So, preseason tour

[Edgar Allan Poo]

We're playing a Benfica all star XI with Eusebio and Brian Deane playing up front. It's a midnight KO on the 14th of Julember.

Bloody typical - I'm working that day.

 

[biggiesablade]

It would appear the American take-over is happening!

However, the new owners are not planning a lot of recovery time for the squad in order to get a quick return on the investment:

Date	Fixture	Details
1 July	Atlanta United FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
2 July	Austin FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
3 July	Charlotte FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
4 July	Chicago Fire FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View Independence Day Special
5 July	Colorado Rapids	Away. DAZN Pay per View
6 July	Columbus Crew	Away. DAZN Pay per View
7 July	D.C. United	Away. DAZN Pay per View
8 July	FC Cincinnati	Away. DAZN Pay per View
9 July	FC Dallas	Away. DAZN Pay per View
10 July	Houston Dynamo FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
11 July	Inter Miami CF	Away. DAZN Pay per View
12 July	LA Galaxy	Away. DAZN Pay per View
13 July	Los Angeles FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
14 July	Minnesota United FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
15 July	CF Montréal	Away. DAZN Pay per View
16 July	Nashville SC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
17 July	New England Revolution	Away. DAZN Pay per View
18 July	New York City FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
19 July	New York Red Bulls	Away. DAZN Pay per View
20 July	Orlando City SC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
21 July	Philadelphia Union	Away. DAZN Pay per View
22 July	Portland Timbers	Away. DAZN Pay per View
23 July	Real Salt Lake	Away. DAZN Pay per View
24 July	San Jose Earthquakes	Away. DAZN Pay per View
25 July	Seattle Sounders FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
26 July	Sporting Kansas City	Away. DAZN Pay per View
27 July	St. Louis City SC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
28 July	Toronto FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
29 July	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
30 July	TBA	Championship.

What do you mean

 

[Baghdad Blade]

Well it will be better than the shambolic preseason last year. By the way what has a profit got to do with preseason friendlies? You suggesting we should go to UAE and squander what little money we have.

I can put the squad up in Abu Dhabi if it helps save money?

 

[BigBed]

What day do we play Chesterfield??

 

[Maidenhead]

I remember wilders first season and getting up early to go to cleethorpes on the train, I thought to myself a nice sunny day, a few beers by the seaside watching the blades and bring some candy floss back… I wasn’t expecting a full scale riot from 12pm until we got back to the train station !

Were a good day out though

 

[St Albans Blade]

It would appear the American take-over is happening!

However, the new owners are not planning a lot of recovery time for the squad in order to get a quick return on the investment:

Date	Fixture	Details
1 July	Atlanta United FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
2 July	Austin FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
3 July	Charlotte FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
4 July	Chicago Fire FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View Independence Day Special
5 July	Colorado Rapids	Away. DAZN Pay per View
6 July	Columbus Crew	Away. DAZN Pay per View
7 July	D.C. United	Away. DAZN Pay per View
8 July	FC Cincinnati	Away. DAZN Pay per View
9 July	FC Dallas	Away. DAZN Pay per View
10 July	Houston Dynamo FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
11 July	Inter Miami CF	Away. DAZN Pay per View
12 July	LA Galaxy	Away. DAZN Pay per View
13 July	Los Angeles FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
14 July	Minnesota United FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
15 July	CF Montréal	Away. DAZN Pay per View
16 July	Nashville SC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
17 July	New England Revolution	Away. DAZN Pay per View
18 July	New York City FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
19 July	New York Red Bulls	Away. DAZN Pay per View
20 July	Orlando City SC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
21 July	Philadelphia Union	Away. DAZN Pay per View
22 July	Portland Timbers	Away. DAZN Pay per View
23 July	Real Salt Lake	Away. DAZN Pay per View
24 July	San Jose Earthquakes	Away. DAZN Pay per View
25 July	Seattle Sounders FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
26 July	Sporting Kansas City	Away. DAZN Pay per View
27 July	St. Louis City SC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
28 July	Toronto FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
29 July	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Away. DAZN Pay per View
30 July	TBA	Championship.

 

[JT89]

This wasn't funny the first time you posted it in the pre-season tour thread, no idea why you thought it needed it's own thread?

 

[Champagneblade]

Hope they can throw a couple of games in Northern Ireland

I'd rather the best team wins

 

[Sean Thornton]

Hopefully a visit to Matlock.

Grimsby for the preseason kidney punching warm up.

Scotland
Moose has gone even though he was looking forward to playing Cowdenbeath. Drew the line at Partick Thistle, for obvious reasons. Would have played at Huntly if they hadn’t split from Palmer.

 

[Silent Blade]

This wasn't funny the first time you posted it in the pre-season tour thread, no idea why you thought it needed it's own thread?

Cos he loves the attention

 

[singaporeblade]

I remember wilders first season and getting up early to go to cleethorpes on the train, I thought to myself a nice sunny day, a few beers by the seaside watching the blades and bring some candy floss back… I wasn’t expecting a full scale riot from 12pm until we got back to the train station !

Ha! That made me LOL

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

 

[LudlamBlade]

This wasn't funny the first time you posted it in the pre-season tour thread, no idea why you thought it needed it's own thread?

"Ahhhhh that wa comedy gold that joke I med, I'm wasted on this forum, don't understand why they dint laugh though?! Mebbe they just dint see it, that must be it. Thedda laughed if thed seen it, had to, comedy gold. I know, I'll gi it a thread of its own, that'll do it"

 

[blade too long]

MESSY ITENARY doing the US alphabetically means zig zagging cross country

 

[Ian MacMillan]

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[raul]

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Huge, if true.

 

[djbaldken]

UD Lanzarote in Ariciffe. Tidy ground. Reasonable playing surface. Football in the sun. Equivalent league two opposition. 4Euro s entry. Cool beers watching match .And a 20 minute bus drive for me.
Looking forward to it.

 

[HarryHaslam]

Heard Lisbon but not sure how true it is.

 

[Alan Birchenall's hair]

Besides death and taxes, the only other certainty in life is a pre-season friendly at Stocksbridge Park Steels....

 

[YorkBlade]

I've been told we are playing in Lisbon on July 8th and that is why the players can't attend the corporate golf day, and they say Nurses have it tough. Let's see if my intel is good! Club should release official info soon.

Watch it be Scotland now!

 

[Paisley Blade]

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Not often the Bard of Barnsley is lost for words.

 

[HarryHaslam]

I've been told we are playing in Lisbon on July 8th and that is why the players can't attend the corporate golf day, and they say Nurses have it tough. Let's see if my intel is good! Club should release official info soon.

Watch it be Scotland now!

Posted Lisbon a couple of posts above as that’s what I have been told.

 

[nickwr37]

I've been told we are playing in Lisbon on July 8th and that is why the players can't attend the corporate golf day, and they say Nurses have it tough. Let's see if my intel is good! Club should release official info soon.

Watch it be Scotland now!

6/7-13/7 Man to Lisbon EJ is £207 return and decent flight times.More for shorter trip. Pricy. Ryanair next check. 7/7-12/7 £174 and crap flight times.

 

[St Albans Blade]

Frankly, screwed up where it was posted yesterday (and clearly did improve things today)

... apologies.

 

[St Albans Blade]

Come on, it could have been worse...

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

Gibraltar please

No chance. Monkey Pox.

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

I’m not saying I am itk but I have booked a flight to Lisbon on the 6th July, I’m hoping to watch some football on the Friday and fly back on the 10th July

Friday is the 10th.

 

[raul]

Not often the Bard of Barnsley is lost for words.

On pre-season trips I cannot comment

I've lost my voice at this untimely momment

 

[LudlamBlade]

UD Lanzarote in Ariciffe. Tidy ground. Reasonable playing surface. Football in the sun. Equivalent league two opposition. 4Euro s entry. Cool beers watching match .And a 20 minute bus drive for me.
Looking forward to it.

I've played on that pitch! Played 3 games in the summer of 2015, playing for the Thomson Majesty against the Aida Blu in a cruise tournament.

It is a lovely surface!

We won the tournament 2-1

 

[BlairBlade]

Bordeaux would be perfect.