Yellow Feet Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Would anyone else fancy a pre season game abroad somewhere? An opportunity for some summer sun, beers and of course pretending we're on Green Street for a few days. All joking aside can we all go somewhere lovely please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qparepp Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I thought berwick play an international match every second week and visit such nice seaside resorts such as montrose and arbroath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Haynes' Son Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I thought berwick play an international match every second week and visit such nice seaside resorts such as montrose and arbroath. Well it was coming, somebody had to say the cross-border joke sooner rather than later.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwick-the-unbeatable Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 QP used to use abroad friendlies as part of their brown paper bag routine. Lets do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 With the exception of the above-mentioned Top Hat Brigade how many SPFL2 clubs will have played a game outwith the British mainland? Clyde played in Lens in 1960 in the "Anglo-Franco-Scottish Cup", winning 4-0. Did East Fife ever tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 QP used to use abroad friendlies as part of their brown paper bag routine. Lets do it Thoroughly recommend it. We had a couple of training weeks in Germany in recent years. Players came back fitter and raring to go....supporters came back in a pretty dreadful state. Sometimes you have to take one for the team, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thoroughly recommend it. We had a couple of training weeks in Germany in recent years. Players came back fitter and raring to go....supporters came back in a pretty dreadful state. Sometimes you have to take one for the team, though. How'd you manage that with part time players though? All have work etc to do plus in pre season we had about 10 signed players, we never had a decent sized squad till a few weeks into the actual season. If we were abroad we would of never been able to get people in on trial/for trial games etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 With the exception of the above-mentioned Top Hat Brigade how many SPFL2 clubs will have played a game outwith the British mainland? Clyde played in Lens in 1960 in the "Anglo-Franco-Scottish Cup", winning 4-0. Did East Fife ever tour? We've also played in Canada (under Roberts), Zimbabwe and South Africa. Think they were separate tours. May be others that I've forgotten.Really enjoyed the Norfolk tour a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 How'd you manage that with part time players though? All have work etc to do plus in pre season we had about 10 signed players, we never had a decent sized squad till a few weeks into the actual season. If we were abroad we would of never been able to get people in on trial/for trial games etc. Guys just took holidays from work. Obviously not all of them could, but the vast majority were there. We had a squad with a really good team spirit that stayed together for two or three years and they seemed to be quite happy to play for nothing; it worked, and we had some terrific years. Sigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spider Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 yes, and what the players from that season get out of it............it's not even as if any of them went on to win professional contracts afterwards,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,apart from David Crawford, Alan Trouten, Mick Dunlop, Damiano Agostini, Stephen Canning, Stuart Kettlewell, David Weatherston, Mark Ferry, Paul Paton and Paul Cairney of course? sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convenor Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Somebody needs to convince Gus to get us back to Germany pre-season - 3 years in a row of drunken buffoonery. The fans were pretty seshed as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convenor Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 We also went to Cattolica, Italy, pre-season in 2004 when Brannigan was manager. Pumped S.S Penarossa (the champions of San Marino I think) 7-1. Ally Graham hat-trick. They were pish. Also lost 2-0 to Forli in the middle of nowhere A few weeks later Brannigan was sacked for scrapping with Stevie Canning's old man during the game at Elgin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerwickMad Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Our bandits would probably be up for this shit. 4 days in Magaluf with no games of football sounds about right for them. Actually, no. They were asked last year if they wanted to stay over in Aberdeen pre-Culter. They refused! #bandits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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