Glamorous Pre-Season? (24 Viewers)

[Gynnsthetonic]

I'm in Athens end of July, a friendly against Olympiacos or Panathinaikos will do please Doug I

 

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[Balli001]

Are testimonials still a thing? Cos Allen and Bidwell deserve one.

Yes but you have to been at a club for 10 years to qualify

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Get to Japan. Get Tatsu the high profile he deserves and get him in the national squad!

Sod that. Keep him under the radar. You really want him flying halfway round the world to play for Japan every international break?

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Yes but you have to been at a club for 10 years to qualify

Julian Gray has never had one. Go figure...

 

[Balli001]

Julian Gray has never had one. Go figure...

He will get a legacy game as our main pre season game

 

[Balli001]

Sod that. Keep him under the radar. You really want him flying halfway round the world to play for Japan every international break?

Only the same as Onyeka Asante, Wright etc

 

[biggymania]

Preparations are going to be so so important given the huge step up. We've obviously spent many in Spain / Portugal recently and quite a few Premiership teams still do that.

For the squad, a change of environment preseason is probably a good way to signal a whole new start and new level we need to reach. Perhaps we remain in Algarve but fancier accommodation & facilities. Doug will want to maximise revenue so can imagine us potentially jumping into some preseason tournament.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Only the same as Onyeka Asante, Wright etc

But why would you want to risk an important player having extra miles / games / injuries. I know it will happen to some of our players, but given we're not going to have an established PL squad with a lot of depth, wishing more players to be involved is plain odd imo. I'll take it when we've become a regular Champions League team (until then, no!)

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

Still would be happy with away friendly v Nuneaton.

Between Asda car park and Nuneaton railway station when Pompey scored to secure our promotion.
97th minute Pompey winner and location will never be foregotten by me!

 

[Captain Dart]

Real Betis seem to be friends

Surely we'll play FC Kaiserslautern away if they take Bassette of our hands, worth it.

 

[Hod dog]

Are testimonials still a thing? Cos Allen and Bidwell deserve one.

Bidwell has been with the club 4.5 seasons, since when has that deserved a Testimonial?

also were these not just to create a pay day for a retiring player in a time when wages were not as high as they are today, and for players who had done like 10 seasons? or in exceptional circumstance like Dave Busst?