Has this been confirmed yet? It said that we would be playing Fev away in a friendly on the newsletter that was sent around the other week, but nothing has officially been confirmed on either website.

I honestly don't think we can just rely on Swinton and Dewsbury as suitable friendly opponents.

Martin Vickers comment on the SRD newsletter

" Next week the whole squad will be heading to Kinloss Army Barracks near Inverness in Scotland for a gruesome 4 day training camp with the 39th Engineers Regiment all ready for their return in the new year with friendlies lined up with Dewsbury Rams, Swinton Lions and Featherstone Rovers"

Cas were supposed to be playing at Fev on 28th December but have announced today that the game has been switched to the Cas ground as Fev have had their pitch extended and the new turf has not taken. There were rumours earlier that the new part of the pitch had subsided. Don't know if that means your game will be switched.

Should have been at Leigh, but hey ho

Why would Salford play Fev at Leigh?

Why are Leigh moaning about us not wanting to play them in a friendly? Is it cos they want all the gate money again

I think we should play Leigh, then have the Doc and Beaumont box at half time.

It would make more sense to play Leigh away than Fev, whilst both teams are of a similar standard (could argue Leigh should now be slightly higher following a full time pre-season) however they're local and they are always enjoyable games. Mainly because Salford always win, although they are generally close encounters.

I'm looking forward to playing Fev though, the same teams year after year becomes a bit tiresome.

Just like 2009, when it was called off because of the frozen approaches to the ground, you mean?

Let's be fair Leigh is stuck in a permanent ice age.

Friendly bunch are the Leythers... as I found out at last season's friendly when I inadvertently found myself in the home end!