nottsblue wrote:Beefymcfc wrote:Nigels Tackle wrote:phips wrote:this whole pre-season tour is gonna be awful. maybe the last match (whenever it is) if we finally incorporate some players like Silva, Bernardo, Ederson, Fernandinho, Jesus, & Aguero.
it’s a complete waste of fucking time
devalues the brand as well
Interesting. I always thought pre-season was to integrate players back into the team after a period away whilst bringing them up to date with new tactics/formations and getting them physically ready for the season ahead. There's obviously the PR side and getting us into new markets, but the priority is the team getting themselves into shape.
But what do I know.
You are correct in that the main purpose of pre season is to get the players up to speed with fitness and integration with new recruits and tactics. But that could be done with games against Wigan, Rochdale, Fleetwood and the like. Plus that has the added bonus of giving much needed revenue and exposure to our lower league neighbours.
When we go on jaunts to the USA or the Far East the objective changes to one of brand exposure and promotion of the City group. And in this day and age it is an exercise that we need to do to maintain and grow our fan base, and ergo revenue. But sending a group of players that a lot of aren’t likely to be part of the first team squad could actually devalue what we are trying achieve. Maybe with the World Cup this year we should have had a more low key/local pre season?
Very true NB, I think that's what I said with the PR stuff. I just don't feel the need to dig in when a corporate development idiom has been made for the future if the club/brand. It's all part of the marketing strategy and when you look at the lads sent over there then you know that this is a back-up going into the season.
We are such a professional outfit these days that we leave nothing to chance. Pep will be looking at this as an integration project, hoping that we don't need to utilise those that don't truly fit the system.
