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Title: Friendlies Post by: Nils on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:07:13 Tonight Wycombe played Aston Villa and the other week they played Chelsea. How come they managed to get such good friendlies. And dont anyone say "the elton john concert" cos we have never had as good friendlies.
Title: Friendlies Post by: Whits on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:08:09 we played spurs once 8)
Title: Friendlies Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:15:22 There really isn't much point in playing these Prem sides......its not going to be competitive.......the days when a Rory Fallon could end the career of a Marion Pahars are long gone.....we're better off playing these non league sides, as we may well be doing it on a regular basis soon.
Title: Friendlies Post by: Asher on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:18:13 Have to agree Reg. Might as well try and become a team against lesser teams. We get beaten 7-0 every pre season cant see us being up for it start of season!
Title: Friendlies Post by: yeo on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:19:58 I believe you have to pay expenses for the bigger teams as well so if we got a shit crowd we would end up losing money.
Title: Friendlies Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:27:02 Judging from the responses of people who've been to the games so far, everyone seems to have enjoyed the getting close to the action and chatting with players and staff aspect, you get from playing at this level.
Title: Friendlies Post by: Asher on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:29:05 Personally I like going to non league grounds where its proper grass roots. These new grounds dont have much character.
Title: Friendlies Post by: Whits on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:32:18 very true, nothing like the old school ground where you can do a lap.
bring back springfield park :x :x Title: Friendlies Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:39:35 Which reminds me, the ground where that England U 19 game was played in Belfast was Glentoran's which I believe is called the Oval.....it reminded me of Springfield Park, as it still had terracing apart from a small covered seating area on the side, and a grassy bank with a bit of terracing on top at the end.
Hemmed in by terraced housing with a view away to the Belfast skyline, it was a real throwback......would appear that laws made by the British Parliament don't apply here. Title: Friendlies Post by: Whits on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:41:29 http://www.apwj49.dsl.pipex.com/lost/wigmain2.jpg
awesome 8) Title: Friendlies Post by: Asher on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:45:00 whats springfield park? Cant think?
One of my best away games last year was aldershot vs carlisle, a few on here came and it was proper old school. Top day out, want to do barnet this year, oct 1st they have oxford at home and were away at Franchise so might head to that. Title: Friendlies Post by: Whits on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:46:06 Quote whats springfield park? wigans old stadium, the first stadium i went to as a kid Title: Friendlies Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:51:26 Here's The Oval, Glentoran
http://www.shankly.com/shankly-ima/glentoranjpg.jpg Notice the juxtaposition of football, religion and heavy industry....RIP Edward Heath. Title: Friendlies Post by: Whits on Monday, July 18, 2005, 21:55:52 http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/nordirland/the_oval/100.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/nordirland/the_oval/110.jpg http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/nordirland/the_oval/170.jpg i love old skool grounds 8) Title: Friendlies Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, July 18, 2005, 22:03:46 written by Asher
Quote want to do barnet this year Thought you had the haircut today. Title: Friendlies Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, July 18, 2005, 22:06:03 Whits... you want to go to see Glentoran now don't you......it is a classic, which I guess being in NI escaped the dead hand of the Taylor Report.
Title: Friendlies Post by: Asher on Monday, July 18, 2005, 22:07:30 Very good reg (last post on page one) I liked that one
Title: Friendlies Post by: Whits on Monday, July 18, 2005, 22:33:13 Quote from: "Reg Smeeton" Whits... you want to go to see Glentoran now don't you......it is a classic, which I guess being in NI escaped the dead hand of the Taylor Report. i've got a week off work next week and i'm thinking about booking a flight, anymore of these u19 games at this place?? 8) 8) Title: Friendlies Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, July 18, 2005, 23:25:03 England are playing, I think Norway and Armenia, not sure where though.
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