Pre-Season Friendlies 23/24

You said that Rochdale won't return for a decade not that won't got straight back up. Luton got promoted after 5 years, Notts County after 4, Grimsby did it straight away, Hartlepool did it after 3 seasons, Bristol Rovers did it straight away.

 

Ok Mr Articulate i'll rephrase

They won't go straight back up based on the examples i've given, and in my opinion they won't go back up for a decade as they're a fairly mediocre sized fish in that pond

Grimsby didn't go straight back up first time around, they were in there for 6 seasons (10/11 - 15/16)

 

That league is a very difficult one to get out of as several clubs have found. However it’s considerably weakened this time with Notts and Wrexham out. Chesterfield will be the big danger

 

Bury tickets on sale for home fans. £8.35 for adults.

Bury are also playing Preston the following day as part of the celebration of being back at Gigg Lane.

 

It was your final comment I wasn't sure of, although your examples are correct it can't be fact until its proven and at the moment that can't be said of Rochdale.

 

Grimsby were relegated to National League in 2020/21 and promoted in 2021/22 when they were last in the National League.

 

Link to the away allocation tickets for the Bury match https://buryfc.ticketco.events/uk/en/m/e/bury_v_bradford_city_away_allocation

 

I paid. I don't have proof. It's there. You can see for yourself. My conscience is clear.

 

New pitch at VP again……Maybe that’s why?

 

It’s easy Dave, remember what I did ? Provided proof!

 

The evidence is easy to provide….You get a receipt for the donation…..Just paste it !

 

If it's there and you can see it then why not take a screenshot and post it on here instead of getting someone else to something you yourself could do?

 

A bit of a contradiction in itself, if you've paid you do have proof, that's the reason others along with my self @Kevin1954 and @Offcomedun have posted proof of paying their bets, it's really ot that difficult.

 

Perhaps spending money was withdrawn that week Dave

 

Doubt it - it's a recurring theme, we only play maybe 2 home matches each pre season, but at least 4 or 5 away to smaller clubs.

My suggestion is that surely the other way round would be more beneficial to our preparations. You don't see Premier League or even Championship sides wasting pre-season playing 80% of their matches away to teams several leagues below them - yes one or two is fine for fitness purposes, etc, but ours seems to always be heavily weighted towards cheap pre-season outings at cr@p sides basically. Could this be of hindrance?

 

No they chase dollars and oil money by not playing at home!

 

Okay, fair point, but that doesn't really answer my query as to why it has to be that way?

Would a schedule heavily leaned towards competitive home matches be better preparation to start the season? It seems obvious that it would be, so why the need to have friendlies against Eccleshill, Brighouse, Avenue, etc?

 

To be fair... I wasn't concerned about taken a screenshot. More important things to be worried about. So I've deleted it. But it's on there on just giving page