Pre Season Games

The Aalst suggestion is good, tapping into any Scandinavian source is a great idea
Given our connections via Ring and Ohman and MJ's connections in general why not build some bridges with Sweden. Take a look at some of their home grown players into the bargain.

Quoted from LondonMariner43

The purpose of pre season friendlies is to prepare the players for the season, not to have glamour games.  If anything, playing a top side is not the right preparation as players may raise their game for an occasion.  We want players who give 100% against Scarborough and Donny.

Hmmmm well whatever we did last Pre Season saw us stuffed 1-4 at home to FGR so I hope were better prepared this time.

Quoted from 1mickylyons

Take your points and yes they are valid the whole point is to ready the team for the Season starting. However I stuck Forest up as an example they would bring 1500 fans and Donny,P`boro might but neither will attract extra home fans they don`t get people wanting to attend. I just think were being lazy as per usual sticking to our tried and tested format . On the hand maybe Town feel obliged to play Clee to give them a payday and in that case morally the Club have done a good deed but I am only interested in GTFC.

Cannot argue with that. But as many have mentioned on here lately the club has long adopted a laissez faire approach to its number 1 revenue stream.

As you indicate a couple of Saturday friendly's against some of the better supported Championship sides would bring in plenty of away fans. But perhaps it is also up to Jolley as well?

I am assuming here that the board do not dictate to him the list of friendly matches in a take it or leave it style. Maybe Jolley really wants a game against Peterborough. Probably better to play a decent L1 side in terms of preparing for the season than playing a Championship side who might beat us easily.

If that is the case probably limits the available sides who will bring a decent following.

No, it's not just about getting the team ready imho. It's an opportunity for the club to sell itself. It's for the fans to get excited about seeing something they may not see usually.  I remember 6000 being at bp to watch town v Liverpool reserves and at school 'everyone' was talking about it. It's about the marketing department getting their act together and getting a few extra £££ into the player budget.

Quoted from Posh Harry

Really not sure what people expect.

If we get a premiership team it’s only going to be their youth team, and if we get a championship team then it’s likely to be half youths with a few seniors.

We have got games against 2 sides in the league above to give us a proper workout as I assume (willing to be slapped down if this doesn’t happen) that being close to the season start they will bring pretty much their first team, and a few of the usual games to try and get fitness up to the level required and try different players and systems.

UTFM

Difference between what I hope for and what I expect.

I expect a dull, unimaginative football club and I hope for some progressive, forward-thinking and up-to-date marketing.

Needless to say I get what I expect and still hope for the best.

Quoted from Malta_Mariner_90

Cannot argue with that. But as many have mentioned on here lately the club has long adopted a laissez faire approach to its number 1 revenue stream.

As you indicate a couple of Saturday friendly's against some of the better supported Championship sides would bring in plenty of away fans. But perhaps it is also up to Jolley as well?

I am assuming here that the board do not dictate to him the list of friendly matches in a take it or leave it style. Maybe Jolley really wants a game against Peterborough. Probably better to play a decent L1 side in terms of preparing for the season than playing a Championship side who might beat us easily.

If that is the case probably limits the available sides who will bring a decent following.

Yes if soley down to the Manager and this is his chosen fixtures whilst I personally am underwhelmed I would support his logic if he is looking at results for a yardstick.From a GTFC point of view a high profile fixture would bring in extra home fans and boost revenue and create some interest .I don`t recall pre season games ever drawing in good numbers til possibly the last game before the Season starts I think we played Leeds one year and 5-6k attended I doubt more than 3k ever since and usually the games attract 12-1800.

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

No, it's not just about getting the team ready imho. It's an opportunity for the club to sell itself. It's for the fans to get excited about seeing something they may not see usually.  I remember 6000 being at bp to watch town v Liverpool reserves and at school 'everyone' was talking about it. It's about the marketing department getting their act together and getting a few extra £££ into the player budget.

I thought it was 4k but yes it created a huge buzz at the time we then like now were languishing in Div 2 and it brought in a far higher attendence than the league games played around the same time.

I do not expect big prem teams to come and play us at home,

But

Hull would be a decent game and with the sale of our young striker Middleborough might have been asked to play us pre season,

Quoted from 1mickylyons

You could have got for example Notts Forest and marketed it 2 times former European Champions . Totally irrilevent today of course but it still sells Peterborough FFS

I think thats what we have done, We have Forest and Stoke.

Quoted from grimsby pete

I do not expect big prem teams to come and play us at home,

But

Hull would be a decent game and with the sale of our young striker Middleborough might have been asked to play us pre season,

Times change Pete but I remember us playing Southampton in I think a testomonial game and they had several internationals coming to play. Nearly everyone from school went to that game and only a few of us were regular Town fans it creates a buzz.