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I'm having a quiet night in too: it's the antibiotics... but although it's fascinating it's a bit desperate for a Saturday night. Besides, I can't see the ball. :-)

Cheers VA! Many Vitesse fans coming this way? Plenty of pubs to try if you do and I think most of us are pretty hospitable..

Yeah, travelling with a hangover is dire.

I saw the title of this thread and thought "Ah, Steve Williams.." Looks like I'm not alone in my opinion, and I'm also showing my age..

You're a nutter! :-) I reckon I could only afford one cheap trip, apart from the final of course... ;-) But it's great having such an _informed_ nutter to hand. Thanks to you and Marsdinho for all your good work.

Well, I'm going to Vectis tomorrow morning for an overnighter, so I'll bring me dictionary so we can check..

eh? V is after S. ;-)

Perhaps one for The9, but how many "weak" Europa teams are we likely to play (assuming we win our games!)? These will give the secondary players a chance as will the early rounds of the cups: the pre-season friendlies reminded me, for example, that Isgrove is surprisingly nippy.... and Gape still looks like a nipper!

Christ, they're all shorter than me, unless I've lost a couple of cm. with age.. Bet I weigh more n'all..

Ta, obviously on it's way then.

Too early in the morning for popcorn and a beer.. Incidentally... I haven't received mine yet; when do they get sent out?

You often talk rubbish, but I'm inclined to agree with you there. ;-)

I'm sure that's been the case in previous years too: it's most odd, as if they're embarassed to have fans there. I've only been to one foreign pre-season game when I was living nearby, and the best bet has always been to check the other clubs' websites. I hope somebody from the club is reading this..

Which team, the one who played first yesterday, or the one who played the second game?

Boys, Boys.. Or should that be boysh, boysh...?

We appreciate the comments of both van Hanegem and Twente: always good to see a good footballing rivalry. :-)

Thanks for that analysis. I don't think he's been bought as a first teamer. We're quite used to limited, non-ball playing defenders in the premiership; as long as he does the basics OK!

Aus Friesen then?

I don't think I've ever heard a more inane or innaccurate commentator! The second game was somewhat c**p, and a lot of the old reliables were obviously not match fit, which is hardly surprising dear drama queens, in that that was their first pre-season game and the other leagues playing start earlier than us. Our midfield looked very lightweight, which is not to say that some of them would not be OK slotted in to a stronger team structure, but let's face it, we played two teams of approximately similar strengths. Our finishing still needs work..

Can hear OWTSGMI!

It's sad, but I've got that date in my diary! Also contacted friends in Cyprus and Italy just in case! Ooh, Bordeaux - hmm, just thought about someone else, 2 hours away..

Now I shan't bother going to Azerbijan in the Europa.

That's an unusual **** pot, assuming that's really theirs to **** in.

A shareholder? Ah, sorry, just twigged, a donator of £1000, and it looks like he's got a bigger return for his money than most of the fans with a personal visit to the ground.

A useful exercise and learning experience, and a difficult first game against a team 2 weeks ahead of us in their preparation: we normally start off with pretty minor teams as our warm up games. The midfield did look lightweight in a physical sense although McQueen looks solid enough. Good to see J-Rod scoring, particularly the movement for the second. Defensively the lack of experience showed, and nobody really took control. Plenty of material for the video analysts..