Pre-Season Friendlies: I'm not sure I get the point

[Sponsor of Beer]

I'm never sure that I understand what clubs get out of them. Some seek to travel miles for fairly pointless games, which must be an expensive way of team bonding & is likely to hack off those who can't go or have partners and kids [especially if they don't like football]. Others seek to play teams of a lower standard in the hope of gaining confidence by scoring hatfuls of goals without testing their defences, while others seek to play sides above them and invariably get stuffed without their forwards getting a sniff.

 

Beyond revenue from playing prestigeous games, and everybody can't do that all of the time, what's it all about?

[Duke of York]

We should get some of the fake Spurs fans along. Hopefully they will like what they see and they may decide that they would actually prefer to become a real footy fan of their true local side. On the other hand some of the true Tottenham fans may also take more of an interest and may return. It's not as if they have fixtures that clash with Town very often.

 

I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiments regarding the concept of friendlies. It just isn't the same is it when there is simply nothing at stake?

 

The freindly matches sometimes do more to damage the reputation and standing of the smaller, host club. When we (York City) played Man United in a pre-season friendly the ground was packed with York parents deluding their kids that they were seeing a real game of football involvoing a genuine Manchester United side. I'm sure most of the locally based Manchester Unietd fans never returned.

 

I think the Barnet game will be the most interesting of all Town's pre-season fixtures but I doubt we'll be able to create any real feeling of a local derby that means anything.

[Mr Happy]

Can't get excited about any rivalry between Twon and Barnet. They are no longer our rivals and I certainly don't hate them now. There is a gulf of difference between our two clubs. Personally, I view EFC as our real rivals and each win for either club will give big bragging rights. the Spurs game will be different as they may bring some reserves who are on the fringe of the first team.

[townerboy]

barnet is still a big game for me.

[The Invisible Man]

barnet will always be barnet.

[Southport - TOWNER]

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Sponsor of Beer said:
I'm never sure that I understand what clubs get out of them. Some seek to travel miles for fairly pointless games, which must be an expensive way of team bonding & is likely to hack off those who can't go or have partners and kids [especially if they don't like football]. Others seek to play teams of a lower standard in the hope of gaining confidence by scoring hatfuls of goals without testing their defences, while others seek to play sides above them and invariably get stuffed without their forwards getting a sniff.

Beyond revenue from playing prestigeous games, and everybody can't do that all of the time, what's it all about?

ok so if you dont have pre season friendlies, how do players reach any kind of match fitness? or the coaching try and start to knit a new team together?

[andyetfc]

I am ready at all times! I do not need pre season friendlies!

[Mr Happy]

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The Invisible Man said:
barnet will always be barnet.

Yep but ETFC are not EFC and have never had any history with Barhet

[Hawkeye Pierce]

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andyetfc said:
I am ready at all times! I do not need pre season friendlies!

Ready at all times? Can Mrs Andy confirm this?

[Sponsor of Beer]

ok so if you dont have pre season friendlies, how do players reach any kind of match fitness? or the coaching try and start to knit a new team together?

 

I agree that players need games pre season, but what's the point of playing games you can't win or can't lose. Or are hundreds of miles away? I don't get it!

[coupwotcoup]

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Sponsor of Beer said:
I'm never sure that I understand what clubs get out of them. Some seek to travel miles for fairly pointless games, which must be an expensive way of team bonding & is likely to hack off those who can't go or have partners and kids [especially if they don't like football]. Others seek to play teams of a lower standard in the hope of gaining confidence by scoring hatfuls of goals without testing their defences, while others seek to play sides above them and invariably get stuffed without their forwards getting a sniff.

Beyond revenue from playing prestigeous games, and everybody can't do that all of the time, what's it all about?

Oh lighten up man..you're beginning to sound like a Gherkin!!
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[Hawkeye Pierce]

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coupwotcoup said:
Oh lighten up man..you're beginning to sound like a Gherkin!!
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Knowing Sponsor he is probably pickled as well! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/laughuncontrollable.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/laughuncontrollable.gif" alt="" />

[MbrunoB]

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The Invisible Man said:
barnet will always be barnet.

And old habits die hard!

[Arkwright]

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Sponsor of Beer said:


Beyond revenue from playing prestigeous games, and everybody can't do that all of the time, what's it all about?

Ah, but that's the whole point, make money as the Home club by getting a team along with a decent travelling support...