No friendly on August 4th?

[AwayDayYeltz]

This isn't a moan (for a change!) but an observation - if we don't find a friendly for the 4th August, we'd have had two Saturdays during pre-season without a friendly. Which does seem a little odd.

Is this planned? Have teams dropped out? Just curious as to the reason.

As you were.

[dalevillain]

I hope there is one arranged as I have a free Saturday that day.

If not I could be tempted with a random ground hop trip somewhere to pass the time away.

[AwayDayYeltz]

Albion v Bolton!

[AwayDayYeltz]

Still nothing for this Sat or the following Tuesday, unless I've missed an announcement?

[Yeltz64]

Just read Banbury are looking for a friendly this saturday

[piearce9]

We won't play them as we've got them in the league in less than two weeks

[AwayDayYeltz]

Is it, or should it be relevant? It's surely better to play a match than not to play a match?

It doesn't bother me if we have a friendly against sides in our league, should it? Am I missing something?

[lutleyyeltz]

Yes!

[crezza94]

Have seen on Twitter Newport Town has a friendly cancelled and JH has attempted to approach them. They play in WMRL 1 I think

[AwayDayYeltz]

Yes!

Just me then! Can't see the harm personally, is there a fear we may give away tactics or something? Even then, I'd have thought Banbury would be scouting us, anyway?

Obviously playing a side in a friendly that you'll be playing in a matter of day in a league match isn't ideal, admittedly, but Banbury are of a higher standard than Newport Town, so it'd be more beneficial to judge players against a side we'll be playing in the league, rather than a side that will ultimately flatter our players.

Just interested to know if I'm missing something, or is it just 'they're in our league'?