[Albion] Pre season match request.

[Change at Barnham]

A couple of games in Southern Ireland would be fun.
A nice little double header in Dublin and Cork.

 

[Somad3000]

Or qualify for Europe and get 4 games minimum.
Seriously though, if we struggle to sell out a top team at home in a friendly, how many would really spend say £500 to visit somewhere in Germany for a game. Even Lille would cost minimum £300 for a day trip.

Still probably cheaper than a trip to Newcastle in the FA Cup

 

[Gazwag]

In the good old championship days I went to Pinata and Geneva for pre season away games

 

[£1.99]

Wuppertal SV could be good.
https://schwebebahn.de/en
Stops right outside there stadium
Might inspire the club to get on with building the monorail.

 

[Brian Fantana]

Now that we've had the competitive European away games I think FAR less people would travel for a pre-season game abroad than the OP perhaps estimates.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Is it PotG?

 

[Change at Barnham]

I think we're all getting a bit carried away dreaming of trips to interesting, modest European venues. We're forgetting that we are now an established Premier League 'brand' who has value and can command a fee for participating in overseas games.

It certainly helps our relationship with Nike and American Express to expand our profile overseas. Hence Japan and USA in recent seasons.
If I were a betting man I would expect us to return to North America, particularly with the World Cup being played there next year. The North American stadiums will want venues tested with "real Soccer fans".
Am I correct in thinking we remain the only sports team in the world sponsored by American Express?

Another 4 team tournament in the USA or Canada it is then.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

You know that last pre season game at the AMEX when we play a sort of Spanish version of West Ham.
Great if we could have an away game instead for just one pre season.
Big stadium
Reasonably accessible for many.
Affordable
Overnight stop.
Good city square etc.
Any venues ? eg I would like LYON.
60k stadium.
Milan ? Germany? Glasgow?
Put it out early, who knows, PB may oblige if possible.

Will you open all the blocks at once or staggered?

 

[lost in london]

Be a good summer to have part of the pre-season in Germany with a friendly against St Pauli in Hamburg.

I bet their fans would LOVE the team that nicked their young and up and coming manager swanning into town.

How would you have reacted to Potter's Chelsea pushing for a friendly? A massive **** off I imagine!

 

[Vicar!]

1 FC Nurnberg

 

[AK74]

A repeat of this (minus the now defunct ferry company):

 

[Frankie]

Eintracht Frankfurt

 

[Surf's Up]

Cadiz, spend the day on the beach swimming, eating and drinking in a Chiringuito and then stroll over the road and into the ground to catch the match

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Cadiz, spend the day on the beach swimming, eating and drinking in a Chiringuito and then stroll over the road and into the ground to catch the match

Same with Deportivo La Coruna - you can still be on the beach at 14:50 and be in your seat for a 15:00 kick off.

 

[PeterT]

Cadiz, spend the day on the beach swimming, eating and drinking in a Chiringuito and then stroll over the road and into the ground to catch the match

No, they will want their ship back

 

[Ali_rrr]

Germany, France or NL would be great. Although I imagine we'll do another tour to the US this year.

 

[theboybilly]

Valencia, before the Mestalla goes eventually. I've asked PBOBE about this but he explained that the top European teams are pre-booked well in advance. With this in mind relegation-threatened Valencia may available soon. Lovely city, nicer than Barcelona and friendly people.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

USG away would be nice.

Brussels is fun: their ground is a bit of a dump, to be honest!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Germany, France or NL would be great. Although I imagine we'll do another tour to the US this year.

Did we officially sign that Korean wonderkid last month?

If so, I can hear Seoul calling...

 

[Swegulls]

Valencia, before the Mestalla goes eventually. I've asked PBOBE about this but he explained that the top European teams are pre-booked well in advance. With this in mind relegation-threatened Valencia may available soon. Lovely city, nicer than Barcelona and friendly people.

My favorite city in Spain, haven't been to Mestalla though. Read somewhere that they had resumed working on the new one. They run out of money some 15 years ago.