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Bloggy wrote:Said it years ago (but will repeat)... they could catch the steam train down to Kingswear, cross the Dart on a ferry and coach up the hill to play against AFC Dartmouth.

Don't reckon the current Dartmouth team is strong enough to give the
TUFC squad a decent game. A Dartmouth guest XI might however. SG might be down that one. He'd probably get roped in to play in goal.

One of our number (Mid?) has a boy who plays for Elmore (I think). What are they like?

Matt.

Pogrebnyak (or whatever) was good for Fulham last year, just seems to have gone to pot since joining Reading (or whoever).

Funny enough I am about to pop down to Elmore to see them take on Bradford tonight (On-Avon not City!) in their last ever Western League game. Next season they move across to the South West Peninsula Premier division to cut down on travelling....so they will play the likes of Ivybridge, Falmouth and Bodmin next year

Elmore are not a bad team, a good mix of old experienced players who have played at higher levels and lads like my son who is trying to break into the team, he has played about 20 games this year mainly from the bench.....I don't think the Western league is as strong as it was when the likes of Tiverton, Bridgwater, Taunton and Weston played in it, but there are some great individual players, who geographics apart would play at a higher level. Most of the teams at this level have players who were, at one time, linked with football league clubs....its a bit of a players graveyard at times!

Bristol City will be on tour in Devon/Cornwall so will be playing them no doubt.

i don't care *who*, I just care *when*.

For I shall be returned to the motherland this summer, and I will be expecting a Torquay United match to entertain me on July 27th. Make it so, people.

Also I will make myself available so that you, my adoring fans, can buy me cider.

Not a lot of chance of a Singaporean tour so I doubt I'll get to see much. Although the standard over here is about league 2/BSP level!

So far we've heard links with QPR and Bristol City, and now I've seen that Knill is trying to get us to go to Hereford. Bit of a journey for a friendly!?? Is that necessary, really?

Anyway use this thread for news on any pre-season friendlies, and who you'd like to see and all that jazz.

I did actually do a pre-season friendly thread Nick but as your's is more recent we'll use yours mate. :~D

Apologies, I did check but couldn't see one!!

I'm just being facetious Nick, no probs.

Hereford!


Yep, that'd be a crowd-puller!

Dawlish. Used to be a regular trip, but it's been a while now. Pre-season of our first year in the BSP I think.

Fonda wrote:Dawlish. Used to be a regular trip, but it's been a while now. Pre-season of our first year in the BSP I think.

They no longer exist !

That might explain it.

Just been told by a Taunton Town player we have a pre-season with them - not sure if it's home or away but it would be good if its away (for me that is!)