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Pre-season fixtures 2017

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Tue May 09, 2017 3:49 pm

First one will be announced at 4pm and apparently "It's a tasty one!"

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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Tue May 09, 2017 3:58 pm

Stoke City at home, 3pm July 29 (source: BWFC)

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Re: Pre-season fixtures 2017

Post by BWFC_Insane » Tue May 09, 2017 4:09 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 3:58 pm
Stoke City at home, 3pm July 29 (source: BWFC)
How is that 'tasty'?

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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Tue May 09, 2017 4:19 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 4:09 pm
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 3:58 pm
Stoke City at home, 3pm July 29 (source: BWFC)
How is that 'tasty'?
Bigger than Radcliffe Borough or Atherton Colls, I suppose. Do our clubs have a history of key fixtures? I've forgotten.

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Re: Pre-season fixtures 2017

Post by truewhite15 » Tue May 09, 2017 4:25 pm

Hate the Stokie bastards. No reason, I'm just bitter.

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Post by Prufrock » Tue May 09, 2017 4:34 pm

They're a bunch of violent thugs too, so that'll be nice.
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Post by TonyDomingos » Tue May 09, 2017 4:59 pm

Prufrock wrote:
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They're a bunch of violent thugs too, so that'll be nice.

You're confusing them with the cretins from Burslem. This lot are polite and genteel.
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Post by General Mannerheim » Tue May 09, 2017 5:10 pm

midweek night matches away at Aldershot or Woking for me please!

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Post by Mar » Tue May 09, 2017 9:15 pm

Stoke. Nice to see a Premiership side I suppose. Just a shame it's Stoke. I'm sure there will be plenty of reminders of the 5-0.

Wish we had a foreign ream as our showcase match.

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Post by Gary the Enfield » Wed May 10, 2017 10:57 pm

Mar wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 9:15 pm
Stoke. Nice to see a Premiership side I suppose. Just a shame it's Stoke. I'm sure there will be plenty of reminders of the 5-0.

Wish we had a foreign ream as our showcase match.
Which 5-0? We did them after they did us right? Geography is nothing.

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri May 12, 2017 10:47 am

BWFC_Insane wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 4:09 pm
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 3:58 pm
Stoke City at home, 3pm July 29 (source: BWFC)
How is that 'tasty'?
Ham and cheese oatcakes with mustard. Fantastic.
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Re: Pre-season fixtures 2017

Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri May 12, 2017 10:49 am

TonyDomingos wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 4:59 pm
Prufrock wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 4:34 pm
They're a bunch of violent thugs too, so that'll be nice.

You're confusing them with the cretins from Burslem. This lot are polite and genteel.
No they're not. They're shit from the same shoe. You'll be sanctifying the violent, loutish, thuggish c*nts of Millwall next. :D
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Re: Pre-season fixtures 2017

Post by Mar » Fri May 12, 2017 11:47 am

Gary the Enfield wrote:
Wed May 10, 2017 10:57 pm
Mar wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 9:15 pm
Stoke. Nice to see a Premiership side I suppose. Just a shame it's Stoke. I'm sure there will be plenty of reminders of the 5-0.

Wish we had a foreign ream as our showcase match.
Which 5-0? We did them after they did us right? Geography is nothing.
Geography adds to the intrigue and as it stands there is very little of intrigue about Stoke.

At least if we were playing some foreign team it may start a conversation about signing a hidden gem.

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Re: Pre-season fixtures 2017

Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri May 19, 2017 2:01 pm

Second one announced - Stockport County (A) July 25th.

Does Kevin Francis still play for them? :)

http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/2016 ... 20444.aspx
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Post by LeverEnd » Fri May 19, 2017 6:16 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Fri May 19, 2017 2:01 pm
Second one announced - Stockport County (A) July 25th.

Does Kevin Francis still play for them? :)

http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/2016 ... 20444.aspx
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Re: Pre-season fixtures 2017

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Fri May 26, 2017 12:15 pm

Update: we're off to Chorley and Fleetwood, with Bolton XIs also going to various local sides. The "XI" (reserves) fixtures are in green.

Wed 5 Jul: West Didsbury & Chorlton (A), Brookburn Road, 7pm
Sat 8 Jul: Chorley (A), Victory Park, 3pm
Wed 19 Jul: Atherton Collieries (A), Alder House, 7.45pm
Fri 28 Jul: FC United (A), Broadhurst Park, 7.45pm
Sat 22 Jul: Fleetwood Town (A), Highbury Stadium, 3pm
Tue 25 Jul: Stockport County (A), Edgeley Park, 7.45pm
Sat 29 Jul: Stoke City (H), Macron Stadium, 3pm
Tue 1 Aug: Marine (A), Marine Travel Arena, 7.30pm

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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:20 pm

Update: we're off to Gayfield, which as any fule kno is Arbroath's home ground. The "XI" (reserves) fixtures are in green; Arbroath hasn't been designated specifically as one of those.

Wed 5 Jul: West Didsbury & Chorlton (A), Brookburn Road, 7pm
Sat 8 Jul: Chorley (A), Victory Park, 3pm
Tue 11 Jul: Arbroath (A), Gayfield, 7.30pm
Wed 19 Jul: Atherton Collieries (A), Alder House, 7.45pm
Sat 22 Jul: Fleetwood Town (A), Highbury Stadium, 3pm
Tue 25 Jul: Stockport County (A), Edgeley Park, 7.45pm
Fri 28 Jul: FC United (A), Broadhurst Park, 7.45pm
Sat 29 Jul: Stoke City (H), Macron Stadium, 3pm
Tue 1 Aug: Marine (A), Marine Travel Arena, 7.30pm

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Post by knobpolisher » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:25 pm

It has always struck me as odd that over many many years now we always play the vast majority of our pre season fixtures away from home, Any reason anyone ?
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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:32 pm

knobpolisher wrote:
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It has always struck me as odd that over many many years now we always play the vast majority of our pre season fixtures away from home, Any reason anyone ?
Cost. Nae bugger comes to them, so you're shelling out considerable overheads for little return.

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Re: Pre-season fixtures 2017

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Thu Jun 22, 2017 10:38 am

Per this morning's BN, we'll play another game in Scotland on Sat 15 July, against "higher league opposition" than Arbroath (recently promoted from the fourth tier as champions), as Parky aims to emulate last summer's Scandiwegian pre-season with a week or so in Caledonia.

I had a hunch we might play Aberdeen, but they're playing in Europe on Thu 13 and Thu 20; I guess we could play them on the Sunday but they may not want the extra game. Furthermore, the Scottish League Cup kicks off on Sat 15 July, involving every Scottish club bar the four in Europe (Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers, St Johnstone).

Like Aberdeen, Celtic will be playing in Europe (in their case the Champions league, possibly accompanied by Orange pipes) on the Wed/Thu either side of that weekend. Rangers have already started playing friendlies because (like St Johnstone) they enter the Europa League a round earlier and their qualifiers are on 29 June and 6 July, but if they get through they’ll also be playing either side of that weekend. There’s a chance those teams will want a game against reasonable Sassenach opposition, but I’d err on the side of doubt there.

Which leaves the 40 teams who are playing in the Scottish League Cup. Although it starts on that Saturday, it’s split into eight groups of five teams, meaning eight teams are gameless and would probably fancy a warm-up. One of them is Arbroath, the other seven are:
Hearts (tier 1, finished 5th out of 12 last season)
Dundee (t1, 10th/12)
Dumbarton (t2, 8th/10)
Airdieonians (t3, 3rd/10)
Albion Rovers (t3, 8th/10)
Forfar Athletic (tier 4, 2nd/10 teams, promoted)
Edinburgh City (t4, 7th/10)

Hearts might seem favourites considering we played them two years ago, but they’ve got a home friendly against Newacstle on Fri 14th. Which means that Dundee, seemingly fixture-free, might be our oppo. (Dumbarton have a friendly with Clydebank, which means we don’t get to play at their weirdly wonderful ground overshadowed by a huge Ayers Rock-like plug of volcanic basalt). After that you're into teams who aren't in a higher tier than Arbroath; for the record, Airdrieonians seem to be available, and I can't find any evidence of existing friendlies that weekend for Albion Rovers, Forfar or Edinburgh City.

Iles also reports that "In total, seven first-team friendlies are expected" – the second Scottish game would make six, suggesting there'd be another the following midweek, which is the only midweek the first-teamers are free. There'll be a representative XI at Atherton Colls on the Wednesday, meaning the firsts should play on the Tuesday. Leaving the line-up something like this (reserves fixtures in paler colour):

Wed 5 Jul: West Didsbury & Chorlton (A), Brookburn Road, 7pm
Sat 8 Jul: Chorley (A), Victory Park, 3pm
Tue 11 Jul: Arbroath (A), Gayfield, 7.30pm
Sat 15 Jul: game in Scotland, tba
?Tue 18 Jul: possible game, not in Scotland
Wed 19 Jul: Atherton Collieries (A), Alder House, 7.45pm
Sat 22 Jul: Fleetwood Town (A), Highbury Stadium, 3pm
Tue 25 Jul: Stockport County (A), Edgeley Park, 7.45pm
Fri 28 Jul: FC United (A), Broadhurst Park, 7.45pm
Sat 29 Jul: Stoke City (H), Macron Stadium, 3pm
Tue 1 Aug: Marine (A), Marine Travel Arena, 7.30pm

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