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Post by markscfc72 on May 19, 2010 1:31:32 GMT
Havent seen this on here and not sure when it was put on the official site, but there wont be a friendly at the Brit this year because of "the development of an underpass on Stanley Matthews Way and the upgrade of parking facilities around the stadium"www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2055218,00.html So this is the full pre-season fixture list although they have yet to confirm opposition whilst in Austria Pre-Season Matches: Thursday 22nd July - Nantwich Town (a) Saturday 24th July - Newcastle Town (a) Tuesday 27th July - Derby County (a) Saturday 31st July - Burnley (a) Tuesday 3rd August - Bristol Rovers (a) Friday 6th August - Wrexham (a) |
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Post by kiwistokie on May 19, 2010 5:29:40 GMT
or have the soft tapper tap players told all that we don't do friendlies ;D
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Post by jarhead on May 19, 2010 6:27:43 GMT
Makes sense.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on May 19, 2010 6:34:50 GMT
Pity but I suppose I can see the logic. It is a shame though, that we didn't manage to arrange an away friendly against a top British or European club. I'm sure it would benefit the players to play at least one game against top opposition before the season starts.
Then again some of our best starts to the season have been after very indifferent preseason friendly results.
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Post by Not_Nick_H on May 19, 2010 8:28:54 GMT
...and f*cking chaos for the first 2 home games if you read on a bit in that link.   Anyone got an idea exactly what the parking improvements are? |
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Post by dexter97 on May 19, 2010 9:05:11 GMT
They're extending the west car park (I think).
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Post by checkmatestokie on May 19, 2010 9:46:59 GMT
What happened to Prestatyn fixture on August 6th?
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Post by RAF on May 19, 2010 9:49:07 GMT
Pulis remembered the Rhyl debarcle froma few seasons ago and cancelled it! H  |
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Post by nott1 on May 19, 2010 11:00:29 GMT
Havent seen this on here and not sure when it was put on the official site, but there wont be a friendly at the Brit this year because of "the development of an underpass on Stanley Matthews Way and the upgrade of parking facilities around the stadium"www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2055218,00.html So this is the full pre-season fixture list although they have yet to confirm opposition whilst in Austria Pre-Season Matches: Thursday 22nd July - Nantwich Town (a) Saturday 24th July - Newcastle Town (a) Tuesday 27th July - Derby County (a) Saturday 31st July - Burnley (a) Tuesday 3rd August - Bristol Rovers (a) Friday 6th August - Wrexham (a) |
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Post by Carlos Dickabout on May 19, 2010 11:04:07 GMT
Havent seen this on here and not sure when it was put on the official site, but there wont be a friendly at the Brit this year because of "the development of an underpass on Stanley Matthews Way and the upgrade of parking facilities around the stadium"www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2055218,00.html So this is the full pre-season fixture list although they have yet to confirm opposition whilst in Austria Pre-Season Matches: Thursday 22nd July - Nantwich Town (a) Saturday 24th July - Newcastle Town (a) Tuesday 27th July - Derby County (a) Saturday 31st July - Burnley (a) Tuesday 3rd August - Bristol Rovers (a) Friday 6th August - Wrexham (a) i think it's more for THEM to learn. not that they'll learn much from us. i see what you're getting at though. but we're not really going to be playing prem teams though are we. an equal levelled european team wouldn't go a miss though! |
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Post by Proudy on May 19, 2010 11:08:52 GMT
I thought I saw a Rangers pre-season game thread somewhere?
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Post by steinovschmeichel on May 19, 2010 11:15:34 GMT
real madrid are too scared to play us this year :-)
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Post by fentonstokie on May 19, 2010 11:24:17 GMT
Havent seen this on here and not sure when it was put on the official site, but there wont be a friendly at the Brit this year because of "the development of an underpass on Stanley Matthews Way and the upgrade of parking facilities around the stadium"www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2055218,00.html So this is the full pre-season fixture list although they have yet to confirm opposition whilst in Austria Pre-Season Matches: Thursday 22nd July - Nantwich Town (a) Saturday 24th July - Newcastle Town (a) Tuesday 27th July - Derby County (a) Saturday 31st July - Burnley (a) Tuesday 3rd August - Bristol Rovers (a) Friday 6th August - Wrexham (a) You could have said that last year when we didnt win any of our friendlies. Still had a decent season though |
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Post by apb1 on May 19, 2010 11:29:15 GMT
They're just about building up match fitness, and of course to show off/sell the new kit before the season starts, which doesn't apply this season. |
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Post by maxs on May 19, 2010 14:32:19 GMT
6 draws then
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Post by PickSCFC on May 19, 2010 14:36:34 GMT
what happened to the rangers game
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Post by salopstick on May 19, 2010 14:39:19 GMT
it will save us a few bob on the cost of opening up the stadium, more than we would probably earn
wasnt the nantwich and newcastle games on the same day last year? can go to both this year
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Post by ChrisEvans on May 19, 2010 14:49:38 GMT
Pulis remembered the Rhyl debarcle froma few seasons ago and cancelled it! H What a day that was! God awful performance, Lumo rowing with the crowd and the we broke down on the way home and had to be towed back!!! Oh they were the days....... |
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Post by surreystokie on May 19, 2010 17:37:39 GMT
Apart from car park expansion, they're also to upgrade the South car park. It will finally be surfaced, marked out, hopefully have decent signage and presumably, have an ordered exit system, instead of the present free-for-all.
Not that I'm blaming the club, as it didn't belong to them. Imagine the money spent, only for a car franchise to be built over it!
Let's look forward and enjoy.
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Post by scfcrob on May 19, 2010 23:15:07 GMT
Apart from car park expansion, they're also to upgrade the South car park. It will finally be surfaced, marked out, hopefully have decent signage and presumably, have an ordered exit system, instead of the present free-for-all. Not that I'm blaming the club, as it didn't belong to them. Imagine the money spent, only for a car franchise to be built over it! Let's look forward and enjoy. That's not what they told the fans forum at the last meeting. They will be losing some spaces on the car park behind the boothen and gaining some adjacent to the west stand with no overall loss or gain expected. The fact that the other car parks don't belong to the club was also mentioned and that the underpass should improve traffic flow as there should be no fans on the road. (Hmmm - let's see) As you mention, the South car park should also be better controlled due to it being surfaced and parking bays marked on it. The Q why don't the stewards take more ownership of traffic control was brushed aside by re stating that it is the job of the police and the South car park is not theirs. There wasn't a real answer when asked why they take parking fees and then abandon responsibility after the game. Ideas about parking the stewards away from the entrance were also discussed, but it struck me that the attitude was "let's see what happens with the changes" rather than owning the issue and dealing with it. |
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