[Albion] Is Pre-Season a bit "light"?

[chaileyjem]

So far we have the four pre-season friendlies, 3 of which are against PL teams.

Anyone else at all concerned this seems a bit light, not very varied and not nicely ramped up ahead of such a (potentially) long season? Especially considering two of the four will be probably 45 minutes maximum per player?

Am I panicking over nothing?

Last season we had 5 pre season friendlies - two were behind close doors at Falmer/Lancing (against USG and Brentford) .
Wouldn’t be surprised if a closed door friendly was added - in which case it’s no different to last year. Which turned out ok.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Boring but true

Thanks

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

A great pre season. Competitive (but not life or death if we lose) and consistant.

As much as basing pre season around grounds we haven’t been to and great towns to get pissed in, playing Newport (IOW) one week, then Barcelona the next just upsets the balance

 

[Taybha]

I'm more worried about Veltman doing his goolies in on that ping pong table thing they use for disembowelment and close control purposes.

 

[One Love]

Never ceases to amaze me the number of threads questioning whether this current management know what they're doing.

 

[Spitfirechris]

Believe my lot Eastleigh are playing you guys behind closed doors tomorrow.

 

[Spitfirechris]

Though not sure whether but assume it may be your u21s

 

[schmunk]

Though not sure whether but assume it may be your u21s

If not mainly u18s.

 

[AZ Gull]

Though not sure whether but assume it may be your u21s

If not mainly u18s.

Given that an Albion side (that will almost certainly be the U-18s) will be playing at Burgess Hill Town on Saturday, I would imagine it is nailed on that the team playing Eastleigh tomorrow will be the U-21s.

 

[AZ Gull]

Eastleigh's manager Lee Bradbury mentions the fixture in this interview (around the 2:30 mark). As he says the players will be "19, 20 years old" it will definitely be the U-21s. It is also at the Amex Elite Football Performance Centre.

 

[BluesRockDJ]

Looking on the other side of the coin, it's the same for the other EPL clubs playing in this "tournament"

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Shirley the optimum is to start against Luton with 25 available fit and match-sharp players?

It's gonna be a long old season so lets not get burnt out / injuries before the end of September ....

 

[jackalbion]

I’d also rather have the Lewes, Whitehawk, Burgess Hill run of piss ups on a Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday in July sometimes. But we just aren’t that level of club anymore, and it’s much better like this.