Pre-Season - US Tour

Did a road trip through California the other year - it will be some trip for anyone who can go!

Stopped for breakfast in a diner in Seligman, Route 66, and we were playing away to Villa on the tv!
 
Toronto John said:
Nashville - 12 hour drive from Toronto or 2 hour flight ........ Music City and #1 barbeque. Was there for a short stay on my way to New Orleans.

Is @musiccitycherry still on here?
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Still here TJ ! Had 15k in town for the recent fanfest. I know some of the club went over the the Nashville Soccer Stadium whilst they were here for the event. Nice 30k seater - direct flights from Heathrow makes it somewhat easy getting here.
(Not sure it's #1 for bbq - couple of other areas might have something to say on that - of course have Nashville hot chicken if that's your thing)
 
Never mind all the teasers on Musk Social, if we are playing public matches, we need to know where and when.

The prices of tickets and accommodation will not be decreasing.

Then the not trivial issues, for most, I guess, of having to give notice to book holidays and get families on board.
 
ErikthViking said:
Never mind all the teasers on Musk Social, if we are playing public matches, we need to know where and when.

The prices of tickets and accommodation will not be decreasing.
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If it’s part of the Premier League summer series it’s likely to not be sorted out yet. Probably the club teasing it as it’s been leaked out by the horrifying Atheltic article.
 
ErikthViking said:
Never mind all the teasers on Musk Social, if we are playing public matches, we need to know where and when.

The prices of tickets and accommodation will not be decreasing.

Then the not trivial issues, for most, I guess, of having to give notice to book holidays and get families on board.
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Nashville hotel rates are eye watering at times,particularly close to the action.
 
ErikthViking said:
You mean almost as much as it costs to park overnight at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas?
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Parking overnight at Nashville hotels runs $25-40
If game falls during a big event/ conference room rates easily $400-$700 a night.
Would guess Nashville in the top 10 in the U.S. for highest hotel prices.
 
If we are playing in Nashville July 27th looks like it is open.
LAFC could be an early August match, maybe Aug 3 or Aug 6
LA Galaxy looks tight schedule wise but Jul 27th is open


Having said all that we could be playing another PL team
 
Toronto John said:
The other thing that I should have commented on ........ and @USCherry hit it on the nail ... is that a lot of it is about the spectacle as opposed to it being "special". You guys are already seeing sports-tourists at games, and I have seen mention of people getting to games and spending more time in fancy facilities or on their mobile devices than actually watching the match.
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Competitive English League matches on a foreign soil is anathema to me and, I suspect, to everyone else who has supported their club their whole lives through thick and thin from the very first time that they ever went there.
If it ever happened in the States you guys could watch it, but you would not be part of it like we are. The same applies to all the sports tourists we see taking selfies at the great Premier League venues.
It is our game, and we are not merely spectators, we are invested participants along with the players. That is something that cannot possibly be exported, and if someone manages to stage such games against all our wishes, it will deprive us of something very meaningful in our lives just to give you a bit of meaningless entertainment in yours.
If you want to be part of it, you have to come over here and experience it for real, not stay at home and watch a plastic substitute of the original.
 
LewSwimmin said:
Competitive English League matches on a foreign soil is anathema to me and, I suspect, to everyone else who has supported their club their whole lives through thick and thin from the very first time that they ever went there.
If it ever happened in the States you guys could watch it, but you would not not be part of it like we are. The same applies to all the sports tourists we see taking selfies at the great Premier League venues.
It is our game, and we are not merely spectators, we are invested participants along with the players. That is something that cannot possibly be exported, and if someone manages to stage such games against all our wishes, it will deprive us of something very meaningful in our lives just to give you a bit of meaningless entertainment in yours.
If you want to be part of it, you have to come over here and experience it for real, not stay at home and watch a plastic substitute of the original.
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Thats a bit inflammatory.

Of course the experience of competitive live PL football can not be replicated.

However, it's great for others to experience in the off season, no matter where that may be......

Poole, Pennsylvania or Phnom Penh, Perth or Pattaya.

Not everyone can afford to watch a live PL game if they live in different parts of the globe.

We should welcome all supporters, no matter where they live, and no matter their bank balance.

The games being suggested aren't competitive fixtures, merely exhibition matches.
 
dragonm8 said:
Thats a bit inflammatory.

Of course the experience of competitive live PL football can not be replicated.

However, it's great for others to experience in the off season, no matter where that may be......

Poole, Pennsylvania or Phnom Penh, Perth or Pattaya.

Not everyone can afford to watch a live PL game if they live in different parts of the globe.

We should welcome all supporters, no matter where they live, and no matter their bank balance.

The games being suggested aren't competitive fixtures, merely exhibition matches.
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True, but it’s two separate arguments really.

Competitive games abroad, massive no. Protests etc.

Expanded Premier League summer series, basically a glorified pre-season tour but with marketing razzmatazz and a made up trophy? Carry on, pre season friendlies mean zip all to us, but make them mean something elsewhere? Crack on. (But don’t then moan about fixture congestion when you’ve spent the 6 week break flying around the world cashing in).
 
www.nbcsports.com

Premier League teams touring USA for summer 2024 preseason

Which Premier League clubs are touring the United States when they kick off 2024-25 pre-season preparations?
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Anyone for Wrexham in Butte, Montana?

On another point, what we really must do is cut out FA Cup replays. There is an urgent need to think about the players and cut down on the number of matches played.
 
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