🗓️Pre-Season Friendlies 2024/25

Also, from yesterday...

Für das Spiel gegen Notts am Samstag sind übrigens schon 1460 Karten verkauft – darunter genau 215 für Fans des Teams aus der EFL League Two.

For the game against Notts Saturday they've already sold 1460 tickets - including 215 for the EFL League 2 side.

Should be a fun day out.

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Originally Posted by matt_magpie

My point wasn’t we had never made bad signings but the signings above are totally different to the ones we have made. We’ve signed players that have performed well at this level last season that have also their fans saying they were decent and whilst stats don’t tell you everything, defenders recording high on defensive duals etc seems a positive sign as that is one area we were sadly missing.
Durhams constant retort he’s never heard of them holds absolutely no water as most people couldn’t name many players playing in the champ nevermind league 2 and I’m pretty sure champ players would walk into our side.

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If you had read my earlier post, I said that because the players have performed well at their previous club, doesn't necessarily mean they will be has good here.. Which has been proven too often of the years...

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Originally Posted by OchPie

For what it's worth, I saw this on their forum.

Ich hab die 4.Liga in England schon 2x Live gesehen. Das ist kein Fallobst... kann man schon gut mit der dt. 3. und 4.Liga vergleichen. Die Liga hat viel mehr Mannschaften und die spielen alle 3-4 Tage. Da brauchst du schon Ausdauer. Wenn die im Saft sind haben die schon Power auf 90 Minuten. Abwarten, Notts hat eigentlich immer Ambitionen wieder zurück in die 3.Liga aufzusteigen... gutes Spiel und Unentschieden wäre ok. Aber verlieren darfst du gegen die eigentlich nicht wenn man aufsteigen will...



... oh yeah, sorry, the translation...

I've seen the English 4th division live twice. It's no gimme. It compares well to the German 3rd and 4th tiers. The league has a lot more teams and they play every 3-4 days. Needs stamina. At their best they're powerful for the full 90. Wait and see - Notts have real ambition to get back to the 3rd division. A good game and a draw would be ok. But if we want to get promoted, we can't really lose.

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We really can't lose a friendly.? Are you sure about that.?

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Originally Posted by PedroTheFisherman66

We really can't lose a friendly.? Are you sure about that.?

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Ask the German fan I was quoting ;)

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Originally Posted by PedroTheFisherman66

We really can't lose a friendly.? Are you sure about that.?

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I think that is still part of the translation. Aber verlieren darfst du gegen die eigentlich nicht wenn man aufsteigen will...

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Originally Posted by CamPie

I think that is still part of the translation. Aber verlieren darfst du gegen die eigentlich nicht wenn man aufsteigen will...

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Yep. Did struggle to translate "kein Fallobst" though. German idioms are as colourful as English ones.

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Originally Posted by OchPie

Ask the German fan I was quoting ;)

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Ooops my apologies! I was speed reading....

https://youtu.be/zhGEVGvYiYo?si=axyrkolDO9zrM7fe

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Originally Posted by OchPie

Yep. Did struggle to translate "kein Fallobst" though. German idioms are as colourful as English ones.

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�� fallen fruit according to Google translate! Low hangers?

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Originally Posted by CamPie

�� fallen fruit according to Google translate! Low hangers?

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Yeah, the sense is that the fruit is already on the ground so there wouldn't be any great effort needed to pick it up.

I went for "no gimmes" but "no walkovers" or even "we can't expect a win to fall into our laps" might work.