Pre-season friendlies 2026

Notcher

Ian Bowyer
Might as well get this thread rolling as we'll be hearing about a few friendlies soon enough.

I've not heard much other than talking to my father in-law over the bank holiday and he said that Chesterfield are hoping to secure another game against us.
 

Trents

Stuart Pearce
Looks like we're heading out to Portugal again for a training camp. Looking at the other Prem sides' early tour deets:

USA - Sunderland/Leeds/Liverpool(and Wrexham of course).
Hong Kong - Villa/Man City
Scandinavia - Man Utd
Australia - Spurs/Chelsea.
 

Strummer

Es gibt nur einen
LTLF Minion
I’m hoping for a pre-season fixture against crack German outfit, VfB Stuttgart.
 

Master Yates

Stuart Pearce
Looks like we're heading out to Portugal again for a training camp. Looking at the other Prem sides' early tour deets:

USA - Sunderland/Leeds/Liverpool(and Wrexham of course).
Hong Kong - Villa/Man City
Scandinavia - Man Utd
Australia - Spurs/Chelsea.
Australia again for Spurs? Why not when it set up such a successful season for them this time round?

Worked out well for Newcastle too...
 

Cureboy

Grenville Morris
I liked the Alicante/Murcia training camp they did with Cooper and Nuno. Mainly because it's close enough for me to watch them play. Even if the matches I've seen there have all been sh*t...
 

Notcher

Ian Bowyer
Rather Chesterfield than providing a payday for the Sadpies.
They've provided really good opposition for us in the previous 2 friendlies. I know the club have been impressed with Chesterfield and both on the pitch and the way they've treated Forest. Decent turnout too as we usually bring 3/4k.
 

Bog roll

Steven Hawkings winger
I’m all in favour of a few games in ASIA. Get those shirt sales booming. Sick of seeing Liverpool, Arsenal, Manu shirts here.
 

Strummer

Es gibt nur einen
LTLF Minion
Loved the Frankfurt trip I did the first season back in the PL - why is it we don't really ever have decent friendlies? I mean do we really have to play Burton, Chesterfield or Birmingham for pre-season friendlies? Come on Forest, don't appease lower league clubs every single season and promote from further afield!
Yep, I also (obviously) did Frankfurt and it was a decent atmosphere for a 0-0, lots of Forest there and a bit of a party too.
 

Br1an01

Youth Team
Newcastle v Everton at Murrayfield on 14 Aug has been announced today. When are we going to be invited to something prestigious like that?
 
Hope we score this pre-season
I'd gladly take scoring just 1 in pre-season then walloping 3 past the opposition in the first half of opening day again tbh!

How come we don't play Notts anymore? I remember Cafu scoring a worldie of a free kick in the friendly the season we got promoted. 4:17 into this . . .

 

uptight9

Viv Anderson
I wonder if we'll have a friendly v Oly this year.... Last year we didn't, and in 2024 I was away on holiday and watched the goalfest on TV sipping a cocktail. It'd be nice to have it happen, in Piraeus and on a convenient date, please.
 

YouReds43

Grenville Morris
Surely a Pre Season friendly against Rio Ave is on the cards. I'm interested to see what level they are at.
 
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