[Benno Spire]

None of us are in charge of the budget or planning pre season friendlies or know how far in advance they need arranging, however selfishly as a fan if possible where would you suggest

My selfish trips are
1/ Costa del Sol to play Malaga and Cordoba
2/ Darmstadt
3/ Scotland with Falkirk and Dunfermline

[moondog]

 Benno Spire, on 26 January 2025 - 04:57 PM, said:

None of us are in charge of the budget or planning pre season friendlies or know how far in advance they need arranging, however selfishly as a fan if possible where would you suggest

My selfish trips are
1/ Costa del Sol to play Malaga and Cordoba
2/ Darmstadt
3/ Scotland with Falkirk and Dunfermline

Anywhere outside of England & Wales would be good

[CFC91]

The trip to Portugal a few years back was brilliant. I?d love another one abroad if possible, don?t mind where

[warfey is a spireite]

 Benno Spire, on 26 January 2025 - 04:57 PM, said:

None of us are in charge of the budget or planning pre season friendlies or know how far in advance they need arranging, however selfishly as a fan if possible where would you suggest

My selfish trips are
1/ Costa del Sol to play Malaga and Cordoba
2/ Darmstadt
3/ Scotland with Falkirk and Dunfermline

Dunfermline bar outside of stand ,friendly try Greenock Morton with the burial on floor or cove rangers,

Put burial meant murial

[Painted Wagon]

Get Buxton back

[gordon_brittas]

 Benno Spire, on 26 January 2025 - 04:57 PM, said:

None of us are in charge of the budget or planning pre season friendlies or know how far in advance they need arranging, however selfishly as a fan if possible where would you suggest

My selfish trips are
1/ Costa del Sol to play Malaga and Cordoba
2/ Darmstadt
3/ Scotland with Falkirk and Dunfermline

Agree with Scotland. Add Kelty Hearts, Alloa, Stenhousemuir and Cowdenbeath to that list as they are within a stones throw of Falkirk and Dunfermline.

[warfey is a spireite]

Done all Scottish leagues apart from who came up last year ,forget cowdenbeath it really is **** hole ,pitch in centre of stock car track , binoculars needed to see match,if you want a rare type go to brechin city ,where all down one side there's tall trees,

[Benno Spire]

With the clubs contacts at Gibraltar that?s worth a shout

[HistoricWarwick]

Painted Wagon, on 26 January 2025 - 05:56 PM, said:

Get Buxton back

Sounds like a low budget follow up to 'In Bruges' that Liam Neeson turned down...

[DIFH]

HistoricWarwick, on 27 January 2025 - 10:13 AM, said:

Sounds like a low budget follow up to 'In Bruges' that Liam Neeson turned down...

Cost/time away from the club would be s sensible barrier, management better served to be in and around the club, therefore localish games would seem a better idea. Can't see the club prioritising a change for the sake of a hand full of fans.

[moondog]

DIFH, on 27 January 2025 - 02:51 PM, said:

Cost/time away from the club would be s sensible barrier, management better served to be in and around the club, therefore localish games would seem a better idea. Can't see the club prioritising a change for the sake of a hand full of fans.

But the club fund a "training camp" away each year, making a fixture open to fans within that wouldn't be too unreasonable.

[azul]

moondog, on 27 January 2025 - 02:58 PM, said:

But the club fund a "training camp" away each year, making a fixture open to fans within that wouldn't too unreasonable.

Maybe subsidised by a raffle for one lucky winner to participate in the training camp

[DIFH]

moondog, on 27 January 2025 - 02:58 PM, said:

But the club fund a "training camp" away each year, making a fixture open to fans within that wouldn't too unreasonable.

Fair enough in those circumstances but keep pre eason local for the benefit of our local non league clubs, just my two penneth.

[moondog]

DIFH, on 27 January 2025 - 05:24 PM, said:

Fair enough in those circumstances but keep pre eason local for the benefit of our local non league clubs, just my two penneth.

That's always been the second phase of pre season although a change from the all too familiar routine wouldn't go amiss

azul, on 27 January 2025 - 03:27 PM, said:

Maybe subsidised by a raffle for one lucky winner to participate in the training camp

Great idea

[Benno Spire]

Painted Wagon, on 26 January 2025 - 05:56 PM, said:

Get Buxton back

Not a chance now they have an artificial pitch

[Radders]

Valetta and Hamrun in Malta - lovely trip

[clarevoyant.]

Radders, on 29 January 2025 - 03:03 PM, said:

Valetta and Hamrun in Malta - lovely trip

Not much to go at ground wise apart from the Ta Qali stadium and for the appeal to certain fan(s) the Tedesco stadium.


Ireland.

This post has been edited by clarevoyant.: 29 January 2025 - 03:30 PM

[Sussex Spireite]

From a purely selfish (and Ground Hopper point of view), Jersey Bulls and Guernsey would be a nice weekender. I will then have completed both of their respective leagues.

[Mr Mercury]

Well judging by the injuries sustained this pre season and how we?ve had a constant battle with them this year I?d suggest tours to a cotton wool factory, a demonstration of how to use bubble wrap and seeif we can pre registrar crash test dummies.

[stainlessstephen]

clarevoyant., on 29 January 2025 - 03:15 PM, said:

Not much to go at ground wise apart from the Ta Qali stadium and for the appeal to certain fan(s) the Tedesco stadium.


Ireland.

I've been to the Ta 'Qali stadium twice, last time after I bumped into Tomjoad in Mdina.

Sligo Rovers - given PC's connections there.

Scotland would be good, say Queen of the South.

Not the subject of this discussion Leek Town or Buxton.