Overseas training camp announced on OS

[The Kraken]

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2082520,00.html

[hypochondriac]

finally

[Thedelldays]

how dare they announce it all in one go.....the bloody cheek

[NickG]

did they annouce time and location before the other clubs involved?

[buctootim]

did they annouce time and location before the other clubs involved?

 

STILL no update on their website!!. Its a disgrace, they treat their fans like ****. I'll never buy another pie, their chairman out etc......

http://www.fcsochaux.fr/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1620&Itemid=106

[edprice1984]

 

Venue for the game against FC Thun...looks good!

[John B]

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2082520,00.html

 

So probably some new players befor Wednesday next week

[paris]

Sounds good to me....

[Master Bates]

Just image googled Interlaken, wish I was going.

[stevegrant]

12 days' notice before the first game, cracking for those of us who were planning on going

 

Will investigate flights, trains, etc tonight, methinks.

[holepuncture]

FC Thun play in red (home) and white (away), so hopefully we should see the away kit by the 13th!

[Smirking_Saint]

Nice work SFC, wish i was going, place looks amazing

[Giordano]

Delighted with the venue. Looks first rate with two good oppos to play against. Gutted with the timing as will be in Thailand during the whole camp. Would certainly have made arrangements to get over there for the two games and a bit of swiss role/toblerone if id had more notice. Has sfc announced a travel service for fans who want to travel+support???? Never mind. Maybe next year SFC could give supporters a bit more notice. After all im sure the local sponsors are hoping that english supporters will come and drink their bars dry, fill there hotels and eat there restaurants out of fondue and cuckoo clock sets. Cant think of any other sterotypical ignorant brits abroad comment to make but im sure others will!

[Arizona]

Just image googled Interlaken, wish I was going.

 

I wonder how it got that name.

[Thedelldays]

[suewhistle]

Might do one or the other on my visit to the UK by car but can't afford both I don't think, hmm Thun is 3 hours drive from me.. I'b better get googling. Might be worth making a day and night of it.

[Alejam]

Awaiting the usual suspects to rip this news apart, and moan like hell about it.

[Dave Benson Phillips]

1 weeks notice. Nice one.

 

On another note, didn't one of our ex players play for FC Thun? ( Tessem? )

[buctootim]

Can get flights with Easyjet from Gatwick to Geneva for about £100 at moment. Geneva is around three hours on train from Interlaken (change in Bern). Same kind of price to Zurich or around £115 with BA but only 2 hours on train.

Edited 1 July, 2010 by buctootim

[View From The Top]

I'll have a mooch for flights for the Saturday game. Quite fancy a weekender.

[suewhistle]

Be careful you go to the right stadium: their new one is being built and won't be ready until next year!

[View From The Top]

Be careful you go to the right stadium: their new one is being built and won't be ready until next year!

 

I think the clue is here: University Stadium St. Leonard in Fribourg

[Gorgiesaint]

did they annouce time and location before the other clubs involved?

 

I had a quick glance at FC Thun's website & that game wasn't on the front page - they did show the 3 pre-season games that they have prior to playing us.

 

Edit: Just checked their list of friendlies & it's not showing

Edited 1 July, 2010 by Gorgiesaint

[saint_stevo]

not quite what i was hoping for from the twitter announcement

[dune]

This could've been a great pre - season tour if the club had given reasonable notice.

[dune]

 

Venue for the game against FC Thun...looks good!

 

Is that Dean Court with the tide in?

[sainttomski]

Yay at last some decent news on the OS!

[VectisSaint]

 

Venue for the game against FC Thun...looks good!

Suspect this is not the correct ground. No way does that Lido hold 10300 snorkellers

Still could be good training for the heavy pitches in the English winter rather than using our billiard table

[Gorgiesaint]

 

Venue for the game against FC Thun...looks good!

 

Can see why we got rid of Gillet & james now, they would have drowned in that midfield !

[BARCELONASAINT]

Maybe they don't won't all the belly aching idiots that moan continously about every little thing on their tour!!

[Dave Benson Phillips]

Maybe they don't won't all the belly aching idiots that moan continously about every little thing on their tour!!

 

I am not quite sure who is the biggest chopper. You or your son.

[SuperMikey]

Odd timing definitely to release the fixtures. Reckon you'll see me down at the XI games against Basingstoke and Farnborough. Maybe we'll have a few trial players on show if the first team are off training in Switzerland...

[krissyboy31]

 

Venue for the game against FC Thun...looks good!

 

Thought they said Interlaken not In the lake!!!

[St Landrew]

What a bloody lovely venue. Here's hoping all goes well and that we don't hear reports of players missing their wives. Oops sorry, for a moment I was thinking of the England team.

[BARCELONASAINT]

well we all know who is the biggest attention seeking queen on here!!!

[Bailey]

There you have it, all of our pre-season plans announced in one go now that everything has been confirmed and finalised.

 

To those that do make the trip to Switzerland, enjoy it! The place looks amazing.

[John B]

There you have it, all of our pre-season plans announced in one go now that everything has been confirmed and finalised.

 

To those that do make the trip to Switzerland, enjoy it! The place looks amazing.

 

I would have thought the details were known sometime ago which would have given fans more time to organise their trip

[Gorgiesaint]

I would have thought the details were known sometime ago which would have given fans more time to organise their trip

 

I'm not sure. Reading the release on the OS and having looked at both other clubs websites, I suspect this might have originally been planned as training camp only (behind closed doors), and changed when they managed to sort out the friendlies. I say because, there was a poster who said that the date changed, this ties in with the hotel/resort keeping the booking open to accomodate us. Together with the fact that FC Sochaux's website only announced the friendly on Tuesday and still says time & venue to be decided, and FC Thun's website still does not have the game announced at all - all together suggests these games have been arranged late in the day.

 

Of course, some may question why the plans changed fairly late or why the games were not organised earlier.

[John B]

I'm not sure. Reading the release on the OS and having looked at both other clubs websites, I suspect this might have originally been planned as training camp only (behind closed doors), and changed when they managed to sort out the friendlies. I say because, there was a poster who said that the date changed, this ties in with the hotel/resort keeping the booking open to accomodate us. Together with the fact that FC Sochaux's website only announced the friendly on Tuesday and still says time & venue to be decided, and FC Thun's website still does not have the game announced at all - all together suggests these games have been arranged late in the day.

 

Of course, some may question why the plans changed fairly late or why the games were not organised earlier.

 

Who knows but another chance to engage with fans missed

[oxfordshire_saint]

Wish I could go, spent time around there last summer and it's breathtaking.

 

Two decent friendlies and the fresh mountain air should be ideal preparation.

[suewhistle]

I think the clue is here: University Stadium St. Leonard in Fribourg

 

I was talking about Thun.

[alpine_saint]

14 hours round trip in car. Bugger, was hoping it would be more this direction.

[dune]

14 hours round trip in car. Bugger, was hoping it would be more this direction.

 

Don't do it, we want you on the match thread.

[John Boy Saint]

 

Looks there will be full use of all the Subs during the game!

 

 

well someone had to write it!!

[Smirking_Saint]

I'm not sure. Reading the release on the OS and having looked at both other clubs websites, I suspect this might have originally been planned as training camp only (behind closed doors), and changed when they managed to sort out the friendlies. I say because, there was a poster who said that the date changed, this ties in with the hotel/resort keeping the booking open to accomodate us. Together with the fact that FC Sochaux's website only announced the friendly on Tuesday and still says time & venue to be decided, and FC Thun's website still does not have the game announced at all - all together suggests these games have been arranged late in the day.

 

Of course, some may question why the plans changed fairly late or why the games were not organised earlier.

 

Fair points

 

There are always two sides to every conspiracy

[st alex]

All looks good, but from a supporter's perspective, too short notice.

 

Think Man City are leading the way in how to organise a pre season tour, on their quite lovely website.

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/American-Pre-season-tour

[for_heaven's_Saint]

All looks good, but from a supporter's perspective, too short notice.

 

Think Man City are leading the way in how to organise a pre season tour, on their quite lovely website.

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/American-Pre-season-tour

 

• Ticket price: £30 (concession prices do not apply)

 

No thanks!

[Matthew Le God]

Interlaken has hosted Liverpool, the Swiss national team and now Saints.

 

Here are two interesting links...

 

1) Liverpool at Interlaken

 

 

2) Training camps in Switzerland - Interlaken the 2nd camp featured

 

http://www.travelclub.ch/files/2009_training_camps_ch.pdf

Edited 1 July, 2010 by Matthew Le God

[Arizona]

Ryanair fly to Milan Bergamo, which you could get to from Bristol or Stansted for about £100 return, including taxes etc. Bristol is somewhat limited on the dates, but Stansted goes 3 times a day. That's about 3 1/2 hours drive to Interlaken.

[hamster]

Can't afford this but a good opportunity for Stu. Get to work Stu with this venue's guide to the travelling supporter via your new website. Did you use that software ever Stu, hope you found it useful.