Galatasaray and Bournemouth have Real Madrid

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  • Tewkesbury_Addick
    Tewkesbury_Addick Posts: 627
    The whole of Europe's scared.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,493
    hey jimmy .. whas wrong wi st Mirren?
  • doronron
    doronron Posts: 826
    Bounemouth charging £60.00 to see Real Madrid,for that money I am glad to see us against Welling
  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,923
    ... and Palarse are lining up Inter Milan. Our friends from north of the border will wonder why you don't count Inverness Caley Thistle as a "big" team! Personally, I'm not bothered about being humiliated by Real Madrid for 60 sovs - as proven last season, we can just as easily lose at Gillingham for a tenner. I like going to those small grounds I haven't done before, like AFC Wimbledon....
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,172
    we'll be playing them all anyway in a couple of seasons.
  • Tewkesbury_Addick
    Tewkesbury_Addick Posts: 627
    Exactly! Not really sure how much you can learn from being smashed by Real Madrid 5 or 6 nil
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,120
    I don't get why people care - pre-season for me is about getting the players some match fitness, not about expensive friendlies against Real Madrid's third team.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,725
    Think it was AFKA that made a good point when ICT friendly was announced - that type of opposition is much better preparation for the Championship than some of the European teams we've played over the years.

    Usually come away from those friendlies saying that team were very comfortable on the ball and passed well. Very different to most Football League sides.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,676
    Scoham said:

    Think it was AFKA that made a good point when ICT friendly was announced - that type of opposition is much better preparation for the Championship than some of the European teams we've played over the years.

    Usually come away from those friendlies saying that team were very comfortable on the ball and passed well. Very different to most Football League sides.

    Agreed but then why not fix up against one of the just relegated championship sides.

  • Ollywozere
    Ollywozere Posts: 1,544
    Don't worry, Inter Milan have effed Palace right off in favour of a match against Real Madrid in the USA.

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  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Tewkesbury_Addick said:

    Exactly! Not really sure how much you can learn from being smashed by smashing Real Madrid 5 or 6 nil

    Fixed ;-)

    When I used to play tennis, playing better players improved my game, playing crap players did the reverse. Just saying.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Bournemouth are playing real Madrid, but we have an international against Gibraltar.
  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,923
    Absurdistan said:

    Tewkesbury_Addick said:

    Exactly! Not really sure how much you can learn from being smashed by smashing Real Madrid 5 or 6 nil

    Fixed ;-)

    When I used to play tennis, playing better players improved my game, playing crap players did the reverse. Just saying.
    Being turned over before the competitive season has even begun could knock our confidence. And it would be an insult to ask us fans for 60 sovs.

  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,807
    This has been done to death. Big sides demand a big appearance fee. Big sides will attract loads of associated matchday costs. We haven't got a pot to piss in, why would we organise a game that will in all probability see us loose a significant amount of money?

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