countymadbel wrote:Forest green rovers played wrexham last sat away which is a sort of friendly we should have been playing, as we are away sat to Mansfield. But who do we play stoke under 23's home. Really think who ever planned our friendlies got it totally wrong.
Doesn't help that until last Saturday we had nowhere to play games....We were priced out of a game at Newport Stadium due to the costs of staging a game there outweighing the money we would have taken in receipts and RP pitch wasn't ready to be played on after being relaid during the summer break.
I do however agree that games against Chippenham , Hereford and Stoke U23's wont get us ready for the opening fixtures. Also why arrange games against Undy , Chepstow, Pontypridd etc and send teams with Youth team players and trialists ???.
I would have also thought that MF would have decided on his starting 11 for Mansfield and gave them one or two games of an hour or so to get used to each other. Saturday he changed half the side at half time , strange ????? Is he still not clear as to his first choice starting line up ??
Swansea and Bristol City , IMO were the only worthwhile games we played . I hope the side isn't under prepared for Saturday . You can train all you want but its good hard game time they need in their legs