Team Off To Slightly Warmer Climes

[Willie Coulson's Red Cheeks]

It's a chance for PB to top up his tan too!

 

[LennySUFC]

Sure is. My old man was lucky enough to bump into the entire squad at the airport this morning. Chatted to quite a few of them and said Barney said how pleased he was to be back. Apparently Boots and Laces has been flooded for a while and has made any decent standard of training pretty much impossible, so they'll be taking the short break to recharge the batteries and have a few decent training sessions.

Has Ron finally found the war chest stuffed to the brim with the Eastwood money or...?!

Don't be a fool, we spent the £1.5m on the sprinkler system, hence why we use it every game no matter the weather!

 

[tia]

Wish i was going to Portugal too!.Bloody miserable weather again

 

[BlueBore]

It's a chance for PB to top up his tan too!

I think he goes to Superdrug for that :-)

 

[Evening Echo]

Southend United aim to re-find form in sunshine as they head to Portugal for training

SOUTHEND United’s players have flown out to Portugal in a bid to revitalise their promotion challenge.

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[Highlands Blue]

Wish i was going to Portugal too!.Bloody miserable weather again

I was there last week for 4 days v nice, top day around 21C, but it's nice to be able to walk around without being bundled up against the elements! It will do the squad good, as long as they don't go on the beer too much.
Did they go from London (Southend) Airport?.................... I'm not sure whether this implies that Southend is part of London or is London a suburb of Southend
Answers on a postcard etc etc

 

[Portuguese Shrimper]

Wonder where they are staying - presumably somewhere on the Algarve!!

 

[Maidstone Shrimper]

Judging by the way they've struggled on sodden windswept pitches wouldn't they be better off training in Somerset?

 

[Pubey]

Wonder where they are staying - presumably somewhere on the Algarve!!

Let's hope they don't leave Ron Martin in an apartment while they all go out for tapas...

 

[jaffa1]

I'm sure the break will do the squad the world of good - but I noticed that Benfica's match v Sporting Lisbon was cancelled yesterday as the stadium was damaged by high winds.......

 

[chapperzUK]

Latest from the club twitter feed:

Brown: "We've managed to arrange a game with Aalborg for this afternoon. The Danish league is very technical, so it should be a real test."

Brown: "We had an excellent hour and a half session this morning in very good conditions. We're already getting the benefits."

Blues will also be playing a 60-minute training game against Danish Superliga side Aalborg BK during their time in Portugal.

 

[Zeuss]

BBenfica v Sporting cancelled???Now that really is a surprise-I bet Porto would be pleased at the end of the season that their 2 major rivals played one game less than them!

 

[Prodigal Son]

Just spoke to a local who is involved with teams that visit, they are at a place called Dunas Douradas which is Vale De Lobo, staying in apartments which sprawl, so it will be hard to keep a check on them although bars are a bit of a walk from there. it's next to the Ria Park where Spartak Moscow have been staying and was the hotel that Germany stayed in for Euro 2004. They've had alot of rain too, so the pitches are not great but better than back home.

 

[chapperzUK]

Blues beat Aalborg BK of the Danish Superliga 1-0 in a 60-minute friendly today. Barry Corr's penalty was the difference between the sides.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

What a waste of resources. Training and playing on West Ham's 'quality' pitch, didn't do much for us at Mansfield and training in Portugal may not be ideal preparation for the pudding of a pitch that Roots Hall is likely to be on Saturday. Far better to have used Braintree's waterlogged facilities..........less distance to travel and may prepare us better for the game against Exeter. :winking:

 

[Dazzaref]

Not sure if this link and the translation will work from Aalborg BK's website!

http://www.freetranslation.com/en/t...2014/02/reserverne-tabte-til-englaendere.aspx

 

[RobB11]

Haha. Is it wise for Prosser not to be wearing shinpads considering his recent knocks. Does look very much just like a kickabout up the park, only wearing training gear.

 

[bucket&spade.f.c]

Has a Madrid pre-season trip been confirmed? :unsure: As I recall that has previously been largely financed by Insure and Go's parent company, so minimal cost to the club. Certainly wages are up to date though.

Maybe some of the FA Cup money was put aside with this in mind?

After this I would put my money on tour this pre season being in Portugal

 

[CHEMICO FC]

Its been raining nearly every day out there.Lovely pitches out there better than most England league sides.

 

[Bobby dazzler]

That translation is class