Pre-season friendlies 2015

[Dunny]

In the local paper and talkofthetown.ie Dundalk are to play Everton as part of the deal for Ben McLoughlin.

EDIT: We also have the annual Jim Malone Cup and the Presidents Cup.

Also mentioned are Irish League clubs and a possible training camp.

[outspoken]

Premier Division side Longford Town FC to face First Division Athlone Town in pre-season, no date or venue yet announced.

[citybone]

Premier Division side Longford Town FC to face First Division Athlone Town in pre-season, no date or venue yet announced.

You will play each other in the league cup, like two weeks later!

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

In the local paper and talkofthetown.ie Dundalk are to play Everton as part of the deal for Ben McLoughlin.

EDIT: We also have the annual Jim Malone Cup and the Presidents Cup.

Also mentioned are Irish League clubs and a possible training camp.

Hope they bring a better squad then when they arrived over for the agreed friendly with us after the Seamus Coleman move

[Charlie Darwin]

Hope they bring a better squad then when they arrived over for the agreed friendly with us after the Seamus Coleman move

Can't find the link now but at the time Dundalk said Everton wouldn't commit to bringing a full squad.

[Dodge]

If it's in the Irish pre-season (ie peak British season), they definitely won't

[Yossarian]

If it's in the Irish pre-season (ie peak British season), they definitely won't

The only chance of a decent squad would be if Everton are knocked out of the cup in the first or second round and have a free weekend. It's still a long shot of them bringing a full squad in that scenario.

[Dunny]

I doubt anyone is expecting a full squad. Will get the barstoolers in though so happy days, few quid.

[Yossarian]

I doubt anyone is expecting a full squad. Will get the barstoolers in though so happy days, few quid.

Really? I doubt an Everton U21 team will attract too many extra fans to Oriel.

[Dunny]

Yes, sadly. This will be a barstooler takeover! It could be U18 squad and they will all flock to Oriel.

[Charlie Darwin]

Is there a huge Everton support in Dundalk? Liverpool XI has been a decent earner for Bray and Waterford, but it's hardly been overwhelming. I'd say a lot depends on how Dundalk are doing - if the buzz from this season is maintained into July, it could be a decent draw alright.

[outspoken]

We had a united XI over two seasons ago and it was our highest attended game (1800)of the season bar the play off final and that was on a Tuesday when it was p1ssing rain. Stand was full 45 minutes before KO. Only 'known' united player was Joshua King and the keeper Sam Johnstone but Januazzi (awful spelling) did play that day but was a total unknown at the time.

The Barstoolers also flocked in for a liverpool legends match a few years ago with over 1000 in attendance.

[Bosco]

We had a united XI over two seasons ago and it was our highest attended game (1800)of the season bar the play off final and that was on a Tuesday when it was p1ssing rain. Stand was full 45 minutes before KO. Only 'known' united player was Joshua King and the keeper Sam Johnstone but Januazzi (awful spelling) did play that day but was a total unknown at the time.

The Barstoolers also flocked in for a liverpool legends match a few years ago with over 1000 in attendance.

Was there 1,800 at it?It was an awful day, I remember thinking of how many we could have got in if it wasn't raining. Had never heard of Januzaj at the time but I remember him standing out.

Having said that our other "big name" friendlies against Millwall and Celtic the year after drew very poor crowds and I'd imagine we ended up losing money on both.

[Longfordian]

There were about that many there alright. I think Michael Keane might have been involved that day too, in terms of players who played in the first team afterwards.

[Ezeikial]

Yes, sadly. This will be a barstooler takeover! It could be U18 squad and they will all flock to Oriel.

Barstoolers, regulars, occasionals, fanatics, the curious and the insane are all welcome (some people mighty fall into several categories!)

[Dunny]

Barstoolers, regulars, occasionals, fanatics, the curious and the insane are all welcome (some people mighty fall into several categories!)

Aslong as the new boys get a run out and the club benefit we are happy.

[outspoken]

Was there 1,800 at it?It was an awful day, I remember thinking of how many we could have got in if it wasn't raining. Had never heard of Januzaj at the time but I remember him standing out.

Having said that our other "big name" friendlies against Millwall and Celtic the year after drew very poor crowds and I'd imagine we ended up losing money on both.

Yeah the stand was sold out and about 300 stood around the pitch, your spot on about the other friendlies it just goes to show only united/Liverpool reserve teams will draw a crowd, no one wants to see XI's anymore even though that was milwalls first team but the first time we played them drew in about 700 which was good for us at the time, getting them over again was a flop.

[avvenalaf]

Is there a huge Everton support in Dundalk? Liverpool XI has been a decent earner for Bray and Waterford, but it's hardly been overwhelming. I'd say a lot depends on how Dundalk are doing - if the buzz from this season is maintained into July, it could be a decent draw alright.

Someone must have p issed that up against a wall.

[Eminence Grise]

Erosion caused by urine? That would have weakened the mortar in Bray alright.

[dundalkfc10]

Really? I doubt an Everton U21 team will attract too many extra fans to Oriel.

We played Chelsea Youths in Oriel not too long back and was a big crowd at it!

This will be no different.