Ireland in Pre-Season

[CaptainOx]

Would imagine this must be close to being confirmed by the club now. Heard that we'll be playing 3 games against teams from 3 of the Irish league to give a range of tests

Hopefully the club will announce soon so we can make plans

 

[Corporate_Clive]

Would imagine this must be close to being confirmed by the club now. Heard that we'll be playing 3 games against teams from 3 of the Irish league to give a range of tests

Hopefully the club will announce soon so we can make plans

I checked on Charlton's website ref their pre-season in Ireland 17/18. Interesting.

 

[Leysboy]

Will our old goal machine Pat Hoban be there. Miss his goals!

 

[Northstandboy]

Doesn't give much time for fans to organise things!

 

[Cass63]

When are the announcing it, I fancy a trip to ireland

 

[Paul P]

Will our old goal machine Pat Hoban be there. Miss his goals!

So did he sadly

 

[Oldham]

Better save up then, costs a fortune to go on the p!ss over there!

 

[CaptainOx]

Expecting dates later this afternoon.

3 game in 3 days with one possibly against UCD

 

[Corporate_Clive]

Expect to spend lots of Euros. ROI is very expensive.

 

[oxonian]

Expecting dates later this afternoon.

3 game in 3 days with one possibly against UCD

United County Dairies?

 

[Ox4Eva]

ROI is as mentioned ridiculous price wise for a pint etc, better off doing Scotland again!

 

[CaptainOx]

Oxford United are pleased to confirm that this summer’s pre-season tour will be heading for Ireland.
Over the last few years United have been to Austria, Spain and Portugal and hundreds of fans have come along to join the Yellow Army on tour.
This season Karl Robinson’s new look squad will be flying out to the Republic of Ireland for an intensive training camp that will include three games; two in and around Dublin and one around 90 minutes from the capital.
The dates for the diary are the three match dates:
Monday 9th July
Tuesday 10th July
Wednesday 11th July
All three games will be evening kick-offs and full details of the opposition will be announced soon, once formalities are completed.

https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2018/may/united-head-for-ireland

 

[RATC]

3 matches are on consecutive days
9th
10th
11th July

 

[Concretebob]

United County Dairies?

University College Dublin. Play in the Irish second tier.

 

[Northstandboy]

Damn shame its not over a weekend, means 3 days annual leave for something that could be a Fri-Sunday thing.

 

[Concretebob]

Those tempted, fly out on the 8th to Dublin, fly back on the 12th is £34 return (basic fare) from Birmingham with Ryanair.

 

[Oxford Aesthete]

Doesn't appeal to me in the slightest

 

[unification]

Oxford United are pleased to confirm that this summer’s pre-season tour will be heading for Ireland.
Over the last few years United have been to Austria, Spain and Portugal and hundreds of fans have come along to join the Yellow Army on tour.
This season Karl Robinson’s new look squad will be flying out to the Republic of Ireland for an intensive training camp that will include three games; two in and around Dublin and one around 90 minutes from the capital.
The dates for the diary are the three match dates:
Monday 9th July
Tuesday 10th July
Wednesday 11th July
All three games will be evening kick-offs and full details of the opposition will be announced soon, once formalities are completed.

https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2018/may/united-head-for-ireland

Dundalk is 1hr 20mins away from Dublin. A visit to see the Hobanator perhaps?

Would have considered this had I not already booked a summer holiday. Ah well - I'll have to enjoy smoke some crack elsewhere (that's what the Irish do, don't they?).

 

[Berliner]

If it was somewhere a bit more unusual I'd go, but Dublin? Been there, done that, wasn't impressed...at all!

 

[Ox4Eva]

Would have been better having the tour in Northern Ireland on those dates, lol!

 

[mooro]

Dammit, if only Pep and BTBY had been in charge it would have a week in Barbados with free flights.............

 

[oxonian]

University College Dublin. Play in the Irish second tier.

???

 

[Mellowyellow]

Really poor planning. If it had been on a weekend, so many more people could have gone for a Saturday game, with an overnight stay.
Wonder if old slippery will venture across, pretending he is still chairman?

 

[Paul Cannell]

I thought his sort were expelled by St. Patrick years ago.

 

[Basham Wonderland]

Can we not just do Hearts and Hibs next year. Or the two Dundees or something.

Bit of a dull tour this year, by the sounds of it.

 

[Deleted member 222]

Really poor planning. If it had been on a weekend, so many more people could have gone for a Saturday game, with an overnight stay.
Wonder if old slippery will venture across, pretending he is still chairman?

You do realise pre season is actually for the players to get fit ready for the season? They don’t have to plan activities or trips for the fans.

Would you rather play slough town away and a couple of prem teams at home instead every year?

 

[holdsteady]

If you want to go to Scotland, Spain or Micronesia just go, don’t need a few hundred people wearing the same top as you to hold your hand. It’s a pre season tour, the football is a waste of time who ever and where ever, it’s not like qualifying for Europe and playing genuine matches.

 

[OxfordBoy]

Moaning bastards, i'm definitely going and looking forward to it

 

[mariokempes]

Those tempted, fly out on the 8th to Dublin, fly back on the 12th is £34 return (basic fare) from Birmingham with Ryanair.

+ £127 approx return for luxuries like
A seat
A case in the hold

 

[Concretebob]

+ £127 approx return for luxuries like
A seat
A case in the hold

I did stress a basic fare!

There's always the ferry from Holyhead.