Friendlies Mean More Than I Thought

[GazzaBTFC]

http://p219.ezboard.com/fchelmsfordcitysoapbox84887frm7.showMessage?topicID=5620.topic

 

Apparently, playing against Gravesend in a freindly confirms your league promotion...

 

Begs a question why we didn't think of it.

 

An opportunity missed, me thinks <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

[The Town Crier]

 

 

I'm looking forward to our first game on Tuesday.

 

I hear Burnham Ramblers have some good players. So it should be a good work out for our thoroughbreds, and a chance to view the new lads who are fighting for a place in our squad..

[nws]

Ha ha. simpler than your little message and no big words for us simple Chelmsford folk!

[The Town Crier]

 

 

sorry nws, you've lost me on that one??

[GazzaBTFC]

Confused? I am....

 

Or more to the point, he is...

[Simon BTFC]

Friendlies serve just one pupose imho, and that is to get the players ready for the new season. Anything else is largely irrelevent, and quite often a distraction.

 

Talking to some of the players, they all seem very focused on the job in hand, and are looking forward to the first game... Nathan's been warned to stay away from any doors <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Bub]

'Anything else is largely irrelevant'

 

Whilst I take your point that friendlies are mainly for bonding and increasing fitness, I hardly think thay are irrelevant as getting tonked 6-0 in one, will do no-ones confidence any good.

[sean]

Gazza I know you get confused quite easily but Imperator has that message as a signature on all of his postings.

 

It wasnt directly linked to this one particular posting.

[The Town Crier]

 

 

Maybe Bub...but I think Grays would disagree.

 

We beat them 5 zip in a pre season a couple of years ago and they went on to win the conf south that year.

 

Stimmo reckons that was the best pre season game he had that year because it taught his team not to be complacent, and it was a result he often reminded his players of.

 

Pre season games are only irrelevat if you gain or take nothing from them

[Simon BTFC]

And the same pre-season saw us pick up a 5-1 beating - we went on to finish 2nd... The previous season we won 5 out of 7 pre-season, and ended up bottom 4.

[Bub]

All I'm saying is that winning at any level breeds confidence which cannot be a bad thing.

[The Town Crier]

 

 

ok ok...I agree Simon, its grays who are causing all the trouble.