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Hey all,

A place to discuss pre season - so far its:

Sat 16th July - AFC Wimbledon (A)

I'm hearing we are having home friendlies on Tuesday 19th and 26th.

West Ham on a Tuesday night confirmed, as are other dates including Millwall away and Southend at home.
https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/p ... confirmed/

Ah the requisite "play a handful of close season games against East London and Essex opponents" There'll be no glamour games you can understand that and would expect further additions to the list being say Braintree, Colchester, Dagenham et cetera. The latter would be a distinct possibility given association with Alf Ramsey.

Shame it's not possible to travel over the North Sea and take in some contests against maybe Ajax, Feyenoord or Anderlecht or they could make the trip to us. It's feasible is it not but once again maybe it's just too fanciful thinking. May have happened at some time or another but when we're not properly involved (and) in games of this nature some don't focus as they should or could be forgiven for any relevant oversights etc.

saint jude wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 08, 2022 3:59 pm

Shame it's not possible to travel over the North Sea….

….. or over Hadrians wall to be pumped 4-0 by the Mighty Loons & then pump the cabbage 4-0 @ ER.

When does the new season start ?

Charnwood wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:41 pm

When does the new season start ?

I think it is 30th July!

Yep, the bloody day I travel back from Scotland

That’s what you get for being a globetrotter…. I’m in London

Domestic seasons now end in April and begin in July ? The game's going to hell in a hand-basket...

Bluemike wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:46 pm

Yep, the bloody day I travel back from Scotland

Come back a day earlier

Charnwood wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:22 am

Bluemike wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:46 pm

Yep, the bloody day I travel back from Scotland

Come back a day earlier

Highlands of Scotland or Cheltenham Town, hmmmmm let me think.

Bluemike wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:55 am

Charnwood wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:22 am

Bluemike wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:46 pm

Yep, the bloody day I travel back from Scotland

Come back a day earlier

Highlands of Scotland or Cheltenham Town, hmmmmm let me think.

Morecambe or Fleetwood away in first game might work for your journey home!

That time of year, Mike with the midges in the Highlands? ———>> Cheltenham Town every day of week.

Disclaimer: Thats “midges”. Small annoying b*stard insects. Not “midgets”. Just before the small people put in a complaint.

Disclaimer 2: Please let there be no complaints about Disclaimer 1 and it even being a reason to be a disclaimer in the first place.

marko69 wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 09, 2022 11:15 am

Disclaimer: Thats “midges”. Small annoying b*stard insects. Not “midgets”. Just before the small people put in a complaint.

Disclaimer 2: Please let there be no complaints about Disclaimer 1 and it even being a reason to be a disclaimer in the first place.

Keep digging Marko!

marko69 wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 09, 2022 11:12 am

That time of year, Mike with the midges in the Highlands? ———>> Cheltenham Town every day of week.

You know what Marko, last Two years been up to the Highlands for a week, first year March and last year August, never seen so much as a single Midgey despite all the horror stories, I do have my Avon skin so soft at the ready just in case.

I did however see a Midget in Oban munching on a whacking great portion of Fish and Chips, the greedy b*stard.

We were at Torvaig Campsite on Skye couple years ago and prior to arriving I said no danger am I wearing the midgey net on my head. I’ll look like an a$$hole.
Had the midgey net on my head three minutes after getting out the car. Was feckin biblical!!

Lmao, I'll avoid that then

I’ve not seen a mosquito in Spain so far this summer which is somewhat strange, maybe they’ve all died of Covid or the jab fends them off. Hope I’ve not tempted fate.

Decent 7-0 win today in the 60min Needham game, can’t ask for more than that and good to see 22 players getting 30mins each.

Also nice to see some of the new lads finding the net.
Good run out for the boys.

Good to get some goals no matter who the opposition is, we'd soon hear plenty about it if we only scored One or Two

Charnwood wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:17 pm

I’ve not seen a mosquito in Spain so far this summer which is somewhat strange, maybe they’ve all died of Covid or the jab fends them off. Hope I’ve not tempted fate.

They are still in Turkey.....Pests.

Him and Jackson are not quite ready yet after their injures last season. Probably see them in the latter friendlies.

Did anyone go to see the Needham Market v Ipswich pre-season friendly game today ?? Ipswich won 1-7 Chaplin hat trick, two 30 min games tow different sides each half plus a penalty shoot-out for fun

0-7 Ash, how dare you insinuate we'd concede a goal !!

Got thumped 5-1 by an Arsenal side with two mixed teams in both halfs, back to reality eh I can see West Ham and Millwall turning us over and Wimbledon won't be easy with Johnny Jackson ex Charlton in charge who's brought in some good players for their div 2 campaign, luckily it's only a team-building exercise for KM, we should be raring to go on the 30th

Yeah West Ham will be tough - and millwall possibly not easy either, I hope we have enough ‘morale boosting’ fixtures this pre season. I guess you want a mix of reality vs confidence boosters.

We need to beat Wimbledon and Southend.

ashfordblue wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:10 pm

Got thumped 5-1 by an Arsenal side with two mixed teams in both halfs, back to reality eh I can see West Ham and Millwall turning us over and Wimbledon won't be easy with Johnny Jackson ex Charlton in charge who's brought in some good players for their div 2 campaign, luckily it's only a team-building exercise for KM, we should be raring to go on the 30th

I think this should be taken pretty lightly in truth. KM was looking at different players out of position/in different formations. Certainly Arsenal had one or two first teamers involved, Eddie Nketiah, hattrick scorer, being one of them. In fact i believe four of their goals came in the first half when they had their strongest team of the two halves
Also being a training ground match the ball was virtually always in play too. I believe it was all about gradually stepping up intensity and team building, as you mention, and certainly Keiran would have learnt a lot more of potential frailties from this defeat.

Highlights from the Arsenal "game".

https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-to ... ts-9117060