Prahakillie Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Sigma Olomouc. Will also be just over 20 years since we played them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiehippo Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Got to be Kaiserslautern for me, they would bring a decent crowd and promises to be a memorable occasion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azert Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) We should be aiming for a bigger club than some 2nd division (soon to be 3rd division the way they are going) German club surely? Man Utd/ Man City/ Chelsea would bring the crowds in. Edited October 18, 2017 by azertyuiop 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack broon Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 4 hours ago, Ken T said: Agreed but if Stevie's pal offers to bring Zlatan et al I wouldnae be turning them down! One of the first games I attended was Frank Beattie's testimonial. The Killie team was strengthened with guest stars (not that it helped the result thanks to Mr Dalglish). With Steve Clarke's connections maybe we could play fantasy football for one night and get some big names to wear the blue and white stripes? Yes if we could get Man utd as well that would be brilliant as I don't think we've played them Real would be another good club, along with Eintracht, as we have some history with them in the European cup and it would be good to see the brilliant Ronaldo if he was still playing for them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack broon Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said: We've played them for the centenary. Like it or loath it, Frankfurt wouldn't pull a crowd. Man Utd certainly would. We got over 10,000 for the centenary game with no away fans there, and if we played them again I'm sure they would bring a decent support over nowadays Man utd would certainly be a sell out crowd ,although it could be like a game against the old firm with more away fans than home, albeit with a far better atmosphere For me it's all about the history and with Eintracht already having played at a big part in a famous home victory and our centenary game, they are the ideal opponents to make it an historic treble. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 30 minutes ago, azertyuiop said: We should be aiming for a bigger club than some 2nd division (soon to be 3rd division the way they are going) German club surely? Man Utd/ Man City/ Chelsea would bring the crowds in. Aye, Kaiserlurtern would be decent for a jaunt away but for a home game I couldn't see anymore than say our normal home crowd turn up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_dug Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 A big German side would be great. See the fans Cologne brought to Arsenal. Someone like Dortmund would bring out fans from other clubs too so almost guaranteed a full house. Either that play Nice and make it away from home for some winter sun! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack broon Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Gaz of the 20/20 said: Personally I'd prefer to play someone with some sort of history with the club whether it be Eintracht, Real Madrid, Leeds or even the South American mob that we played in New York tournament rather than Man Utd who I don't think we've ever played just to attract a big crowd (of mostly non killie fans) turning it into a glorified testimonial. Bangu Atletico club were a decent team in the sixties although they are way down the leagues now Leeds utd were a great team when we played them but I'm not sure our fans nowadays would be too happy about having ball bearings thrown at them, as I don't think their fans have improved much since then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack broon Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, skygod said: I've already had my say about not inviting Frankfurt but would add that, while it may be the most famous result in the club's history, celebrating it every 50 years looks a little small time to me. As for having no ties with Manchester United, the friendly match at RP in October 1953 to commemorate the club's new floodlights is widely acknowledged as being the birth of the Busby Babes so there is no lack of sentimental significance from their end. Excellent thanks, my memory's not what it was,and I remember reading about that somewhere, was it "Go Fame"? I'll have to beg to differ on the historical side of things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel4 Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 If it was to be Man Utd or someone similar, there would have to be a clause that they bring a full strength squad. If it turned into Killie v Man Utd U21s there would be no point. A game against a team of legends (Eremenko, Paul Wright, Billy Berntsson etc) is also a good idea, but the crowd would probably be very low. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasg Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Aim high go for Barcelona as they have history of doing preseason in Scotland and with the Catalonia situation they may have a wee soft spot for Scotland 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFC Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 With the injury to Jeffries last night, can't see the glamour teams releasing million pound players to take their chance on our current pitch. Sorry to be negative as the idea from Plunkit is exceptional. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack broon Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 2 hours ago, skygod said: Iceland?! Isn't there a rule against club sides playing international teams? There certainly used to be. The SFA brought a rule in that Scotland couldn't play club sides after Belfast Celtic beat the national team in the USA about the 1950s Don't know if there's a FIFA rule about it though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, killiehippo said: Got to be Kaiserslautern for me, they would bring a decent crowd and promises to be a memorable occasion. Currently bottom of the Bundesliga 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdevoy Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 If you are going for a big team it has to be Real Madrid. A European venue where they have played competitively before but never won. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyt1965 Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Quote to make it interesting and fill the stadium we've got to for a big team! Eintract and Kaiserslautern have sentimental value, but they were only a couple of games in 150 years. Do they matter that much? This is a game we need to bring the crowds in for and celebrate being the first pro club to mark this achievement. We've got to be approaching the likes of Man U, city, chelsea, liverpool, Madrid, Barca. If we don't ask we'll never get! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1killiefan Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Arguably the first time the "Busby Babes" played together, was against Killie in the first match under floodlights at Rugby Park? Man Utd may be suitable option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Superscot Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 6 hours ago, Nigel4 said: If it was to be Man Utd or someone similar, there would have to be a clause that they bring a full strength squad. If it turned into Killie v Man Utd U21s there would be no point. A game against a team of legends (Eremenko, Paul Wright, Billy Berntsson etc) is also a good idea, but the crowd would probably be very low. But boosted by paramedics! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Street Roll Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 As a marker to our history Leeds represents our highest achievement - why not mark our big year with a nod back to this game? It is also a realistic team to bring, with a decent (in terms of size!) support. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Leeds are certainly a realistic proposition and they might bring a couple of thousand but their local appeal as part of a celebratory occasion would be very limited. The board should be thinking about this now and using Clarke's contacts to open up enquiries, if need be. I know there are more important things on the go but it would be a pity if the milestone wasn't marked suitably. The obvious options would be Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldow Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 I went to Hearts v Barcelona at Murrayfield a few years ago. I’m sure it cost the promoters a pretty penny but maybe we could team up with an Edinburgh club and maybe Aberdeen to attract the likes of Real Madrid to Scotland for a low key pre-season (they’ll likely be off to China or somewhere for the money games as well). Needs the right kind of people to facilitate it though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyG Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 25 minutes ago, skygod said: The obvious options would be Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United. Can't see any of them bringing their first team players north to play on our plastic pitch sadly. They probably wouldn't even if we had a grass pitch. Kaiserslautern, if pitched properly, could bring a shed load of fans over and you are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccarton Bluebell Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 13 hours ago, Nigel4 said: It has to be Eintracht. That was probably the best result in the club's history. We have no ties with Man Utd other than it's the manager's pal's team. By all means get them up for a friendly, but they shouldn't be there for the 150th anniversary match because of that Manchester United opened our floodlights with a game. The game is also reckoned by many to have been the birth of the Busby Babes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyman Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Eintracht. The most famous single result we ever achieved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asasaid Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) Just another thought here but why not have one at the start of the season against Englands oldest club Notts County to start the party and the glamour big team game at the end of the season to end the celebrations? Edited October 18, 2017 by Asasaid Killie since conceived in '66 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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