brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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Will we get an Amex friendly this summer? Or no, with the Japan tour?
[Albion] The 2024-25 Pre-Season Friendly Thread - First team, U-21s and U-18s
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The Wookiee
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I was thinking the same thing.
My guess is we will. Not sure on the date though?
Could be a German team ?
pigmanovich
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Yes, according to The Athletic, on August 10.
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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dolphins
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It's the BHA U21s who are playing in this one.
Official Old Man
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Is it time we became the 'Big Club' or are we not a crowd pulling team. Surely an away game at any Div 1 or 2 team would boost their books by a few £1000's.
My vote for the home match is Leverkusen. What a love in that would be.
My vote for the home match is Leverkusen. What a love in that would be.
jackalbion
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3pm I was told, opposition TBC. Bayer Leverkusen was a rumour.
TWOCHOICEStom
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Hope so. I was planning on taking my son to his first game and a pre-season friendly when it's warm, less traffic and I can inevitably leave at half time seemed like the perfect opportunity!
This. I'll be PROPER annoyed if it's (inexplicably) an evening game like last year.
Will be my son's 2nd game - Brighton 5 - 1 Espanyol was his first in 2022, at the tender age of 4. 6 goals in the glorious sunshine. My son (after 24 minutes) "I'm bored. Football is loooooong. When does this end?"
Let's see how long he can last now he's 6.
Leverkusen would be incredible. If not them then St Pauli please.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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I would suggest that's highly unlikely.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Agree.
Probably, but there'd certainly be an edge to it and you never know what they asked for in negotiations.
Leverkusen the best option for obvious reasons.
Withdean South Stand
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It will be Stuttgart. Undav will knock in a winner late on and celebrate wildly in front of the North Stand. The mood will turn nasty!
pigmanovich
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Hoping it's NOT Leverkusen as I'm abroad on the tenth and liable to suffer extreme FOMO 
TWOCHOICEStom
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By some miracle I managed to get my 4 year old around the (2 bloody hour with no drink/food available) Amex tour. It is alleged that I tried to open a fridge in the media room to grab a drink, only to find it locked.
I don't hold out much hope of seeing more than 45 mins of football if I'm lucky tbh.
I think that's it - go in with realistic expectations.
My (at the time) 4 year old loved everything else about it- getting his face painted, meeting Gully, getting the same Brighton shirt as his Dad, the stadium etc. It was just the actual football itself he didn't find interesting. I stocked up on snacks and had a Nintendo DS to hand, obviously.
Comrade Sam
Comrade Sam
It's about the atmosphere, you need to take him to a proper game. My girls have loved watching the Albion from a very young game, but what they love most is the singing and sweary old drunk men. This will not have the same effect at a friendly.
Gazwag
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I see QPR are selling home friendly tickets for their game v Spurs on 20 July for £23 a standard ticket so I guess that'll be roughly what we will get charged
How did taking him to the cricket go?