?Birminghamstag10 wrote:not too inspiring a schedule but would rather have L1 or Championship sides personally, and a local side like Rotherham will bring a decent following and associated revenue. Never been one for the big name Prem side in a preseason list.
The TBC might liven it up a bit....
adamstag wrote:Good work with oldham away
bobbystagsfan wrote:adamstag wrote:Good work with oldham away
Bit of a weird one to me
gazza1988 wrote:I do wonder how the 2 week extension, for us, last season will affect our fitness. Add to that the season starting a week early. Players have their holidays in one chunk once the season ends, will they have had enough rest days before entering preseason training. Will we have enough pre season training to last a season?
It's a ready made good excuse, as some will say. It's a valid one though. Only Grimsby would be "worse off" than us in this respect.
Look what happened the last time pre season was cut short. When they forced the cup game on us2 years ago. GC said at the time it wasn't ideal and we struggled again. Whether that is down to the manager or not is up for debate. It certainly didn't help.
oldweststander wrote:gazza1988 wrote:I do wonder how the 2 week extension, for us, last season will affect our fitness. Add to that the season starting a week early. Players have their holidays in one chunk once the season ends, will they have had enough rest days before entering preseason training. Will we have enough pre season training to last a season?
It's a ready made good excuse, as some will say. It's a valid one though. Only Grimsby would be "worse off" than us in this respect.
Look what happened the last time pre season was cut short. When they forced the cup game on us2 years ago. GC said at the time it wasn't ideal and we struggled again. Whether that is down to the manager or not is up for debate. It certainly didn't help.
Bringing the season forward a week just because of the World Cup is ridiculous for L1 and L2 clubs who are extremely unlikely to lose players to tge competition.
Nigel certainly is unhappy about it.
Dan wrote:Awful.
Birminghamstag10 wrote:not too inspiring a schedule but would rather have L1 or Championship sides personally, and a local side like Rotherham will bring a decent following and associated revenue. Never been one for the big name Prem side in a preseason list.
The TBC might liven it up a bit....
Tippy Tappy Football wrote:I think some Oldham fans will want Mansfield to pull out of the Oldham friendly as they are boycotting games at Boundary Park. They did arrange a friendly against Bolton but Bolton then pulled out after their supporters groups requested them to.
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/2 ... -backlash/
It's a shame we could not have had a pre-season friendly or two in Scotland or even at a new non-league ground such as York City's new ground. Spennymoor, Darlington or Blyth Spartans in the North East would have been ok as well.
Tippy Tappy Football wrote:I think some Oldham fans will want Mansfield to pull out of the Oldham friendly as they are boycotting games at Boundary Park. They did arrange a friendly against Bolton but Bolton then pulled out after their supporters groups requested them to.
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/2 ... -backlash/
It's a shame we could not have had a pre-season friendly or two in Scotland or even at a new non-league ground such as York City's new ground. Spennymoor, Darlington or Blyth Spartans in the North East would have been ok as well.
adamstag wrote:bobbystagsfan wrote:adamstag wrote:Good work with oldham away
Bit of a weird one to me
Always beneficial if you live in manchester.
phil22 wrote:Very uninspiring. Preseason a strange mix though. Need the players to be ready but again would like a top club visiting to fill the coffers.....but then stags v man City would fill the stadium, but a massive defeat could demoralise them.....tricky one
Martin Shaw wrote:Tippy Tappy Football wrote:I think some Oldham fans will want Mansfield to pull out of the Oldham friendly as they are boycotting games at Boundary Park. They did arrange a friendly against Bolton but Bolton then pulled out after their supporters groups requested them to.
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/2 ... -backlash/
It's a shame we could not have had a pre-season friendly or two in Scotland or even at a new non-league ground such as York City's new ground. Spennymoor, Darlington or Blyth Spartans in the North East would have been ok as well.
if we're having requests, I'll have somewhere in the West Midlands for the Tues 19th fixture. As close to Edgbaston as possible.
Bradders wrote:I'm happy with any fixtures. It's pre-season, not a competition. It's only worth going to get an early look at one or two new signings and potential signings. Usually the format includes changing most of the team at half time, putting players out of position, trying a few unusual tactics and generally messing about. The average fan learns little, because we aren't told what the manager is trying to achieve.
As long as the opposition keeps to the agreement that no rash tackles will be allowed, they can be anybody reasonably competent. Retford and Matlock are handy. I like Worksop as well.
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