Friendlies

[Al From Bromley]

18TH JULY- Vs TIVERTON TOWN 7.30 PM

21ST JULY- Vs TORQUAY UNITED 3.00 PM

24TH JULY- Vs EXETER CITY 7.30 PM

31ST JULY- Vs SUTTON UTD 8.00 PM

4TH AUGUST- Vs OXFORD UTD 3.00 PM

Hardly an opportunity to show how we can set the world alight is it? OK I know that friendlies arent important and too much shouldnt be read into the results, but one home game against half decent opposition might not have been a bad idea?

[Papster]

When was the last time we played a friendly against a team better / bigger than us. I vaguely remember Leicester last year, but can't remember the score. I think Harris scored a throw in. But i might be imagining it.

[selhurstparkflyer]

I agree.

I would have tought a London Prem team would love to play us. At our gaffe it could be a real revenue bonanza.

Or how about Brighton?

[Sandowneagle]

In light of last years performances and results - thank God we're not playing a Premiership club.

At least we can go on tour to the west country.

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[selhurstparkflyer]

Originally posted by Papster:
When was the last time we played a friendly against a team better / bigger than us. I vaguely remember Leicester last year, but can't remember the score. I think Harris scored a throw in. But i might be imagining it.

Arsenal a few years back

What about QPR, Orient, Fulham, BRIGHTON, Brentford? Could be a few real crackers.

[Al From Bromley]

Being such a passionate lot of fans and on a high despite a crap season, I would have thought a pre-season taster at Selhurst against a side from the top two divisions would be quite a good money spinner if promoted through the right channels in the summer build up.

I even set aside the week to go to Spain to follow Palace out there but just my luck that there are no games to go to

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[PeterH]

Originally posted by Al from Bromley:
I even set aside the week to go to Spain to follow Palace out there but just my luck that there are no games to go to

Is that confirmed Al.

We could perhaps have organised a home game against decent foreign competition.

[Papster]

Originally posted by 917k:
Was the year before last, 1-1 Cottee for them, Harris caused Arphexed to throw it into his own net but it was dissallowed.

Who scored our goal?????

[Neil the Eagle]

Bradbury scored ours, I think.

Arphexad didn't touch the throw it went straight into the net. If he had of touched it, it would have counted as a goal.

[917k]

Originally posted by Neil the Eagle:
Bradbury scored ours, I think.

Arphexad didn't touch the throw it went straight into the net. If he had of touched it, it would have counted as a goal.

Neil,

I am happy to be wrong but my recollection is that the goal was disallowed for a foul on Arphexed and not because no one touched it. I stand to be corrected obviously.



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[Neil the Eagle]

You may be right 917k, my memory is not what it was. I've actually got a video of the game indoors (don't ask), I'll check it out over the weekend, if I remember

[917k]

Originally posted by Papster:
When was the last time we played a friendly against a team better / bigger than us. I vaguely remember Leicester last year, but can't remember the score. I think Harris scored a throw in. But i might be imagining it.

Was the year before last, 1-1 Cottee for them, Harris caused Arphexed to throw it into his own net but it was dissallowed.



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[Al From Bromley]

Its not confirmed that I'm going to Spain but palace are, although there have been no announcements of them playing any games out there between 8-15 July.

[bald-eagle]

Pre season friendlies are just about match fitness and getting players used to formations, new boys etc. The results don't particularly matter (unless it was millwall last year!) and the last thing a manager wants is a friendly played like a cup tie because it's against a rival or another london team. Can you imagine some of the tackles flying in if we played brentford or bighton for example?

No, go for nice low key games and concentrate on getting the team ticking over, there's enough games during the normal season without attracting injuries or fatigue even before we've started.

[Al From Bromley]

I didnt advocate Millwall or Brighton or Charlton, but I dunno, for example Southampton, Ipswich, Coventry - teams with which we have no history but would provide a bit more of a spectacle than Tiverton .

[BaldEagle69]

Playing against better teams should in theory make our lads try a bit harder.

I have lost track of the amount of times I have been to pre season friendlies against lower league opposition and come away thinking what a waste of time that was. Understandably the lads are never up for it and it is treated as a bit of a kick about but if we were to play a couple of decent teams then in theory we should see a more competitive game.

Or am I being naive?

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