Belgian Club Announces Pre-Season Friendly at Town
Thursday, 9th Jun 2016 18:51

Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have announced that they have accepted an invitation from Town to play a friendly at Portman Road on Saturday 30th July (KO 3pm).

Brussels-based Union SG currently play in the Proximus League, the second tier of Belgian football.

Town’s pre-season programme is gradually coming together with a list of the fixtures announced so far available here.

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TractorCam added 19:05 - Jun 9 One for the neutral! In all seriousness though I much prefer hosting random European opposition as to the usual likes of West Ham, just hope ticket prices would be reasonable
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legoman added 19:06 - Jun 9 Woohoo I am moving back to Ips in July after over twenty years away. New visiting club, new experience! At least one more season ticket sale coming up.
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12th_Man added 19:13 - Jun 9 What a complete waste of time
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Mark added 19:20 - Jun 9 Never heard of them. I read online that they have an average home attendance of just over 1,000. A slightly strange choice of opponent as I don't see many Town fans paying the £10 a ticket ITFC are likely to charge to see that one.
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Trequartista added 19:25 - Jun 9 Poor standard. What happened to the days when we played FC Twente, Celta Vigo, Atletico Madrid and Levski Sofia as a Championship club?
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Michael11 added 19:46 - Jun 9 Is this for Mick to learn about continental Football styles? Very random team to play against!
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prebbs007 added 19:48 - Jun 9 Belgian second division. Should be about our level of dross !!! What's the point of this. Not really a test is it !!!!
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Gogs added 19:48 - Jun 9 Wonder if we're signing one of their players and the friendly is part of the deal? Seems an odd choice of opposition otherwise
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jas0999 added 19:53 - Jun 9 Very strange choice. Would expect to visit a second division Belgium club if on tour. Not our pre season home game!
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hoppy added 20:14 - Jun 9 Who? Exciting stuff, I'm sure. Almost as exciting as Belgium itself.
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Slambo added 20:38 - Jun 9 Welcome back to God's own country, legoman! As you can see, still mostly inhabited by absolute miseries...
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NoCanariesAllowed added 20:42 - Jun 9 That's it. I'm calling Lazio tomorrow and telling them we want Sereni back.
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Ipswich_Crazy added 21:00 - Jun 9 Then dont go then! its a pre season friendly! What a bunch of whiners!
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BlueandTruesince82 added 22:04 - Jun 9 I have had 2 very fine stag do's in Brussels. There is so much beer! Really good chips too, the staple of any true Englishman's doet
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trncbluearmy added 05:03 - Jun 10 Gives Mick a chance to try out his new attacking formation don't it
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KINGCHAPPO added 08:14 - Jun 10 RE: NOCANARIESALLOWED, What actually happened to the friendly we were supposed to have had with Lazio from the sereni deal???
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Blue_Armee added 08:49 - Jun 10 If we are playing a team at this standard we might as well have had a return match with Fortuna, at least then there would be some atmosphere at the game.
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algarvefan added 09:41 - Jun 10 Are all the positive people on holiday!! What a bunch of old moaning Minnies you lot are on here, it's a pre season friendly FFS, get a grip.
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dalinghooblue added 09:51 - Jun 10 Phil, the fixture list in the link says this is an away match?
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Unionbhoy added 12:42 - Jun 10

So, you never heard about a team and you think tis is a random team? This club is the most legendary belgian football club, we won the european cup before it exists, we have the world record of unlost games in a row (60) and we are second in the ranking for numbers of titles in the belgian championship. So, before you, lost fellas in a city that no one in the world know exactly where it is, talk about my team, please read and learn a little bit! We are actually 1000 lads in the stadium but it's a record for a second division here. We don't have the same football culture in Belgium than in England but at Union we surely do. So you must feel honored and proud to invite such a great team in you stadium, we'd be glad to receive you if you get on tour!

TractorCam added 12:59 - Jun 10 Unionbhoy - you are a random team to play but it doesn't always mean in a bad way, I'd be more than happy to play you team
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Steelmonkey added 13:00 - Jun 10 Oh well one thing going for us is that they will never have played against a hoof-ball side.
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PhilTWTD added 15:52 - Jun 10 dalinghooblue Forgot to change the A for an H. Now sorted.
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Lathers added 21:08 - Jun 10

The pre-season fixture list is a joke. Nothing to challenge us (like Utrecht) and not one decent away trip like Dusseldorf last pre season. I have heard of this Belgian team, only because I sometimes bet on the Belgian 2nd division, but without wanting to offend our new TWTD Belgian friend, we would probably beat most of the Belgium premier league apart from (Gent, Club Brugge, Anderlecht) so this is a compete waste of time, effort and clean underwear. What ITFC need is a new PR Director. Someone who can identify with true supporters, build our profile, get us excited again by arranging some higher profile friendlies and coach MM to not be so arrogant.

Razor added 10:12 - Jun 13 Pity this is not an away game as most fans I know would like a decent pre-season tour for a change-----but Mick prefers to do what he wants (seeing his mates in Dublin) and ignores fans as usual. No Fortuna either which is a great shame----would have been nice to return last seasons hospitality.
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