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Friendlies

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:37 am
by IanC
Have to say,yet again some pretty uninspiring
pre season games to/not look forward to.
I know they are games that just have to be done,
and purely to get players fitness ready for the season.
But let’s have a bit of imagination has in the past,tivvy & Taunton weekend,trip to mablethorpe etc
Now it’s always the same teams and the hammers can do one!

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 3:22 pm
by Alan
Maybe those long away trips aren’t a good idea for reasons of expense and getting trialists to travel.

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 4:21 pm
by IanC
Al I’d have taken your point over 10 years ago,but we are a full time club and a bit of travel don’t hurt anyone,and something you have to get used to for the season ahead.

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:58 pm
by ARNU
Can’t get excited about any of them. Was nice when we played the likes of Norwich, Birmingham, palace and West Ham. You’d think we could get charlton or millwall or someone we’ve heard of.

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:59 am
by daggersjeff
These games will also give the players a chance to understand the new rules which came into force yesterday :ermm:

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:17 pm
by RayleighDagger1986
daggersjeff wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:59 am These games will also give the players a chance to understand the new rules which came into force yesterday :ermm:
New rules. What's changed daggersjeff

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 1:31 pm
by Adrian
RayleighDagger1986 wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:17 pm
daggersjeff wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:59 am These games will also give the players a chance to understand the new rules which came into force yesterday :ermm:
New rules. What's changed daggersjeff
There's a summary on the BBC website.
It's mostly small changes that won't make much difference to anything as they relate to things that don't tend to happen that much.
The big ones really are around handball and substituted players having to go off at the nearest point of the pitch rather than the half way line.

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 2:07 pm
by EssexDagger!
Surely raising your arm high in a penalty box and the ball hitting it, via off your body or not has always been a penalty, with VAR or not

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 2:36 pm
by Adrian
EssexDagger! wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2019 2:07 pm Surely raising your arm high in a penalty box and the ball hitting it, via off your body or not has always been a penalty, with VAR or not
No.
Until now it's always had to be deliberate. It is possible for your arm to be high and not deliberately handle the ball.
Even with the new changes, it says it won't be considered handball if it's knocked on to the hand by the player or someone near them.

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:01 pm
by Dagdale
Got no attachment to the Spurs at all but that was a terrible decision within two minutes of that grand final last night VAR or no VAR! The guy having his arm up probably trying to back his defence back was in this day and age a no brainer but to hit his chest and roll on the TOP of his armpit area should have been overlooked, I know its no consolation to the Spurs camp but just as well the winger made it 2-0 three minutes before time up. as that debate would have carried to beginning of next season. Shocking.

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 6:46 pm
by IanC
To be fair dale I think the spuds 🥔 used all their luck up getting there.

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:26 pm
by Daggerfan
Looks like they were listening new friendly against Charlton Athletic has just been announced 17th July.

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:28 pm
by ARNU
Penalty all day long. Why didn’t he start Maura???? Kane was shite !! Haha spuds !!
And no sooner than I suggest it, the club announce a friendly against Charlton June 17th.

Re: Friendlies

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:14 pm
by GdadSteve
HaHa! Nearly Arnu!

The match is actually on JULY 17th and was announced last Thursday evening at the Full Members meeting.

Steve