Gufc Vs Ipwich Town [Archive]

Trainee

19/06/2006, 9:49 AM

I heard over the weekend that Galway united are to Play Ipwich Town in a friendly in Terryland. The game is planned for mid July :)

Patrick Dunne

19/06/2006, 9:57 AM

Ipswich Town, Wednesday 12th July.

Terry

19/06/2006, 10:16 AM

Good match, good few irish playing for them.

Demoshield

19/06/2006, 9:14 PM

have a mid-week game home to Cobh that week?
July 7 Home 7.45pm Kildare County
TBC Home 7.45pm Cobh
July 15 Away 7.30pm Kilkenny City

Terry

20/06/2006, 7:29 AM

was just going to post the same thing

Patrick Dunne

20/06/2006, 9:51 AM

Yes, we will be playing Cobh on Tuesday, Ipswich on Wednesday, Kilkenny on Saturday. I can only presume that TC will be fielding fringe players plus U21s vs Ipswich.

Terry

20/06/2006, 10:53 AM

MMM, a lot of people who would consider going IMO, would like to see a competitive match from a GUFC team that are household names! I hope this doesnt hit the attendance for the match, plus with the kildare match the previous friday, it would mean paying in for 3 matches in a five day period for supporters who aren't season ticket holders

Patrick Dunne

20/06/2006, 4:54 PM

The glass is half-full, Terry, not half-empty !

Any season ticket holders, particularly those who purchased before Christmas, are getting great value. We will be doing a promotion for the Ipswich Town friendly on Tuesday 27th in Terryland (home game vs Dundalk)
which will give added incentive for supporters.

I would expect Ipswich to bring at least 100 supporters, going on previous friendlies, plus we should attract the barstool/"any English football is better than the EL" element. There are also some Ipswich supporters in Ireland who may attend. I know two in Galway.

For hardcore United supporters, the game may not be a classic, but GUFC are not in a position to turn away opponents of the calibre of Ipswich Town. When have we last played a team that have won a major European trophy ?

Mr A

20/06/2006, 6:17 PM

You're playing one at the weekend. If the Irish News Cup doesn't count as a major European trophy I don't know what does. I mean Ballymena were in it and everything.

Patrick Dunne

20/06/2006, 8:21 PM

Are Finn Harps the only club in the world to have won the Irish News Cup
and the First Division Shield (sadly, not in the same year) ?

Mr A

20/06/2006, 11:09 PM

We never won the first division shield, but we are current champions of the first division cup.

We're definately the only club to have done that!