Happy_Martian
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"AS Roma, the friendly programme: 3 August against Olympiacos, 6 August against Coventry City and 10 August against Everton. All matches at 5pm (RELEASE RELEASES)"
At St George's Park, behind closed doors.
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"AS Roma, the friendly programme: 3 August against Olympiacos, 6 August against Coventry City and 10 August against Everton. All matches at 5pm (RELEASE RELEASES)"
At St George's Park, behind closed doors.
chiefdave
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Bit annoying but probably don't want 3 home friendlies in a week both win terms of getting people to turn up and not fucking the pitch up before the season starts
Is there actually any facilities at St Georges for spectators, even if its just a few hundred?
Brighton Sky Blue
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Interesting having so many friendlies behind closed doors, wonder why?
Darth Robins
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It's the only way to keep the mad hatters away.
Happy_Martian
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From the St Georges website, 360 images of all the pitches
Only the Bobby Charlton pitch and Pitch 4 have any stands
Ross Dublin
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Good friendly to organise and test our ability, wonder will they have the proposed Hamer deal done by then..
CovLad94
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Keep Craig danny away, although I wouldn't mind at all if the Roma ultras got hold of him
SleepyGinger
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Being live streamed apparently
South West Sky Blue
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First game back in the Championship away at Bristol City was much worse. Although arguably excused by Covid as we hadn’t played in months.
However I thought we were the better team for the first three quarters of the game, then ran on empty for the last 20+ mins.
jimmyhillsfanclub
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Could sell loads for this.....why BCD?
Saddlebrains
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I don't understand this?
Why have a game 4 days before the start of the season? What if someone gets a knock?
Surely you give the players a solid 7 days with no game before the season starts?
Why have a game 4 days before the start of the season? What if someone gets a knock?
Surely you give the players a solid 7 days with no game before the season starts?
Ccfcisparks
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Behind closed doors game against good opposition with plenty of chance to balance legs and get fitness under belts.
I do.
chiefdave
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What's your cut off, no games a week before the season, two weeks before, a month before?
Saddlebrains
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If you look at all sides in the Premier League and Championship pre season schedule (and has always been the way with ours) they leave a clear week between their last pre season game and first game of the league season
Curious as to why we think we need to
jimmyhillsfanclub
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Just read thread properly.....ignore me...I've had a drink
Ccfcisparks
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Because usually we whinge that we go into seasons cold and start poor.
now we use pre season to play proper competition and warm up we whinge that we are overworking
SkyblueTexan
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Not sure if this is MR’s way of trying to get the team ready to play every 3-4 days.
Chris1987
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Be different with a a full squad
fatso
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It looks like we've learnt a lesson from last year, we are set up to be way more professional in our preparation, which I think is very encouraging.
Also it looks like we will still have a small squad, but the quality is better with more genuine quality on the bench.
I'd like to see another striker, and some cover at RB and maybe off load Dasilver for another LB. Then we're good to go.
SleepyGinger
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I wouldn’t imagine anyone would play more than 45 anyway
Skyblueweeman
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So the team at SGP are FA people (obvs) and very experienced at running preseason camps for international teams. One of the things they offer is arranging friendlies with UK opposition so I suspect they'll have approached us, asked and we've said yes.
Skyblueweeman
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A lot of clubs use it to be fair. The facilities are world class.
donald_trumps
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This is all in line with giving us a quicker start this season. Better opposition, higher intensity but more in terms of injury prevention and load management
Balli001
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Yes they are coming over playing everton the saturday after