[retired_layne129]

to get back to where we should be in FL.

Plastic club, plastic grounds, plastic fans.

[retired_shalurana]

Pre-season friendlies 2007/08
Sat July 7 SPURS HOME
Sat July 14 Boreham Wood Away
Tues July 17 IPSWICH TOWN HOME
Thurs July 19 Ware Away
Sat July 21 Kettering Town Away
Tues July 24 PETERBORO UTD HOME
Thurs July 26 Harlow Town Away
Sat July 28 St Albans City Away
Tues July 31 Tadley Calleva Away
Wed August 1 TBA
Sat Aug 4 LUTON TOWN Home
Tues August 7 TBA

Stevenage Borough confirm that they’ve agreed terms with defender Mark Arber to join on August 1 from Peterborough United. The 29-year-old centre half has made over 400 appearances in a Football League career spanning nine years.

Chairman Phil Wallace said: “Mark is a great signing for us. If there was one thing we possibly lacked at times last season, it was experience at the back. Mark has made over 400 appearances with Barnet, Oldham and Peterborough and over 100 of them have been for Peterborough in the last two and a half seasons. He’s therefore been pretty much an ever present under a few different managers, which is always a sign of a players importance to a team. The search is now focused on a quality striker to add to the squad.”

Experience is what we need :thup:

[mattsaunders]

Am I right in thinking the FA Cup draws are tomorrow?

This season I will be mostly watching Wingate & Finchley, plus Hendon again if they stay put at Claremont Road. Starting next Saturday though, with Mildenhall Town v Cambridge United.

Trying to hit 100 games this year :thup:

[mattsaunders]

Originally posted by Rob1981:
Am I right in thinking the FA Cup draws are tomorrow?

In answer to my own question, yes the FA Cup draws are tomorrow. A mammoth 731 entries this year, up from 687 last season, which was itself a record.

[retired_lavely3]

Originally posted by Rob1981:
Am I right in thinking the FA Cup draws are tomorrow?

This season I will be mostly watching Wingate & Finchley, plus Hendon again if they stay put at Claremont Road. Starting next Saturday though, with Mildenhall Town v Cambridge United.

Trying to hit 100 games this year :thup:

Looks like we're probably at least starting the season at Claremont Road. As always, it's out of our hands though.

[retired_fabricodalacosta]

I'll be partaking in this thread during the next season - I'll hopefully be attending a few Blyth Spartans games, with me no longer going to Newcastle matches.

Anyhoo - Blyth's pre-season games;

Saturday 14th July DURHAM (A)
Friday 20th July TONBRIDGE ANGLES (H)
Sunday 22nd July EMMERDALE ALL STARS (H)
Saturday 28th July BERWICK RANGERS (H)
Saturday 4th August STOKESLEY SPORTS (A)

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Incase anyone asks, the game against The Emmerdale Allstars is a match that has been running for a few seasons now. It's pretty much just a laugh and to raise a few quid for local charities. :thup:

Blyth are also hoping that mananger Harry Dunn is going to sign a new 2 year deal in the next week. Will be good when he puts pen to paper as he's worked wonders with the team in the last 2 and a bit years.

[retired_jayvette]

I reckon i'm the only Southport fan on here so i'll be our rep this season.

some half decent friendlies lined-up although i'm not looking forward to making the trip to fleetwood!

Jul 13 200719:45HFdly Raith Rovers

Jul 17 200719:45AFdly Chorley

Jul 19 200719:30AFdly Prescot Cables
Jul 21 200715:00HFdly Rochdale
Jul 24 200719:45AFdly Fleetwood Town
Jul 25 200719:30HFdly Tranmere Rovers
Jul 28 200715:00HFdly Macclesfield Town
Aug 02 200719:45HFdly Morecambe
So far only two new signings which hardly inspire confidence, Terry Smith a young goalie we had on-loan at the back end of last season from Oldham and Neil Prince from Staly, potentially a top signing although he's had something like 9 clubs in the past 5 years.

Hopefully Davenport will have some more signings up his sleave, i'm not hopeful though for this season.

[retired_solecito]

We've just put our ticket price up to £15, must make it the second highest in the Conference. If it brings more money in, it will be a good thing, if it drives people away it'll be bad. Need a better season this time around, a new midfielder and owner wouldn't go amiss either.

The price won't affect me too much, can't go to as many games as I'm trying to afford a new house, plus when petrol for the trip is over £40, £2 isn't much.

[retired_kimberlysmith]

Originally posted by Big Geordie:
I'll be partaking in this thread during the next season - I'll hopefully be attending a few Blyth Spartans games, with me no longer going to Newcastle matches.

Anyhoo - Blyth's pre-season games;

Saturday 14th July DURHAM (A)
Friday 20th July TONBRIDGE ANGLES (H)
Sunday 22nd July EMMERDALE ALL STARS (H)
Saturday 28th July BERWICK RANGERS (H)
Saturday 4th August STOKESLEY SPORTS (A)

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Incase anyone asks, the game against The Emmerdale Allstars is a match that has been running for a few seasons now. It's pretty much just a laugh and to raise a few quid for local charities. :thup:

Blyth are also hoping that mananger Harry Dunn is going to sign a new 2 year deal in the next week. Will be good when he puts pen to paper as he's worked wonders with the team in the last 2 and a bit years.

Why no N'castle?

[retired_fabricodalacosta]

Why no N'castle?

Getting too expensive (for a s/t) and I wasn't really enjoying it anymore. Not just with Newcastle, but top-flight football in general. I'm heading back to grass-roots to see if I can start enjoying it again.