2021 Friendlies

[Ricky Otto]

Make sure I understand this. Due to a fortunate windfall, you attract all the best players by subsidising the significant costs of football (effectively paying them), then you complain because you win all the matches!
You complain about money talking but it sounds like your club is positively shouting.

I think with the money in football that admin costs should be just that and that all clubs should be able to pay for these things with a couple of fundraising events every year, like they have in the past. Paying a massive registration cost when you don't know how much football you will play is wrong IMO, I've been registered and missed a whole season because of an injury in the last pre-season friendly before. Players might find themselves on the bench the bulk of a season and recently seasons can get cancelled.

 

[Mick]

I think with the money in football that admin costs should be just that and that all clubs should be able to pay for these things with a couple of fundraising events every year, like they have in the past. Paying a massive registration cost when you don't know how much football you will play is wrong IMO, I've been registered and missed a whole season because of an injury in the last pre-season friendly before. Players might find themselves on the bench the bulk of a season and recently seasons can get cancelled.

Registration costs are a very small part of the cost of Sunday football, certainly round this way. To assist clubs in these difficult times the Southend Sunday League is charging no entry fee for the League and League Cups and no registration fee for as many players as the clubs wish to register. All we are asking is a modest entry fee and donation to the Charity Competition all of which goes to local charities.
The real cost is that of pitch hire, especially councils who have been charging increasingly large amounts for decreasing quality of service over recent years.
I don't know who you've been paying a massive registration to as the Chelmsford League you mentioned is not charging for player registration either.

 

[BlueShrimperDean]

Anyway, is there any more teams scheduled in our pre season situation ?

 

[Tommy2holes]

No i think ET will play the 1st team.

I know he has magic in his wand like finger but I honestly can't see him having any sort of impact on the first team.

 

[fbm]

The amazing gulf in owners!

Blackpool fans should be our example on how fans can change a club when under corrupt ownership.

Careful - you cannot imply that Ron is a corrupt owner just because you don't like the way he runs the club.

There is a huge difference between what Oysten did and what Ron has done/is doing.

 

[WestyReturns]

Careful - you cannot imply that Ron is a corrupt owner just because you don't like the way he runs the club.

There is a huge difference between what Oysten did and what Ron has done/is doing.

My comment was in comparison to the Brentford ownership is how the incredible difference can be made on league positions created by owners with 2 similar size clubs.

 

[rigsby]

My comment was in comparison to the Brentford ownership is how the incredible difference can be made on league positions created by owners with 2 similar size clubs.

The Brentford owner has already sold on the land at the new stadium for housing....For a cool £400m.

Your not wrong, what and incredible difference that has made. When you add on the development of Griffin park and if the owners chooses to do the same as the Oystons and pocket some PL money he could walk away with £500m.

All owners are in it for gain, one way or another. Anyone who kids themselves otherwise is easily fooled.

 

[Murkey_Mouse]

The Brentford owner has already sold on the land at the new stadium for housing....For a cool £400m.

Your not wrong, what and incredible difference that has made. When you add on the development of Griffin park and if the owners chooses to do the same as the Oystons and pocket some PL money he could walk away with £500m.

All owners are in it for gain, one way or another. Anyone who kids themselves otherwise is easily fooled.

Brentford will never expand their stadium in the future, as 17k is their limits, no room at all!

 

[NZamba Legend]

One day Brentford will look at us and say how come this club of a similar size is playing in the Champions League every season in a 24000 capacity stadium and with the young progressive coach Phil Brown as their manager.

 

[RHB]

The latest on the friendlies front:

 

[NZamba Legend]

Brentford XI?!!!

The reminders of how far we have fallen are just gonna keep coming

 

[RHB]

Brentford XI?!!!

The reminders of how far we have fallen are just gonna keep coming

I fear there are going to be far more potent reminders during the course of this season.

 

[overseas shrimper]

Brentford XI?!!!

The reminders of how far we have fallen are just gonna keep coming

Waiting for an update reading 'Great Wakering Rovers XI'.

 

[Tommy2holes]

When do the players report back?

First game is at Wakering on Tuesday the 29th of July. Roughly a month away

 

[Jai]

When do the players report back?

First game is at Wakering on Tuesday the 29th of July. Roughly a month away

They report back second week of July I think. Thought the friendlies were earlier than that, don't we have w*** h** on the 23rd?

 

[Westcliff DGS]

When do the players report back?

First game is at Wakering on Tuesday the 29th of July. Roughly a month away

Wakering is the 20th i think

 

[overseas shrimper]

When do the players report back?

First game is at Wakering on Tuesday the 29th of July. Roughly a month away

Post #150 (on this page)... GWR on 20th, West Ham XI on 23rd.

 

[Westcliff Shrimper]

When do the players report back?

First game is at Wakering on Tuesday the 29th of July. Roughly a month away

Pre-season training starts on Thursday 8th July. Would imagine that day and the next are getting the players weighed etc to see how they've done over the summer break before the running starts on the Monday!

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

Playing Hullbridge Sports on 11th August

 

[Mad Cyril]

You will need more than a Covid vaccination to visit some of these places.