The Tour

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

So you can all start looking for hotels. The tour will be to Madrid.

Actually, that might not be a bad shout. IIRC at the forum back in January, didn't Luggy mention that he mentored Jose Mourinho when he was taking his coaching badges....

 

[Blue_Shrimper1959]

Actually, that might not be a bad shout. IIRC at the forum back in January, didn't Luggy mention that he mentored Jose Mourinho when he was taking his coaching badges....

I believe Luggy was Mourinho's final assessor for his UEFA A license.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

I believe Luggy was Mourinho's final assessor for his UEFA A license.

I knew it was somthing along those lines :smile:

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

There's more than one team in Madrid ...........

 

[TrueBlue]

Club League Sport Venue Established Capacity
Real Madrid C.F. La Liga Football Santiago Bernabéu 1902 80,354
Atlético Madrid La Liga Football Vicente Calderón 1903 54,851
Rayo Vallecano La Liga Football Estadio de Vallecas 1924 15,500
Real Madrid Castilla Segunda División B Football Alfredo di Stéfano 1930 6,000
Real Madrid Baloncesto ACB Basketball Palacio de Deportes de Madrid 1932 16,000
CB Estudiantes ACB Basketball Palacio de Deportes de Madrid 1948 16,000
BM Atlético Madrid ASOBAL Handball Palacio Vistalegre 2011 15,000

 

[kentblues]

Of course 'am' is as likely to be a typo for 'and'
Key is we should welcome and appreciate this effort to keep zoners in the loop where practical
So thank you from me.

 

[Grayson]

Getafe are another La Liga club based in Madrid.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Getafe are another La Liga club based in Madrid.

Not far from Madrid would be a little more accurate.:winking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getafe

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Club League Sport Venue Established Capacity
Real Madrid C.F. La Liga Football Santiago Bernabéu 1902 80,354
Atlético Madrid La Liga Football Vicente Calderón 1903 54,851
Rayo Vallecano La Liga Football Estadio de Vallecas 1924 15,500
Real Madrid Castilla Segunda División B Football Alfredo di Stéfano 1930 6,000
Real Madrid Baloncesto ACB Basketball Palacio de Deportes de Madrid 1932 16,000
CB Estudiantes ACB Basketball Palacio de Deportes de Madrid 1948 16,000
BM Atlético Madrid ASOBAL Handball Palacio Vistalegre 2011 15,000

"Two world wide known teams" should help eliminate a few of those!

 

[southend4ever]

A wee birdie told me that the club has been waiting for confirmation of tour and the nod from the two worldwide known teams of there acknowledgement to play us and then the organising venues and training facilities. As most fans know prices for flights and availability of seats change daily plus hotels in area due to popularity of city are hard to find for block booking and reasonable prices. The club has to confirm all these points before making it public so that fans dont book and then find tour is cancelled the gaffer is almost 100% certain that on monday at latest tuesday there will be press conference. He also wants to assure fans that at moment he is in negotiations with 5 new players and hopes quickly to tie some of these up at same time am negotiating with a couple of players from this year He wants to let the fans know these negotiations can be lengthy due to it being holiday time for players agents physios and managers oh and offcourse chief execs. He hopes the info can settle fans minds keep the faith.

Thanks Andrea.

 

[canveyshrimper]

I still think it's Canvey & Concord. :unsure:

 

[Smiffy]

And of course Insure & Go were bought out by Mapfre not that long ago. Mapfre are of course a huge Insurance company based in Madrid. One of the Mapfre directors is also on the board of Real Madrid. This was almost a go'er last season. I wonder...

 

[Beefy]

It would likely be Castilla (the B team playing in the Spanish second tier) rather than Real Madrid themselves, I'd assume. Would be quite the trip though.

Madrid is a lovely city, if you can avoid getting pickpocketed....

 

[dodgeblue]

And of course Insure & Go were bought out by Mapfre not that long ago. Mapfre are of course a huge Insurance company based in Madrid. One of the Mapfre directors is also on the board of Real Madrid. This was almost a go'er last season. I wonder...

Correct and Real/Athletico have B/C teams we could play

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

Mapfre undertake quite a bit of sponsorship of moto gp bikes ........... that has got nothing to do with this thread ....... but there you go ............

:thump:

 

[Colchester Shrimper]

I bet Colchester United is one and Wivenhoe Town?

 

[TrueBlue]

I bet Colchester United is one and Wivenhoe Town?

Already been to their ground and ****ed on it once!

 

[WickfordShrimper]

''He hopes the info can settle fans minds keep the faith. ''

Dont worry 90% of us Shrimpers ARE Keeping the Faith :-)

Everyones a Winner:thumbsup:

 

[Pubey]

Madrid would be superb!

 

[BluesMike61]

With direct flights to Barcelona and the Mourinho connection, it has to be Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at Camp Nou.