BIG name opposition at Falmer according to Andy Naylor

[El Presidente]

Currently on the Argus live chat

There is a testimonial for Michel Kuipers at some point and the last game before the first one in the League, scheduled for August 6 next year, will be a prestige friendly against a Premier League giant.
The shortlist includes both Manchester clubs, Chelsea and Arsenal.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albion/8304270.Quiz_our_Albion_man/

 

[Superphil]

Did he work out that shortlist all by himself? Well done to him, I wouldn't have been able to have guessed at those teams, I was thinking Bolton, or maybe Reading

 

[Sheebo]

Peter Ward told me they were trying to get Man U...

 

[rool]

My guess would be Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch FC

 

[crodonilson]

A Premier League giant would be wonderful and guarantee a sell out audience.

 

[Stoo82]

I sem to remmember the Manchester City Chairman (?) saying, after our win aginst the in the League Cup that instead of donating the money they earnt from the game, they would play us at the opening of Falmer.

 

[Notters]

Surely bound to be Chelsea due to the Gus-Factor.

 

[Sloth loves Chunk]

Peter Ward told me they were trying to get Man U...

At the risk of being flamed, I would much rather we had a top continental side.

Sporting Lisbon, Benfica, etc.

Can you imagine how many Sussex-based Man U fans will try and get tickets? It'll be a nightmare.

Whoever we play it'll sell out. I just hope it's predominantly Albion fans.

The focus, for that day, has to be the Albion and Michel, not a 'giant'.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Did he work out that shortlist all by himself? Well done to him, I wouldn't have been able to have guessed at those teams, I was thinking Bolton, or maybe Reading

Or Doncaster or Wrexham.

That would be great. We could get scarves and everything.

:bobblehatsmiley:

 

[Marc]

Its man city, that was agreed right after our cup tie with them so I was told, old news naylor!

 

[NS Herald]

Whoever it is, it should be a First team and not the reserves or youth or ther'll be trouble at mill

 

[Notters]

..and of course, the biggest names in football are:


Wolverhampton Wanderers
and
Brighton and Hove Albion

 

[Sheebo]

At the risk of being flamed, I would much rather we had a top continental side.

Sporting Lisbon, Benfica, etc.

Can you imagine how many Sussex-based Man U fans will try and get tickets? It'll be a nightmare.

Whoever we play it'll sell out. I just hope it's predominantly Albion fans.

The focus, for that day, has to be the Albion and Michel, not a 'giant'.

Agree about the tickets thing mate yes. Hopefully it will just be people on Albion database first for tix - saying that this would be good but the first lg game is the first proper match at Falmer - as long as i'm there for that one i'm happy!

 

[Acker79]

If we get man utd, I shall not be going.

 

[HalfTimeOrange]

Kuipers Testimonial
Hereford
Doncaster
Big Premier League giant.

Wouldn't mind that being our home pre-season games.

 

[Notters]

Kuipers Testimonial
Hereford
Doncaster
Big Premier League giant.

Wouldn't mind that being our home pre-season games.

Why Hereford? They hate us, they'd probably rip their seats out (the three of them that turned up).

 

[HalfTimeOrange]

Why Hereford? They hate us, they'd probably rip their seats out (the three of them that turned up).

oh right, well being only 2 in '97 i'm not too familiar with the feeling between the clubs.

 

[Superphil]

I would love it if it was Man United, at a push Chelsea, just so that we can have simply the best English football has to offer gracing our new stadium. We all heard it would be Man City after the league cup, but that was a few managers ago, would the current management team (or even the team that will be in place after Mancini has failed to get them to win the EPL) really be interested in coming to us?

 

[BlockDpete]

Why not a team that Kuipers was actually in goal for us for?

So Man City or Villa?

Problem with Manure or Chelsea is that he was probably still in uniform the last time we played them. So not really that relevant.

 

[Notters]

Why not a team that Kuipers was actually in goal for us for?

So Man City or Villa?

Problem with Manure or Chelsea is that he was probably still in uniform the last time we played them. So not really that relevant.

Pretty sure the Kuipers testomonial is going to be the first friendly and the manure/chelsea the last.