Pre Season Games

Quoted from Bigdog

By the looks of that list, whether it's season ticket sales, pre-season friendlies or whatever..

The club is just stuck in a perpetual, "same as we've always done" mode..

What a boring and repetitive list of fixtures. Nothing for fans to get excited about, no big name club, no pre season tour or "god help the logistics" .. something abroad..

We must be the most "old-school" boring football club in the whole EFL..

Same old, same old, season after season, no creative thinking, nothing to get excited about. It's not like they're working from a winning formula when it comes to sparking some interest is it?



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And I've just seen on Twitter.. GTFC and Clee Town getting together to promote the pre-season friendly. Jesus Christ.. is that what we've become?!!! It's enough to make you want to pull your hair out..

Whilst it's not a particularly inspiring list, it's not as bad as you're making out. Doncaster and Peterborough are good games with a few easier games to get us up to full fitness. Peterborough might be something to do with the Dembele sale, maybe we keep all the gate receipts, and they're unquestionably better than us so it's a good work out.

We've played Sunderland, Derby, Sheff Utd, Doncaster, Barnsley and Hull in recent seasons. They're decent fixtures and good preparation in that all were at a higher level than us and are bigger clubs within reasonable travelling distance.

It's also got to be a large part to do with Jolley rather than anybody else. Last season we hardly played any friendlies because that's what he thought worked for Burnley. This season we have lots more. I'm sure Jolley gets a big say in who we play and from what level.

I don't think a tour is any more inspiring for the majority of supporters, although from a team bonding point of view it could be. Premier league and even championship teams play a much higher percentage of their games abroad now, because that does more for their bank balance than playing lower league football clubs. Even if we did play one, it would be mostly youngsters because they don't see us as a good enough standard to play the first team.

Ah good, something different for people to moan at 😒

Looks like juniors for Lincs Cup game/s. (Gainsborough  at home!)

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

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

Well you`ll be doing it all wrong you lad`s down the 46

Quoted from 1mickylyons

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.

Was it's Kev Moore testimonial?

Quoted from nealeardleyscrossing

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

Are you marketing Stoke as "the now Oldest Football League Club in the world" now Notts C are gone?  

While I for one am staggered that we didn’t get Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Man U or someone to come to our out of the way, end of the line town with recent episodes of pre season fan violence and one of the worst disciplinary records in the league....

Get real people. All lower league / non league teams want attractive pre season fixtures but think we are well down the list of teams the big boys want to play.

Quoted from psgmariner

While I for one am staggered that we didn’t get Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Man U or someone to come to our out of the way, end of the line town with recent episodes of pre season fan violence and one of the worst disciplinary records in the league....

Get real people. All lower league / non league teams want attractive pre season fixtures but think we are well down the list of teams the big boys want to play.

I have to agree we have been non league for 6 years followed by struggling near the bottom of L2 for the last 2 years so we are not an attractive fixture for anybody,

If we have a real good season with maybe a promotion then expect more teams wanting a game next pre season.

Another season of struggle them expect the same old next year.

Quoted from psgmariner

While I for one am staggered that we didn’t get Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Man U or someone to come to our out of the way, end of the line town with recent episodes of pre season fan violence and one of the worst disciplinary records in the league....

Get real people. All lower league / non league teams want attractive pre season fixtures but think we are well down the list of teams the big boys want to play.

Well that`s me told .

Quoted from The Yard Dog

Was it's Kev Moore testimonial?

I believe so got really foggy and I think Peter Shilton was the main star possibly a very young and unknown Le Tissier and Wallace brothers?