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[Paul Cain's Chip Pan]

Away friendlies at bigger clubs are not unprecedented. I remember playing Crewe away in the 1994/95 pre-season. I wonder if we might look at doing something similar again, especially having built fairly good relations with them with loan players in recent times.

[Sale Holmfield]

...but Brightlingsea has a beach! 

https://www.thebeachguide.co.uk/south-east-england/essex/brightlingsea.htm

[Saughall Robin]

Pre-Season shaping up...

SatJuly24: AshtonUtd
TueJuly27: Nantwich
SatJuly31: Brightlingsea Regent FC (Essex)
TueAug3: ?
SatAug7: CurzonAshton
TueAug10: TraffordFC
SatAug14: ?
TueAug17: ?

SatAug21: NEW SEASON...

NB still few spare dates to fill with further friendlies... hopefully a couple of bigger clubs away or maybe Dens Testimonial to christening new pitch...

Surely our last friendly will be on the 14th rather than the 17th to give us a week to work on stuff in training before the big kick off on the 21st (which, Incidently is my birthday! 🎂)

[JD]

...but Brightlingsea has a beach! 

https://www.thebeachguide.co.uk/south-east-england/essex/brightlingsea.htm

and a castle (2nd pic!)

[wayno]

Fair point looks quite nice !!

[Sale Holmfield]

Fair point looks quite nice !!

Yes, it is a bit out of the way, but looks a nice, quiet place with some great views across the estuary. As somebody who has lived on the south coast, I can add that not all resorts have a proper, sandy beach like that to build JD's castle.

[andrewflynn]

Lancaster would be good. Wouldn't be surprised if we played FC United. I'm half expecting Fylde and/or Alfreton again.

[Inter Alty!]

Yep, enjoyed Lancaster last time we played there in April 2018... great away win on way to title a few weeks later... the ground is virtually next door to the railway station, but my mates & i got there early and enjoyed several pints at nearby pubs before the game... great day!

[One Foot in the Grave]

Yep, enjoyed Lancaster last time we played there in April 2018... great away win on way to title a few weeks later... the ground is virtually next door to the railway station, but my mates & i got there early and enjoyed several pints at nearby pubs before the game... great day!

A great city for a boozy day out - one of my favourites.

[JD]

Yep, enjoyed Lancaster last time we played there in April 2018... great away win on way to title a few weeks later... the ground is virtually next door to the railway station, but my mates & i got there early and enjoyed several pints at nearby pubs before the game... great day!

A great city for a boozy day out - one of my favourites.

If we're looking at that part of the world give me Kendal any time!

[Alty Bri]

Both Lancaster and Kendal would be fabulous, but surely we need to be playing somebody higher up than us in the pyramid - Morecambe?

[JD]

Both Lancaster and Kendal would be fabulous, but surely we need to be playing somebody higher up than us in the pyramid - Morecambe?

Very good call!

[Hugh]

As per my prediction above Ashton United away PSF added... see below from Alty website...

https://www.altrinchamfc.com/news/the-only-way-is-tameside

Now just need Trafford away adding to see all the usual suspects for PSF...

What a classic title for the article 

Oh I'd rather be from Salford...

(now don't ban me, I'm just teasing! )

[Hugh]

Yep, enjoyed Lancaster last time we played there in April 2018... great away win on way to title a few weeks later... the ground is virtually next door to the railway station, but my mates & i got there early and enjoyed several pints at nearby pubs before the game... great day!

A great city for a boozy day out - one of my favourites.

Near the prison too, I seem to remember someone escaped from it a few years back. And someone boycotted the Giant Axe social club! And Gary (God rest him) had business behind that new terrace one time... The best pile on we ever had was after a goal at Lancaster, those were the days!

I fancy an obscure club in Wales - have we ever been to Anglesey?

[Sale Holmfield]

Yep, enjoyed Lancaster last time we played there in April 2018... great away win on way to title a few weeks later... the ground is virtually next door to the railway station, but my mates & i got there early and enjoyed several pints at nearby pubs before the game... great day!

A great city for a boozy day out - one of my favourites.

Near the prison too, I seem to remember someone escaped from it a few years back. And someone boycotted the Giant Axe social club! And Gary (God rest him) had business behind that new terrace one time... The best pile on we ever had was after a goal at Lancaster, those were the days!

I fancy an obscure club in Wales - have we ever been to Anglesey?

Yes, we had a weekend there once and played at Cemaes Bay, when they were much higher up the pyramid than they are now on the Saturday, which I attended. I didn't go to the Sunday match, which I think was at Glantraeth, or possibly we played CPD Glantraeth at Dyffryn/Valley.