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Athletic Bilbao

Ross
Ross Posts: 4,412
edited July 2008 in General Charlton
is the team of choice for the home friendly
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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    edited July 2008
    Really?

    I thought it was Sporting Chicken Goujons but they may not have been able to get them...
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    What the hell does that mean.....in the nicest possible way ?
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    edited July 2008
    ross my dear chap.....Are you saying we 'have' arranged a friendly with Bilbao or that we are 'trying' to arrange a friendly with them or that you 'personally' would like a friendly with them or that we 'tried' to arrange one but didn't succeed or finally that Bilbao are the 'preffered' choice for a number of other clubs?
    I'm a bit thick you see!
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,575
    was meant to be Sporting Gijon, recently promoted to La Liga, but Bilbao a better team and well established La Liga side.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,575
    [cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]ross my dear chap.....Are you saying we 'have' arranged a friendly with Bilbao or that we are 'trying' to arrange a friendly with them or that you 'personally' would like a friendly with them or that we 'tried' to arrange one but didn't succeed or finally that Bilbao are the 'preffered' choice of other clubs?

    on Bilbao's website apparently
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,412
    that's who we're playing
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    Is this Paddy Powell's testimonial?
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    Ah right oh, still not nailed on though is it?
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,009
    [cite]Posted By: LargeAddick[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]ross my dear chap.....Are you saying we 'have' arranged a friendly with Bilbao or that we are 'trying' to arrange a friendly with them or that you 'personally' would like a friendly with them or that we 'tried' to arrange one but didn't succeed or finally that Bilbao are the 'preffered' choice of other clubs?

    on Bilbao's website apparently

    yes, it's on their site and they apparently play Colchesterb2 days later
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,575
    http://www.athletic-club.net/acc/home.asp?a=1&b=6&equipo=1&idi=2
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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,575
    Charlton Life - first with the news as usual !!
  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,555
    I wonder what year it will be on our OS
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    Why is the OS so reticent to divulge information like this? like the proposed trip to Spain. No confirmation of any games despite various sites saying we're in some tourny with Marbella, Malage & Iran. My gfriend lives in Marbella so I'm waiting to book my flights (despite it being behind closed doors). Anyone know any info about this?

    SS
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    [cite]Posted By: stop shouting[/cite]Why is the OS so reticent to divulge information like this? like the proposed trip to Spain. No confirmation of any games despite various sites saying we're in some tourny with Marbella, Malage & Iran. My gfriend lives in Marbella so I'm waiting to book my flights (despite it being behind closed doors). Anyone know any info about this?

    SS

    Maybe the OS waits until games have been confirmed.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,024
    edited July 2008
    So why is it already on the Bilbao site?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    edited July 2008
    Maybe cos their OS don't wait until games have been confirmed.

    Bit like Southend's OS saying they had signed James Walker before he done his, to be failed, medical and Huddersfield's OS telling everyone that Phil Parkinson was their new manager when he hadn't accepted the job.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    [cite]Posted By: Chris_from_Sidcup[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: stop shouting[/cite]Why is the OS so reticent to divulge information like this? like the proposed trip to Spain. No confirmation of any games despite various sites saying we're in some tourny with Marbella, Malage & Iran. My gfriend lives in Marbella so I'm waiting to book my flights (despite it being behind closed doors). Anyone know any info about this?

    SS

    Maybe the OS waits until games have been confirmed.


    So why is it already on the Bilbao site?

    because they didn't wait until it was confirmed?
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    And why Henry has it not been confirmed when we're going out there in the next couple of weeks? Leaving it a bit late aren't we if we haven't arranged anything or are we gonna just gonna play the local waiters if we cannot sort summink out!
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    edited July 2008
    Didn't we do the same with John Aloisi or am I imagining it?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    [cite]Posted By: stop shouting[/cite]And why Henry has it not been confirmed when we're going out there in the next couple of weeks? Leaving it a bit late aren't we if we haven't arranged anything or are we gonna just gonna play the local waiters if we cannot sort summink out!

    And if the club announce something and it then changes will you promise not to complain or moan that the club can't even organise a overseas tour or that you've spent a fortune on flights and will now miss the game or that you went all the way out there and it was behind closed doors and no one would let you in despite it being on the OS.
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    edited July 2008
    [cite]Posted By: stop shouting[/cite] If we did it was a long, long time ago.

    The guys who write the OS get frustrated as well. They knew Paddy was going to Palace and had the story ready to run only to find in the morning that Warnock had given an interview to the SLP saying it was happening. What can they do? They are told to wait until the deal is actually done and paperwork registered as until then it's not a done deal. But then they see their story scooped by someone else.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,024
    edited July 2008
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite] Maybe cos their OS don't wait until games have been confirmed.

    Bit like Southend's OS saying they had signed James Walker before he done his, to be failed, medical and Huddersfield's OS telling everyone that Phil Parkinson was their new manager when he hadn't accepted the job.


    You can't see me but i'm pulling a face and going 'ooooooooooooohh' at you and i will remind you of this when the game goes ahead!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    Didn't say if it was going ahead or not. Just that nothing had been confirmed ; - )
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    Fair play Henry & you're always going to back up the club & understandably so. My point is that why does the club have to make everything so clandestine. This is a friendly for gawd's sake. It's like whenever we sell or sign someone, it's on the other clubs OS before ours. As I said, I understand the Dep Marbella friendly is going to be behind doors so it's not open to supporters anyway. If I decide to go, that's a matter for me. I just wish the club would be a bit more forthcoming with information than they are & this is another example of information not being released to the fans.

    SS
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    edited July 2008
    Gracias amigos, buen juego
  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    Both Friendlies in Spain are behind closed doors hence that's why no news on Official site. They are going to Cadiz on the 14th & returning on the 24th. Iran is one of the Friendlies.
  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    Do you think the South Stand will be open for the Seville game ?
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,993
    edited July 2008
    Looks like Colchester know something about this (last sentence) - somebody from the club better tell Pardew to get the players there on the day or we might have to get a side together - bagsey not in goal:

    Colchester United will host Athletic Bilbao in their first match at the new Community Stadium.

    The Spanish giants will visit the U's new ground on 4 August.
    They will feature in the first ever match to be played at the 10,000 seater stadium which replaces Colchester's Layer Road ground.
    Colchester spokesman Matt Hudson told BBC Essex: "We've been looking for a big name and with Bilbao being in England to play Charlton it's ideal."
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    OS site is now becoming a bit of a joke on this one.
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    PMSL.....Thunder stolen by Colchester United..........LOL

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