Quite

It's about this time of year that I mention playing meaningful friendlies, where the first team get a full run out and we start the season match fit and ready to roll.

I'm not unhappy for some of the kids to get a game but don't make me walk all the way to Bramall Lane to watch an under 20 game.

think some of the 20s will play but if agar is right about the season starting early we really need them all match fit and ready

Wasnt his point that the season will start early feb unless we get Leeds when they need to re-schedule for the wcc game, meaning we could start a week earlier?

Correct.Four teams will start the season on the 30th January.
Saints away for us i reckon

i thought he said january

i wouldnt mind having leeds first game would be a good test to see if we are as good as we look tbh

I'm pretty sure he said that there will be 2 games to start the season on the last weekend in january.

Didnt hear that. Usually its only 1 isnt it.

leeds v?
Quins v?

I think Quins are playing the storm in a warm up game again.

Ah ok. So only 1 official game early though, the other is a friendly. The friendly was 2 weeks before the season started though wasnt it so both games couldnt be on 1 week before the season starts. (the storm cant play a friendly and a wcc on the same day)

Yeah it's normally only one Dave but im sure it's 2 games at the start of next season.
When are the fixtures released?

End of Nov i think?

Season starts proper on the 5th of February with 2 fixtures brought forward to the weekend of 29th January.

Didn't Wigan play a week early this season as well for some reason?

quins at home