Skeletor Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 How's it a f***ed up pre-season it hasn't even started yet man. As long as what we arrange in the next 4 weeks is organised and structured it doesn't really matter. Yeah as long as they cobble together any old s*** it's fine. f*** preparation, fitness and readiness for a new season through actual planning. But they have a month still to do all this planning. Pre-season doesn't start for another 5-6 weeks man. Should already be sorted out. As pointed out already this isn't their first or even second time of making a mess of this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 How's it a f***ed up pre-season it hasn't even started yet man. As long as what we arrange in the next 4 weeks is organised and structured it doesn't really matter. Yeah as long as they cobble together any old s*** it's fine. f*** preparation, fitness and readiness for a new season through actual planning. But they have a month still to do all this planning. Pre-season doesn't start for another 5-6 weeks man. Should already be sorted out. As pointed out already this isn't their first or even second time of making a mess of this. Why? The season only finished 2 weeks ago, it's only 3 weeks since we knew what division we would be in, and there's 5-6 weeks left to organise a good pre-season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 http://www.manutd.com/en/Tour2013.aspx http://www.manutd.com/en/Tour2013/Tour2013News/2013/Feb/full-fixture-and-ticket-news-for-all-manchester-united-tour-2013-games.aspx# The gulf in professionalism is absolutely staggering. Oh and look when it was sorted, February. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 What happens if we'd arranged something like that, only to have went down? Would have been fantastic planning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 What happens if we'd arranged something like that, only to have went down? Would have been fantastic planning. We shouldn't have that attitude and a club our size shouldn't ever be in danger of relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 It was reality last year though whether we like it or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 http://www.manutd.com/en/Tour2013.aspx http://www.manutd.com/en/Tour2013/Tour2013News/2013/Feb/full-fixture-and-ticket-news-for-all-manchester-united-tour-2013-games.aspx# The gulf in professionalism is absolutely staggering. Oh and look when it was sorted, February. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 What happens if we'd arranged something like that, only to have went down? Would have been fantastic planning. We shouldn't have that attitude and a club our size shouldn't ever be in danger of relegation. We were though so it kind of screws up your argument. Also with big clubs like Man U, Barca etc there is a huge commercial interest related to their pre-season tours. Sadly that's not going to be the case with us until we break into the top 4. Most frustrating thing for me is communication. We clearly do have at least some of our pre-season games planned (Blackpool) but the powers that be have decided not to announce it yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Should get another 4 team tournament back at SJP, tbh. The one in 2004 was canny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 How's it a f***ed up pre-season it hasn't even started yet man. As long as what we arrange in the next 4 weeks is organised and structured it doesn't really matter. Yeah as long as they cobble together any old s*** it's fine. f*** preparation, fitness and readiness for a new season through actual planning. But they have a month still to do all this planning. Pre-season doesn't start for another 5-6 weeks man. Doing things last minute, rarely goes well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Waiting until the end of the season to organise pre-season Regardless of which division we're in, this should have been sorted ages ago. Plenty of opportunity to make a bit of money/build the club profile/build some fitness/do some team bonding and it's "ah fuck it, we'll just play a couple of games nearby then all fly home - like it matters anyway!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Craig-NUFC Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 But plans were organised only for them to fall through according to what's on the previous page. Hardly the fault of anyone at the club that Everton pulled out last minute and new sponsorship can't be found by the organisers. I do think it's a bit shit that they never bothered to draw up a plan B though. (classic Pardew etc etc.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoreboard82 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Pre-season has little to no bearing on how we perform in the league anyway. Of course it does. Does it really though? I remember us getting hammered 6-1 at Leyton Orient then romping the championship. I think we lost away at Norwich 2-1, when Norwich had just been promoted from league 1. Then we did ok in the league that following season. Cardiff battered us last summer, then we were beating Spurs weeks later, though admitedly the season went way down hill from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 How's it a fucked up pre-season it hasn't even started yet man. As long as what we arrange in the next 4 weeks is organised and structured it doesn't really matter. Do you really think other clubs are so unorganized as us at this stage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 But plans were organised only for them to fall through according to what's on the previous page. Hardly the fault of anyone at the club that Everton pulled out last minute and new sponsorship can't be found by the organisers. I do think it's a bit s*** that they never bothered to draw up a plan B though. (classic Pardew etc etc.) Same as last year. We have a team full of internationals, if we came to Perth we would sell out our 22000 footy stadium. Likewise most other placess. China, Japan etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Pre-season has little to no bearing on how we perform in the league anyway. Of course it does. Does it really though? I remember us getting hammered 6-1 at Leyton Orient then romping the championship. I think we lost away at Norwich 2-1, when Norwich had just been promoted from league 1. Then we did ok in the league that following season. Cardiff battered us last summer, then we were beating Spurs weeks later, though admitedly the season went way down hill from there. It's got fuck all to do with the scores, but it does have an effect on the season performance in terms of squad bonding, fitness levels etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Two years in a row South Africa has failed us, probably time we stop planning to go. Should've been coming to the US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 The Championship starts on 3rd August this year which would have completely changed any plans we'd have made if we'd have gone down. We were still playing friendlies on 11th August last summer for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 The 6-1 at Orient was a necessary evil. Basically saved the club by all accounts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 In my opinion there should be a tour in a nice sunny weather country that would help promote the club, bond the players, and be a welcome success early in the pre season followed by some small matches vs local or nearby sides and/or smaller sides from Europe sprinkled around after and a nice 4 team tourney at SJP before we start the season. So if that means a training camp in Portugal followed by jetting off to the USA to play a few teams in the NE like Philly, New York, Boston area etc then jet back and play some local NE sides and maybe welcome some smaller European clubs to SJP and then a 4 team cup? I don't know if thats too many matches mind you - just seems like it would do the following: get the players fit, bond the players and staff, get much needed match time for our ENTIRE squad, (including the first 11 and young ones and then finally get them at home on our pitch for a few matches before we begin the league campaign) and finally give the club more exposure to key targeted markets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2013/06/03/61634-33419183/ Meanwhile, The Journal understands the club are preparing to return to Portugal again this summer for pre-season. Having broken off talks with organisers of a tournament based in South Africa, they are now planning to stay within Europe for their summer training camp, with both the Algarve and Lisbon under consideration. A game against Sporting Lisbon is a possibility – and Braga have also been sounded out about a fixture in Portugal in July. United played in the Algarve Tournament last summer and even though the event was a commercial disappointment for the organisers, Newcastle were impressed with the facilities. Trips to America, Brazil and the Far East were mooted during the course of the year, but United pulled out of talks with sponsors in South Africa a couple of weeks ago after delays in getting a “sign-off” from local companies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2013/06/03/61634-33419183/ Meanwhile, The Journal understands the club are preparing to return to Portugal again this summer for pre-season. Having broken off talks with organisers of a tournament based in South Africa, they are now planning to stay within Europe for their summer training camp, with both the Algarve and Lisbon under consideration. A game against Sporting Lisbon is a possibility – and Braga have also been sounded out about a fixture in Portugal in July. United played in the Algarve Tournament last summer and even though the event was a commercial disappointment for the organisers, Newcastle were impressed with the facilities. Trips to America, Brazil and the Far East were mooted during the course of the year, but United pulled out of talks with sponsors in South Africa a couple of weeks ago after delays in getting a “sign-off” from local companies. I am disgusted with this plan B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Those impressive facilities did us the world of good of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Those impressive facilities did us the world of good of course. Probably talking about the bar, golf course etc etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 f*** me we really are a sham of a club...we talk a good game but f*** all is ever happening behind the scenes. Then we s*** the bed at the last minute because what we had organized in our heads (possibly weeks or months in advance) couldn't be organized at the last minute when we bother do something about it in reality. Same with Pardew as the club, all this talk of blue prints, purple and tie dye colored squad members, goal scoring centre halves.. absolutely laughable and will only get worse the more this facade is unraveled in front of ours and the hungry press eyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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