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Saughall Robin

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Pre-season friendlies
« on: April 22, 2022, 05:22:34 PM »

 See on the official club website we're playing WD&C on the 9th July.
That close season is getting shorter and shorter - less than eight weeks this year! 😉

PS. Who else would you folks like us to play?
Vauxhall Motors or Chester away for me for obvious reasons! 😂😂
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Re: Pre-season friendlies
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2022, 05:54:27 PM »

WD&C suits me down to the ground!.

Would like to us see pitted against higher ranked opposition for a couple of games
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Re: Pre-season friendlies
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2022, 05:58:50 PM »

I think we should be setting our pre season friendlies at a higher standard in readiness for a crucial new season ahead. ie at least a couple of EFL teams.
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Re: Pre-season friendlies
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2022, 06:14:09 PM »

I think we should be setting our pre season friendlies at a higher standard in readiness for a crucial new season ahead. ie at least a couple of EFL teams.

Absolutely right Ray. We certainly won't learn much about any trialists by pitting them against opposition like Trafford or Huddersfield U21. We should be looking to persuade the likes of Rochdale, Crewe, and Bradford City to come here with a full strength squad.
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Re: Pre-season friendlies
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2022, 06:19:48 PM »

The reason we didn't play any friendlies against League sides last season was because the EFL and NL seasons were not aligned, so teams would have been at different stages of preparation/fitness. Assuming the leagues' calendars are back in synch next season, I'm sure we'll be playing some EFL teams.
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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2022, 06:34:47 PM »

Assuming at that date it’s the first PSF of our season & it’s a good one to open with a much lower ranked but local club. Work up after that to one of the many local NPL sides before some regional outfit like Chester & then let’s get the EFL sides in-Stockport for one. TBF our start to the season this season was our best in a very long time so the relatively weaker oppo clearly wasn’t a problem.
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« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2022, 07:25:15 PM »

Assuming at that date it’s the first PSF of our season & it’s a good one to open with a much lower ranked but local club. Work up after that to one of the many local NPL sides before some regional outfit like Chester & then let’s get the EFL sides in-Stockport for one. TBF our start to the season this season was our best in a very long time so the relatively weaker oppo clearly wasn’t a problem.

Of course, when we played WD&C last time, we played Ashton United later the same day. Maybe we're considering a similar exercise this time. I'd planned to do both games, but in the end my back put paid to both.
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« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2022, 07:42:53 PM »

Assuming at that date it’s the first PSF of our season & it’s a good one to open with a much lower ranked but local club. Work up after that to one of the many local NPL sides before some regional outfit like Chester & then let’s get the EFL sides in-Stockport for one. TBF our start to the season this season was our best in a very long time so the relatively weaker oppo clearly wasn’t a problem.

Of course, when we played WD&C last time, we played Ashton United later the same day. Maybe we're considering a similar exercise this time. I'd planned to do both games, but in the end my back put paid to both.

As the WD&C is listed as a noon KO (on WD&C twitter) I suspect another double header
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Re: Pre-season friendlies
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2022, 07:48:22 PM »



Weren't there rumours of an away trip to Derry City (possibly owing to a connection between them and Alty director Cathal Morrison)?   
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« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2022, 07:51:06 PM »



Weren't there rumours of an away trip to Derry City (possibly owing to a connection between them and Alty director Cathal Morrison)?   

I thought that's how we came to go to Brightlingsea Regent last year? Or was that another director connection?,
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« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2022, 07:57:48 PM »

The main reason we didn't play any higher opposition in friendlies last pre-season was that we couldn't play any home games, due to the pitch being replaced.
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« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2022, 08:39:07 PM »

As long as they are near a railway station
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« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2022, 09:11:22 PM »

As long as they are near a railway station

Yes. Crewe would be great for us too. 😊
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« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2022, 11:15:05 PM »

Any chance of Largs Thistle or even Kilwinning Rangers?
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« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2022, 10:21:07 AM »

As long as they are near a railway station

Above Birmingham might be nice after spending every other weekend in the South East
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