Went into the shop yesterday and we are selling the tickets at £19 so managed to get some

According to the interview with Matt Crowther, Doyle has had surgery on his shoulder and is now in rehab so I think initially Hood will be our starting hooker with Doyle playing more minutes as the season progresses

This gives young Smith a platform to showcase what he can do in the pre season games too. Could put himself in Powells thoughts for some SL appearances.

I'm actually going to be missing this game.
Hope I can get Sky through a VPN and watch from over there.

I have gone abroad for the last three years and certainly watched last year’s Boxing Day game on my iPad. I will be away again this year so hopefully someone will be showing it even with the annoying Leeds commentary team.

The game won’t be on Sky, it will be on the Our League app if it’s to be screened.

Usually costs about £5 possibly £10 to access.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news ... ce-4884495

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news ... ce-4884495

Im sure i remember it being free if you have Sky package though

Just a thought, I hope we don't show our hand too much at boxing day due to playing our first match against them in Feb ?

To be fair the same could be said of them!

True, but if they do that shouldn't bother us !

It's a friendly for god's sake........

It's not like they won't know us.

The point of the friendly is to run our plays and see how we are progressing in our training.

Would be nice though to take a relatively strong squad, but resting a couple of known faces.

Maybe give Bain a go at 13, to see how he goes there, and try out Russell and Trueman in the halves.

Whoever plays alegend won’t be happy unless we put 50 on em.

Always wondered whether the coaches have a word with each other to ask how senior they're going. Seems most clubs have a rhythm to their friendlies; one mixed side (I assume Leeds), one junior/possibles side (Dewsbury), one starting 17 (Cas). Never liked turning up on Boxing Day and Leeds had named their academy. Even worse when they beat us.

I think it’s usually a mixed bag on Boxing Day from both teams and I’m fine with that.

Probably start out reasonably strong for 30 and then see plenty of interchanges.

The one thing I’m hoping to see on Boxing Day and pre season is for us to re-affirm the defensive structure and intent.

I know it was championship last season but I was impressed by how structured, aggressive and fit the defence was almost all season. Something I’d not seen at trinity for quite some time.

I don’t think the physicality in the middle is too much different from Championship but the edges are bigger and better drilled so I’m sure we will be prepared.

Reading the TJ interview he received his pre season plan end of last season. That shows exactly how efficient we have become behind the scenes.

Not interested in watching friendlies at all Just a way to get teams match fit for the S L season .Just hope we do not play any body who is not 100% free from injury. Over the Chester years he played many a player who was not fit in friendlies and turned a few week out into months .Tupo and Rendell spring to mind My gunpowder is dry now till the start of the season .Got to admit can not wait for start of season , missing the rugby So every body have a great Xmas and a happy New year .And can not wait to get shot down next season

Should read Randell SORRY

You are like the bounty chocolate in the celebrations tin.

It may not be the most favourite chocolate in the tin but if it wasn’t there it would be missed



To your other point though. Our back room are very professional and I can’t see risks been taken that would end up in injury. That said some injuries you just can’t predict or prevent. With how fit the players were last season I’m very excited to see what shape the players start the season in.

I like Bounty

Me too to be honest.
Not my first choice but I'm happy to sweep them up when everyone else leaves them.

Same for me, mid tier chocolates IMO.

Bounty is the best a shame they stopped the plain chocolate ones in bars

No wonder opposition fans think we’re wrong uns