Quote Originally Posted by LaxtonLad View Post
It's ridiculous playing pre-season games against teams two three leagues above or below you. You either learn nothing from getting hammered (Swansea?) or learn nothing from hammering another team (Carlton Town?) Ideally you ought to be playing clubs one league above or one below, playing teams in your own league gives them chance to assess your players and style so that's a no-no too.
Exactly LL.

Maybe the 2018 friendlies were a vanity project for the chairman after falling out with our neighbours over the river, so he picked the other two East Midlands big boys to give us a good spanking.

Anyway friendlies smendlies I say. Roll on Barnet.