I can't wait to see how the new signings go.

hope your hairs grown back or you might scare the new lads off mick

Article and squad rlhererl

So in preparing the squad for the new season our head coach is having to play more friendlies than he wants?

Sykes, Ainscough, Platt, Walker, Crookes, Briggs, Jeffries, Hargreaves, O’Brien, Joseph, Olbison, Sibbit, Langley, Manuokafoa, Ball, Addy, Donaldson, Bateman, Murphy, Hawthorne.

Not a bad squad for a Boxing Day friendly.

About squad I expected given players coming back from injury. Only surprise omission for me is purtell who I thought would get a run out. Interesting in t&a article it says we may 'possibly' play keighley. Is this in relation to how strong a team we send across or whether game goes ahead at all?

Well given Keighley are advertising the game, I'd imagine it's in relation to how strong a squad goes over.

thats my guess too. just seemed a bit of a strange comment to make.

He's actually picked quite a clever squad

Lots of players there who, in the words of the saying, 'have a lot to prove'. Obvious people like Joseph, through to people like Platt, Sykes and Crookes who need to force their way into the coaches plans, and then people like Ainscough, Walker, Sibbit and Jeffries who have new signings breathing down their necks, and need to put in good pre-season performances. In fact the only player in that squad who can feel fairly relaxed about his starting slot is Jamie Langley.

It looks like a squad who should - and I emphasise 'should' - be highly motivated.

Fairly strong squad for a pre-season friendly. Looking forward to it now!