Pre-Season

[charlie atkins]

Wont be sad to see the back of this season, any news on any preseason games, as Europa league not looking good

 

[blue61]

Crewe, Rochdale and Bradford if the pieman is still here.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Several weeks in Dubai if our man Sam keeps his hands on the job.

 

[Boba Fret]

If Walsh is still with us then it will be combined with scouting trip to the South Pacific Islands.

 

[Eggs]

..prefer not to think about it, @charlie atkins sure is a glutton for punishment.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Still can't get over the decision to warm up for competitive European games by playing a team from Tanzania

 

[AndyC]

Factors likely to include...
how much the club can earn from taking the team to a tournament or individual games abroad...
Who the new DoF can negotiate the best training and tour conditions with...
Who the (new) manager is and where he considers favourable for a pre-season tour...
Whoever we can attract to GP to pull in a decent crowd...
and how many of our squad have World Cup involvement.

 

[Agent Blue]

Crewe, Rochdale and Bradford if the pieman is still here.

Surely Wigan should be first on the list?

 

[TMo1985]

Factors likely to include...
how much the club can earn from taking the team to a tournament or individual games abroad...
Who the new DoF can negotiate the best training and tour conditions with...
Who the (new) manager is and where he considers favourable for a pre-season tour...
Whoever we can attract to GP to pull in a decent crowd...
and how many of our squad have World Cup involvement.

And contractual obligations to sponsors, namely Sport Pesa. It was reported in the press last summer that Tanzania was the first of three African games as part of the Sport Pesa deal, and Kenya has already been rumoured to be this summer's destination:

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Still can't get over the decision to warm up for competitive European games by playing a team from Tanzania

That trip was worth it alone just to see Albino FC.

 

[charlie atkins]

..prefer not to think about it, @charlie atkins sure is a glutton for punishment.

Love the euro trips. Great time with grandsons in belguim last year. Getting a good is hard to find

 

[charlie atkins]

Factors likely to include...
how much the club can earn from taking the team to a tournament or individual games abroad...
Who the new DoF can negotiate the best training and tour conditions with...
Who the (new) manager is and where he considers favourable for a pre-season tour...
Whoever we can attract to GP to pull in a decent crowd...
and how many of our squad have World Cup involvement.

A tournament would be good. Loved dresden couple years back

 

[Azza]

Africa and some crap 'tournament' some where that results in us not improving fitness and getting battered so confidence going into the season is at a low.

 

[witchdoc187]

You mean we have to play another season after this one?

 

[riddick]

Being that the US are out of the World Cup as well it might be a good shout to head back over there.