2023-24 - Pre-Season Friendlies

[tonysingh]

But the Maidstone fans

They weren’t great 10 years ago.

We have played them since that 5-0 gubbing you know.

Tbf most Maidstone fans are class imho. Their numbers necessitate the occasional dickhead, just like ours do.

 

[Pink Panther]

I believe there are reasons, but I don't think they're public yet. I don't think it's a coincidence that this has happened after Powell and Smith have gone there, I'll put it that way.

Losing people to a smaller club in a higher league is one of the consequences of relegation, unfortunately. If we have cancelled this game, and that's the reason, it seems a bit futile to me. All our players were free agents at the end of the season, as far as I'm aware, and I didn't think Powell was under contract in the first place.

Anyway, there are no trains beyond Sevenoaks on that day, with trains from London Bridge to Tonbridge on diversion via East Croydon. Aveley is fiddly to get to but an Oystercard trip, and a tick for me.

 

[B.I.G]

We have played them since that 5-0 gubbing you know.

Tbf most Maidstone fans are class imho. Their numbers necessitate the occasional dickhead, just like ours do.

I was thinking of the 3 - 4 as well. I think anyway.

 

[tonysingh]

I was thinking of the 3 - 4 as well. I think anyway.

In all seriousness, that five nil is one of my favourite DHFC games. The atmosphere, being with friends before and after....class.

 

[Stuart Fordyce]

But the Maidstone fans

They weren’t great 10 years ago.

Only went there once in Gav's last full season, found folk fine. Predictably the worst thing about the evening was the Hamlet performance

 

[bkbk]

They seemed alright if you ignore the 12 year old stone island crew

 

[tonysingh]

I'll always be favourable towards Maidstone for their impeccable minutes silence in the first game since Mishi passed.

 

[AveryDave]

Tonbridge have now announced that we've "withdrawn" from the friendly on the 15th July.

 

[Steve Deltasix]

So lovely to see so many of the Non League sides arranging Pre-Season friendlies for the Saturday’s 1st July upto 5th August and announcing them enabling the fans to plan ahead, still we have one on the 8th July….any more

 

[Steve Deltasix]

A list to keep updated as and when pre-season games get announced and/or confirmed. Add anything missing below and I'll update the list accordingly.

Sat 8th July - 3pm - Altona 93 (Home)
Sat 15th July - 3pm - Tonbridge Angels (Away)

Delete Tonbridge lol

 

[AverageJoe]

As a Hamlet fan who lives in Tonbridge I'm furious at these slurs!

(I'm not, it's a shit team with a shit plastic ground and none of the players actually live here, or even bother getting involved with the 80 odd youth teams we have (Tonbridge Juniors and Tonbridge Invicta).

So fuck em.

 

[AveryDave]

Think this is the last seen from the club on pre-season, two weeks ago.

 

[Steve Deltasix]

So we have a game on the 29th July arranged already - any clues Secret Squirrel 🐿

 

[AveryDave]

In case we're still looking for a game on the 1st August...

 

[Steve Deltasix]

In case we're still looking for a game on the 1st August...

In our division, so won’t happen

 

[bkbk]

Welwyn Garden City away on 01 Aug

Marc Weatherstone is their manager

 

[Alex W]

Welwyn Garden City away on 01 Aug

Marc Weatherstone is their manager

This will be interesting. Welwyn have a new owner who seems to have very ambitious plans for the club: Non league club rebrands and plots to reach the EFL with seven promotions in twelve years - Fan Banter

However, off the pitch he sounds like a very unpleasant character: Failed Welwyn businessman jailed after beating his wife in Stevenage.

 

[B.I.G]

This will be interesting. Welwyn have a new owner who seems to have very ambitious plans for the club: Non league club rebrands and plots to reach the EFL with seven promotions in twelve years - Fan Banter

However, off the pitch he sounds like a very unpleasant character: Failed Welwyn businessman jailed after beating his wife in Stevenage.

Sounds like we should cancel the match.

 

[Pink Panther]

This will be interesting. Welwyn have a new owner who seems to have very ambitious plans for the club: Non league club rebrands and plots to reach the EFL with seven promotions in twelve years - Fan Banter

However, off the pitch he sounds like a very unpleasant character: Failed Welwyn businessman jailed after beating his wife in Stevenage.

That's not the same club, they'll be playing three levels below Welwyn Garden City, although they will be sharing WGC's ground.

The AFC Welwyn owner is clearly a total bastard, as well as sounding a bit clueless about how non-league football works. This comment from one of his former colleagues probably sums up his football club's chances: "He was very good at fooling people."

 

[Hamlet Pete]

 

[editor]

The BIG one!

 

[Hamlet Pete]

On the main pitch no less!

 

[Al Cunningham]

Home against Erith on a Saturday is an interesting one . Perhaps we signed one of their players

 

[Pink Panther]

On the main pitch no less!

I think they use the 3G cage for most of their pre-season home games. I've seen speculation from some of their supporters that they might vacate the main ground altogether and use that instead, which really highlights how far the club has declined in the last few years. I'd like to think we'll contest league points with them again one day, but that looks a long way off right now.

 

[bkbk]

a nice line up

9 games!

more matches than players

 

[B.I.G]

I think they use the 3G cage for most of their pre-season home games. I've seen speculation from some of their supporters that they might vacate the main ground altogether and use that instead, which really highlights how far the club has declined in the last few years. I'd like to think we'll contest league points with them again one day, but that looks a long way off right now.

Its their own fault!

 

[Alex W]

That's not the same club, they'll be playing three levels below Welwyn Garden City, although they will be sharing WGC's ground.

The AFC Welwyn owner is clearly a total bastard, as well as sounding a bit clueless about how non-league football works. This comment from one of his former colleagues probably sums up his football club's chances: "He was very good at fooling people."

Ah, my bad. Sorry, as you were.

 

[Paula_G]

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Apart from Altona and to a degree Bromley I must admit to being seriously underwhelmed by that line up. Just one potential big money spinner at home in that. I realise that the pro clubs’ pre season agenda has changed down the years but even a young Palace side has proved a much better draw down the years than Millwall’s “cubs”.

 

[Moroccan Sunset]

Glad we've given Tooting a friendly. Least we can do for them at the moment after what they did for us 5 years ago.

Strange that there's no Palace friendly there? Must admit, I'm surprised at the line up - playing a lot of sides below us. (Although I do have to keep reminding myself that Aveley are in the division above us now!)

 

[Steve Deltasix]

On the main pitch no less!

I did laugh at that 9 friendlies and we should be able at attend all of them, FOOTBALL IS BACK