Pre-season Friendlies

[Robwez10]

Have we properly started pre season training yet? Most of the lads seem to be at the gym with there mates or playing golf

[A.B.]

Have we properly started pre season training yet? Most of the lads seem to be at the gym with there mates or playing golf

Yes. God forbid they enjoy themselves with their pals.

[Hadrian]

Heavens, they might be getting fitter or bonding with other squad members...

[bluessupporter]

Heavens, they might be getting fitter or bonding with other squad members...

Wash your mouth out!

[Sea Dog Sam]

How much is it to get in at the Holker game?

Do they actually charge to watch a 'Friendly'? Last friendly I attended was our home encounter with Glasgow Morton in the early 70s - can't remember if I paid or not They're a waste of time for fans. Training/Fitness sessions for the players.

I noticed the Hibernian v Hartlepool friendly being advertised on my Streaming Device today. Most friendlies will be screened over the summer. But I won't be watching any.

[bluessupporter]

So if a Premier League club brought a side to Barrow for a friendly you wouldn't attend if they charged? Get real man.

A friendly is a chance for the bigger team to help out the smaller team financially, so HOBs will benefit on attendance and bar sales, and none of their players are paid!

It also gives our fans a chance to see our new signings.

[MisterPleasant]

How much is it to get in at the Holker game?

Do they actually charge to watch a 'Friendly'? Last friendly I attended was our home encounter with Glasgow Morton in the early 70s - can't remember if I paid or not They're a waste of time for fans. Training/Fitness sessions for the players.

I noticed the Hibernian v Hartlepool friendly being advertised on my Streaming Device today. Most friendlies will be screened over the summer. But I won't be watching any.

Glasgow Morton? Shome mishtake, Greenock Morton, shurely. And the last time we played them in a friendly was in the mid/late-60s, I think.

[chipmunx]

How much is it to get in at the Holker game?

Do they actually charge to watch a 'Friendly'? Last friendly I attended was our home encounter with Glasgow Morton in the early 70s - can't remember if I paid or not They're a waste of time for fans. Training/Fitness sessions for the players.

I noticed the Hibernian v Hartlepool friendly being advertised on my Streaming Device today. Most friendlies will be screened over the summer. But I won't be watching any.

the game was played in Spain - so Hibs streamed it on their You Tube channel - Hartlepool lost and looked awful

[Sea Dog Sam]

Do they actually charge to watch a 'Friendly'? Last friendly I attended was our home encounter with Glasgow Morton in the early 70s - can't remember if I paid or not They're a waste of time for fans. Training/Fitness sessions for the players.

I noticed the Hibernian v Hartlepool friendly being advertised on my Streaming Device today. Most friendlies will be screened over the summer. But I won't be watching any.

Glasgow Morton? Shome mishtake, Greenock Morton, shurely. And the last time we played them in a friendly was in the mid/late-60s, I think.

Thanks for correcting me. Yes; it was Greenock Morton
Isn't Greenock part of Glasgow?
How time flies. Could have sworn it was in the 70s but you're probably right.

[Sea Dog Sam]

So if a Premier League club brought a side to Barrow for a friendly you wouldn't attend if they charged? Get real man.

A friendly is a chance for the bigger team to help out the smaller team financially, so HOBs will benefit on attendance and bar sales, and none of their players are paid!

It also gives our fans a chance to see our new signings.

If a Premier League club brought a side to Barrow - No I wouldn't attend - it'd be like watching Barrow play a Premier League youth team in a training exercise. Friendlies are simply for getting the players match fit. I'll be seeing our new signings when they run out at Edgely Park July 30th.

[Sea Dog Sam]

Do they actually charge to watch a 'Friendly'? Last friendly I attended was our home encounter with Glasgow Morton in the early 70s - can't remember if I paid or not They're a waste of time for fans. Training/Fitness sessions for the players.

I noticed the Hibernian v Hartlepool friendly being advertised on my Streaming Device today. Most friendlies will be screened over the summer. But I won't be watching any.

the game was played in Spain - so Hibs streamed it on their You Tube channel - Hartlepool lost and looked awful

I was looking forward to watching Raith Rovers v Queen of the South tonight 7.45pm
Then realised it was a Friendly

[MisterPleasant]

Glasgow Morton? Shome mishtake, Greenock Morton, shurely. And the last time we played them in a friendly was in the mid/late-60s, I think.

Thanks for correcting me. Yes; it was Greenock Morton
Isn't Greenock part of Glasgow?
How time flies. Could have sworn it was in the 70s but you're probably right.

No, Greenock is a town in its own right, west of Glasgow, which I happened to drive through only last Saturday. The friendlies - there were a couple - were around the time we signed Mulholland and Mallon from them.

[Sea Dog Sam]

I think I was still at school when I attended. Morton played in an all white kit. Mulholland and Mallon are both names I remember with fondness both part of Barrow AFC's best ever side managed by the late, great, Colin Appleton.

Brian Arrowsmith (RIP) once told me a tale concerning Mallon in the Barrow AFC dressing room. I won't provide the details but apart from being an excellent defender (who took no prisoners) Jimmy Mallon was, apparently, a real hard f**ker!

[behind the goals]

Glasgow Morton? Shome mishtake, Greenock Morton, shurely. And the last time we played them in a friendly was in the mid/late-60s, I think.

Thanks for correcting me. Yes; it was Greenock Morton
Isn't Greenock part of Glasgow?
How time flies. Could have sworn it was in the 70s but you're probably right.

How could you forget the pre-season home match with Greenock Morton July 31st 2006.

[Holkerbird]

I'm glad you came up with that detail cos my neighbour was friendly with a couple of their fans who came down for the game. Then I thought have I just made that up?