| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us 16:34 - Jun 20 with 2912 views | SitfcB |
In pre-season!
Strange one.
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 16:35 - Jun 20 with 2899 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
I dread to think what our fans will be like if we lose that game. |  |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 16:38 - Jun 20 with 2860 views | J2BLUE |
I don't remember any friendlies against teams in the same league before that Premier League Asia tournament they have each year.
It just feels wrong.
Oh and yes, I know there used to be friendlies against Norwich etc but i'm talking about 2000 onwards. Maybe there were some but I don't remember them.
I suppose when it's all about fitness, no one really cares. |  |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 16:42 - Jun 20 with 2803 views | hoppy |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 16:38 - Jun 20 by J2BLUE |
I don't remember any friendlies against teams in the same league before that Premier League Asia tournament they have each year.
It just feels wrong.
Oh and yes, I know there used to be friendlies against Norwich etc but i'm talking about 2000 onwards. Maybe there were some but I don't remember them.
I suppose when it's all about fitness, no one really cares. |
Part of the agreement for them buying Pigott or Ahadme from us? |  |
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| One for the fans. (n/t) on 16:43 - Jun 20 with 2789 views | Bloots |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 16:44 - Jun 20 with 2777 views | J2BLUE |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 16:42 - Jun 20 by hoppy |
Part of the agreement for them buying Pigott or Ahadme from us? |
I doubt it.
Twitter really is filled with utter cretins. Who were they expecting, Real Madrid? | |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 16:49 - Jun 20 with 2742 views | hoppy |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 16:44 - Jun 20 by J2BLUE |
I doubt it.
Twitter really is filled with utter cretins. Who were they expecting, Real Madrid? |
I think both Pigott and Ahadme would be realistic enough to know that Real Madrid aren't likely to be in for them. | |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 17:05 - Jun 20 with 2673 views | Pippin1970 |
I'm looking forward to it. 25 miles down the M6 to ground. |  | | |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 17:20 - Jun 20 with 2598 views | Naylorsrightboot |
Boring pre season game against a team in the same division. Strange and wrong. |  | | |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 17:23 - Jun 20 with 2584 views | muhrensleftfoot |
As a season ticket holder of over 40 years I reckon I can count the number of friendlies I've been to on one hand. I just can't get excited about them. Results are utterly meaningless. Just a way to get fitness and match practice. Those who get all uptight because we fail to win a pre season friendly shouldn't worry, it really doesn't matter and has absolutely no bearing on the forthcoming season. |  | | |
| One for the fans. (n/t) on 17:27 - Jun 20 with 2559 views | Mullet |
| One for the fans. (n/t) on 16:43 - Jun 20 by Bloots |
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You missed out the word best there. |  |
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| One for the fans. (n/t) on 17:28 - Jun 20 with 2546 views | hoppy |
| One for the fans. (n/t) on 17:27 - Jun 20 by Mullet |
You missed out the word best there. |
"Best one for the fans"?
Explain your thinking. | |
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| One for the fans. (n/t) on 17:30 - Jun 20 with 2536 views | Mullet |
| One for the fans. (n/t) on 17:28 - Jun 20 by hoppy |
"Best one for the fans"?
Explain your thinking. |
At least I am thinking here, hoppus maximus! | |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 17:30 - Jun 20 with 2541 views | MattinLondon |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 17:20 - Jun 20 by Naylorsrightboot |
Boring pre season game against a team in the same division. Strange and wrong. |
Personally I think it’s a good idea to play against an established championship side - one whose players will be eager to prove their fitness ready for the new season. Yes, it lacks the glamour of a top European or PL team but they tend to play a lot of their younger players for friendlies.
Against a championship team it’ll probably be a lot more rigorous. |  | | |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 18:02 - Jun 20 with 2416 views | EastTownBlue |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 17:20 - Jun 20 by Naylorsrightboot |
Boring pre season game against a team in the same division. Strange and wrong. |
With PR out of action this summer I suppose we are a bit more restricted.
I don't care if it is "boring", these matches are not for our benefit. [Post edited 20 Jun 2023 18:05]
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 18:38 - Jun 20 with 2330 views | Illinoisblue |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 17:30 - Jun 20 by MattinLondon |
Personally I think it’s a good idea to play against an established championship side - one whose players will be eager to prove their fitness ready for the new season. Yes, it lacks the glamour of a top European or PL team but they tend to play a lot of their younger players for friendlies.
Against a championship team it’ll probably be a lot more rigorous. |
Agreed. In theory much more competitive than playing Col U yet again. |  |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 19:13 - Jun 20 with 2260 views | SheffordBlue |
Behind close doors game against one of the Manchester Prem teams on the same day? Or using the Man Utd training facilities while they're away on tour somewhere? | |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 19:38 - Jun 20 with 2195 views | Hipsterectomy |
I saw Millwall and Charlton have agreed to a friendly despite being 'rivals'. A few seasons back Celtic and Rangers had plans to do an Australia friendly before the back lash from fans. I think there were even rumours that Ipswich and Norwich were open to a friendly a while back.
It's more to make money nowadays than just fitness. |  |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 20:27 - Jun 20 with 2092 views | Naylorsrightboot |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 19:38 - Jun 20 by Hipsterectomy |
I saw Millwall and Charlton have agreed to a friendly despite being 'rivals'. A few seasons back Celtic and Rangers had plans to do an Australia friendly before the back lash from fans. I think there were even rumours that Ipswich and Norwich were open to a friendly a while back.
It's more to make money nowadays than just fitness. |
Can't see Preston v Ipswich being much of a money maker. | | | |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 21:31 - Jun 20 with 1975 views | yorkshireblue |
For years I’ve wanted a Northern pre-season friendly… finally get one and I’m on holiday. |  | | |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 22:44 - Jun 20 with 1840 views | Radlett_blue |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 17:23 - Jun 20 by muhrensleftfoot |
As a season ticket holder of over 40 years I reckon I can count the number of friendlies I've been to on one hand. I just can't get excited about them. Results are utterly meaningless. Just a way to get fitness and match practice. Those who get all uptight because we fail to win a pre season friendly shouldn't worry, it really doesn't matter and has absolutely no bearing on the forthcoming season. |
Indeed and what's wrong with playing a friendly against similar standard opposition, rather than when Town used to go on tour of Finland & rattle in umpteen goals against sub standard opposition. |  |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 07:05 - Jun 21 with 1647 views | Pinewoodblue |
Presumably clubs are already aware of fixture list and we are not due to play Preston in the first few weeks of the season. Guess we will find out tomorrow. |  |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 07:11 - Jun 21 with 1639 views | Churchman |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 17:23 - Jun 20 by muhrensleftfoot |
As a season ticket holder of over 40 years I reckon I can count the number of friendlies I've been to on one hand. I just can't get excited about them. Results are utterly meaningless. Just a way to get fitness and match practice. Those who get all uptight because we fail to win a pre season friendly shouldn't worry, it really doesn't matter and has absolutely no bearing on the forthcoming season. |
We always used to go to the last home game before the season started. It was something to do if the weather was nice for a few £. You got a chance to see any new players and we’d take the chance to sit in different parts of the ground that were open.
The result? Didn’t care a jot as they are, as you say, utterly meaningless. Just a bit of a laugh. |  | | |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 08:53 - Jun 21 with 1538 views | Radlett_blue |
| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 07:11 - Jun 21 by Churchman |
We always used to go to the last home game before the season started. It was something to do if the weather was nice for a few £. You got a chance to see any new players and we’d take the chance to sit in different parts of the ground that were open.
The result? Didn’t care a jot as they are, as you say, utterly meaningless. Just a bit of a laugh. |
Or, sometimes Town play an away friendly that is local to me e.g. I am intending to go to the Stevenage game. | |
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| Preston away the first Championship opposition for us on 10:08 - Jun 21 with 1455 views | the_toff |
It's a good one for us. A chance to take a close look at what average looks like in the Championship. I don't mean that disrespectfully to Preston but they've been a mid table side, and it's probably an opportunity for us to benchmark where we're at. You can only tell so much from a friendly but we'll be able to tell more than not playing it. I would say if we finish above Preston we'll have had at least a half decent season. | | | |
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