I agree with Mat

Isn't Lulia coming back from a season ending injury as well? Since he hasn't even arrived in the UK yet, he's not going to be playing on Boxing Day.

I definitely think anyone coming back from injury shouldn't be playing as Castleford.

So I expect we'll see a handful of first team 'regulars' - people like Gale, Purtell, Sibbit and Hargreaves - with the balance made up by 'fringe' players like Olbison, Crookes, Donaldson, Briggs etc. And a bench consisting entirely of U20 players

Any reason why no one wants to see our "X Factor" signing of Sammut?

I would much rather him and gale were our starting half backs for the friendlies to at least see how Sammut goes there given that is his "preferred" position!

Because he's coming back from injury

I certainly want to see the Gale / Sammut combo in one of the friendlies, but we have three more in January. No point in rushing a player back from injury on what might well be a frozen or treacherous pitch

While I dont disagree with for example Mat as to what Potter is likely to do, the question posed was this, to which I have answered with what I would like to see, a good smash out at Cas and then fair enough a bit of looking at the options/newly fit players for subsequent ones as mat is predicting and the A team for the final one. ON the other hand it is tempting fate with injuries and we could end up not having enough fit players to put a team out for round 1! So I suppose answer B has to be I would like to see as many of the new backs having a game at Cas.

we tend to put out a few more senior players for the boxing day friendly as its typically more of an actual 'friendly' than the other pre-season games and intensity (and hence likelihood of injuries) is a bit lower. That said dont think anyone coming back from injury should be risked at this stage of pre-season.

For anyone interested, the club are considering putting on a coach to this match.

At the moment they are only taking names and a contact number until they can
be sure there is enough interest to make it viable.

It's a shame I can't go to this as I have family commitments but hopefully they will have a coach on for Fev and Dewsbury games Possibly Hull too. Also if Lulia and Manuokafoa isn't playing then Crookes and McAvoy in their place.

2 weeks tomorrow!

Aye I can't friggin wait

For dewbury game I would put a lot of youngsters in and for the cas game i would put in our starting team because the new recruits from australia need to see what the game is like over here.

City........as much as I want them to do well. They have been appauling in the league.

As for Cas game, I would have a mixure then full squad out against Fev, mixture against Dewsbury then full squad at Hull.

I'd jack them in & go back to watching Bulls.

Can't watch Bulls if they arn't on mate. I don't go to City games but like to see how they do.

I have no update on the supporters coach but you can attend the game on boxing day by using public transport.

You'll have to get the X6 from Bradford to Leeds and then the 136 Arriva Leeds - Castleford bus.

Total journey time is just under 110 minutes and will cost £5.80 return.