Will be an interesting line up this year and wonder who we will be playing given Wakefield relegation. I’ll be surprised if any of our overseas signing are playing, plus Martin and Newman will be missing due to international appearances.

Myler; Edgell Roberts Simpson Handley; Sinfield Johnson; Oledzki Ackers Holroyd; Bentley Gannon; Smith.

Olpherts, O’Connor, McDonnell, Goudemand, Sangare, Donaldson, Hudson, Warren, Ruan, Nicholson-Watton, Smith, Lumb

Cas would be the preferred option I imagine if Wakey are deemed not up to scratch. They'd welcome the ££ no doubt and the McGuire angle would be somewhat newsworthy.

I'm not sure why we wouldn't still play them. We play other lower league teams pre-season.

The Boxing Day game is much too early to worry about putting a decent team out. While getting fans in helps financially, you don't want to risk a key player getting hurt.

Salford probably on a 10 year deal as part of the croft /Ackers signings.

If I remember rightly, we used to play Castleford on Boxing Day until they were relegated which then it became Wakefield

Wasn't the wakey fixture somehow tied into the Gaz Ellis deal?

A smattering of first teamers and a few trialists / academy products will be fine.

No one goes Boxing Day for a serious game of rugby.

A new signing or two would be most welcome

Yes i think you are correct on that one.

Not to be pedantic, but Trinity rather than Wildcats.

Why are we bothering, Wakey will have a poor squad to pick from so we will select a fringe team just to make the game competitive. Let the players spend Christmas with their families.

Gary likes the income from the gate. And the opportunity to sell a shirt with Santa Clause on the front.

I used to go with my dad and my brother every year to get out of the house for a couple of hours whilst mum entertained the rest of the family, but apart from that it wasn't much of an event anyway. Maybe they should allow the players to have a beer on Christmas day and sack the game off instead.

Brings in too much money for them to scrap it, it’s well attended for a friendly.

It's an event which pretty much pays for the Croft transfer fee on its own. I guess they could give the players involved the day off but what would you replace the revenue with?