Absolute stroll in for Rovers. Long afternoon coming up.

Should have had another too. Blimey.

There it is. Great hands from Rovers.

I think we all expected a straightforward Rovers win when we saw the squads, but I hope this doesn't turn into a blowout.

Albert Kelly earning his corn already. 4-10 KTC

Had to be a try for Kelly didn't it?

Exactly what are FC getting out of this game?

As with the Cas game it's a chance for Radford to have a look at his squad players against good quality opposition, and a chance for those said players to gain experience at a level or two higher than they are used to.

Oh give over.

Game time, increased intensity, coach sees fringe players in action, youngsters playing at higher level...

Entertaining half. Rovers probably deserve to be further in front but nice to see the youngsters get minutes. Good stints from Masi Matongo and Brad Fash.

Radford has stated that he will need to rotate the squad this season so he wants to use the game against a strong rovers side to see which younger players in the squad can step up.

So far I can't say it's anything less than I thought it would be although Green needs to step up his game if he wants a spot in the 17.

Not sure who'd take Green's place tbh. He has runs on the board from back end of last season IMO.

Think the policy of playing mainly junior players in the majority of the pre season is quite smart, and will pay dividends later in the year.

To give you a sense, 6 FC players this half of the field, numbers 25, 28 and 4 without numbers.

Fair enough, I just think £16 for a friendly like this is steep, so long as we don't get any injuries then I can take defeat given the team we have out.