Pre season fixtures- which are you going to?

[chaileyjem]

Why not just put out the DS and trialists against Lewes?

The DS and trialists played Lewes in summer 2013 and have their own pre-season programme often including Sussex non league teams.

 

[GOM]

I'm going to try for Aberdeen, but even starting out from Leeds it's a bloody long journey. For a 3pm Sunday kickoff i'd need to book hotels (probably in Edinburgh) for both the Friday and Saturday night.

Flights from Manchester are the cheapest route.

 

[footychick]

Possibly Gillingham, not been to Priestfield before.

 

[Justice]

None they are all shite.

 

[jevs]

I shall be at the Lewes game but i'll be drumming with my band, Skulldrummery. Be prepared to be deafened lol

 

[westsussexmackem]

Aberdeen.

I'm up in Glasgow for the week anyway, so thought I'll go and cheer my local team on.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Lewes, Crawley and home game, possibly Gills and maybe Aberdeen but unlikely.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Possibly Gillingham, not been to Priestfield before.

You won't want to go back.

 

[BensGrandad]

The DS and trialists played Lewes in summer 2013 and have their own pre-season programme often including Sussex non league teams.

As Mark Lawrenson once told me the games the pros hate are against little local sides like Lewes as the players are not good enough and try to kick their way to notoriety against there better league players.

 

[chaileyjem]

As Mark Lawrenson once told me the games the pros hate are gainst little local sides like Lewes as the players are not good enough and try to kik their way to notoriety against there better lague players.

I've taken my lads to see the Albion in several pre-season friendlies in recent years at Whitehawk, Hastings, Lewes and Crawley. They love them, the players/managers are a lot more accessible and in recent years many of the players have signed programmes, selfies etc, and its fun for them to get a lot closer to the pitch etc.
I go because we like going to the football.
I've no idea if the players hate them or if they concur with Lawro's memories from 35 years ago. I'm well aware they're all part of getting the players fit for the league season though, that half the team will be substituted at half time and all that and that sometimes the local clubs (because its a big revenue raiser) charge a high ticket price. Although Lewes don't seem to have that much trouble getting 2K+ along for their two recent pre-season friendlies and keep prices reasonably low.

Anyway Are you going BG ?.

 

[BensGrandad]

No I stopped going to friendlies when they stopped playing Worthing which I only went to to give them some revenue from gate money.

As a side issue I think that the club should play 1 friendly at home and distribute the tickets through the local schools and junior football clubs on a basis of 1 adult ticket for £10 and must include 2 children free with even ST paying the fee and being subject to the same conditions. This offer obviously not to include free transport. This would enable more young people, our future support to go to a game. Not sure whether the £10 per adult would cover the clubs costs, if full about £10k plus food and program income etc and also possibly increased shop sales.

Marks view was that the players generally wanted to kick their way through the game and then say "dont know what all the fuss is about Rooney I stopped him"..

 

[Mr Blobby]

A few of us heading up to Aberdeen. Sunday morning flight (around 7am) from Gatwick with Easyjet and last flight back (around 9pm)

 

[Dan Aitch]

I think I'll be doing all the ones played in England.

 

[blue'n'white]

I'm on holiday till the 23rd but hoping to get to the Amex

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Why do we have to have the Amex game as the last one? we stuff a few minnows to build confidence and then get battered by a giant just before our first league game...

 

[pastafarian]

If everything is going to plan i think i have scored a free box at the Geneva game,expect a naked gin fuelled pitch invasion circa 10 mins

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Nope.

If it's a decent champions league standard of team then I may go to the home one, but again if the price is around £15 I'll go, but I never see the point in friendlies apart from testimonials for long serving players

 

[doogie004]

A few of us heading up to Aberdeen. Sunday morning flight (around 7am) from Gatwick with Easyjet and last flight back (around 9pm)

Toying with the idea of this have u booked flights yet

 

[spoonie]

Day trip to Aberdeen :-0 Flights booked from Gatwick.

 

[Mr Blobby]

Toying with the idea of this have u booked flights yet

Yep all booked