ARTICLE: Cádiz game confirmed

[ClaretTony]

Venue, date, time now confirmed

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/cadiz-game-confirmed

[CaptJohn]

What was the score?

[Bordeauxclaret]

August, not July.

[ClaretTony]

August, not July.

Corrected - I don't want another 4th July, that was the date of my hospital appointment

[ClaretTony]

Don't know if it is of any help but the game is being played 65km from Cadiz

[ClaretTony]

My geography isn't brilliant but I think the closest airport is Jerez which is 39km away

[kentonclaret]

My geography isn't brilliant but I think the closest airport is Jerez which is 39km away

Make sure to fit in a winery tour CT and sample the sherry.

[Bosscat]

Not exactly handy for airports ...

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[ClaretTony]

At least people know where it is now

[NickBFC]

Looks a very ramshackle ground, if you can call it that, in the middle of nowhere. Strange choice of venue but maybe nothing else available

[CnBtruntru]

Well I doubt anyone on this board has been before, so a new one for most.

[kentonclaret]

“We’re playing Cadiz in a meaningless pre season friendly at a ramshackle ground in the middle of nowhere”

When the Americans have got a product they know how to market it

[Bosscat]

“We’re playing Cadiz in a meaningless pre season friendly at a ramshackle ground in the middle of nowhere”

When the Americans have got a product they know how to market it

I think the venue will be down to Cadiz rather than our "Glorious Leaders"

[ClaretTony]

The ground isn't an issue, and I've been to friendlies that have been more difficult to get to, just in the past had more notice. These are some of the wonderful stadia I've seen us play pre-season games at.

[Lip]

40 degrees Celsius in , perfect for our fast flowing football..

[gawthorpe_view]

40 degrees Celsius in , perfect for our fast flowing football..

Cooler in the mountains?
Genuine question.
Looks a nice location even if the ground is basic.

[Longsider]

Had everything crossed it was going to be accessible from my hotel in Spain where I'll be with my family. It would mean a 5 hour bus journey and a night over. My wife has only just forgiven me for flying straight to Athens for the Olympiacos game instead of home with family when we were last in Spain.

[Burnley1989]

Had everything crossed it was going to be accessible from my hotel in Spain where I'll be with my family. It would mean a 5 hour bus journey and a night over. My wife has only just forgiven me for flying straight to Athens for the Olympiacos game instead of home with family when we were last in Spain.

Go on, do it, I dare ya

[Lip]

Had everything crossed it was going to be accessible from my hotel in Spain where I'll be with my family. It would mean a 5 hour bus journey and a night over. My wife has only just forgiven me for flying straight to Athens for the Olympiacos game instead of home with family when we were last in Spain.

Sounds like you're under the thumb.

[Longsider]

Go on, do it, I dare ya

I've started to sow the seed of hiring a car to see a bit more of Spain. The friendly hasn't come into the equation yet.

[Burnley1989]

I've started to sow the seed of hiring a car to see a bit more of Spain. The friendly hasn't come into the equation yet.

Ive a fitness competition in Sweden in December and sold it to the Mrs that I was taking her to the Christmas markets in Stockholm for her Birthday, shes not taken it to badly really , showed her google pictures from a totally different countries Christmas markets

[ŽižkovClaret]

Ronda is very nice, albeit the heat will be lethal in August

[Longsider]

Ive a fitness competition in Sweden in December and sold it to the Mrs that I was taking her to the Christmas markets in Stockholm for her Birthday, shes not taken it to badly really , showed her google pictures from a totally different countries Christmas markets

Good work

[Jellybean]

Why could they not just make it easier for fans? This just seems so strange and as though the prospect of our poor fans having to travel during peak holiday season haven't even entered their thought process.

[ŽižkovClaret]

Why could they not just make it easier for fans? This just seems so strange and as though the prospect of our poor fans having to travel during peak holiday season haven't even entered their thought process.

Pre-season is not for fans. The club know that some like to go to a friendly, so this is kind of "ok, if you insist, you can come here", but honestly inland Spain first week in August?

MOD: post edited due to use of intended bad language.

[Pearcey]

Just arrived in Spain after a few days driving from Norfolk! Home on the 3rd!

[Granny WeatherWax]

Looks to be no way to get there on public transport from Jerez / Seville. It’s in the middle of no where.

[JR1882]

What a bag of bob friendly this is, will be about 40c there and it’s literally in the middle of nowhere.

[Claret86]

Me and 2 other clarets booked Seville hoping the match would be in Cadiz. If not it's 3 nights in Seville.
One of our group has offered to drive so happy days. UTC

[Vegas Claret]

The ground isn't an issue, and I've been to friendlies that have been more difficult to get to, just in the past had more notice. These are some of the wonderful stadia I've seen us play pre-season games at.

they make Stafford Rangers look like the Santiago Bernabéu !

[ClaretTony]

they make Stafford Rangers look like the Santiago Bernabéu !

Fantastic trips though

[CaptJohn]

Just done a quick trawl to estimate costs:
Ryanair LPL-AGP: Outbound 3rd Aug 1620hrs-2020hrs £64; Inbound 5th Aug 1755hrs-1950hrs £108 (Light traveller)
3rd Aug: Hotel Campanile Malaga airport £92
Car hire approx £40
4th Aug: Hotel Pena de Arcos (Close to ground) £54
It's about 2.5 hrs drive Malaga to ground.
Total cost £358 + petrol & getting to the airport in UK.
I reckon it will cost £500 in total depending upon the quality of Rioja that you drink

Why can't they play Shrewsbury away, as it's just 40 minutes drive from me or Chester away which is walking distance

[Vegas Claret]

Fantastic trips though

Can you make a list of where they were please, be interested to know the opposition too.

[NL Claret]

The ground isn't an issue, and I've been to friendlies that have been more difficult to get to, just in the past had more notice. These are some of the wonderful stadia I've seen us play pre-season games at.

Recall going to watch a friendly in Germany v 1860 Munich U23s. I’m sure you were there CT, I’ve got a photo somewhere of about 50 Clarets outside a bar. Don’t think that ground is on there as it is a baking hot sunny afternoon. Cotterill first pre season. Stayed in Salzburg and got the train over the border. Think a bar got drunk dry. Only memory of the game was Mo Camara getting subbed off before he was sent off.

[dvalley69]

Sure you're all looking at the right place? Doesn't look that difficult from Jerez, just off the A382.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Estad ... ?entry=ttu

[dvalley69]

Try Seville airport, looks a bit easier to get to Jerez from Seville.

[IanMcL]

Show me the way to Barbadillo!

[ClaretTony]

Can you make a list of where they were please, be interested to know the opposition too.

Abtenau
Bad Goisern
Bad Wimsbach
Vöcklabruck

All in Austria
https://www.uptheclarets.com/ground-photographs/austria

[ŽižkovClaret]

Just done a quick trawl to estimate costs:
Ryanair LPL-AGP: Outbound 3rd Aug 1620hrs-2020hrs £64; Inbound 5th Aug 1755hrs-1950hrs £108 (Light traveller)
3rd Aug: Hotel Campanile Malaga airport £92
Car hire approx £40
4th Aug: Hotel Pena de Arcos (Close to ground) £54
It's about 2.5 hrs drive Malaga to ground.
Total cost £358 + petrol & getting to the airport in UK.
I reckon it will cost £500 in total depending upon the quality of Rioja that you drink

Why can't they play Shrewsbury away, as it's just 40 minutes drive from me or Chester away which is walking distance

looks something like my routine for home games

[ClaretTony]

Recall going to watch a friendly in Germany v 1860 Munich U23s. I’m sure you were there CT, I’ve got a photo somewhere of about 50 Clarets outside a bar. Don’t think that ground is on there as it is a baking hot sunny afternoon. Cotterill first pre season. Stayed in Salzburg and got the train over the border. Think a bar got drunk dry. Only memory of the game was Mo Camara getting subbed off before he was sent off.

The only thing I could remember about the game was Frank Sinclair scoring our goal, and of course Camara. The pic below is one I took. It was across from the bar where we arrived early and then witnessed so many Burnley fans arriving it was unbelievable. At least 250 of us there in the end. What a great trip that was; we'd played the first game on the Tuesday against Wacker Burghausen and this one against 1860 was on the Saturday. We stayed in Salzburg too.

EDIT: I couldn't possibly have taken that one, I'm on it.

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[Vegas Claret]

Abtenau
Bad Goisern
Bad Wimsbach
Vöcklabruck

All in Austria
https://www.uptheclarets.com/ground-photographs/austria

excellent, thanks

[Vegas Claret]

EDIT: I couldn't possibly have taken that one, I'm on it.

[NL Claret]

The only thing I could remember about the game was Frank Sinclair scoring our goal, and of course Camara. The pic below is one I took. It was across from the bar where we arrived early and then witnessed so many Burnley fans arriving it was unbelievable. At least 250 of us there in the end. What a great trip that was; we'd played the first game on the Tuesday against Wacker Burghausen and this one against 1860 was on the Saturday. We stayed in Salzburg too.

EDIT: I couldn't possibly have taken that one, I'm on it.


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That’s the one, thinking about it, my mate might have taken that photo. Probably about 20 years ago to the day. I’m looking a lot slimmer on there than I am now!! Just to the left of Dave Burnley.

[ClaretTony]

That’s the one, thinking about it, my mate might have taken that photo. Probably about 20 years ago to the day. I’m looking a lot slimmer on there than I am now!! Just to the left of Dave Burnley.

It was my mate who took it with my camera - I have two where we have virtually swapped places. And I'm carrying a lot less weight now.

[JohnMac]

Ive a fitness competition in Sweden in December and sold it to the Mrs that I was taking her to the Christmas markets in Stockholm for her Birthday, shes not taken it to badly really , showed her google pictures from a totally different countries Christmas markets

Did she not think the Date Palms a bit suspicious?

[NL Claret]

It was my mate who took it with my camera - I have two where we have virtually swapped places. And I'm carrying a lot less weight now.

I think my mate was probably stood next to him! Had my photo taken on the pitch with The Beast, still got it somewhere. Great day out that was.

The hills are alive with the sound of………Steve Cotterill’s Claret and Blue Army

[Woody9229]

Sounds like a badly thought out pre season friendly just over a week to the start of the season. Not easy for team to get there either (though assume private jet). Even in the mountains and an early evening kick off the heat will be debilitating given little or no acclimatising. I suspect Cadiz don't set up to play like Luton and likely to be more of a strolling energy conserving kick about. Don't get it.

[ClaretTony]

Sounds like a badly thought out pre season friendly just over a week to the start of the season. Not easy for team to get there either (though assume private jet). Even in the mountains and an early evening kick off the heat will be debilitating given little or no acclimatising. I suspect Cadiz don't set up to play like Luton and likely to be more of a strolling energy conserving kick about. Don't get it.

The team are going to Spain today so I assume they will travel from the training camp by coach next Sunday.