Pre-season friendlies 2018

Midlandgull · Post by **Midlandgull** » 21 May 2018, 16:19

Have any announcements been made about pre-season friendlies?

I'd hope we can get some teams down because of former Gulls being their managers...

West Brom (Darren Moore)
Birmingham (Garry Monk)
Cardiff (Neil Warnock)

Then some usual local-ish games - Plymouth, Buckland, Bristol City/Rovers, Exeter.

Post by **Southampton Gull** » 21 May 2018, 17:05

Not sure they'll want to play a side in the NLS............

nickbrod · Post by **nickbrod** » 21 May 2018, 17:09

Tuesday July 17th v Plymouth Argyle at Plainmoor. The only one announced so far.

westyorkshiregull · Post by **westyorkshiregull** » 21 May 2018, 17:19

As best we would get the development squad down here.

Anyone remember the red star Belgrade friendly....i remmeber very well being at the game in the scorching heat.

Great days

CP Gull · Post by **CP Gull** » 21 May 2018, 17:23

nickbrod wrote: ↑21 May 2018, 17:09 Tuesday July 17th v Plymouth Argyle at Plainmoor. The only one announced so far.

The only one announced by TUFC so far maybe .... but Poole Town announced a friendly against us several days ago on their website ....

Saturday 14th July v Poole Town (away) at 3pm

http://www.pooletownfc.co.uk/poole-town ... 18-3-00pm/

desperado · Post by **desperado** » 21 May 2018, 19:20

Yes WYG , 1-1 wasnt it , Tommy Tynan ?
They had Darko Pancev and Savicevic among others, who played in the European Cup Final that year
and in the World Cup previously tho maybe wrong on that

westyorkshiregull · Post by **westyorkshiregull** » 21 May 2018, 19:25

I couldn't tell you ...i was at the game I remember no doubt. Just can't remember the score without looking.
What I do remember is not being able to buy the new kit as they had not had the stock in yet. I seem to remember it took months and months for stock. I'm quite sure its the season we brought Wez Saunders who was and please guys correct if I'm wrong but didn't he play in midfield at first and was awful. People calling him all sorts until he went in centre defence with Matthew Elliot and then we had argubley the best centre back partnership we have ever seen. Open to debate I'm quite sure

sgf · Post by **sgf** » 21 May 2018, 20:46

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westyorkshiregull wrote: ↑21 May 2018, 19:25 I couldn't tell you ...i was at the game I remember no doubt. Just can't remember the score without looking.
What I do remember is not being able to buy the new kit as they had not had the stock in yet. I seem to remember it took months and months for stock. I'm quite sure its the season we brought Wez Saunders who was and please guys correct if I'm wrong but didn't he play in midfield at first and was awful. [highlight=yellow]People calling him all sorts until he went in centre defence with Matthew Elliot and then we had argubley the best centre back partnership we have ever seen. [/highlight]Open to debate I'm quite sure

No debate from me , 100% agree, although Phil Lloyd was a giant

Post by **Scott Brehaut** » 21 May 2018, 22:44

sgf wrote: ↑21 May 2018, 20:46 [highlight=yellow][/highlight] No debate from me , 100% agree, although Phil Lloyd was a giant

Better than Woods - Taylor?

tomogull · Post by **tomogull** » 21 May 2018, 23:49

Wivel and I (and probably Portugal) remember the 'good old days' before we had centre back partnerships. We had a centre half and he did the work of two central defenders. At different times, We had Grif Norman, Reg Wyatt, Pat Kruse. And Colin Bettany.

Uberwozza-san · Post by **Uberwozza-san** » 22 May 2018, 06:24

Saunders and Elliot were immense. imo better than Woods and Taylor yes.

of the above centre half list I was in mini stand when Kruse scored his world famous 6 second own goal past Terry Lee. and i met Colin Bettany in a midlands pub before a game (maybe Rushden?) a few years back - seemed like a nice bloke. Told my dad afterwards and he said Bettany was the hardest player he had seen at plainmoor.

merse btpir · Post by **merse btpir** » 22 May 2018, 07:51

Uberwozza-san wrote: ↑22 May 2018, 06:24...Bettany was the hardest player he had seen at plainmoor.

Bettany was the hardest United player, yes. He even rolled his short sleeves up.

The hardest visiting player must have been Jimmy Scouler when player-manager of Bradford Park Avenue ~ a proper baldy looking far older than his 38 years, fouling and growling like a good 'un. Luke Young's mum would have 'brollied him' and sent her little boy in with a sicknote the next time the two sides were due to meet! :~D

Wolborough · Post by **Wolborough** » 22 May 2018, 07:57

Dick Edwards was also pretty good.

merse btpir · Post by **merse btpir** » 22 May 2018, 08:02

Wolborough wrote: ↑22 May 2018, 07:57Dick Edwards was also pretty good.

Once again; 'best' being bestowed through personal experience ~ the best centre back pairing I remember being Alan Smith and Jimmy Dunne c 1966.....it has been a steady transgression since then with lesser mortals being elevated to 'immortal' status by less privilaged supporters and complete idiots being imposed on us as self appointed legends ~ when a player decides to refer to himself as a legend then we know it really is all over.

westyorkshiregull · Post by **westyorkshiregull** » 22 May 2018, 09:06

Best I've seen in my time anyhow ..dick Edwards before me. Yes Phil Lloyd was a warrior and a tough no nonsense player. Was chatting to him in a bar in around the year 2000 in paignton and seem a right nice fella.

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