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Post by ashleyscfc on May 10, 2024 7:59:00 GMT
About the time to start this conversation off.
Considering we normally hear about pre-season mid-late May.
Some of the ones of the last few years have been great, Cork, Leipzig, Duisburg and Hamburg. Although one of the recent ones we suffered with terrible facilities and a pitch that injured players?
Anyone heard any rumours or got any hopes?
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Post by werrington on May 10, 2024 8:15:06 GMT
It’s more often than not that it’s mid June before anything abroad is confirmed
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Post by FullerMagic on May 10, 2024 8:16:14 GMT
Ireland speculated on by someone on twitter
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Post by Bera’s Beano on May 10, 2024 8:20:33 GMT
That would be good, lots of friends over there and could turn that into a nice trip. Fingers crossed.
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on May 10, 2024 8:40:12 GMT
Dundalk please do can have a piece of cake in Ruby Ellens cafe
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Post by Northy on May 10, 2024 8:44:32 GMT
Not Ireland again, seemed expensive to get there for where it is and limited accommodation for the amount wanting to go. Unless it's in Dublin.
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Post by werrington on May 10, 2024 8:59:46 GMT
Chester away, Stockport away and Crewe away are apparently definates with a trip to Ireland mid July and a premiership club the weekend before the season starts
That information is from somebody who’s not very often wrong
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Post by cvillestokie on May 10, 2024 9:10:41 GMT
It’s more often than not that it’s mid June before anything abroad is confirmed Is that competitive enough? |
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Post by lennythegoose on May 10, 2024 9:12:30 GMT
Chester away, Stockport away and Crewe away are apparently definates with a trip to Ireland mid July and a premiership club the weekend before the season starts That information is from somebody who’s not very often wrong Assuming Ireland will be mostly training with a friendly or two. The benefit is that the Irish teams will be match sharp as theirs is a summer league. The downside is the quality is poor. |
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Post by owdestokie2 on May 10, 2024 10:04:41 GMT
Waterford? SJW has had some form of link with them
Newcastle Town - 27 July?
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Post by liathroid on May 10, 2024 10:05:16 GMT
Dundalk please do can have a piece of cake in Ruby Ellens cafe let them eat cake , but keep them away from Oriel Park  |
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Post by lordb on May 10, 2024 10:15:39 GMT
Chester away, Stockport away and Crewe away are apparently definates with a trip to Ireland mid July and a premiership club the weekend before the season starts That information is from somebody who’s not very often wrong Assuming Ireland will be mostly training with a friendly or two. The benefit is that the Irish teams will be match sharp as theirs is a summer league. The downside is the quality is poor. pre season games < or at least most of then > is purely about fitness, match sharpness so playing in Ireland makes complete sense The last friendly is probably one you want to play someone quality |
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Post by werrington on May 10, 2024 10:18:29 GMT
Assuming Ireland will be mostly training with a friendly or two. The benefit is that the Irish teams will be match sharp as theirs is a summer league. The downside is the quality is poor. pre season games < or at least most of then > is purely about fitness, match sharpness so playing in Ireland makes complete sense The last friendly is probably one you want to play someone quality That’s always the case….Even when we were in the premiership we’d play lower league opposition until our glamour friendly in Europe the week before the season started |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on May 10, 2024 10:19:36 GMT
Dundalk please do can have a piece of cake in Ruby Ellens cafe let them eat cake , but keep them away from Oriel Park If we think the Bet365 is cold Oriel makes it feel like Miami Beach |
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Post by liathroid on May 10, 2024 10:22:25 GMT
let them eat cake , but keep them away from Oriel Park If we think the Bet365 is cold Oriel makes it feel like Miami Beach its not the cold , its the shit pitch  |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on May 10, 2024 10:31:14 GMT
If we think the Bet365 is cold Oriel makes it feel like Miami Beach its not the cold , its the shit pitch Yep ,not a great surface. A game v Shamrock or Home Farm be good |
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Post by Scouse on May 10, 2024 10:33:10 GMT
As uninspiring as they are for fans , wouldn’t be overly surprised with Chester , Crewe and Stockport ..plymouths preseason last year was equally low key - Plymouth Parkway , Torquay , Forest Green , Salford City and Swindon , with a training camp in Spain ( no game ) ..was hoping it may have been due to the geographical position of Plymouth ..but suggested SS likes games against smaller opposition
Was hoping if we were going down the uninspiring route we’d have taken in Fleetwood ( Charlie Adam the manager ) .. been Fleetwood for a friendly in 1990 , but that was one of that clubs previous incarnations
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Post by liathroid on May 10, 2024 10:37:39 GMT
its not the cold , its the shit pitch Yep ,not a great surface. A game v Shamrock or Home Farm be good Rovers could be playing in Europe , Home Farm are gone |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on May 10, 2024 10:41:30 GMT
Yep ,not a great surface. A game v Shamrock or Home Farm be good Rovers could be playing in Europe , Home Farm are gone Drogheda would suit me as no shortage of places to stay |
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Post by liathroid on May 10, 2024 10:55:47 GMT
Rovers could be playing in Europe , Home Farm are gone Drogheda would suit me as no shortage of places to stay no problems with places to stay in Ireland and if your stuck you can get a free tent and pitch it up anywhere  |
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Post by Northy on May 10, 2024 11:01:44 GMT
let them eat cake , but keep them away from Oriel Park If we think the Bet365 is cold Oriel makes it feel like Miami Beach It's only about an hours drive from Belfast I think, if its where I'm thinking of, so not too bad, avoid the time around the 12th July though ! |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on May 10, 2024 11:08:59 GMT
If we think the Bet365 is cold Oriel makes it feel like Miami Beach It's only about an hours drive from Belfast I think, if its where I'm thinking of, so not too bad, avoid the time around the 12th July though ! About and hour plus from Belfast and Dublin Garth Crooks once scored the goal for Spurs that knocked Dundalk out of the Cup Winners Cup |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on May 10, 2024 11:24:06 GMT
Any chance of playing Derry City?
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Post by liathroid on May 10, 2024 11:45:52 GMT
Any chance of playing Derry City? hopefully not , its another plastic pitch thats shit |
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Post by Northy on May 10, 2024 13:48:29 GMT
Any chance of playing Derry City? Would work for me, I can get free travel through work and walk to the ground, but drinking 8 pints of Guinness with you again, maybe not so much these days  |
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Post by lordherefordsknob on May 10, 2024 18:01:38 GMT
Not Ireland again, seemed expensive to get there for where it is and limited accommodation for the amount wanting to go. Unless it's in Dublin. Cost me 30quid return to cork last time. |
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Post by spiderpuss on May 10, 2024 18:10:13 GMT
Ireland - yawn, does nothing for me. However no 1/2 arsed broken Spanish facilities either!
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Post by werrington on May 10, 2024 18:27:02 GMT
Ireland - yawn, does nothing for me. However no 1/2 arsed broken Spanish facilities either! Been to every single one since 2014 and Cork was up there with them all Superb city |
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Post by spiderpuss on May 10, 2024 18:55:55 GMT
Ireland - yawn, does nothing for me. However no 1/2 arsed broken Spanish facilities either! Been to every single one since 2014 and Cork was up there with them all Superb city I suppose that's my point. I've been that many times I might as well have an Irish passport. |
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Post by Scouse on May 10, 2024 19:21:03 GMT
Ireland - yawn, does nothing for me. However no 1/2 arsed broken Spanish facilities either! Been to every single one since 2014 and Cork was up there with them all Superb city Whilst there’s places higher up on my list than Ireland to visit with Stoke , somehow I don’t think we’ll be visiting Sth America , Japan or Australia any time soon. Cork ( 2nd time I’ve been Ireland with Stoke , other time was Limerick , seen us v Linfield in Belfast too during the troubles ) was a good trip , cheap flights offset comparatively expensive hotels ..and Cork was big enough to spread out and avoid the little Englander / anti Irish element which is always concern when English clubs start talking about going Ireland |
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