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Post by ballboy on Jul 11, 2017 16:02:05 GMT
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Post by thelake on Jul 11, 2017 21:10:51 GMT
not exactly pompey is it?
should be able to beat these lowly teams
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Post by ballboy on Jul 11, 2017 21:42:18 GMT
The object of friendlies is not to beat them but give the players a chance to get match fit and try out different players/formats etc. Its's not pompey but the decision not to play them was theirs as our pitch was and is playable. They didn't even offer to play us at Fratton Park.
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Post by bomber on Jul 12, 2017 19:28:47 GMT
The object of friendlies is not to beat them Thats not strictly true, theyre also confidence boosters if they go well. So that's league football clubs x2 wrong, and Eastleigh right..ok. |
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Post by michaelefc on Jul 12, 2017 19:53:13 GMT
The object of pre season friendlies is 1) fitness 2) familiarise new players with each other 3) English tradition innit!
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Post by bomber on Jul 13, 2017 0:35:13 GMT
Along with the old traditional saying "There's no such thing as a friendly". Everyone wants to do their best and impress the manager, by playing well and winning.
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Post by tenacres on Jul 14, 2017 18:46:50 GMT
£5 adults
£3 Concessions
£1 under 16s (free with an adult)
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Post by rocky on Jul 14, 2017 21:05:02 GMT
I will go for didcot 1 Eastleigh 3
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Post by nobadspitfire on Jul 15, 2017 14:52:37 GMT
43mins. Danny Hollands puts us 1-0 up with a well taken goal. 3 triallists on view, Tom Leggett at right back, Harvey Read (ex Stoke City youth but from Southampton area) at CB with Reda, & Dominic Vose, ex S****thorpe Utd left midfield. Very poor pitch here, resembles an American Football field with brown lines where drainage channels are. My back lawn looks in better condition.
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Post by nobadspitfire on Jul 15, 2017 15:51:06 GMT
So ended 1-0. Not the best of games on a terrible pitch. Loads more Spitfires at that game than home supporters.
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Post by thelake on Jul 15, 2017 19:32:12 GMT
another win, another clean sheet, i will take that. early days of course
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Post by unknownquantity on Jul 15, 2017 23:48:31 GMT
I did think that when Didcot built the new ground the pitch would be an improvement on Station Road, but I wonder if anyone who has been to both grounds has formed that opinion.
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Post by nobadspitfire on Jul 16, 2017 7:52:51 GMT
To be fair, I'd suggest the state of the pitch was largely down to a lack of watering system at the club, which is completely understandable given their status. They probably also don't have the resources to cut & roll the pitch on a regular basis throughout the summer. It is rather ironic given our pitch problems that we probably played there without inspecting it first. With hindsight the game should probably have been played at the Silverlake.
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Post by hantslondoner on Jul 16, 2017 8:20:31 GMT
With hindsight the game should probably have been played at the Silverlake. :-) |
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Post by granmist on Jul 16, 2017 8:39:50 GMT
My brother inlaw heard the groundsman say the club would not let him water the pitch due to the cost they could not afford
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