Real Madrid coming to Pittodrie ?

[BigAl]

Todays Express reports that the company that organiised the Barca pre season friedlies v the Arabs and the LSC are behind moves to bring Real Madrid to Scotland next July with games against ourselves and the Huns being the preferred options.

 

 

[glasgow sheep]

I was going to post that we should only take it if it doesn't disrupt our pre-season, but seeing how shambolic are pre-seasons are anyway I don't suppose it will be much of an issue.

 

Good bit of cash I suppose with TV and a sellout, even after Real's big pay cheque

[Reekie_Red]

Nah. Real will mop that cash up by themselves. Their appearance fees are even bigger than Barca's, as far as I know. Still, would help remind people in Aberdeen that there is actually a football club in the city that they can go and see.

[capitalsharpie]

That will only be true Reekie if the Pittodrie marketing machine gets thier finger out and actuall lets folk know this event will be happening!!

[BigAl]

If AFC have got to guarantee a certain level of pay day for Real, then we'll probably say no to the prospect of a pre season friendly on account of being frightened that the Aberdeen public don't turn out in numbers. Is this not what happened with Ajax this July 

[capitalsharpie]

Nae sure, but surely if Dundee Utd can pull a friendly of this size off, then as a "bigger" club, we can as well?  Thier ovrall profile was lifted by the papers as a result.

 

[BigAl]

I'm pretty sure this was why Falkirk got a friendly against Ajax..... cause our leaders wouldn't guarantee a llevel of income for them.