PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Mon May 23, 2011 2:29 pm

Isn't it a bit risky to book non-refundable travel so soon after the season has ended....???

I would have thought that finishing 4th changes things and that the knock on effect would take some time to filter through to the fixture list.....

Dan_85 · Post by **Dan_85** » Mon May 23, 2011 2:33 pm

MK Gould wrote:Isn't it a bit risky to book non-refundable travel so soon after the season has ended....???

I would have thought that finishing 4th changes things and that the knock on effect would take some time to filter through to the fixture list.....

I've done it the last few seasons & haven't been burned so far. Information regarding dates & times tends to filter through from the opposition clubs as opposed to from Arsenal & the implications of fourth place don't really tend to affect fixtures being played at the end of July.

bergkamp10 · Post by **bergkamp10** » Mon May 23, 2011 2:37 pm

Percy Dalton wrote:No Austria this year as President Kroenke and Special Agent Gazidis are sending us on a relationship building misson in Asia.

Special Envoy Mutley is going over there early doors to check out the local 'hospitality'.

AGHH, that well known U.S. Major league team, like playing AC Milan of Italy!!!!

Waste of bloody time and money these matches.

Babu · Post by **Babu** » Mon May 23, 2011 3:12 pm

goonermarc wrote:From digging around it seems we are off to Kuala Lumpur and Guanzhou in Asia for friendlies, also rumour has it we have a game in Cologne the Saturday before the Emirates Cup and another game in Lisbon against Benfica the following Saturday.

Also allegedly opening the new Buriram Stadium in Thailand with a game against Leicester City on July 16th.

Don't know how definite this is though. No 'official' word yet from LCFC.

http://webmail.bangkokpost.com/news/spo ... ew-stadium

goonermarc · Post by **goonermarc** » Mon May 23, 2011 3:39 pm

Yeah i remember reading that a while back, done some further research on it though and apparently it is unlikely it will happen. The Buriram president seems like a bit of a mad man and i can't really see us travelling to a small village in Northern Thailand during the monsoon season.

On my previous visit to Cologne (en-route to Stuttgart for our friendly there incidentally) a few years ago i flew to Amsterdam and then got the train, the one way price for that sector was very good, might be worth trying that out.

I'll be in Kuala Lumpur when we are rumoured to be there so i should hopefully catch that one and Benfica as well if i can get it reasonable, still struggling though with a decent price.

Babu · Post by **Babu** » Mon May 23, 2011 3:49 pm

goonermarc wrote:Yeah i remember reading that a while back, done some further research on it though and apparently it is unlikely it will happen. The Buriram president seems like a bit of a mad man and i can't really see us travelling to a small village in Northern Thailand during the monsoon season.

On my previous visit to Cologne (en-route to Stuttgart for our friendly there incidentally) a few years ago i flew to Amsterdam and then got the train, the one way price for that sector was very good, might be worth trying that out.

Yes, I've been in touch with a Leicester fan I know and he also thinks it's unlikely. Buriram in the monsoon would be lovely though. Been in Asia during the monsoon before, and it's not as bad as it sounds. I really liked it, lovely and green.

Rail travel in Germany is not that cheap though. Went to the VfB game by car, as I live in Switzerland, and it's probably worth it to take a car from Harwich to Hoek, then down to KÃ¶ln, if you can get a few mates to pay petrol.

RVP2 · Post by **RVP2** » Mon May 23, 2011 4:02 pm

I haven't seen anything related to anything friendlywise. Anyone got a link even to a Koln rumour? Would be mental to book a trip not even knowing when it was due to be played. The other great thing about playing them would be to see Podolski who is class. Plus their chant "Lu Lu Lu Lucasz Podolski" is very catchy.

RoscommonGooner · Post by **RoscommonGooner** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:17 am

Asia confirmed

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/ne ... ml&BID=165

goonermarc · Post by **goonermarc** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:50 am

Anyone heading to Kuala Lumpur then?

I'm due to arrive at the airport at 7.15pm, not sure if i have enough time to make the game.

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Tue May 24, 2011 12:25 pm

Don't suppose there's much chance of Majorca at the end of July then....?

halcott · Post by **halcott** » Tue May 24, 2011 4:22 pm

Gilles Grimandi wrote:
Percy Dalton wrote:No Austria this year as President Kroenke and Special Agent Gazidis are sending us on a relationship building misson in Asia.

This is correct. We are going to China and playing a single game in Shanghai.

Get your flights booked now.

GG

nono Arsenal will play a game with Hangzhou Green Town in Yiwu City, which is near Shanghai ,about 3 hours if you drive a car

bergkamp10 · Post by **bergkamp10** » Tue May 24, 2011 4:55 pm

halcott wrote:
Gilles Grimandi wrote:
Percy Dalton wrote:No Austria this year as President Kroenke and Special Agent Gazidis are sending us on a relationship building misson in Asia.

This is correct. We are going to China and playing a single game in Shanghai.

Get your flights booked now.

GG
nono Arsenal will play a game with Hangzhou Green Town in Yiwu City, which is near Shanghai ,about 3 hours if you drive a car

Plus you should the shit roads out in the country, might say 3 hours!!!!

southampton gooner · Post by **southampton gooner** » Tue May 24, 2011 6:48 pm

Dan_85 wrote:I'm a sucker for the pre-season friendlies actually. Poland last year was great & Germany the year before too. Both were hot as fuck, nice to get away for a few days. I'm hoping there's still gonna be at least one friendly on the continent this summer...

I'm the same went to Hanover and Waesaw my son and I did Amsterdam the year b4 that as well. Hope we have 1 euro pre-season game. Or may just do C L qualifier.

Dan_85 · Post by **Dan_85** » Tue May 24, 2011 7:46 pm

For those who are interested, there's no mention of a game against us on the Koln pre-season schedule;

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/ ... 3NpmOb9_0g

Hold off on booking travel just for the minute

Gilles Grimandi · Post by **Gilles Grimandi** » Fri May 27, 2011 7:55 pm

FC Cologne has now been confirmed on .com and FC Koln websites. Sat 23rd July. No mention of a KO time but I'm guessing evening.

Just booked flights

Â£100 return. Looks like the prices are already rising.

GG