ross my dear chap.....Are you saying we 'have' arranged a friendly with Bilbao or that we are 'trying' to arrange a friendly with them or that you 'personally' would like a friendly with them or that we 'tried' to arrange one but didn't succeed or finally that Bilbao are the 'preffered' choice for a number of other clubs? I'm a bit thick you see!
[cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]ross my dear chap.....Are you saying we 'have' arranged a friendly with Bilbao or that we are 'trying' to arrange a friendly with them or that you 'personally' would like a friendly with them or that we 'tried' to arrange one but didn't succeed or finally that Bilbao are the 'preffered' choice of other clubs?
[cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]ross my dear chap.....Are you saying we 'have' arranged a friendly with Bilbao or that we are 'trying' to arrange a friendly with them or that you 'personally' would like a friendly with them or that we 'tried' to arrange one but didn't succeed or finally that Bilbao are the 'preffered' choice of other clubs?
on Bilbao's website apparently
yes, it's on their site and they apparently play Colchesterb2 days later
Why is the OS so reticent to divulge information like this? like the proposed trip to Spain. No confirmation of any games despite various sites saying we're in some tourny with Marbella, Malage & Iran. My gfriend lives in Marbella so I'm waiting to book my flights (despite it being behind closed doors). Anyone know any info about this?
[cite]Posted By: stop shouting[/cite]Why is the OS so reticent to divulge information like this? like the proposed trip to Spain. No confirmation of any games despite various sites saying we're in some tourny with Marbella, Malage & Iran. My gfriend lives in Marbella so I'm waiting to book my flights (despite it being behind closed doors). Anyone know any info about this?
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Maybe the OS waits until games have been confirmed.
Maybe cos their OS don't wait until games have been confirmed.
Bit like Southend's OS saying they had signed James Walker before he done his, to be failed, medical and Huddersfield's OS telling everyone that Phil Parkinson was their new manager when he hadn't accepted the job.
[cite]Posted By: stop shouting[/cite]Why is the OS so reticent to divulge information like this? like the proposed trip to Spain. No confirmation of any games despite various sites saying we're in some tourny with Marbella, Malage & Iran. My gfriend lives in Marbella so I'm waiting to book my flights (despite it being behind closed doors). Anyone know any info about this?
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Maybe the OS waits until games have been confirmed.
And why Henry has it not been confirmed when we're going out there in the next couple of weeks? Leaving it a bit late aren't we if we haven't arranged anything or are we gonna just gonna play the local waiters if we cannot sort summink out!
[cite]Posted By: stop shouting[/cite]And why Henry has it not been confirmed when we're going out there in the next couple of weeks? Leaving it a bit late aren't we if we haven't arranged anything or are we gonna just gonna play the local waiters if we cannot sort summink out!
And if the club announce something and it then changes will you promise not to complain or moan that the club can't even organise a overseas tour or that you've spent a fortune on flights and will now miss the game or that you went all the way out there and it was behind closed doors and no one would let you in despite it being on the OS.
[cite]Posted By: stop shouting[/cite] If we did it was a long, long time ago.
The guys who write the OS get frustrated as well. They knew Paddy was going to Palace and had the story ready to run only to find in the morning that Warnock had given an interview to the SLP saying it was happening. What can they do? They are told to wait until the deal is actually done and paperwork registered as until then it's not a done deal. But then they see their story scooped by someone else.
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite] Maybe cos their OS don't wait until games have been confirmed.
Bit like Southend's OS saying they had signed James Walker before he done his, to be failed, medical and Huddersfield's OS telling everyone that Phil Parkinson was their new manager when he hadn't accepted the job.
You can't see me but i'm pulling a face and going 'ooooooooooooohh' at you and i will remind you of this when the game goes ahead!
Fair play Henry & you're always going to back up the club & understandably so. My point is that why does the club have to make everything so clandestine. This is a friendly for gawd's sake. It's like whenever we sell or sign someone, it's on the other clubs OS before ours. As I said, I understand the Dep Marbella friendly is going to be behind doors so it's not open to supporters anyway. If I decide to go, that's a matter for me. I just wish the club would be a bit more forthcoming with information than they are & this is another example of information not being released to the fans.
Both Friendlies in Spain are behind closed doors hence that's why no news on Official site. They are going to Cadiz on the 14th & returning on the 24th. Iran is one of the Friendlies.
Looks like Colchester know something about this (last sentence) - somebody from the club better tell Pardew to get the players there on the day or we might have to get a side together - bagsey not in goal:
Colchester United will host Athletic Bilbao in their first match at the new Community Stadium.
The Spanish giants will visit the U's new ground on 4 August. They will feature in the first ever match to be played at the 10,000 seater stadium which replaces Colchester's Layer Road ground. Colchester spokesman Matt Hudson told BBC Essex: "We've been looking for a big name and with Bilbao being in England to play Charlton it's ideal."
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I thought it was Sporting Chicken Goujons but they may not have been able to get them...
I'm a bit thick you see!
on Bilbao's website apparently
yes, it's on their site and they apparently play Colchesterb2 days later
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Maybe the OS waits until games have been confirmed.
Bit like Southend's OS saying they had signed James Walker before he done his, to be failed, medical and Huddersfield's OS telling everyone that Phil Parkinson was their new manager when he hadn't accepted the job.
because they didn't wait until it was confirmed?
And if the club announce something and it then changes will you promise not to complain or moan that the club can't even organise a overseas tour or that you've spent a fortune on flights and will now miss the game or that you went all the way out there and it was behind closed doors and no one would let you in despite it being on the OS.
The guys who write the OS get frustrated as well. They knew Paddy was going to Palace and had the story ready to run only to find in the morning that Warnock had given an interview to the SLP saying it was happening. What can they do? They are told to wait until the deal is actually done and paperwork registered as until then it's not a done deal. But then they see their story scooped by someone else.
You can't see me but i'm pulling a face and going 'ooooooooooooohh' at you and i will remind you of this when the game goes ahead!
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Colchester United will host Athletic Bilbao in their first match at the new Community Stadium.
The Spanish giants will visit the U's new ground on 4 August.
They will feature in the first ever match to be played at the 10,000 seater stadium which replaces Colchester's Layer Road ground.
Colchester spokesman Matt Hudson told BBC Essex: "We've been looking for a big name and with Bilbao being in England to play Charlton it's ideal."