what's a dognut anyway?[b said:Quote[/b] (tommytwoholes @ May 11 2004,14:47)]Who took the jam out of your dognuts?All i was saying that it is nice for the fans/players to take on higher league opposition. And so what if they get half the gate receipts. Get chelsea and you get a full house at £15 a ticket. your looking at atleast 70K. Hardly going to put us out of pocket is it!! I would rather watch us play premier than orient thats for sure.
Indeed... although for Dennis Bergkamp's Arsenal debut (which came at Roots Hall, for all you pub quiz buffs out there), there were nigh on 10,000 in the ground...[b said:
with most clubs, catering and printing would be a profit not a cost !![b said:Quote[/b] (Napster @ May 11 2004,14:55)]what's a dognut anyway?[b said:Quote[/b] (tommytwoholes @ May 11 2004,14:47)]Who took the jam out of your dognuts?All i was saying that it is nice for the fans/players to take on higher league opposition. And so what if they get half the gate receipts. Get chelsea and you get a full house at £15 a ticket. your looking at atleast 70K. Hardly going to put us out of pocket is it!! I would rather watch us play premier than orient thats for sure.
I have never seen us sell out in a pre-season friendly....and £15 a ticket for a pre-season is way too much to charge. So, 70k is out to start. Ok, now factor in staff costs, catering costs, promotion costs, policing costs, (and if they're expecting a big crowd, we will get charged), printing costs, plus wages, and you're looking at losing a hefty sum of any money we make. So why do it? To make a few kids happy?
I don;t care who we play at all, to be honest. It's not about having big games, it's about us gelling and getting fit. End of.
Yep... it's why I've always had a somewhat rose-tinted view of the talents of The Lion from Lagos...[b said:
And an away game at Canvey[b said:
Thank you, I thought I was going mad.[b said:Quote[/b] (swanseashrimper @ May 11 2004,16:01)]Funny, I thought that pre-season friendlies were about getting the team together, and preparing for the coming season.
If it means are team are better prepared, I'd rather they played against small local teams.
Besides, if we played the gooners, they'd either field a side that nobody's heard of, or thrash us, and leave us demoralised.
Good preparation?
You are.[b said:Quote[/b] (Napster @ May 11 2004,16:02)]Thank you, I thought I was going mad.[b said:Quote[/b] (swanseashrimper @ May 11 2004,16:01)]Funny, I thought that pre-season friendlies were about getting the team together, and preparing for the coming season.
If it means are team are better prepared, I'd rather they played against small local teams.
Besides, if we played the gooners, they'd either field a side that nobody's heard of, or thrash us, and leave us demoralised.
Good preparation?
Who said that?[b said:Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ May 11 2004,16:05)]You are.[b said:Quote[/b] (Napster @ May 11 2004,16:02)]Thank you, I thought I was going mad.[b said:Quote[/b] (swanseashrimper @ May 11 2004,16:01)]Funny, I thought that pre-season friendlies were about getting the team together, and preparing for the coming season.
If it means are team are better prepared, I'd rather they played against small local teams.
Besides, if we played the gooners, they'd either field a side that nobody's heard of, or thrash us, and leave us demoralised.
Good preparation?
Doesn't "going mad" imply sanity to start with?[b said:Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ May 11 2004,16:05)]You are.[b said:Quote[/b] (Napster @ May 11 2004,16:02)]Thank you, I thought I was going mad.[b said:Quote[/b] (swanseashrimper @ May 11 2004,16:01)]Funny, I thought that pre-season friendlies were about getting the team together, and preparing for the coming season.
If it means are team are better prepared, I'd rather they played against small local teams.
Besides, if we played the gooners, they'd either field a side that nobody's heard of, or thrash us, and leave us demoralised.
Good preparation?
10 points Bob[b said:Quote[/b] (swanseashrimper @ May 11 2004,16:08)]Doesn't "going mad" imply sanity to start with?[b said:Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ May 11 2004,16:05)]You are.[b said:Quote[/b] (Napster @ May 11 2004,16:02)]Thank you, I thought I was going mad.[b said:Quote[/b] (swanseashrimper @ May 11 2004,16:01)]Funny, I thought that pre-season friendlies were about getting the team together, and preparing for the coming season.
If it means are team are better prepared, I'd rather they played against small local teams.
Besides, if we played the gooners, they'd either field a side that nobody's heard of, or thrash us, and leave us demoralised.
Good preparation?
Wibble[b said:Quote[/b] (tommytwoholes @ May 11 2004,16:16)]What and you think that grays and thurrock are not going to treat us the same as we would treat a premiership team (ie a higher league). Im not saying i want every friendly to be a prem side i was just saying that i think its good for the fans and good for the players. And it could have a great affect on moral if you beat a decent team same as losing to billericay town could have a negative effect . Im not a premiership watching glory boy and il be at most of the pre-season games. Just think it would be nice to test the boys against some class, instead of thrashing amatuers and getting beat when the league starts . The whole argument works both ways.
