Match Preseason Summer 2026

[McCOYS]

Why does the team need to keep travelling so far away from the base to play preseason matches, is it supposed to be a ploy to sell high numbers of merchandise in these places?

After a hard season full of injuries and a world cup, we want to cram the players into an aeroplane for 16 hours or so, each way, and play in a high temperature where avoiding dehydration is going to mean slow play, because even mild dehydration can make someone vulnerable to injury.

 

[Audere!Audere!]

Why does the team need to keep travelling so far away from the base to play preseason matches, is it supposed to be a ploy to sell high numbers of merchandise in these places?

After a hard season full of injuries and a world cup, we want to cram the players into an aeroplane for 16 hours or so, each way, and play in a high temperature where avoiding dehydration is going to mean slow play, because even mild dehydration can make someone vulnerable to injury.

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Crazy isnt it.

I remember when i was 7/8, I went to watch a pre-season game between Yeovil & West Ham. Julian Dicks was playing for spammers, thats how long ago.

Mad to me the load they are putting on these players. Surely, put aside from the commercial benefits, they should have a 'fallow' year of pre-season where they just play at White Hart Lane, earn a few mill per game and be done with the travelling. £20-30 a ticket and you'd have a relatively full stadium

 

[McCOYS]

Crazy isnt it.

I remember when i was 7/8, I went to watch a pre-season game between Yeovil & West Ham. Julian Dicks was playing for spammers, thats how long ago.

Mad to me the load they are putting on these players. Surely, put aside from the commercial benefits, they should have a 'fallow' year of pre-season where they just play at White Hart Lane, earn a few mill per game and be done with the travelling. £20-30 a ticket and you'd have a relatively full stadium

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Well I didn't consider that it's winter is Australasia now, so it won't be that hot, but still why not just have a simple preseason and not put any physical or mental strain on the players, let them sleep at home and have time with their families etc.. so I agree just some home matches would have been more sensible.

 

[Spursidol]

Well I didn't consider that it's winter is Australasia now, so it won't be that hot, but still why not just have a simple preseason and not put any physical or mental strain on the players, let them sleep at home and have time with their families etc.. so I agree just some home matches would have been more sensible.

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For better or worse, all clubs now have followers/fans all over the world - hence TV rights for PL are huge including worldwide audiences which in turn get distributed to clubs ........ which helps fund the player transfers every wants etc. The trips allow fans to see the teams live as all fans want to do

The flying time isn't that bad - I used to regularly fly to Mexico (9.5 hours) with a local flight on top (an extra 1.5 hours) typically once on month and about 10 or 11 times a year. Full days work the day after I landed .... and the players will be flying first class so lack for nothing unlike me !

Players will probably get a kick out of going to somewhere like South Korea or Australia for maybe 3 weeks from mid July to end of first week in August when they return to London often for a prestige match at Spurs stadium - like us all they'll enjoy a break of routine by going to Australia, South Korea or wherever

Season ended mid May and those flying off on Spurs preseason won't leave UK until mid July so that's 2 months with families - although first 2 weeks in July will include a couple of local matches v the likes of Wycombe, Orient or the like. So that's a 6 week total break from mid May to end June with families - probablly some of that going away on hols somewhere.

 

[McCOYS]

For better or worse, all clubs now have followers/fans all over the world - hence TV rights for PL are huge including worldwide audiences which in turn get distributed to clubs ........ which helps fund the player transfers every wants etc. The trips allow fans to see the teams live as all fans want to do

The flying time isn't that bad - I used to regularly fly to Mexico (9.5 hours) with a local flight on top (an extra 1.5 hours) typically once on month and about 10 or 11 times a year. Full days work the day after I landed .... and the players will be flying first class so lack for nothing unlike me !

Players will probably get a kick out of going to somewhere like South Korea or Australia for maybe 3 weeks from mid July to end of first week in August when they return to London often for a prestige match at Spurs stadium - like us all they'll enjoy a break of routine by going to Australia, South Korea or wherever

Season ended mid May and those flying off on Spurs preseason won't leave UK until mid July so that's 2 months with families - although first 2 weeks in July will include a couple of local matches v the likes of Wycombe, Orient or the like. So that's a 6 week total break from mid May to end June with families - probablly some of that going away on hols somewhere.

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IMO as a club let's chill and lick our wounds. You've made a contrary point well.