Pre-Season Trip Details

Last updated : 03 May 2006 By Firparkcorner

The websites of our host clubs provide the following details. Crusaders in Belfast will our opponents on Saturday 15 July at their Seaview ground and Inverpark will be the venue on Friday 21 July when we play Larne.

Billy Davies gives a pep talk in La Baule

Pre-season tours have been few and far between in recent years as the club recovered from the financial troubles. Our last trip of any significance was at the start of season 2001/2 when Billy Davies lead us to Brittany. We played three games on that trip (against La Baule, Niort and the Qatar National team!). Among the new signings given an outing on that trip were Martinez and Kelly. A very young James McFadden as also in the party.


While the weather in Northern Ireland may not match the glorious sunshine which was a feature of the French trip, there are already fans consulting diaries and researching ferry times in the hope that the team can have support in the friendlies.