2015/16 Pre Season thread - General Discussion - FM24/25 Update

MarkC1984

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11 Jun 2015 12:32:46

With fixtures due to be released in the next week, time to start a new pre-season thread. Who would you like your team to be playing first day and over the Christmas break?

Jason

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11 Jun 2015 21:25:54

This is a pre-season thread but you asked who people want on the opening day of the season?

Dan

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11 Jun 2015 21:46:48

By JL94x4 | On 11 June 2015 - 22:25 PM

This is a pre-season thread but you asked who people want on the opening day of the season?

My thoughts exactly!

Vercoe

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11 Jun 2015 21:47:21

#MarkOut

MarkC1984

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11 Jun 2015 21:49:26

OK, I hold my hands up. Meant to go in Premier League thread. Apologies. This is mainly for confirmed transfers and pre-season friendlies.

Shedender

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11 Jun 2015 21:54:14

You should be sacked as staff!

Jason

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12 Jun 2015 00:18:28

By MarkC1984 | On 11 June 2015 - 22:49 PM

OK, I hold my hands up. Meant to go in Premier League thread. Apologies. This is mainly for confirmed transfers and pre-season friendlies.

Are/were you drunk?

Anyway we play Newcastle in Chris Morgans testimonial. Should be a good one, hopefully i'll bag one for Poe.

bluemoon.

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12 Jun 2015 19:37:00

It'd be nice if we had even a single friendly at the Etihad. It's been ages since we've played a friendly at home.

Tommo.

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12 Jun 2015 22:03:43

By bluemoon. | On 12 June 2015 - 20:37 PM

It'd be nice if we had even a single friendly at the Etihad. It's been ages since we've played a friendly at home.

Sounds like us. Last year was first one in ages and the one we do have this year I am away for

VP.

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13 Jun 2015 10:47:57

Barclays Asia Trophy

Wed July 15th 1:30pm
vs Singapore XI

Sat July 18th 1:30pm/11am
Final/3rd Place Play-Off
vs Everton/Sunderland

Emirates Cup

Sat July 25th 16:20pm
v Lyon

Sun July 26th 16:20pm
vs VFL Wolfsburg

Community Shield

Sun August 2nd 15:00pm
v Chelsea

Eric Portapotty

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13 Jun 2015 10:53:22

Fuck sake, got friends who bought tickets for the Singapore XI match but I dallied and didn't get them.

Oh well, fingers crossed free-to-air TV here will broadcast the games.

bmg033

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13 Jun 2015 16:30:23

Only three friendlies lined up so far. We're playing MLS All Stars and then off to the Audi Cup in Munich. Will be playing Real Madrid and then either Bayern or AC Milan.

Grimnir

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14 Jun 2015 08:58:25

Well, hoping we manage more than the 2 pre-season friendlies we had last year...No news on any yet though!

Vercoe

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14 Jun 2015 09:05:29

We've only got two friendlies announced so far, and one hasn't been announced whether it's the first team or not, I think it's been penned as an "Argyle XI" so far. Both local games vs, Torquay and the Argyle eleven vs, Truro, which is handy for me.

gfnx25

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16 Jun 2015 12:42:34

Our Pre-season schedule so far:

Warrington Town v Bury - Fri 10 Jul - 7:30pm

Macclesfield Town v Bury – Wed 22 Jul – 7:30pm

Morecambe v Bury - Fri 24 Jul - 7:30pm

Radcliffe Borough v Bury - Sat 25 Jul - 3:00pm

Bury v Blackburn Rovers – Tue 28 Jul – 7:45pm

Bury v Preston North End - Sat 1 Aug - 3:00pm

Looking forward to the game at Macclesfield. Not been to Moss Rose for a while. Other than that the usual local-ish friendlies

Number 1

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16 Jun 2015 13:24:20

By JL94x4 | On 12 June 2015 - 00:18 AM

Are/were you drunk?

Anyway we play Newcastle in Chris Morgans testimonial. Should be a good one, hopefully i'll bag one for Poe.

Pointed out by nufc.com that the last time we were at Bramall Lane (November 2009!), Morgan's own goal was the only goal of the game. Is he still playing?

NUFC's list...
July 10th - Gateshead (a)
July 14th - Club Atlas (neutral venue of Milwaukee)
July 18th - Sacramento Republic (a)
July 21st - Portland Timbers 2 (a)
July 26th - Sheffield United (a)
July 29th - York City (a)
August 1st - Borussia Monchengladbach (h)

Might try for Sheffield. As for the US games, its a bit much that NUFC's players complained the last US tour in 2011 (which went Kansas->Orlando->Ohio) required too much travel, and the team has duly booked a tour that is over 1,000 miles longer.

Also worth noting that Sunderland are in the US at the same time as NUFC, and are playing Doncaster on the same day as the York game. Which could make for some interesting meet-ups.

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By Number 1 | On 16 June 2015 - 14:24 PM

Pointed out by nufc.com that the last time we were at Bramall Lane (November 2009!), Morgan's own goal was the only goal of the game. Is he still playing?

NUFC's list...
July 10th - Gateshead (a)
July 14th - Club Atlas (neutral venue of Milwaukee)
July 18th - Sacramento Republic (a)
July 21st - Portland Timbers 2 (a)
July 26th - Sheffield United (a)
July 29th - York City (a)
August 1st - Borussia Monchengladbach (h)

Might try for Sheffield. As for the US games, its a bit much that NUFC's players complained the last US tour in 2011 (which went Kansas->Orlando->Ohio) required too much travel, and the team has duly booked a tour that is over 1,000 miles longer.

Also worth noting that Sunderland are in the US at the same time as NUFC, and are playing Doncaster on the same day as the York game. Which could make for some interesting meet-ups.

Your game vs us is Chris Morgans testimonial, he retired in 2011 iirc. He should play in it.

He's donating any money generated to three charities, two of them are Sheffield charities but he's also giving money to gary Speeds charity.

hammer9

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16 Jun 2015 20:37:43

West Ham have too many games for Europe League and Pre-season lol

AFC Bournemouth......

Wed 15 Jul 2015

Philadelphia Union Friendly Away 00.00

Sat 18 Jul 2015

Exeter City Friendly Away 15.00

Sat 25 Jul 2015

Nantes Friendly Away 18.30

Tue 28 Jul 2015

Yeovil Town Friendly Away 19.45

Fri 31 Jul 2015

Cardiff City Friendly Home 19.45

Sat 01 Aug 2015

Hoffenheim Friendly Away 15.00

Crystal Palace...

SAT 18 JUL

Union Berlin Friendly Away 1pm BST

FRI 24 JUL

Supersport United Cape Town Cup 4.45pm BST N

SUN 26 JUL

Sporting Lisbon/Ajax Cape Town Cape Town Cup TBA N

SAT 01 AUG

Fulham Friendly Away 3pm

MON 03 AUG

Dagenham and Redbridge Friendly Away 7.30pm

VP.

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16 Jun 2015 20:42:03

By hammer9 | On 16 June 2015 - 21:37 PM

West Ham have too many games for Europe League and Pre-season lol

Playing Southend away in one of your games.

hammer9

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16 Jun 2015 21:33:42

By VP. | On 16 June 2015 - 21:42 PM

Playing Southend away in one of your games.

yep

Number 1

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16 Jun 2015 22:15:06

By JL94x4 | On 16 June 2015 - 20:06 PM

Your game vs us is Chris Morgans testimonial, he retired in 2011 iirc. He should play in it.

He's donating any money generated to three charities, two of them are Sheffield charities but he's also giving money to gary Speeds charity.

Yes. Indeed it is. I saw it mentioned that there maybe a link through former NUFC man John Carver, who was on the SUFC coaching staff when Chris Morgan moved from playing to management.

But that sounds like it should raise money for some good causes. Hopefully its a good match.

Shedender

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22 Jun 2015 18:41:37

Bangor's pre season friendlies:

Sat 27th June 4.00 pm
Home v Bangor Swifts

Thurs 2nd July 7.30pm
Home v Bangor Amateurs

Sat 11th July 3.00pm
TBC

Tue 14th July 7.00 pm
Away v Comber Rec

Thur 16th July 7.30pm
Home v Albert Foundry

Sat 18th July 3.00pm
Home v Ballymena

Tues 21st July 7.00pm
Away v Queens

Sat 25th July 3.00pm
Away v Tandragee

Sat 1st Aug 3.00pm
Away v Coleraine.

Jason

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22 Jun 2015 23:53:17

By Number 1 | On 16 June 2015 - 23:15 PM

Yes. Indeed it is. I saw it mentioned that there maybe a link through former NUFC man John Carver, who was on the SUFC coaching staff when Chris Morgan moved from playing to management.

But that sounds like it should raise money for some good causes. Hopefully its a good match.

I'd go as far as saying it'll probably sell quite a lot of the 32,000 tickets available, maybe 25-27,000. Morgans very popular up here.

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https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11705374_1006115542765848_3984406996808035469_n.jpg?oh=47f1b31fcbb16f1fd975bc8cba6e23a1&oe=562225C0

Looks exactly the same as the season before last just a new sponsor. Cringeworthy advertising campaign to boot.

VP.

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07 Jul 2015 18:44:46

Thats probably worse than anything Liverpool can do too.

Jason

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08 Jul 2015 14:30:37

When did Aston Villa sign Henderson?

SpinSwimScream

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09 Jul 2015 14:33:33

By JL94x4 | On 08 July 2015 - 15:30 PM

When did Aston Villa sign Henderson?

I did the exact same double-take

Grimnir

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11 Jul 2015 14:04:24

Er, back to pre-season topic lol.

We've just kicked off away at mighty Lancaster. Probably our best chance of a win all season!

Shedender

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11 Jul 2015 15:08:02

By Shedender | On 22 June 2015 - 19:41 PM

Bangor's pre season friendlies:

Sat 27th June 4.00 pm
Home v Bangor Swifts

Thurs 2nd July 7.30pm
Home v Bangor Amateurs

Sat 11th July 3.00pm
TBC

Tue 14th July 7.00 pm
Away v Comber Rec

Thur 16th July 7.30pm
Home v Albert Foundry

Sat 18th July 3.00pm
Home v Ballymena

Tues 21st July 7.00pm
Away v Queens

Sat 25th July 3.00pm
Away v Tandragee

Sat 1st Aug 3.00pm
Away v Coleraine.

Ended up travelling to Portadown this afternoon with a 2pm kick-off, couldn't make it due to work commitments unfortunately but we got beat 3-0. We did win our first two friendlies beating Bangor Swifts (6-0) and Bangor Amateurs (5-2) while we've three more games within the week - travel to Comber on Tuesday before welcoming both Albert Foundry and Ballymena to the Fuels.

Grimnir

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11 Jul 2015 15:59:36

We were 3-1 up, before the match was abandoned. Played well going forward but defence was pretty poor. Especially Dunne whose mistake gave away the penalty.

Match abandoned due to pitch invasion protesting against the owners. Oyston Out!

EDIT: Photo of the pitch invasion, about 7 people really and the game could have resumed.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJpMHDPWgAAr1X-.jpg

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