Remaining friendlies

[hank williams]

We were supposed to be playing St Mirren as part of the deal agreed when their keeper left to be a coach with us. We were unable to agree a date though (probably because the scottish league cup starts so early).

& they've already started with the bet Fred league cup

 

[TravellingMackem]

Tell me which clubs have only 5 friendlies?

Newcastle for starters

Man City only play 4 friendlies

Man Utd play 5

Spurs play 5

Due to Europe, Wolves only have 3. 5 if you could the two Europe games as preparation games

Portsmouth only have 3

The only one I’ve googled off the top of my head with more was Liverpool with 7, but a couple of them were against low league teams so I think they clump together their “development team ones” and normal friendlies, I only counted 5 proper first team games

 

[toosb]

I'm surprised by how few we've arranged, even more so because we came back 10 days later than most teams. I would like to say Ross knows what he's doing and we just have to trust him but I don't believe that. There must be closed door games we aren't aware of her.

We finished later than most teams though. We weren't "off" that long in reality.

 

[The Fitter]

We weren't the fittest team last season so pre-season games in 40 degrees against quick Portuguese young'uns is the ideal fitness crash course. Looks like we might also have a fully fit squad to start the season so I think the preparation has gone well. Some of the lads have really taken the opportunity like Embleton, Benji, Burge & McGeough to show what they can do.

 

[pwsafc]

Do you know this as fact or are you guessing? Who did we play?


Are we ready though? I still feel we will be under cooked

Most clubs have 5 or 6 friendlies so we are no different to anyone else

 

[Hull_Mackem]

We played 5 pre-season last year and werent undercooked. We are playing exactly the same this year - this comes directly from Ross - why doubt him and why will the same amount of games this year will not suffice?

I heard on the radio that Oxford had played 7 or 8 friendlies (cant remember which). Don't think the team that started yesterday had played together for even a single minute of pre season? I see your point as well as others but perhaps understandable Oxford were more a cohesive unit?

 

[10 Gary Rowells]

I heard on the radio that Oxford had played 7 or 8 friendlies (cant remember which). Don't think the team that started yesterday had played together for even a single minute of pre season? I see your point as well as others but perhaps understandable Oxford were more a cohesive unit?

We looked as cohesive yesterday as we did at the end of last season.

 

[hank williams]

We looked as cohesive yesterday as we did at the end of last season.

Few new players in mind not that In any way distracts from the awful football

 

[Hull_Mackem]

We looked as cohesive yesterday as we did at the end of last season.

Fair enough. I'm on holiday so basing it on what I have read and the goal clips. Their goal seemed to come from combined errors by Dobson and McClaughlin?