pre season tourof holland (2 Viewers)

ricohman · May 30, 2013

Skyblues confirm pre season tour of holland, just got the twitter txt alert.

Sisu are obviously not as skint as we think

skyblueinBaku · May 30, 2013

Checking ground sharing opportunities for next season.

urbanbushmonkey · May 30, 2013

ricohman said:
Skyblues confirm pre season tour of holland, just got the twitter txt alert.

Sisu are obviously not as skint as we think

Amsterdam it is...

Not as exciting as it could be though, City fans are quite used to paying hard earned cash to be fucked over by nameless money grabbing whores.

ricohman · May 30, 2013

Sky Blues boss Steven Pressley has confirmed plans for the club's overseas pre-season training camp ahead of the start of City's 2013/14 League One campaign.

Pressley will be taking his squad just outside Arnhem in the Netherlands on July 14th for an intensive seven-day training camp sprinkled with friendlies featuring sides from the Eredivisie and Dutch second tier.

Details of the Sky Blues' proposed friendlies are currently waiting to be approved by FIFA before they can officially be announced.

Pressley said he wanted to use the week-long camp to test his side and he was confident the proposed friendlies would do just that.

"This is an ideal opportunity to use the right training camp and the right facilities to really test the squad but also give them a chance to integrate as a group so we can progress and emphasise the culture we want to create at the club, Pressley said.

"I went to Holland a number of times as a player and I know what to expect. The games are demanding and it's all part of working towards the progress I want us to make so that we are peaking from the first league game of the season.

"The teams we will be playing will be of a very high standard and will certainly provide the kind of test that I am looking for because if we're to be successful next season it's crucial that we adopt a passing philosophy but we are also comfortable with the Route One football that we will be up against from certain teams in League One next season."

Keep checking www.ccfc.co.uk for details of the Sky Blues' overseason friendlies as and when they are confirmed.

Sky Blue Pete · May 30, 2013

Carry on regardless

shy_tall_knight · May 30, 2013

Think of that sketch from Carry on up the Khyber where the officers are having dinner whilst a battle rages on outside.

SISU are here for a long time I fear. Fisher & Waggot could have had an impact if here from 2007 but I fear they have lost all the confidence of most of the SBA and when there are other parties interested in the club it only makes SISU look even worse if that's possible.

ajsccfc · May 30, 2013

Arnhem was the ground we were influenced by for the early plans for ARENA 2000, I recall. Sliding pitch and all that jazz.

Houchens Head · May 30, 2013

Lovely cafes! Nice ladies! What more could the team want!

Deleted member 5849 · May 30, 2013

shy_tall_knight said:
Fisher & Waggot could have had an impact if here from 2007 but I fear they have lost all the confidence of most of the SBA and when there are other parties interested in the club it only makes SISU look even worse if that's possible.

In Waggott's defence he's dodged most of the flack hasn't he? There could still be a role for him, although any new owner would probably want their own team in.

covcity4life · May 30, 2013

who are we losing in summer? may have to repalce them with academy kids

but even if we are saddled with majority of last years team you would hope pressley can get them challenging for top half

CCFCDan87 · May 30, 2013

Oh brilliant, going Ibiza end of July. Anyone know how far Arnhem is from Amsterdam or nearest airport?

spwaverley4916 · May 30, 2013

CCFCDan87 said:
Oh brilliant, going Ibiza end of July. Anyone know how far Arnhem is from Amsterdam or nearest airport?

you could always parachute in ............... oh no seconds thoughts dont do that tried once before in 1944 :facepalm:

spwaverley4916 · May 30, 2013

International airports near Arnhem, Netherlands

85 km: Weeze Airport - Weeze, Germany (NRN / EDLV)
89 km: Eindhoven Airport - Eindhoven, Netherlands (EIN / EHEH)
106 km: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol - Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS / EHAM)
116 km: Rotterdam The Hague Airport - Rotterdam, Netherlands (RTM / EHRD)
122 km: Düsseldorf International Airport - Dusseldorf, Germany (DUS / EDDL)
150 km: Dortmund Airport - Dortmund, Germany (DTM / EDLW)
156 km: Maastricht Aachen Airport - Maastricht, Netherlands (MST / EHBK)
159 km: Groningen Airport Eelde - Groningen, Netherlands (GRQ / EHGG)
167 km: Münster Osnabrück International Airport - Munster, Germany (FMO / EDDG)
167 km: Antwerp International Airport - Antwerp, Belgium (ANR / EBAW)

spwaverley4916 · May 30, 2013

birmingham to Amsterdam return about £110 - 1hr 20 mins, amsterdam to arnhem 1hr 10ish on train direct cost about 15euro one way.

LastGarrison · May 30, 2013

About fucking time we had a decent pre-season tour.

ThievingScally · May 30, 2013

Good news.

Some/Any normal activity at the club - suggests we might have a team to our name next year.

Not expensive to go to Holland for a week. Probably more worthwhile (and better for the players) than playing awful Scottish teams.

PUSB

TSx

CCFCDan87 · May 30, 2013

spwaverley4916 said:
birmingham to Amsterdam return about £110 - 1hr 20 mins, amsterdam to arnhem 1hr 10ish on train direct cost about 15euro one way.

Much Appreciated. Could be very appealing

Regis87 · May 30, 2013

Might tell the missus I'm off to watch the football but accidentally stay in Amsterdam instead

Skybluerevolution (Pt2) · May 30, 2013

I have just done a bit business with Heineken and as a Thank you they have thrown in a all expenses paid weekend in Amsterdam, with a tour of the Heineken Brewery...well looks like im in!!:claping hands:

sw88 · May 30, 2013

Looks like my summer has been planned for me

Bit different to Highland Scotland, but I guess it's not a 9 hour drive either!

Own transport so no funding SISU, see my team. Plus get a decent holiday at the same time. Win Win I say.

And of course, I will try and keep my updates up like last year!

CCFCDan87 · May 30, 2013

Skybluerevolution (Pt2) said:
I have just done a bit business with Heineken and as a Thank you they have thrown in a all expenses paid weekend in Amsterdam, with a tour of the Heineken Brewery...well looks like im in!!:claping hands:

If you get a spare pass I'll come lol

BackRoomRummermill · May 30, 2013

Get the ferry from Harwich and make it a real tour......... all sky blue fans together !!

westcountry_skyblue · May 30, 2013

About time we had a decent tour,Count me in !!!

SkyBlueBlood · May 30, 2013

Has the Administrator approved this expense?

sw88 · May 30, 2013

SkyBlueBlood said:
Has the Administrator approved this expense?

I imagine CCFCH Ltd have arranged this

orig skyblue87 · May 30, 2013

Just looking into going from Blackpool 588 miles via Dover/Calais, or 508 via Harwich.........

Think Calais would be best i presume the ferry must be 6/8 hours?

sw88 · May 30, 2013

orig skyblue87 said:
Just looking into going from Blackpool 588 miles via Dover/Calais, or 508 via Harwich.........

Think Calais would be best i presume the ferry must be 6/8 hours?

Think I'd get lost driving. Less chance getting lost if I fly then rent a car over there! (Sounds like that makes no sense at all, but it makes sense to me )

shy_tall_knight · May 30, 2013

Driven to nijmegen from Coventry many times and is a cheap way of doing it if there are a few in the car. About 3 hours to the tunnel and about another 3 hours to Nijmegen / arnhem (Gelderland).

Stop off it Brugges for a bit of culture.
It is toll free journey
Call into Auchan Calais for some cheap wine on the way back
drive fast through Belgium and stop off at Trucky Waasmunster

sw88 · May 30, 2013

shy_tall_knight said:
Driven to nijmegen from Coventry many times and is a cheap way of doing it if there are a few in the car. About 3 hours to the tunnel and about another 3 hours to Nijmegen / arnhem (Gelderland).

Stop off it Brugges for a bit of culture.
It is toll free journey
Call into Auchan Calais for some cheap wine on the way back
drive fast through Belgium and stop off at Trucky Waasmunster

I'd like to say that sounded simple.......but I'd be lying

Sick Boy · May 30, 2013

orig skyblue87 said:
Just looking into going from Blackpool 588 miles via Dover/Calais, or 508 via Harwich.........

Think Calais would be best i presume the ferry must be 6/8 hours?

Yep is about 7 hours, I think.

shy_tall_knight · May 30, 2013

It is easy, the tunnel allows you to join the motorway straight away, its non-stop motorway past dunkirk into Belgium, which you can speed through up to the Antwerp ring road then a choice of motorways in Holland to get to Gelderland. The film a bridge too far is based on arnhem, there are some bridges crossing some very wide rivers.

sw88 · May 30, 2013

How long does it take to drive?

orig skyblue87 · May 30, 2013

sw88 said:
How long does it take to drive?

My dad worked over there last year (north of Arnhem) took him 7.5 hours from Blackpool

shy_tall_knight · May 30, 2013

Door to door about 8 hours, tunnel takes about 35 mins but have to arrive about 30 mins early for your crossing, the worst traffic will be M25 but once in kent tends to be clear all the way to the tunnel if never been to Brugge worth a no traffic in France, Belgium clear untill Antwerp ring, Holland can be a bit slow as although loads of motorways often only 2 lanes.

Sick Boy · May 30, 2013

You need to be careful on the Dutch motorways if you are speeding. If you are caught going a certain number of kilometres over the limit, they take your car away unless someone else is insured to drive it.

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