Argy Friendly Confirmed

[Jim Chimmerney]

Now on O/S;

http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2083145,00.html

:thumbup:

 

[davidpinder]

About time we had a good home fixture for a pre season friendly, just a shame its the day after my missus is due to give birth to our first. Lets hope she's early.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

So are the tickets for the game a tenner, or is that just for the open day, or a tenner for both?

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Presume £10 for the game. They have let us in the ground in recent years but I presume the ground will be shut until 3 pm or whatever at which time you pay your £10 to get in.

 

[Bristol Blade]

So are the tickets for the game a tenner, or is that just for the open day, or a tenner for both?

I think the open day's free, the 10 quid's for the match which is on afterwards.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

Cheers fleets

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

What's the odds on some dirty German breaking Veron's leg tomorrow !

 

[Highbury_Blade]

What are the odds on veron turning out for us in the second half?

 

[Coily]

About time we had a good home fixture for a pre season friendly, just a shame its the day after my missus is due to give birth to our first. Lets hope she's early.

For a first kid, she'll be late. So you'll be reight!

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Our first was 2 weeks early.

Sorry to piss on anyones bonfire.

 

[Grecian2000]

Our first was 2 weeks early.

or you were two weeks late at the other end of the process

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

or you were two weeks late at the other end of the process

Now that would be a boast.

Oh yes she was supposed to be born in April, but I just didn't finish in time.

Jesus I bet Stings kids were in the wrong school year.

 

[happyhippy]

For the clickless

Blades to face Argentine giants
Posted on: Fri 02 Jul 2010

United have pulled off a major coup by bringing world-renowned Estudiantes to Bramall Lane for a pre-season friendly on Sunday 1 August.

The Argentine giants, currently managed by former Blades midfielder Alex Sabella, complete Kevin Blackwell's preparations for the new season in a fixture that will bring the curtain down on United's Open Day, planned for the same day.

Estudiantes are the reigning Copa Libertadores champions, the South American equivalent of the UEFA Champions League and narrowly lost out to Barcelona in FIFA's World Club Cup Final.

Chief Executive Trevor Birch said: "This is a wonderful opportunity for our supporters to watch our team against footballers with a great tradition of skilful football, and we are grateful that Estudiantes are making the trip just to play against ourselves."

Founded in 1905, Estudiantes will provide the Blades with a real pre-season test. One of the top teams in the world, two members of their squad - Juan Sebastian Veron and Clemente Rodriguez - are currently representing Argentina in the World Cup.

Sports consultant Carly Barnes who is co-ordinating the visit, said: "Estudiantes De La Plata is a world class team and they are very much looking forward to this game. They are well aware Sheffield is the place where football was born, and consider it a great honour to come and play against United. We all hope this will be the beginning of a positive and constructive relationship between the two clubs."

Birch added: "They have a great club, admired around the world, and it is a tribute to the strength of our own International brand that Sheffield United's own image is developing in terms of its global recognition."

The friendly, on Sunday 1 August, will kick-off at 4pm and will follow hours of fun for all Blades fans at the Club's annual Open Day.

The Open Day is an annual pre-season event which attracts thousands of supporters of all ages, and is designed to whet the appetite ahead of another assault on the Championship. It will once again be free, whilst the prestigious friendly will be priced to enable fans of all ages the chance to see United pit their wits against South American flair. Tickets are £10 (adults), £5 (concessions) and £23 (family ticket, consisting of two adults and two children) and go on sale from Monday (5 July).

 

[DuncDisorderly]

... just a shame its the day after my missus is due to give birth to our first. Lets hope she's early.

Tell her that your work is already done and get yourself to the footie...

 

[Foxy]

told ya

 

[SotonBlade]

told ya

you've been waiting a month to say that haven't you Foxy

 

[happyhippy]

told ya

You did in Northwich! Well, Linz did

 

[Come from away]

Be interesting to see if anything develops out of this link, guess it depends on how long sabella survives. Thanks Foxy.

 

[WhiteHawk]

Would rather it be Boca Juniors

 

[Sensiblade]

Would rather it be Boca Juniors

Picky bugger

 

[WhiteHawk]

Picky bugger

When I saw on the website 'Blades to face Argentine giants', I got excited and thought it could only be either Boca Juniors or River Plate.

 

[Sensiblade]

When I saw on the website 'Blades to face Argentine giants', I got excited and thought it could only be either Boca Juniors or River Plate.

I thought it might have been this

http://www.elginnursery.com/images/fullsize/Argentine_Giant_380.jpg

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

When I saw on the website 'Blades to face Argentine giants', I got excited and thought it could only be either Boca Juniors or River Plate.

I know fancy only getting the South American champions

 

[WhiteHawk]

I know fancy only getting the South American champions

If it wasn't for FIFA 10 then I would be able to tell you that I've never heard of them. The giants of Argentina to me are Boca Juniors. Makes a change from the usual crappy friendlies we play anyway.

 

[Ballinpigpubs13]

It's about time we had a decent pre-season game. Be great to see the legend Sabella again!!!!!!!

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

If it wasn't for FIFA 10 then I would be able to tell you that I've never heard of them. The giants of Argentina to me are Boca Juniors. Makes a change from the usual crappy friendlies we play anyway.

I'll be glad to see Veron gracing the hallowed turf for the first time.

 

[Kev Gee]

Brilliant!

Will be at this!

 

[mr glossop]

as stated earlier would be great to see him play for us in the second half.back in the days of man utd he came in the store i was manager of asking about red wine if i remember.

 

[Jon Bon]

I thought it might have been this

http://www.elginnursery.com/images/fullsize/Argentine_Giant_380.jpg

Hedgehog's knobs....

 

[happyhippy]

When I saw on the website 'Blades to face Argentine giants', I got excited and thought it could only be either Boca Juniors or River Plate.

Christ(TM) on a bike! I can remember when we got Leicester for a home friendly, and could count ourselves bloody lucky that we did! The one which always struck me as a weird one for a home friendly was FC Twente. The tradition is that the bigger club goes to a smaller club. Now this may be disparaging to the Dutch League (which admittedly FC Twente won lascht year met McSchlaren), but FC Twente were hardly pulling up trees at the time.

It's nice to have a home friendly anyway. The last two I can remember were chelsea under Heath (Zola scored a great free kick - lost 2-0), and we all walked out very underwhelmed, and Blackburn, when Deano came back to 'accidentally' score after about eight seconds (won 2-1).