: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:44 pm  

Roofs wrote:

Just read in paper only 16,000 were there last night, and 5000 of those were Leeds fans! Contrasts it to 1996 when thousands turned up just to see Shearer being unveiled outside the ground, ah the good old days eh mate.

I was shocked when I saw there was that many, thought it'd be a lot less. Think the number of Leeds fans has been exaggerated by a couple of thousand too.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:15 pm  

ash4hullfc wrote:

I was shocked when I saw there was that many, thought it'd be a lot less. Think the number of Leeds fans has been exaggerated by a couple of thousand too.

Think you are probably right though why anyone turns up for freindlies I do not know.

I know they are needed to get players geared up for the season but as for going to watch them...no thank you.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:26 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

Think you are probably right though why anyone turns up for freindlies I do not know.

I know they are needed to get players geared up for the season but as for going to watch them...no thank you.

Everytime I go to a friendly, it's horrific. Definitely giving next year's pre-season a miss (not sure I'll even be in the country anyway, thankfully).

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:30 pm  

ash4hullfc wrote:

Everytime I go to a friendly, it's horrific. Definitely giving next year's pre-season a miss (not sure I'll even be in the country anyway, thankfully).

Used to report on non league ones a few years back....3 players with the same number on the pitch a mix of old and new kit and even if you asked people on the bench they would not know who scored, assisted etc...great stuff

Then again sometimes the league games were not much better and most of it was made up anyway (especially if the goal came just after half time and I was still in the bar!!!!).

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:41 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

Used to report on non league ones a few years back....3 players with the same number on the pitch a mix of old and new kit and even if you asked people on the bench they would not know who scored, assisted etc...great stuff

Then again sometimes the league games were not much better and most of it was made up anyway (especially if the goal came just after half time and I was still in the bar!!!!).

Bloody hell, that sounds awful!

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:45 pm  

ash4hullfc wrote:

Bloody hell, that sounds awful!

Did not mind editing the programme but match reports were not my thing and you could guarentee that every player would argue the rating he was given.

Not been to a non league match since I moved away which probably tells you all you need to know

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:49 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

Did not mind editing the programme but match reports were not my thing and you could guarentee that every player would argue the rating he was given.

Not been to a non league match since I moved away which probably tells you all you need to know

After West Brom away on the first day of the new season, I'll probably not want to go to another Championship game again.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:53 pm  

ash4hullfc wrote:

After West Brom away on the first day of the new season, I'll probably not want to go to another Championship game again.

I dunno wait until somewhere like Peterborough or Scunthorpe

The Hawthornes will be packed and it will be just like a Premiership game

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:56 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

I dunno wait until somewhere like Peterborough or Scunthorpe

The Hawthornes will be packed and it will be just like a Premiership game

I don't want to wait for those games after we've just been hammered 4-0!

Funny you mentioned those two teams actually, they're both games I'm quite looking forward to.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:59 pm  

ash4hullfc wrote:

I don't want to wait for those games after we've just been hammered 4-0!

Funny you mentioned those two teams actually, they're both games I'm quite looking forward to.

Went to Peterborough years back and backed our keeper Roger Freestone to score first at 100/1 in a cup match (it was a local bookies at the ground and they did not know he took the pens), didn't happen but went back a few weeks later in the league and he was 6/1 favourite....if only