Boss Paul Jewell says the Blues could be off to Holland for their pre-season tour once again this summer. Town played FC Eindhoven and Den Bosch last summer, having taken on PSV in a friendly the previous year.

In addition to last July’s two games, the Town players were put through their paces at a training camp in the village of Mierlo near Eindhoven where Jewell had previously taken his Wigan squad.

The Town boss says nothing is yet set in stone but that he’d be in favour of another Dutch trip ahead of 2012/13: “We’ve got a few things in the pipeline. We went to Holland last year and I do like going there because it’s like a home game to us. We travel all over the country but Holland’s an hour to Stansted and an hour in a plane.

“Whether we can get that organised or not, we’re not sure. Germany’s a possibility and Austria as well, we’re just looking at a few options at the moment.”

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itfc1981 added 07:33 - Apr 24 hhmm can we organise this? A phrase including the word brewey springs to mind.
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ellerblue added 07:41 - Apr 24 Lets hope its holland last year was a great week away with really good support of 300-400 each match. coyb
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gypo added 08:03 - Apr 24 The way the clubs going (not breaking the budget) It'll most probably be a tour of Essex !!
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Pessimistic added 09:02 - Apr 24 I really hope it is the Netherlands again! Not only is it easy travelling for Town supporters but it is the perfect way to warm up for the new campaign. Dutch players are technically good, very physically strongand and adapt very easily to the English game, as has been proven time and time again. It is a great recruiting ground too so, come on you blues, come back over to the Netherlands! I know a few people at Gronigen too so maybe I'll' give them a call and see if we can get the ball rolling!

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up_the_town4 added 10:25 - Apr 24 Not supprised Jewell wants to go to Holland hel be up to hes dirty old tricks AGAIN !!! or has everyone forgot the front page of the news of the world a few years ago.
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rosseden added 10:31 - Apr 24 i got all excited then thinking we're bringing Matty Holland out of retirement for pre-season..... then my bubble burst........
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newboy added 12:07 - Apr 24 Let's hope he only has the money for a one way ticket
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beanyboi added 12:17 - Apr 24 Germany this time please, done both dutch tours and had a good time doing them but would like Germany now Jewell. As u mentioned castlehillblue great support last year for both games, but we will get double that if we whent Germany :/ .
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neilvanlimbeek added 17:16 - Apr 24 Can we play Heracles / Vitesse and Emmen please, so I can go and see all my family!!!
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Mick_Mills_Tache added 23:13 - Apr 24 Germany would be an awesome pre-season.....Maybe a game against our unofficial 'sister club' over there, Fortuna Dusseldorf? They make the trip each year over to our place so it'd be good take a few hundred over to their place.
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Sindre94 added 23:40 - Apr 24 Norway please?..
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 09:08 - Apr 25 Ha ha. It's only an hour to Stansted and 1 hour 25 minutes (-ish) to Scandinavia on the plane. What's 25 minutes between friends? So come on ITFC, reward the loyal Scandinavian support. Mind you, I really enjoyed my trip to Holland last year. Den Bosch was a great place to stay and even gave the wife something else to do while I watched the footy. Crap weather though, if I remember rightly. TWTD. -:)

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DutchTownFan added 09:27 - Apr 25 Yeah, good news!
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