Pre-season schedule starts to take shape

[Wellsie]

News on Margate's pre-season schedule is available now on www.margate-fc.com. This is still work in progress and fixtures may be subject to change and others are likely to be added. Full details and confirmation will follow on www.margate-fc.com.

[michael]

More at home than usual.

 

Carlisle-now thats an odd one-i guess they are 'on tour' (not too many away supporters though i would think !! )

 

whilst i suspect it may not be there first team squad, one wonders how this 'connection' comes about.

Is there a competition for the seasons 'furthest distance ' psf.

Carlisle to Margate must be a 1200 mile round trip.

[Drummer]

I think perhaps a thank you is in order.

[Margate Don]

Thanks Steve

[Jake]

Cheers Steve, can't wait for the pre-season games to start!

 

Up the gate.

[StuyRandall]

That surely can't be right! That says we're playing on Friday 17th AND Saturday 18th??

[Coxyhammer]

Cheers steve.... pressume it is right studyrandall it can be done

[Jake]

Originally Posted By: StuyRandall

That surely can't be right! That says we're playing on Friday 17th AND Saturday 18th??

I assume we'll field one set of 11 on the Friday and then the other 11 on the Saturday.

[StuyRandall]

Hmm... That would be better than playing one match and making a substitution every 5 minutes in the 2nd half...

[michael]

I'm simply grateful that there are two decent fixtures lined up to test the team and manager.

 

(is subject to change anyway-and still looks a bit odd to me, as carlisle equally have fixtures 'ooop norf' squeezed in either side of the friday

[Wellsie]

Primarily of course, these games are for training so I always take a different perspective on them. For example, if it was me, I'd use the games on a Friday and a Saturday to look at different things and different people. The different opposition in itself will help do that. I don't think 2 games of this type in 2 days is a problem.

 

The Ramsgate games are the interesting ones and will of course be like no other "friendly". They should up the competitive readiness if nothing else!

[michael]

I guess we will have one warm up friedly before the 'weekend special ' of carlise and grays; (faversham ?) and more importantly-i wonder who we will play on the 9th august,by when it should all have ' come together'

 

It can't be on the 9th as league season starts for them on that day, but i would like to see us play a conf south side (welling/bromley ?) as that would give us the best idea of how we are shaping up

[SteveB]

A quick look at Carlisle site shows that they are on a training camp in Colchester that week but we seem to be the only friendly they have, so far, during that spell.

Steve

[michael]

Yes-just had a look,and on the basis they have and will be preparing for Hull the following tuesday, good chance that they will be playing many of their first team squad against us i would have thought

[Coffin Ender]

Some interest from their fans...

 

http://boards.footymad.net/forum.php?tno=121&fid=18&sty=2&act=1&mid=2125740132

[BIG_RON]

Should be subtitles with some of that!

[JeremyJacobs]

Margate played a German side home and away in 1968. That's the distance record I suspect Michael.

[michael]

Interesting .

 

Never realiised that.

 

Along similar lines, i wonder if its ever contemplated playing French opposition-nearer than going to London.

 

 

Nice to hear from you JJ - are you 'warming up' for a plethora of posts after tomorrows meeting ?

I really hope we can 'defeat' HMRC

 

[Paul H]

Defeat HMRC!!!! No football club will ever defeat HMRC as they are the ones that have money owed to them. Anyways lets hope MFC get a reprieve again from HMRC. Please accept my appologies though Michael as I feel that picking up on the word defeat, is myself being a little bit pedantic.

[Tony_T]

Originally Posted By: michael

Carlisle to Margate must be a 1200 mile round trip.

Not far off Michael - 960 mile return trip!