Quote: wiganrl "If that was or is going to be the case then why arrange friendlies at all if all we are likely to do is play majority of our reserves if Green & Smith don't play in all of our 3 remaining friendlies then what chance do we stand in the league this season we already know it will probably take till 2014 to see the very best of Smith & Green together with the exception of some games this season so if the likes of Richards, Tuson, Prescott, Lauaki, Farrell, Hughes etc don't play the majority of those 3 remaking friendlies then why arrange them at all why not going into the new season cold with little or no game time.'"
Because the U19's season is in unison with the first team and they too need pre-season games. As far as I'm aware they only have one other pre-season game, v Leeds on Monday week.