1892 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) NEWCASTLE United can confirm that they will tackle three English opponents as part of their pre-season preparations ahead of the 2009/10 Coca-Cola Championship campaign. The first of those matches will see the Geordies make the short trip down the A1 to take on League Two Darlington on Saturday, July 18 at the Northern Echo Darlington Arena (kick-off 12.30pm). United are again on the road just three days later (Tuesday, July 21) when they face former Magpie Lee Clark's League One Huddersfield Town at the Galpharm Stadium (kick-off 7.45pm). And the only home friendly of the summer will be against Leeds United on Wednesday, July 29 (kick-off 7.45pm). .co.uk Edited June 23, 2009 by 1892 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 No Summer tournament this year? Meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoggeordie 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Nee chance of the club paying for a flight abroad...... Hope the younger members of the squad have their 16-25 railcards ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGoodwyn 1 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Getting some experience for when we're in League One, I see. Hopefully we'll have more pre seaons fixtures against someone remotely good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Oh the glamour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stevie Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 LEEDS pmsl we've reached the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Sure the foreign teams last year were announced a bit later on like. Not expecting any PSV, juve or Valencia this year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13898 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Huddersfield match is an awkward kick off. £15 for a ticket too! I paid that for the Valencia friendly last year! Oh well I have a mate down their so I might pop along. Lee Clark says :- "We first made contact when Alan (Shearer) was in charge and put the idea of a pre-season friendly to them, but obviously they didn't know which division they would be in at that point. We have been in constant dialogue ever since and I would like to thank the people at Newcastle for giving us this opportunity. "They may have been relegated to the Championship, but they are still a huge draw because of the support they generate. They represent a tremendous test for my lads at just the right time in terms of our pre-season work. "It is a step up in the level that we are used to facing - they are a higher quality opposition and they will test us to the maximum. The game will be particularly useful for the fitness level of my team, as well as getting things sorted out both technically and tactically. "Having a game against Newcastle United is fantastic for both me and my staff as we all have links with the club in different ways, but my thought process was purely on getting the best possible fixtures for Huddersfield in order to prepare our lads for August 8th and this game gives us that opportunity. I am more than happy with how our pre-season schedule has shaped up." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13898 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 The Leeds fans seem over the moon Here Some seem to think it has something to do with the Beckford deal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 No Summer tournament this year? Meh The Yorkshire Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13898 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 No Summer tournament this year? Meh To be fair last years was utter wank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoggeordie 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 The Leeds fans seem over the moon Here Some seem to think it has something to do with the Beckford deal too. Fucking hell, the sad cunts have a 9 page thread on it already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13898 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 They reckon they will bring 3 or 4 thousand too! and a few reckon they will beat us One guy.. Fucking hell lads, it's Newcastle not Real Madrid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoggeordie 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Hope they do bring 4,000. It'll be even more satisfying when we tonk them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13898 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 It'll be decent. I might pop to Darlo too, 10 minutes on the train and there's a surprising amount of good bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 No Summer tournament this year? Meh To be fair last years was utter wank Indeed it was, main reason to get Setanta tbh, I cancelled yesterday. Can't find the ticket prices for these on .cock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13898 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Huddersfield is £15, £10 for concessions. Leeds & Darlington will be in the same region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Huddersfield is £15, £10 for concessions. Leeds & Darlington will be in the same region. Cheers. Bit undecided whether I'll attend the away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13898 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Well I have a good friend in Huddersfield so I'll go there if I can. Darlington on a Saturday is £5 on the train for me - from Durham. So I might go to both if not one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leannenufc 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Wonder why the Darlington game is an early kick off. I work til 1pm most Saturdays, and while my boss lets me swap around for aways a lot of the time, I doubt he'd do it for a friendly-could have done both if it was 3pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1892 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Wonder why the Darlington game is an early kick off. I work til 1pm most Saturdays, and while my boss lets me swap around for aways a lot of the time, I doubt he'd do it for a friendly-could have done both if it was 3pm Last season I'm sure Doncaster was an early KO aswell - dunno why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stevie Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Wonder why the Darlington game is an early kick off. I work til 1pm most Saturdays, and while my boss lets me swap around for aways a lot of the time, I doubt he'd do it for a friendly-could have done both if it was 3pm Just say it's a league game if he's dim, or say the cats got worms and it's the only slot the vets got. "Aye nee bother." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stevie Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I know we played Yeading in a pre season friendly at home, but that was a favour, what favours do we owe Leeds. A mickey mouse club from Yorkshire, who are no real attraction from the division below. They are a rugby town club who have never averaged over 40,000 in their existance. Just shows how desperate our situation is that we arrange friendlies on June the fuckin 17th against lower league sides at home. Oh dear. I mean why invite Leeds? They might bring 3,000 for a visit to a far bigger club fair enough, it's a taste of the big time even for the stadium which they haven't had for 5 years, but Leeds? Arsehole fans etc, why ask Leeds, why not fuckin Norwich? I reckon we'll have 5,000+ Darlo and Hudds as long as we get taken over and signings are made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13898 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Huddersfield have a Premier League standard ground but I think a couple of stands will be closed. Not a problem as there's normally quite a few free seats even for league games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoggeordie 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I know we played Yeading in a pre season friendly at home, but that was a favour, what favours do we owe Leeds. A mickey mouse club from Yorkshire, who are no real attraction from the division below. They are a rugby town club who have never averaged over 40,000 in their existance. Just shows how desperate our situation is that we arrange friendlies on June the fuckin 17th against lower league sides at home. Oh dear. I mean why invite Leeds? They might bring 3,000 for a visit to a far bigger club fair enough, it's a taste of the big time even for the stadium which they haven't had for 5 years, but Leeds? Arsehole fans etc, why ask Leeds, why not fuckin Norwich? I reckon we'll have 5,000+ Darlo and Hudds as long as we get taken over and signings are made. Doubt we'd take 5k to Hudds like, maybe 3k. Didn't we take 2k to Hull in Pre Season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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