pre season - Page 3

VALAIRIAN · 23-05-2010, 18:10

Pre-season.

Sunday 23rd May 2010.

Line up for Joma Tournament announced.

Accrington Stanley will compete in the South West Challenge Cup sponsored by Joma along with eleven other sides from across the UK.

The full line up is as follows:

Accrington Stanley
Barnstaple Town
Bideford AFC
Doncaster Rovers
Eastleigh
Havant & Waterlooville
Ilfracombe Town
Kilmarnock
Leyton Orient
Rushden & Diamonds
Shrewsbury Town
Truro City

Speaking about the the competition, Jon Haile, marketing director of Joma UK said "By any measurement I think we have secured a superbly balanced and interesting line up of full strength first team squads, a blend of both local teams and teams from further afield. Now it is all down to weather and the staging of what we all hope will be a momentous tournament and a festival of football for the real supporters."

Stanley manager John Coleman welcomed the opportunity to participate in the competition saying "Joma and the tournament organisers have done a fantastic job in putting the event together and we are looking forward to travelling down in Juy. It is always good to get away for a short while pre-season, to get the side physically ready for the new campaign and also to bond them together as a team.

"The tournament brings together good sides from around the country which will provide some testing games for us, and there are also some great training facilities provided by the organisers."

The tournament will run from Monday 19th July to Sunday 25th July. Supporters will be able to follow the tournament on the competition website at South West Challenge Cup

smudgie · 23-05-2010, 18:51

Could make a nice summer holiday

cashman · 23-05-2010, 22:19

Reckon a good pre season friendly now sure would be "Blackpool" in view of n ex-stanley lad scoring the goal that mattered fer em. if the powers that be could arrange, pretty sure would be very well attended.

shakermaker · 23-05-2010, 22:39

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Originally Posted by cashman

Reckon a good pre season friendly now sure would be "Blackpool" in view of n ex-stanley lad scoring the goal that mattered fer em. if the powers that be could arrange, pretty sure would be very well attended.

Completely agree!

cashman · 23-05-2010, 22:53

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Completely agree!

also the good P.R./Publicity from such a game could be a great help.

VALAIRIAN · 24-05-2010, 04:49

Very good idea Cashy

mab · 28-05-2010, 17:25

Accrington Stanley V Burnley FC

Pre-season friendly Tuesday 27/07/2010 ko 7.45.. Buy your tickets online using stanleys new ticket system in the stanley store Welcome to the Accrington Stanley Box Office - Home PS don't foreget to log in..

cashman · 28-05-2010, 19:21

thats a good friendly i reckon, aint forgot how the dingles helped us.

Boomer · 28-05-2010, 22:52

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Originally Posted by mab

Which teams would you like to see stanley playing in a pre-season friendly wish list???? me i would like to see

QPR,STOKE,S/WENDNESDAY,Be great to get one of the big scotish teams down at our place as well,

well im secretly praying for either Real Madrid or Barcelona. im not picky which really..... i suppose at a push id settle for AC Milan ! could you imagine them getting grief in the Crown !! haha they wouldnt know what hit them

cashman · 28-05-2010, 22:55

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Originally Posted by Boomer

well im secretly praying for either Real Madrid or Barcelona. im not picky which really..... i suppose at a push id settle for AC Milan ! could you imagine them getting grief in the Crown !! haha they wouldnt know what hit them

Well if them prayers work Boomer, cashy will return to the church.