Agreed. Paying to watch players going through the motions in a training session, its all a bit of a yawn.
The only potentially redeeming feature is the social aspect, a few beers in the sunshine at a noddy ground somewhere, but I can have more fun doing that in a pub garden or down the...
Can't remember the last time I bothered going to a friendly, I've not been to one since we moved to the Amex. The meltdowns on here are always good fun though.