The Bay Cup?

[outsider]

How's about this to add a bit of spice to pre season?

Morecambe v Lancaster City for The Bay cup? Home and away Half all money raised to charity, Maybe supported by The Bay Radio. Could even in years to come include Barra and Kendle. Been a while since we played the Dolly's.

Thoughts?

[Seasider9601]

We used to do this in the late 80's / early 90's when we competed for the Lakeland Soft Drinks Cup.

This pre-season cup competition was brought to an abrupt end after the 1993/94 season competition after a Dollies player hacked John Coleman down and broke his leg, which ruled him out of the much fancied Shrimps team until March the next year.

Also, a few years earlier, former Shrimp Dave Woodburn was sent off for Lancaster after coming to blows with our new signing, ex Chelsea star, Ian Britton.

Oh yes, they were feisty affairs and no mistake.........

[George Dawes]

don't want Barrow anywhere near the Globe.

[Wild Bill]

Probably better as an end of season charity match. Give our players the summer to rest their bruised bodies!

I pray every year for Morecambe to draw City, Barrow or Southport in the FA Cup. Maybe one day I will get my wish...

[Shrimpy]

Fairly sure we stopped playing Lancaster in pre season friendlies as Sammy wasn't happy with their players using it as an exercise to see how many lumps they could kick out of our players.

A pre season schedule with Barrow, Lancaster & Southport on it would probably see us struggling to field a team for the first league game of the season!