mizer Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Was handed a Daily Record PM (A free evening paper) and seen "Ron set for dons" The story is that Platinum One the company who organised Barca's tour this year (with Barca liked) and St Andrews the facilities has been booked provisionally for next year. The company have apparently ear marked Aberdeen and the huns as the teams to play next year and have started discussions with the clubs in question. If it comes to be I would be a happy bunny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Problem is they will expect a huge up front fee. I'd rather we sorted out a decent pre-season, that will set us up for the season, rather than pimping ourselves to some company so we can be mobile cones for barca's evening training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Reekie_Red Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 TBH I'd rather we played meaningful games against Inverurie Locos, Elgin City and Montrose each summer so that we can tinker with tactics without fear of running a whole 90 minutes without touching the ball ... as Hearts apparently did! Sure they scored a goal, but from what I have read in multiple reports, scoring was about the only touch Hearts had for the entire game. How effective is that sort of pre-season training going to be for Hearts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewsome Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Actually like the idea of playing tougher opponents in the pre-season. More likely to bring bodies into Pittodrie (More £££ for the club) and the team would have to elevate to that level (with any luck) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 if we could make money from (hearts allegedly made £1M, but with a 60,000 crowd) then as long as it didn't disrupt our proper pre-season too much it would be silly not to try and squeeze it in. But if the benefits are negligible, financially I'd rather we played games that will prepare us better for the whole season ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewsome Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Put it as the last game before the start of the season maybe? Good tune up for a European Qualifier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caledonia Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Put it as the last game before the start of the season maybe? Good tune up for a European Qualifier? Only thing i see wrong with the last game before the start of the season is you know how scottish teams play against the big English clubs (like it was life or death) and im sure the same would happen against Barca then there would be much more chance of injury so close to the new season.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewsome Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Put it as the last game before the start of the season maybe? Good tune up for a European Qualifier? Only thing i see wrong with the last game before the start of the season is you know how scottish teams play against the big English clubs (like it was life or death) and im sure the same would happen against Barca then there would be much more chance of injury so close to the new season.. Point well taken, just adding it into my push for a Toronto trip and we'll go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reekie_Red Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Hehe, might as well have a trip to New Zealand, if that's the case. Mind you, the year the Dons went to Portugal for their pre-season, they were apparently offered a trip to New Zealand for their pre-season. Would be awesome if they came here. They'd be in good hands too, as Bobby Clark is over here and helps out heaps with kids "soccer", as it's still called over here ... primarily because "footy" in New Zealand is what everyone else calls Rugby League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest At The Border Guy Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Live in Edinburgh, and from what I've read, it could be a risky move. Barca were reportedly asking for £1m+ for the match and also insisted that quite a lot of tickets were offered to kids for free (Hence the reason Hibs told them where to go). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 as echoed by many other already, is there any point to us playin barca? well get shat on and barely touch the ball much like we did against liverpool when we got battered. Dont get me wrong, id love to have Ronaldinho & co visit pittodrie, but id rather it happened in next seasons champions league 1/4 final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted August 1, 2007 Author Share Posted August 1, 2007 You back on the crack robbo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunk Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 They'd be in good hands too, as Bobby Clark is over here and helps out heaps with kids "soccer" The same Bobby Clark that's the Head Coach fo Notre Dame Fighting Irish? Jesus, he must have loooooooaaads of airmiles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewsome Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Take the money from Anderson's Transfer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlezgaRed Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 This will not happen, AFC will turn it down because we will NOT sell out the ground ?? and as Hearts found out, there is no benefit to being used a training fodder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 i dont like this idea. it takes the focus off actually preparing for the upcoming season. the press attention on this was also a little annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 Look, what would you rather see Aberdeen v Locos or Aberdeen v Barca............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentorred Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 as echoed by many other already, is there any point to us playin barca? well get shat on and barely touch the ball much like we did against liverpool when we got battered. Dont get me wrong, id love to have Ronaldinho & co visit pittodrie, but id rather it happened in next seasons champions league 1/4 final Wise up, 1/4 final?? I would rather save them for the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewsome Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 as echoed by many other already, is there any point to us playin barca? well get shat on and barely touch the ball much like we did against liverpool when we got battered. Dont get me wrong, id love to have Ronaldinho & co visit pittodrie, but id rather it happened in next seasons champions league 1/4 final Wise up, 1/4 final?? I would rather save them for the final. Nope Real Madrid in the Final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunk Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 as echoed by many other already, is there any point to us playin barca? well get shat on and barely touch the ball much like we did against liverpool when we got battered. Dont get me wrong, id love to have Ronaldinho & co visit pittodrie, but id rather it happened in next seasons champions league 1/4 final Wise up, 1/4 final?? I would rather save them for the final. But that way they wouldn't visit Pittodrie........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millers Tache Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 This will not happen, AFC will turn it down because we will NOT sell out the ground ?? and as Hearts found out, there is no benefit to being used a training fodder Was that not one of the excuses for knocking back Ajax? Because we didn't sell out against Everton, i think was the justification for that thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewsome Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 This will not happen, AFC will turn it down because we will NOT sell out the ground ?? and as Hearts found out, there is no benefit to being used a training fodder Was that not one of the excuses for knocking back Ajax? Because we didn't sell out against Everton, i think was the justification for that thinking. Everton or Ajax wouldn't sell out Pittodrie. I think Barca or Real would, Juve might too. Dare I say it Manure might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 falkirk couldnae fill their wee stadium for Ajax. Doubt we could fill our medium sized stadium for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 We didnt sell out against Everton because the game was during the week. A week game against Barca I'm sure would draw a capacity crowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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