Pre Season Friendlies

[swintonrover]

Makes sense to have a centralised place with all the fixtures.

Fri 4 July - Retford Utd (a) 19:30
Tues 8 July - Alfreton (a) 19:00
Fri 11 July - Thorne Colliery (a) 19:30
Sat 12 July - Stamford (a) 12:00
Sat 12 July - Peterborough Sports (a) 15:00
Tues 15 July - Gateshead (a) 19:45
Weds 16 July - Rossington (a) 19:45
Sat 19 July - MK Dons (@ Dunstable) 15:00
Sat 26 July - Blackpool (h) 15:00

[German Rover]

Screaming out for a Saturday game at home/localish. Got a six year old who's wanting to go to his first match

[Pintolager]

I saw on Ricky Charlesworth's x that Rovers were in talks with a Championship club over the possibility of a friendly at the Eco....could still materialise?

[Sammy Chung was King]

You would like to think most of these games are to look at trialists. Hopefully the more challenging games are to come after.

[Alan Southstand]

They’re following a similar pattern to last season.

[Scooter]

Thanks. I didn’t know about the Gateshead one

[Silkscarf]

Presumably we’ll want a home friendly against decent opposition (eg Championship) on Sat 26 July?

Then EFL kickoff Sat 2 Aug the weekend after.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Presumably we’ll want a home friendly against decent opposition (eg Championship) on Sat 26 July?

Then EFL kickoff Sat 2 Aug the weekend after.

I think that's the plan, heard one of the Sheffield clubs is likely but the uncertainty around both their managers doesn't help.

[RedRover45]

I believe the Owls are second choice for Saturday 26th but there are other plans which would be a lot better

[RobTheRover]

I'm fancying Everton at the moat. We've given them 2 tough games in recent times so you'd think they would want a more competitive one too.

[Alan Southstand]

Well, if we’re getting Crew back, what about the possibility of Leeds?

[Silkscarf]

I believe the Owls are second choice for Saturday 26th but there are other plans which would be a lot better

PSG? Premier League? Tottenham so they can drop Craig off. Leeds (ditto Crew). Everton (recent history and Snod). Newcastle, Liverpool…

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Thing is  Ptem clubs aren't going to be sending their stars. We're better off with a top end Championship club. I thought the Middlesbrough game was one of the best I've seen. It was competitive and they put out their probable first X1. It was a very good test for us.

[Sammy Chung was King]

Sunderland at home maybe?

[TheFunk]

Don't Premier League clubs charge a fortune for a friendly?

[drfchound]

Definitely not Newcastle, with their history of crocking our players.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Sheff Utd would be brill for us and Billy of course, with or without Wilder.

[graingrover]

I am hopeful it won’t be a highly  competitive no-holds-barred match like the one against Newcastle turned out to be and left us with long-term injury worries '

[Silkscarf]

Sheff Utd would be brill for us and Billy of course, with or without Wilder.

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They’re at Chez on 26th. They could put 2 decent teams out on same day though I guess.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Blackpool at home completes the set. A bit underwhelming but it is a pre season friendly afterall to test the players readiness.

[swintonrover]

Playing teams in the same league is daft when we could hypothetically play them in the league the week after.

A source I'd heard from had mentioned a foreign team at home on the 26th. Clearly that's fallen through.

[TheFunk]

Championship clubs are probably charging too much for friendlies this year.

[RedRover45]

Playing teams in the same league is daft when we could hypothetically play them in the league the week after.

A source I'd heard from had mentioned a foreign team at home on the 26th. Clearly that's fallen through.

Oh dam stadium would have been a lot fuller

[Sammy Chung was King]

Not the most challenging of fixtures for a pre season. Maybe Grant wants to build confidence and momentum with hopefully a fair few victories and that he can try a few things. Nobody in the media will be getting excited if we beat some of these sides. It allows us to go under the radar.

[roversdude]

Apologies if I have missed it but are tickets available for the away friendlies

[ravenrover]

Yep

[Alan Southstand]

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[In the box]

Makes sense to have a centralised place with all the fixtures.

Fri 4 July - Retford Utd (a) 19:30
Tues 8 July - Alfreton (a) 19:00
Fri 11 July - Thorne Colliery (a) 19:30
Sat 12 July - Stamford (a) 12:00
Sat 12 July - Peterborough Sports (a) 15:00
Tues 15 July - Gateshead (a) 19:45
Weds 16 July - Rossington (a) 19:45
Sat 19 July - MK Dons (@ Dunstable) 15:00
Sat 26 July - Blackpool (h) 15:00

Unusual not to have a higher profile preseason . Respect to Blackpool for taking on this game being in the same League .

[TheFunk]

Possibly we had a friendly against Sheff Wed penciled in for 26th July. As they aren't playing any and don't even have anywhere to train it couldn't happen.