West Ham United can confirm that our pre-season friendly
schedule prior to the 2007-08 Barclays Premier League campaign is
almost complete.
After returning from their summer break on July 2, Alan
Curbishley's men will kick-off the pre-season preparations on
Saturday, July 14 with a short trip to local neighbours and the
Football League's newest members, Dagenham & Redbridge, for
a testimonial in honour of former QPR and Wales goalkeeper Tony
Roberts.
The squad will then head off to an overseas destination - yet to be
finalised - for a week before returning to carry on their build-up
on home soil with another testimonial match at nearby rivals - this
time for Leyton Orient manager Martin Ling at Brisbane Road on
Tuesday, July 24.
A mixture of senior and younger players will then be used the
following evening, Wednesday, July 25, for a match against MK Dons,
now managed by former Hammer Martin Allen.
On Saturday, July 28, Hammers will travel to Roots Hall for a
friendly clash against Southend United that will form part of the
Essex club's Centenary celebrations, before heading to East
Anglia on Tuesday, July 31 to face Norwich City - managed by our
former Assistant Manager Peter Grant.
Following the trend of recent years, the Club will then round off
its pre-season preparations with a prestige friendly at Upton Park
on the weekend of Saturday, August 4 - seven days before the
Premier League campaign kicks off, with opposition yet to be
confirmed.
For a list of the first team and reserve team pre-season friendlies
already confirmed, please see below…
| Team |
Date
|
Opponents
|
H/A
|
Kick-Off
|
| First team | Sat 14 Jul
|
Dagenham & R
|
A
|
3.00pm
|
| First team
|
Tue 24 Jul
|
Leyton Orient
|
A
|
7.45pm
|
| First team
|
Wed 25 Jul
|
MK Dons
|
A
|
7.45pm
|
| First team
|
Sat 28 Jul
|
Southend Utd
|
A
|
3.00pm
|
| WHU XI
|
Sat 28 Jul
|
Lewes
|
A
|
3.00pm
|
| First team
|
Tue 31 Jul
|
Norwich City
|
A
|
7.45pm
|
| WHU XI
|
Wed 1 Aug
|
Welling Utd
|
A
|
7.45pm
|
| First team
|
Sat 4 Aug
|
TBC
|
H
|
3.00pm
|
| WHU XI
|
Tue 7 Aug
|
Thurrock
|
A
|
7.45pm
|
Please note, all fixtures are subject to change.