HTFC vs Barnsley

Really looking forward to this one. It will be interesting to see some of the new signings in action to see what they can bring to the table, and how the club will benefit.

The pitch is looking amazing, the plans for the stands look great. All we need now are for the fans to turn out in their droves to see our beloved club play football.

I'm feeling really positive about the season ahead and for the future, and I get the distinct impression we will upset the applecart somewhat. Clubs are going to come here and be surprised at the quality of the setup we have, and if we can get the fans in and create a more passionate, friendly and welcoming atmosphere, it will only drive the players on to achieve more on the pitch.

One of the best decisions I made 6 years ago, was deciding to follow Harrogate Town when I moved up here. Even through the hard times, I never regretted my decision and what is happening lately fully justifies my decision.

Good luck to Irving, Simon and all the staff and players at Harrogate this season. I will be following you every step of the way.

Onwards and Upwards.

Well said! Hope its a bit cooler on Saturday, don't want too much of this... 

Apparently Barnsley are playing FC Brugge on Friday night, so maybe we will just get the youngsters, bit disappointing, but then its Town I want to see, not the opposition!

I think we will find with the majority of these Pre-season friendlies that it will be a mix of Youth, Reserve and First Team players, the big thing is that we have managed to attract clubs of this calibre to come to our ground for these friendlies. That is a big achievement in itself, and they will still bring decent numbers of supporters down, which brings money into the clubs coffers, which is always a good thing. Also, it will enhance our reputation and give us more exposure.

We may even spring a few surprise results in these Pre-Season friendlies.

Onwards and Upwards.

And lets get a decent batch of curry sauce in too!!!

And the wait is nearly over, a few long months, boring saturdays and we are finally back to business!!!

I imagine we will throw on a few trialists too

I would think Lincoln City will bring the first team squad a week Tomorrow, they are only one level above us. The other teams we play pre-season will be a combination of youth & reserve team players. Could be some big name players coming back from injury though. Roll on Saturday. Wonder if they will be selling season tickets on Saturday, the Family tickets look a bargain to me, 1 adult & 1 under18 for £205 pound, if my calculations are correct that's just under a fiver each per match!

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Been a while since our last home friendly!!!!
 
These fixtures will certainly test our fitness levels, as most of the oppositions players will train full time!

24th of January should be a interesting fixture Town v Town reserves sorry Bradford Park Avenue  

playing against a load of kids is not going to tell us much  

Well, that is what Pre-season friendlies are for. What did you expect? did you really think that these teams would bring their first 11s? It was always going to be a mixture of Youth, Reserve and maybe first team players returning from injury or gaining match fitness.

It gives our club a chance to put in some good performances and gain some credible, positive results, instead of their first teams coming to us, and putting double figures past us, which would do nothing for the confidence of the squad.

Don’t “kid” yourselves!!!!
These friendlies are certainly going to test the fitness levels of our squad!!!
It’s a tough start to the season & we need to hit the ground running.

if its going to be Barnsley u21s it should be advertised as that, i would not have known if Paulstreet had not put it up here

Hello all Back from my break and quite literally hopping around in excitement for this one

RR we will learn alot from the "youngsters" being brought by our southern friends () as we are not here to win necessarily... more to get the team to gel and improve fitness for the new season.

looking forward to this as its nice and sunny and i wont be following it as much as a normal match... much more relaxing

It could be Barnsley U13s or Barnsley over-65s and I wouldn't have a care! All that matters is a chance to get down to the CNG and support Town at the start of another adventure!