[Archived] Preseasons - UK Ones

[andy82]

I went morcambe on Saturday too – cracking day out

2700 in the ground, around 2/3 of them were rovers fans.

Impressed with Bellamy’s speed and Kuqi-monsters power – his goal was very good, showed great strength and unusual for a rovers player not to hit the top of the stand after a run like his. I also thought that Taylor did a good job at full back.

Was chatting to Mokoena (1st half) Bellamy/ Hughes/ Dickov and Tugay throughout the second half. All were very good, happy to sign autographs and have pics taken. I had my pic taken with Bellamy, while the bird had her taken with Tugay, Hughes and Mokoena.

Also noticed that there were at least 10 Newcastle supporters there. All come to see Bellamy for 1 last time and said that their loss was our gain and that they want Souness out! Oh what a shame!

Very optimistic for the new season, we already looked very fit compared to this stage last season.

333422[/snapback]

she goes for the lookers then

[ABBEY]

Oh dear, isn't it time they got rid of t'owd thing and got a new 'un then?  We're not Burnley you know.

one has to take one's chances......... 

332922[/snapback]

im young free and single now

[andy82]

Tickets for the Grimsby game are a tenner, five for concessions. The game will be segregated and Rovers fans will be behind the goal. k/o is 7:30.

[Mark Atkins' Bald Patch]

Sorry if this has been mentioned earlier in the thread but this website reckon Rovers' first team will be playing Workington Reds at Borough Park this wednesday!?!

Won't the team still be in Germany?

http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/viewar....aspx?id=265307

[Gareth]

Sorry if this has been mentioned earlier in the thread but this website reckon Rovers' first team will be playing Workington Reds at Borough Park this wednesday!?!

Won't the team still be in Germany?

http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/viewar....aspx?id=265307

334794[/snapback]

They're a non-league team.

Seeing that the reserves played Ashton Utd (another non-league side) on Saturday, I think it's likely that they'll play instead of the 1st team.

[Mark Atkins' Bald Patch]

They're a non-league team.

Seeing that the reserves played Ashton Utd (another non-league side) on Saturday, I think it's likely that they'll play instead of the 1st team.

334796[/snapback]

They're in for a dissapointment then ... that reporter reckons it'll be our first 11!!

[Alan75]

Its a reserve fixture.

LINK - Reserve fixtures

[philipl]

Isn't the first 28 in Germany?

[Presty On Tour]

bought my ticket for Swansea away this saturday. £10 + £2 bucks for postage!!

1st time ill be seing them play this season, cant wait, hopefully matty jansen and bellamy will start up front!!

going to get steaming, watch the rovers give swansea a good dicking then party all night so i have a hangova sunday when i go on me hols to Magaluf

[Mark Atkins' Bald Patch]

Lucky SOD!!

I always look forward to the 'Day away in Bray' - great for a days craic outside Katey's bar and a bit of banter with the locals. I'll miss them (the days out - not the locals).

Enjoy your hols.

Edited July 26, 2005 by MarkAtkins'BaldPatch

[Presty On Tour]

Lucky SOD!!

I always look forward to the 'Day away in Bray' - great for a days craic outside Katey's bar and a bit of banter with the locals.  I'll miss them (the days out - not the locals).

Enjoy your hols.

334932[/snapback]

cheers mate

[Presty On Tour]

anyone on here making the trip to swansea on saturday??

[Blackpool_Rover]

I just bought my tickets this morning, decided to save on petrol money and take the official coach..leaves ewood at 7am..mp3 player at the ready

[Presty On Tour]

I just bought my tickets this morning, decided to save on petrol money and take the official coach..leaves ewood at 7am..mp3 player at the ready 

335236[/snapback]

have you been to swansea before?

do you know where the best pubs are?

[Blackpool_Rover]

nope sorry never been. This site usually tells you some pubs Pubs but those could be near the old ground not the new one, and i dont know how far away they are.

[Presty On Tour]

yeah the stadium has moved from the vetch field to morfa.

the stadium hasn't officially been named yet because they are hoping for a sponser to buy in i.e. JJB stadium.

At the moment it is called the morfa white rock stadium, looks alright but another problem though is that it is due to hold a capacity of 20,000plus but they have not gained a safety certificuit for part of the ground.

As for pubs, yates is a well good laugh. it location in swansea centre on the square opposite mcdonalds.

well large pub, does well good good food too and loads off disscounts on drinks, sells some unbelievable shots too .

round the corner then is wine street, loads of well decent pubs on that road if you are looking for a pub crawl

the city centre is about 1 mile to the ground, i dont really know any pubs down by morfa.

[stuwilky]

No it isnt.

Its officially called (the very imaginitive) "new swansea stadium" waiting for a sponsor!

[Presty On Tour]

No it isnt.

Its officially called (the very imaginitive) "new swansea stadium" waiting for a sponsor!

335250[/snapback]

on sky sports on saturday it was called the morfa stadium?????

[stuwilky]

on sky sports on saturday it was called the morfa stadium?????

335251[/snapback]

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0600soccer/...-name_page.html

The capacity thing is very normal as well, increase it slowly. 12400 for Fulham, went ok so 16k for us, if that goes ok 20,000 capacity available for the next game.

They are doing it at Wembley as well.

[Presty On Tour]

fairplay to you mate, wot a crap name for a stadium though!!

[cn174]

The tickets for Espanyol are now on sale. £15 for adults, £5 young adults and seniors and £1 for juniors.

Should get a crowd of about 10k I would imagine.

[bob]

The tickets for Espanyol are now on sale. £15 for adults, £5 young adults and seniors and £1 for juniors.

Should get a crowd of about 10k I would imagine.

335383[/snapback]

£15 is a bit expensive for a friendly game I don’t care who its against

[SuperStella]

West Ham (Away) on 1st game of season - tickets will be £30 for adults looking at this: http://www.whufc.com/article.asp?article=286425

it's a cat b game & we're in the centenary stand lower tier....

[Mike Graham]

The tickets for Espanyol are now on sale. £15 for adults, £5 young adults and seniors and £1 for juniors.

Should get a crowd of about 10k I would imagine.

335383[/snapback]

£15 QUID!!!!!!

Up your jacksey blue boys

[Glenn]

£15 is a bit expensive for a friendly game I don’t care who its against

335386[/snapback]

Why ? Which of the club's outgoings (players wages, staff wages, heating, lighting, concourse stock etc) are reduced because it's a friendly ?

I've been wondering about the whole point of doing a "international" pre-season home friendly, it's obvious that the majority of the fans don't care enough to turn up (or don't think they are value for money, perhaps "care" is unfair), so the club enevitably has to drop the price to get some punters in, massively reducing the income (which being a pre-season isn't going to have TV revenue or away fans to prop it up). I'd imagine that the club must be losing money hosting these games, a cost which has to be made up elsewhere (be it a rise in match prices, or insufficient funds to get McCarthy). Surely we'd be better off not doing them ?

Whilst I expect to be at both, Grimsby is more important to me than Espanyol, regardless of the ticket prices.

PS. Don't get me wrong, if people are on a limited budget, £15 for a friendly or £17 for a home game, it's a no brainer which you'd go for. But if people don't feel £15 is value, should the club persist in organising them ?