Pre-Season Friendlies

[cheltenhamlion]

He is probably still sulking because the Robins got promoted.

[footyskillz]

It's a global game and playing abroad offers much so if not China or Asia tour then European destination. In part

[old man villa fan]

This summer is going to be very busy with players coming and going.  This will mean integrating quite a few players into the squad.  The last thing we need is to be jetting off to the Far East for a couple of weeks.

They are going to need as much time at BH as possible so need to stay in UK for friendlies.

[placeforparks]

a villa park glamour tie against premier league middlesbrough...  fuck off.

CONFIRMED FIRST TEAM GAMES

Friendly v AFC Telford (A) - 12pm Saturday July 16
Friendly v Worcester City (At Walshes Meadow, Stourport) - 3pm Saturday July 16
Friendly v Bristol Rovers (A) - 7.45pm Wednesday July 20
Friendly v FC Nantes (At Stade Leo Lagrange, Saint Nazaire) - Saturday July 23
Friendly v Cambridge United (A) - 7.30pm Tuesday July 26
Friendly v Middlesbrough (H) - 3pm Saturday July 30

CONFIRMED U21 GAMES
Friendly v Heather St John's (At Coalville) - 7.30pm Thursday July 21
Friendly v Biggleswade (A) - 2pm Sunday July 24
Friendly v Tamworth (A) - 7.30pm Wednesday July 27
Friendly v Chasetown (A) - 7.30pm Monday August 1

[UK Redsox]

Friendly v Bristol Rovers (A) - 7.45pm Wednesday July 20 - That'll do nicely 


Friendly v Middlesbrough (H) - 3pm Saturday July 30 - You have got to be kidding me 

[Tom_Mc9?]

I think the Middlesbrough friendly is just what we need myself to see what a promoted team are made of.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Premier League Middlesbrough visiting Championship Aston Villa. Reality is kicking in.

[SoccerHQ]

Premier League Middlesbrough visiting Championship Aston Villa. Reality is kicking in.

Yep pretty much, in recent times we've welcomed Inter Milan and Valencia week before start of season...now it's Boro.

At least we have some sort of schedule now so the wheels are slowly starting to creak into action.

[dave.woodhall]

The thing I don't understand is why we're sending a full-strength team to play Worcester.

[PeterWithesShin]

I doubt it will be a proper first team as we play Telford and Worcester on the same day. So split squads I assume.

[Gareth]

Haha, only Villa would get relegated and play one of the 3 teams that replace them in preseason - boot reapplied!!!  any game v Boro could have been played at Bodymoor :-)

[dave.woodhall]

I doubt it will be a proper first team as we play Telford and Worcester on the same day. So split squads I assume.

So we do - didn't notice that.

[UK Redsox]

I doubt it will be a proper first team as we play Telford and Worcester on the same day. So split squads I assume.

Spring Training 

[Gareth]

The thing I don't understand is why we're sending a full-strength team to play Worcester.

Stourport is v small as well from memory - shame it's not at Worcesters new home as Bromsgrove could house a couple of thousand

[QuintonVilla]

This is the day the reality of relegation hit home, Middlesbrough at home in a friendly. Middlesbrough ffs. Embarrassing.