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LUFC to play pre season friendly in Australia

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https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/manche ... mxq9ht75ge

Don’t know if this is just rumours but good news for our Aussie members if this is true.
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rich_leeds64 wrote: Sat Nov 17, 2018 11:59 am https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/manche ... mxq9ht75ge

Don’t know if this is just rumours but good news for our Aussie members if this is true.
A tournament with two sets of fans who hate each other & are prepared to travel in their numbers worldwide. Hope the Aussie cops are ready for this :shock:
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Australia is a massive place. Chances are not all our Aussie fans would be able to travel across Australia to see us.
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Australia, 24+million people in the 6th largest country by area, makes it pretty sparsely populated except for the big cities.
I don't know how most Australian fans get to other teams grounds, although I imagine there has to be a mix of public and private transportation just like most other countries.
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Huge place, went there for three weeks in 1998. It takes around 4 hours to fly from Sydney to Perth.
The Blue Mountains are fantastic. Loved Sydney as well but there was roadworks going on everywhere as they were getting themselves ready for the 2000 Olympics.
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whiteswan wrote: Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:50 pm Australia is a massive place. Chances are not all our Aussie fans would be able to travel across Australia to see us.
I don't see the country being that big really. A 5.5 hour plane flight from Brisbane to Perth seems pretty normal to me, so I will be organising my tour schedule ;-)
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Now confirmed. Game will be played at the Optus Stadium, Perth, W. Australia on Wednesday 17th July. We will also be playing Western Sydney Wanderers in Sydney on Saturday July 20th.
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shame i wasn't a tad younger this really sounds a great tour . perth with perhaps a couple of stop offs in singapore and hong kong .
it sure beats f**king jellied eels in southend .
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leic white 63 wrote: Wed Nov 21, 2018 4:17 pm shame i wasn't a tad younger this really sounds a great tour . perth with perhaps a couple of stop offs in singapore and hong kong .
it sure beats f**king jellied eels in southend .
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weasel wrote: Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:50 am Peculiar sexual preferences you have....
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Maybe of interest to Harry, but the Sydney game is now confirmed on Saturday July 20th.
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